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The Tesla hype: What's it all about?

Tesla is an electric-vehicle and clean-energy company less than two decades old -- and has the largest market cap of any auto maker. It has many fans -- and critics. Is it as eco-friendly as it appears? Who is Elon Musk? Is the hype justified?

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