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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Tesla’s New Sedan: An Electric Car for the Every Man?

    "From the top down" is the way Elon Musk's Tesla company is marketing it's electric cars. It started with 2500 Tesla Roadsters at $109,000 apiece.  Production was shut down last year. Friday of this week, the first Model S will be rolling off the assembly line and into showrooms, designed to be affordable to more people.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    "From the top down" is the way Elon Musk's Tesla company is marketing it's electric cars. It started with 2500 Tesla Roadsters at $109,000 apiece. Production was shut down last year. Friday of this week, the first Model S will be rolling off the assembly line and into showrooms, designed to be affordable to more people. David Baker is energy reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Lata Pandya

      Assistant Producer, To the Point/Which Way, LA?

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      David Baker

      San Francisco Chronicle

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    California State Parks Under Stress
    1. 0:00Tesla’s New Sedan: An Electric Car for the Every Man?You’re reading this
    2. 9:42California State Parks Under Stress
    3. 18:23Will Budget Cuts Close Pomona Public Library?
    4. 26:23Southern Baptist Convention Elects Its First Black President
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