Tesla Motors, the Silicon Valley maker of superfast electric sports cars, has fallen behind schedule delivering its first 100 cars to the Googlionaires, George Clooney and other buyers who ponied up $100,000 apiece. Today's New York Times report by John Markoff blames battery troubles, but Tesla's blog says no, it's problems with the cars' transmissions. I feel so much better now.

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