Liontrust's sustainability team on why they invested in 'controversial' EV maker Tesla

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Tom Eckett
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Peter Michaelis, Simon Clements and Neil Brown, lead managers of the sustainable equity team at Liontrust Asset Management, who manage more than $3bn across the firm's strategies, have said electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla remains an attractive investment despite chief executive Elon Musk's "troubling" behaviour.

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