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"Consumer Reports has fallen in love with the Tesla Model S. On its scale of one to 100, the $70,000+ electric car scored a 99, tied with the highest rating the highly regarded publication has ever awarded to any car.\nIt's an enormous victory for Elon Musk's growing electric car company, which showed its first profit last quarter.  The praise from Consumer Reports is in stark contrast to the controversial review from The New York Times three months ago, which showed the car running out of battery power and emphasized its limited range compared to vehicles powered by fossil fuels.\nConsumer Reports lauded the car's \"excellent handling,\" \"comfortable ride,\"  and \"eerily hushed,\" roomy interior. The reviewers praised the car's 17-inch touchscreen with its high-resolution Google Earth maps, generous trunk space in the front and back, and powerful acceleration. \nThe review cited the car's need to recharge as its only flaw. Said the publication's head of auto testing Jake Fisher to CNN, \"If it could recharge in any gas station in three minutes, this car would score about 110.\" \nCiting a range of \"180 and 225 miles on a charge, depending on the weather,\" Consumer Reports wrote that the car recharges in 5 hours when plugged into Tesla's optional high-power wall connector, or 12 hours on a standard 240 V electric car charger. The publication paid $89,654 its test car, which included the most powerful battery and fastest charger, and an additional $1,200 for that optional high power wall connector.\nSEE ALSO: Iron Man 3's Tony Stark and Tesla's Elon Musk: Separated at Birth?\n\nAs a result of the Consumer Reports praise of the electric car, Tesla stock rose by 13% in after-hours trading on Wednesday, continuing that trend Thursday morning as it skyrocketed by an additional 25%, up 107.3% for the year.\nWrites Consumer Reports,  which buys all its review vehicles and accepts no paid advertising: \"So is the Tesla Model S the best car ever? We wrestled with that question long and hard. It comes close.\" What do you think?\nPhoto courtesy Tesla Motors\n\n\nInside the Tesla Model S Factory \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFactory entrance\nA rare look at the world beyond the Tesla visitor center.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConcept Version\nAn early Model S at the factory entrance shows a design flourish soon abandoned: a windshield that covers the whole top of the car.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTesla Factory or Prometheus Set?\nIt's hard not to think of shooting a science fiction movie here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlmost Ready\nRobot Crawlers deliver a near-complete chassis.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAcres of Space\nThe Tesla factory's main building is an astonishing 5.5 million square feet.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBikes\nThe factory is so large -- and the floor so smooth -- that beach cruiser bikes are the transport of choice.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStill-life: Crawler with Car\nThe magnetic robot crawler awaits a delivery.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTireless:\n...both this car and the machines that make it.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMag Track\nThe robot crawlers that dominate the factory run on thin magnetic tracks.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTraining Wheels\nHere's where employees put the chassis through its paces.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTesla Employees Wait\nThe more than 2,000 employees of the fledgling electric car company line up for the official delivery of their first Model S sedans.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModel S Front\nPure gorgeousness.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModel S Interior\nAll the essentials: steering wheel and giant tablet for navigation.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRear View\nNothing shabby about this car.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReady to Go\nEmployees line up in front of two of the first Model S electric sedans to go out for delivery.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJerry Brown\nGiven his interest in electric cars -- and the fact that Tesla is hiring thousands in a state with 10% unemployment -- it was a given that the California Governor would show up to say a few words.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMusk Speaks\nElon Musk would be the first to admit he's no great public speaker -- and seemed ill at ease in front of an audience of thousands -- but his achievements speak for themselves.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey Ceremony\nOne of the early customers is presented with a key by Elon Musk. The car keys are in the shape of a car themselves.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhite Lightning\nThe very first Model S rolls off the factory floor. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMusk's Words\nQuite the mission statement at the factory entrance.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRear underbody\nWelding machines await another client.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToy Roadsters\nThe Model S isn't Tesla's first car. Here are stacks of toy versions of its first two-seater sporty car, the Roadster. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpider Vehicle\nThese red robotic crawlers do all the heavy lifting. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWelding Area\nIt's all done behind large red eye shields.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooties\nGet used to this odd-looking machine: it's the future of car production. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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