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10:14am

Tue November 13, 2012
The Two-Way

Motor Trend Names Tesla S Car Of The Year, First Electric Car To Receive Honor

Originally published on Tue November 13, 2012 10:40 am

Credit James Lipman / Telsa

Motor Trend named Tesla's Model S as its Car of the Year. It is the first time in the award's 64-year history the honor goes to a car without an internal combustion engine.

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1:21am

Fri November 9, 2012
Business

Car Dealers Sue Tesla, Citing State Franchise Laws

Originally published on Fri November 9, 2012 10:46 am

Credit Paul Sakuma / AP

Tesla Motors usually makes headlines for its technology. Its new Model S is the first entirely electric vehicle to be named car of the year by Automobile Magazine.

Friday's news is less flattering: A judge in New York will take up a lawsuit against the company about how Tesla sells its cars.

When Mark Seeger bought a Tesla in Seattle, he was actually just looking for a pair of shoes.

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3:20pm

Mon November 5, 2012
The Two-Way

EPA Cites Hyundai, Kia For Inflating Gas Mileage On 900,000 Cars

Originally published on Mon November 5, 2012 4:16 pm

Credit Nam Y. Huh / AP

If you bought a Hyundai or Kia over the past three years, you could soon be getting some money back from the two automakers.

The Environmental Protection Agency says the South Korean carmakers, owned by the same parent company, overstated the gas mileage on 900,000 vehicles over the past three years. The EPA discovered the bloated figures during an audit of gas mileage tests undertaken by the companies. The agency said last week it was investigating how the carmakers arrived at the numbers.

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