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<title><![CDATA[Tesla Motors repays Department of Energy loan nine years early]]></title>
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<p>With a wire transfer of $451.8 million, Elon Musk has finally made good on <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/27/elon-musk-tesla-doe-loan/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Engadget">his promise</a> to repay the hefty loan Tesla received from the Department of Energy well ahead of its 2022 due date, beating even Musk's own five-year estimate. This comes on the heels of a very <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/08/tesla-q1-2013-earnings/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Engadget">profitable first quarter</a>, and is yet another sign the electric car maker is doing quite well on the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/09/tesla-model-s-gets-consumer-reports-top-score/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Engadget">greener side</a> of things, despite a touch of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/18/nyt-says-tesla-model-s-review-the-result-of-shaky-judgment/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Engadget">bad press</a> earlier this year. For more on what Tesla has to say about this milestone, check the press release after the break.</p>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicole Lee]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:28:00 -0400</pubDate>
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