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Tesla will repay U.S. Energy Department loans five years early


Tesla Motors has announced it will repay the loans to the U.S. Energy Department five years ahead of schedule in a plan approved by the government. Tesla Motors received $465 million in loans to develop and build electric cars. According to the carmaker's annual report, the U.S. Energy Department has approved amended terms of the loan agreements that enable it to ...
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