Musk’s Tesla Dominates Sales of California Green-Car Credits
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Tesla Motors Inc., the electric-car maker led by Elon Musk, was the top seller of California zero-emission vehicle credits in the past year as Toyota Motor Corp. led hybrid-car credit trades, according to a state tally.
Tesla transferred 1,311.52 ZEV credits from Oct. 1, 2012, through Sept. 30 of this year, 32 times the number of Suzuki Motor Corp., the next biggest seller, according to a California Air Resources Board report yesterday. Toyota transferred 507.5 AT PZEV credits, those generated by its Prius hybrid, and General Motors Co. acquired the same number, the report said.