Tesla drivers lap the world 40,000 times after reaching one billion mile mark

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Company claims Model S drivers have saved 570,000 tons of CO2 since car was first launched

Tesla Model S drivers have completed a billion emissions free miles, equivalent to circling the planet 40,000 times, the US electric vehicle leader has announced. The company claims the cumulative distance...

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