Monday, February 7, 2011

Tesla Motors teams up with Smart car maker - San Francisco Business Times:

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The new version of Daimler’sd two-person should be on sale by the end of this San Carlos-based Tesla, startedc by Elon Musk, makes and sells an electricx sportscar called the Roadster. Tesla at one time had its as a possibler site for amanufacturing plant. News reportxs said Musk, who made his fortunew starting , which was bought by online fleamarketg (NASDAQ: EBAY), revealed the deal in a speecyh in Detroit. Daimler has not announceed the deal, nor does Tesl have news about it on its Web site orcompanu blog. In his speech, Musk said his businesws wouldmake 1,000 battery packs that Daimled could use in the Smart car.
Daimler sold some 24,00 0 of the gasoline-powered Smart cars in the United Statezin 2008. Tesla said last year it hopese to move to a new headquartersz inSan Jose, but the company has also been affectecd by the economic crisis in the United States. It has sold about 150 of its electri c sportscars and hopes to make more money selling battery andpower components.

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