Tesla Racing Ahead

The electric car maker's stock offering, expected Tuesday, grows to 13.3 million shares, with room for 2 million more if demand is heavy enough. Nasdaq symbol: TSLA. Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. increased the amount of stock to be sold in its initial public offering.

There are many who are skeptical of Tesla Motors' (TSLA) long term chances for prosperity and do not believe that the Silicon Valley company will be able to successfully compete with the large auto makers, who they think are now destined to eat its lunch.

Shares in the electric car maker are expected to draw strong interest from investors. The stock price and timing of the initial public offering are unknown. California electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc.

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By Dividend Pros:Tesla Motors (TSLA) is a company to which many investors are emotionally attached. There are Tesla bulls who say that this electric car maker will disrupt the entire auto industry. Then there are bears who say that Tesla's vehicles are just a fad and cannot compete with Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) and hybrid vehicles due to their high price and range concerns.

May 1 - Green car startup Coda Holdings Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday after selling just 100 of its all-electric sedans, another example of battery-powered vehicles' failure to break into the mass market.

ByRandy Carlson: Tesla (TSLA) had a rough 3rd quarter. But those troubles seem to be behind and it appears that not only did Mr. Musk and his team at Tesla design a spectacularly good car, they have figured out how to make them.