Tesla Motors secured an additional $40 million in capital today. The company had only  $9 million left from previous funding rounds. The $40 millin is a convertible debt. Unlike equity-based venture funding, convertible debt is a loan that can be converted to equity at the discretion of an investor.

Tesla has now raised a total of $186 million.

Source: Reuters

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