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Motor Trend magazine on Monday named Tesla’s all-electric Model S sedan as its 2013 Car of the Year. Model S is the first all-electric car to garner the honor which is bestowed each year by the staff of Motor Trend. The Model S was also the first unanimous choice for the award, the magazine reported. The Model S goes for $50,000 on the base version that can go 160 miles on a charge. The top model sells for nearly $100,000 and can go 300 miles.
“At its core, the Tesla Model S is simply a damned good car you happen to plug in to refuel,” editor-at-large Angus MacKenzie stated.
Ironically, during the hard-fought Presidential campaign that preceded the election, Republican candidate Mitt Romney called Tesla a “loser” company. Recalling Romney’s remark, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said, “In retrospect he was right about the object of that statement, but not the subject.”

Alex has written for Vanity Fair, Barrons, Bloomberg and Condé Nast Traveler.