Working with some of the largest and most respected banks in the country, Tesla has been able to create a new kind of financing product that combines the surety and comfort of ownership with all the advantages of a traditional lease.

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You want the tax advantages of home ownership.

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Though they have many advantages over other forms of property ownership, their future growth will depend, among other things, on whether the stockmarket remains strong, so that they can raise more capital, and whether they retain their substantial tax privileges.

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Because Nanophosphate EXT is designed to reduce or eliminate the need for costly thermal management, it is expected to deliver these performance advantages while also increasing reliability, minimizing complexity and reducing total cost of ownership (TCO) over the life of the battery system for a number of applications, including those within the transportation and telecommunications industries.

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