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	<title>CarBuyersNoteBook &#187; Tesla</title>
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		<title>Which Car Is More Green: A Tesla Roadster or an Ethanol Car?</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/which-car-is-more-green-a-tesla-roadster-or-an-ethanol-car/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[e85 flex fuel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an awesome question for all you green motor enthusiasts out there:  which car is more green, an electric Tesla roadster or a car powered by bioethanol?  Here are two points to consider by way of the Biofuels Institute:
*  The Tesla gets its juice from a power plant that is burning coal, which means it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tesla To Make House Calls&#8211;For A Price</title>
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		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/tesla-to-make-house-calls-for-a-price/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tesla]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[costly repairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[house call]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minimum charge]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/?p=11871</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, Tesla owners, you may well be happy to know that you&#8217;ll be able to call for help almost at any time around the clock day or night should your hugely expensive electric car break down.
But I hope that you didn&#8217;t spend your entire life savings on the roadster itself, because using the repair service [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tesla Model S&#8217;s battery designed to be swapped out</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/tesla-model-ss-battery-designed-to-be-swapped-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/tesla-model-ss-battery-designed-to-be-swapped-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2011 Vehicles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DIY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enviroment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[range]]></category>
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It seemed that Tesla did a bit of planning ahead with their Model S as it was recently announced that the car was designed with the ability to have its battery swapped out from the get go.
What&#8217;s even better is the design allows for a very fast swap so a potential driver would be able [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Did Fisker Automotive Get Huge Government Grant?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/why-did-fisker-automotive-get-huge-government-grant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electric cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electric roadster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fisker]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/?p=11586</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You may have already read our detail of the huge government grant that went to Fisker Automotive for its construction of their new electric sports car.  Well, what just came out in the Wall Street Journal is a bit of explanation as to the WHY behind it.
See, Fisker Automotive has a major name backer behind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Future of Electric Cars&#8211;No One Really Knows</title>
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		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/the-future-of-electric-cars-no-one-really-knows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enviroment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[battery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[battery technologies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tesla]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/?p=11452</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Seriously.  You ask any two car companies what the future of the electric car looks like and both will, with a straight face, give you two totally different answers and insist in the most strenuous fashion available that the other company is represented by a series of lying bastards who wouldn&#8217;t know the future of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tesla secures $82.5 million, ships 700th Roadster to German law student</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/tesla-secures-82-5-million-ships-700th-roadster-to-german-law-student/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/tesla-secures-82-5-million-ships-700th-roadster-to-german-law-student/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fjord capital partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[raodster]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/?p=11429</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
It seems like only yesterday that Tesla announced their 500th Roadster was in the hands of a consumer and already they have come forth to make a similar announcement. First of all, Tesla&#8217;s CEO Elon Musik let us know that despite &#8216;not looking for any money&#8217; his company was approached by a equity investment group, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tesla Model S pictured in action</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enviroment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[all electric]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electric]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ev]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Model S]]></category>
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Tesla has today released a whole slew of images feature their their Model S in action. As you can see the car looks beautiful, event though that was already.
You can check out the rest of the shots in the gallery below and then begin the long wait until Q3 2011 for a chance to get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tesla offers $500 through customer referral program</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/tesla-offers-500-through-customer-referral-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/tesla-offers-500-through-customer-referral-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2009 Vehicles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Vehicles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cash back]]></category>
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Tesla has recently announced an incentive for existing owners of their all-electric offerings in hopes to spur more sales. This is your run of the mill customer referral program that will net you a $500 check if you get someone else to buy one of Tesla&#8217;s vehicles.
Make note that this won&#8217;t apply to those who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NYC Tesla store to open this Friday with financing from Bank of America</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/nyc-tesla-store-to-open-this-friday-with-financing-from-bank-of-america/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/nyc-tesla-store-to-open-this-friday-with-financing-from-bank-of-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2010 Vehicles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Tesla is pround to announce that their NYC debut store will officially open this Friday, July 17th at 511 W. 25th Street.
AutoBlogGreen reports that the store will showcase Tesla&#8217;s all-new 2010 Roadster along with the Roadster Sport. What&#8217;s more, Bank of America has announced that they will be providing Tesla with financing that will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The US Government to Offer Electric Car Develpment Loans to Tesla, Nissan and Ford</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/the-us-government-to-offer-electric-car-develpment-loans-to-tesla-nissan-and-ford/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/the-us-government-to-offer-electric-car-develpment-loans-to-tesla-nissan-and-ford/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enviroment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nissan]]></category>
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The US government has decided to offer some important loans for electric car development. Tesla is going to receive $465 million from the Department of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing program. Nissan is going to receive even more. $1.6 billion will be offered to Nissan to build batteries and EVs in Tennessee. Ford has received [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Original Tesla Founder Files Lawsuit Against Current CEO</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/original-tesla-founder-files-lawsuit-against-current-ceo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/original-tesla-founder-files-lawsuit-against-current-ceo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tesla]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elon Musk]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/?p=8708</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tesla has had three CEOs in the last three years alone and now, original founder and designer of the famed Tesla Roadster, Martin Eberhard, has filed a lawsuit against current Tesla CEO Elon Musk, suing over a number of actions that could be possibly damaging to both Musk and the company. This suit covers slander, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High class French villa project giving away free Tesla Roadsters</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/high-class-french-villa-project-giving-away-free-tesla-roadsters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/high-class-french-villa-project-giving-away-free-tesla-roadsters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Baker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 Vehicles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>
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Now don&#8217;t go thinking there is a &#8220;1-800 number&#8221; you can call to get a free Tesla Roadster, oh no, you&#8217;re going to have to lay down some serious cash to get your hands on one.
It was recently announced that a real estate project in France entitled &#8220;Welcome in France&#8221; is bundling a free Tesla [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tesla-Powered Smart for Two Spotted</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/tesla-powered-smart-for-two-spotted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/tesla-powered-smart-for-two-spotted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Daimler has been hot on the coattails of Tesla for the battery requirements of its electric Smart. However, if these spotted pictures are reliable, then perhaps Daimler and Tesla have finally bound a prototype as a glimpse of things to come. 
To further support the current phase of the vehicle, here is an actual video [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fisker Announces First North American Retailers</title>
		<link>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/fisker-announces-first-north-american-retailers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/fisker-announces-first-north-american-retailers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy]]></category>
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For sure many of us have heard by now that Fisker Automotive is scheduled to unveil its own version of plug-in hybrid vehicles and give the Tesla a run for its money. While these were all verbal some weeks back, today it has been made official as Fisker has announced that it has appointed its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tesla Model S Is Cheap Says Tesla CEO</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2009 Vehicles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the Tesla Roadster is indeed a very expensive car, no matter how hot it is, the Tesla Model S sedan is a very affordable electric car. The new car which you have already seen yesterday comes with a price tag of less than $50,000, after a $7,500 federal tax credit.
Tesla&#8217;s CEO Elon Musk says [...]]]></description>
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