The CEOs of Tesla and Fisker may have thought they were home free--but it was not to be. Both startup electric-car companies were named at the very end of last night's third and final presidential debate.
The Washington Post has the scoop on this story from the ongoing presidential debate series.
Republican candidate Mitt Romney didn't repeat his charge that Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] and Fisker Automotive were 'loser' companies--as he said in the first debate on October 3. Instead, he took the line that government support for specific companies discouraged all investment in U.S. industry.
