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Huh? Detroit News columnist criticizes Tesla loan, but not exactly in a brilliant manner

Manny Lopez does not appreciate Tesla Motors getting $465 million from the Department of Energy. The Detroit News columnist wrote an article published today that calls the money "an all-out gift to Tesla, the Silicon Valley startup that makes cars for the rich and famous" and said that Tesla "has friends in Congress who are making decisions without regard to facts and figures." The rest of the article is just a bunch of whining about how almost no-one will ever get to drive or buy a Roadster or a Model S. "I'm sure these are fun cars to ... Read more →

Rebuttal Redux: NY Times responds to Musk's "douchebag" comment Jeremy Korzeniewski

We've never actually conducted a scientific poll on the subject, but we'd be willing to bet that nobody likes being called a douchebag. Such is the case with an otherwise respected journalist for ...

REPORT: Tesla to get funding from an unnamed automaker? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Now that we've all gotten a good look at the Tesla Model S (click here if you've been in a coma the last 24 hours), the next big question is whether it will ever get built. To be sure, the ...

Tesla still alive and kickin' Jeremy Korzeniewski

Tesla Motors and it's man in charge, Elon Musk, have had to make some tough decisions these past few weeks. The announcements made by Musk indicate that cash is getting tight, leading some to ...

Huh? Detroit News columnist criticizes Tesla loan, but not exactly in a brilliant manner 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Manny Lopez does not appreciate Tesla Motors getting $465 million from the Department of Energy. The Detroit News columnist wrote an article published today that calls the money "an all-out gift to Tesla, the Silicon Valley startup that makes cars for the rich and famous" and said that Tesla ...

Rebuttal Redux: NY Times responds to Musk's "douchebag" comment 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

We've never actually conducted a scientific poll on the subject, but we'd be willing to bet that nobody likes being called a douchebag. Such is the case with an otherwise respected journalist for The New York Times named Randy Stross, who you might remember as the writer that questioned whether ...

REPORT: Tesla to get funding from an unnamed automaker? 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Now that we've all gotten a good look at the Tesla Model S (click here if you've been in a coma the last 24 hours), the next big question is whether it will ever get built. To be sure, the Silicon Valley automaker has some investors with deep pockets, including company head Elon Musk, but ...

Tesla still alive and kickin' 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Tesla Motors and it's man in charge, Elon Musk, have had to make some tough decisions these past few weeks. The announcements made by Musk indicate that cash is getting tight, leading some to speculate that the company won't be in business much longer. Not so, says Tesla. Musk has reportedly ...


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