A Tesla In Your Future?


	A Tesla In Your Future?

wildcat

7-15-2008 6:37 AM

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tesla motors, elon musk, electric cars

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7-15-2008 6:56 AM

debbyski

I think someone clipped a prototype that was supposed to come out next year for like 14 grand?

7-15-2008 2:16 PM

carrerinyes

Yeah! Bring it on!

7-15-2008 6:05 PM

Rioting Drone

Fricken car rocks. Problem is there is a legal issue apparently involving... patents (shudder).

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