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June 03, 2015

Tesla boss downplays government subsidy as 'pittance'
Los Angeles (AFP) June 2, 2015
Tesla Motors boss Elon Musk says his companies don't need an estimated $4.9 billion in government support they receive, but justified the aid in the cause of creating clean energy. The billionaire eco-entrepreneur added that the amount was a "pittance" compared to what the oil and gas industries receive. "If I cared about subsidies, I would have entered the oil and gas industry," the chief executive of Tesla Motors and SpaceX and the chairman of SolarCity told the LA Times. Tesla and SolarCi ... read more

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