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Sam Perry, Oprah's shoulder to cry on, talks Tesla Roadster #100

To people watching Barack Obama's election night speech from Chicago, Sam Perry is known as the guy who Oprah leaned on. To electric car enthusiasts, he's also known as the guy who bought Tesla Roadster #100. Over at the Tesla Motors site, Perry has written an essay on what it's like to own this all-electric vehicle and his famous new friend. Being caught up in Obama's "arc of history," Perry writes, has given him a chance to spread the word about Tesla and electric vehicles in general. Perry also writes about the press conference/key handover ... Read more →

Remember that guy Oprah leaned on? He bought Tesla Roadster #100

Before Tesla handed over the keys to the 100th Roadster earlier this week, all they would say was that the buyer was "a special customer." A later announcement identified the buyer as "Sam Perry, a ...

Sam Perry, Oprah's shoulder to cry on, talks Tesla Roadster #100 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

To people watching Barack Obama's election night speech from Chicago, Sam Perry is known as the guy who Oprah leaned on. To electric car enthusiasts, he's also known as the guy who bought Tesla Roadster #100. Over at the Tesla Motors site, Perry has written an essay on what it's like to own this ...

Remember that guy Oprah leaned on? He bought Tesla Roadster #100 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Before Tesla handed over the keys to the 100th Roadster earlier this week, all they would say was that the buyer was "a special customer." A later announcement identified the buyer as "Sam Perry, a Silicon Valley business advisor and ardent campaign supporter of Barack Obama." That may sound pretty ...



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