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Tesla posts 2Q loss, prepares Nevada factory site

FILE - In this April 22, 2014 file photo, a worker cleans a Tesla Model S sedan before a event to deliver the first set of cars to customers in Beijing. Tesla Motors Inc. reports quarterly financial results on Thursday, July 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

By DEE-ANN DURBIN

Electric car maker Tesla Motors widened its loss in the second quarter as it prepared for the launch of a new SUV and started work on a massive new battery plant.