Tesla shares in strong demand after IPO

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The carmaker, based in San Carlos, CA, had on Monday increased the number of shares it was selling to 13.3m from 11.1m and said they would be priced at $17 each, higher than the $14 to $16 range it had previously estimated.

Tesla plans to use the IPO proceeds to help fund its move into production of a mass-market saloon car, the Model S, which will cost about $50,000 including a US government subsidy for plug-in cars.