Elon Musk: UK poised be Tesla's top market in Europe

Will Nichols
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Tesla chief exec ponders UK factory as pioneering electric car company aims to replicate US success this side of the Atlantic

Two years after its US launch, Tesla has delivered the first right-hand drive Model S to the UK, opening up a market that chief executive Elon Musk has earmarked as the biggest in Europe for the premium...

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