Electric car maker Tesla Motors officially handed off the first ten of its Model S electric cars at a launch event at its factory in Fremont, Calif. on Friday. Workers filled a corner of the factory and surrounded a line of the cars as the first customers accepted their keys and were driven off with their cars. Early customers that picked up their cars included DBL Investors Partner Nancy Pfund and DFJ Partner Tim Draper. Here’s out photos of the event:
Images from the slideshow
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1 / 20Line of the first Model S cars -
2 / 20Tesla's line of Model S cars -
3 / 20Line of Model S cars -
4 / 20George Blankenship, MCd the eventGeorge Blankenship at the launch of the Model S -
5 / 20George Blankenship: I have 3 words for you: We made it! -
6 / 20Governor Jerry Brown -
7 / 20Tesla CTO JB StraubelTesla CTO JB Straubel speaks at the launch of the Model S -
8 / 20Tesla head designer Franz Von Holzhausen -
9 / 20Tesla CEO Elon MuskPhoto of Elon Musk taken at Model S launch, courtesy of Katie Fehrenbacher, Gigaom -
10 / 20Model S driving off to Chicago -
11 / 20Tesla CFO driving off a Model S -
12 / 20The first customer gets his keys -
13 / 20The first Model S customer is driven off -
14 / 20Tesla investor Nancy Pfund gets her keys -
15 / 20Tesla investor Nancy Pfund gets keysTesla investor Nancy Pfund with Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the launch of the Model S. -
16 / 20Tesla investor Nancy PfundInvestor Nancy Pfund getting into her Model S at the Tesla factory on the day of the launch of the Model S. -
17 / 20Tim Draper gets his keys -
18 / 20Driving off -
19 / 20Driving off -
20 / 20Driving off


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