值得注意的是,在2008年12月底,马斯克从私人投资者那里获得了4000万美元的贷款。这帮助特斯拉短期内维持运营,但在Jan 20, 2010, Tesla received aUSD46500万 loanfrom the United States federal government, granting it alifelineuntil Tesla's initial public offering (IPO) six months later.
Tesla's funding package came from the $46500万 loan from the U.S. Department of Energy as part of the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) program.
Under the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007, the U.S. government established this initiative to help spur domestic manufacturing of advanced technology vehicles, including EVs and hybrids.
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