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Porsche interested in Tesla

By Bob Holland | November 25, 2008

Talk about boosting your "street cred" among sports car fans! That's just what happened to the tiny upstart Tesla electric sports car company. It turns out that Porsche is on the waiting list to get one, presumably so they can tear it apart to see what makes it tick.

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Here's Inside Line's take: Porsche Buying a Tesla Roadster to Study It

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estreka says:

11:46 AM, 11/25/08

Now that would be a fantastic merger. Tesla would get some financial backing and a management team that lasts longer than 6 months. Porsche would finally pass EU emmissions standards.

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brn says:

05:23 AM, 11/26/08

This may be the way for Tesla. I've said several times that their roadster is a great proof of concept, but not really a product. The solution may be for Tesla to work with other auto makers in designing mass market products. Porsche isn't my first choice though.

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ateixeira says:

09:14 AM, 11/26/08

Slow down a bit - they're buying one to dismantle. That doesn't mean they are buying the company, but rather analyzing engineering solutions that Tesla applied.