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October 16 at 6:48 am
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"The credit crisis has hit the country's leading electric car maker.
Citing "extraordinary times," Tesla Motors, maker of the battery-powered, $109,000 Roadster, said Wednesday that difficult market conditions were forcing it to delay production of its next-generation vehicle, close two offices, lay off an unspecified number of employees and replace its chief executive." - RAPatton
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Damnit!!! It's a conspiracy!!! That's C-O-N....Spiracy!!! - Brian Norwood
NOT FAIR! - Charlie Anzman
This falls under the "so what?" category. A few hundred investment bankers, sports stars, and celebrities won't get to show off how green they are before jumping on a private jet for Davos. The world won't come to a halt. - Chris Baskind
Not that I could ever afford the roadster, or even their sedan, but I was hopeful for a coupe that was in the low 20's. - Brian Norwood
Chris, they do have a pretty nifty battery pack. Personally I'd be very interested in just buying their battery technology for a conversion project. - Jason Wehmhoener
DO NOT LIKE. :( - silpol
Jason: You may have the opportunity to buy the whole company. It's shame they're having to put off the sedan. But even that is crazy expensive. The mainstream car companies will beat them to market now. - Chris Baskind
Calacanis must be beside himself about this... - Mark VandenBerg
Does he have a car yet? Likely everybody that plunked down cash for a place in line will be po'ed. This is faintly reminiscent of Tucker - Brian Sullivan
He bought a roadster, not sure if he has taken delivery yet. - Mark VandenBerg