Even as GM's shares rose, an investor frenzy surrounding luxury electric-car maker Tesla Motors Inc.

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Last month, Elon Musk, the CEO of car company Tesla Motors Inc.

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And the ramp-up comes as the area has become a hotbed of some new auto technologies, such as electric cars with Tesla Motors Inc. in Palo Alto.

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Luxury electric-car maker Tesla Motors Inc.

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Tesla Motors, Inc. has a direct-to-customer sales model as opposed to a dealer sales model.

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The management of Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) certainly hopes so.

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