Musk takes page from PayPal with Tesla Model S referral offer

Musk: "What worked for PayPal may not work for Tesla, but it is worth trying."

August 28, 2015 05:00 AM

SAN FRANCISCO (Bloomberg) -- Tesla Motors Inc.’s Elon Musk reached back to his days at PayPal for the electric-car maker’s first-ever incentive offer.

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