Tesla sales ticked up more than 7 percent in the third quarter as a federal tax credit for electric vehicles was set to expire, reversing a significant dip in deliveries from the first half of the year.

Elon Musk’s EV maker delivered 497,099 cars in the three-month period from July to September — up 7.4 percent from the same time last year and 29 percent from the previous quarter.

The jump in sales comes........

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