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A little over a month after unveiling the Model S sedan, Tesla Motors has announced today that the company has received over 1,000 orders. That is no doubt an impressive figure! Consider this; the company has no factory yet to produce the model and the purchase price is at around $50,000, in luxury territory. 1,000 orders is a number to be excited about. I can see why the car reached so many orders too. The car offers an incredible value proposition and Elon Musk has guaranteed to personally refund deposits should an "Armageddon scenario" happen to the company. This is the guy that founded PayPal and SpaceX; I think people have a lot of confidence that he will be able to deliver on the Model S's promises. Like

 Tesla has had a string of actions in the past few days (and ever since fall, really) aimed at increasing revenue and generate a profit according to the goals set out for 2009 by CEO Elon Musk.  These changes come along with the introduction of a new, higher priced Roadster Sport model as well. One of those new options is an upgraded interior option, called the Executive Leather Interior and pictured above. In addition to this, they are also working on another interior option for the future, a clear carbon fiber and leather combination. The new packages are set to be available in May, with the Executive Leather Interior going for $6,000 and the Premium Carbon Fiber and Leather interior fetching $9,000.  Also new to the exterior is a