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Chris Paine

The director of Who Killed the Electric Car? convinced Tesla to feature a prototype Roadster in a brief cameo at the end of his documentary. After he drove the prototype, Tesla convinced the committed EV driver to put his $100,000 down.

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Last updated July 09 2008: 5:05 PM ET

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