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California officials reject subsidies for Musk’s SpaceX over Tesla spat
FILE PHOTO: SpaceX founder and chief engineer Elon Musk speaks at a post-launch news conference to discuss the SpaceX Crew…
Tesla to extend furlough for some employees by another week: internal email
FILE PHOTO: A view of Tesla Inc’s U.S. vehicle factory in Fremont, California, U.S., March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo…
Tesla’s Elon Musk calling coronavirus lockdowns ‘fascist’ overshadows profitable quarter
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) outspoken CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday called sweeping U.S. stay-at-home restrictions to curtail the coronavirus…
Tesla plans to supply FDA-approved ventilators free of cost: Musk
FILE PHOTO: Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk attends an opening ceremony for Tesla China-made Model Y program in Shanghai, China…
U.S. will look at sudden acceleration complaints involving 500,000 Tesla vehicles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday it will review a petition asking the agency…
U.S. auto safety agency to investigate fatal Tesla crash in California
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The fatal Dec. 29 crash of a Tesla Inc vehicle in Southern California will be investigated by…
U.S. agency probes 12th Tesla crash tied to possible Autopilot use
TFILE PHOTO: he company logo is pictured on a Tesla Model X electric car in Berlin, Germany, November 13, 2019.…
Tesla move will draw further companies into Germany: state premier
A flagstore shop of electric carmaker Tesla is pictured in Berlin, Germany, November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch FRANKFURT (Reuters) –…
Musk suggests Tesla has 200,000 orders for Cybertruck
The Cybertruck, Tesla’s first electric pickup truck, is seen in this undated handout picture released by the company. Tesla/Handout via…
Elon Musk: About 150,000 orders thus far for Tesla Cybertruck
Nov 21, 2019; Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A; Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils the Cybertruck at the TeslaDesign Studio in Hawthorne, Calif.…
Tesla shares, bonds jump after surprise third quarter profit
FILE PHOTO: The front hood logo on a 2018 Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle is shown in this photo illustration…
Tesla automated parking problems seen liability of app ‘driver’ for now
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc owners summoning their driverless cars in parking lots are likely liable for crashes, lawyers said after…
U.S. agency reviews whether 2,000 Teslas should have been recalled
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators said on Friday they were reviewing whether Tesla Inc should have recalled 2,000 of its…
Tesla scouting sites for possible factory in Germany’s NRW: Rheinische Post
FILE PHOTO: A Tesla car is seen in Santa Monica, California, United States, October 23, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo FRANKFURT…
Rental firm walks away from Tesla order after quality dispute
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Car rental company Nextmove has walked away from a 5 million euros ($5.55 million) order for 85…
Tesla electric car catches fire after hitting a tow truck in Moscow
Joe Young, media relations associate for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), demonstrates a front crash prevention test on…
Tesla drops cheapest Model X, S variants, cuts prices to simplify lineup
BEIJING (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has dropped the standard-range variants of its Model X and Model S from its…
Tesla delivers record number of electric cars in quarter, shares up 7%
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) set a record for quarterly vehicle deliveries in a triumphant response to months…
Tesla faces delivery bottleneck at close of second quarter: Electrek
FILE PHOTO: Employees work in a Tesla showroom, as Tesla announces it would close many stores and its sales would…
U.S. rejects Tesla bid for tariff exemption for Autopilot ‘brain’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. trade officials rejected Tesla Inc’s bid for relief from President Donald Trump’s 25-percent tariffs on the…
Tesla solar installations slide 36 percent in first quarter
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc on Wednesday reported a 36 percent slide in solar installations and said it had implemented a…
Tesla promises return to profit in third quarter after large loss, may raise more capital
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc lost $700 million in the first quarter but predicted it would return to profit in the…
Tesla to shrink board to seven directors from 11
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc said on Friday that four members of its eleven-member board would be leaving over the next…
Tesla’s Elon Musk, SEC get another week to work out deal on Twitter use
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will get another…
Tesla’s Elon Musk, SEC to face off in U.S. court on April 4
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers for Elon Musk and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will square off in a…
Musk’s lawyers say U.S. SEC has not met heavy burden to show contempt
FILE PHOTO: SpaceX founder Elon Musk looks on at a post-launch news conference after the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying…
Elon Musk’s defense of his Tesla tweet will get SEC response
(Reuters) – The top U.S. securities regulator received permission from a federal judge on Tuesday to respond to Tesla Inc…
U.S. agency probing two fatal Tesla crashes in Florida since last Sunday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities are investigating a fatal Tesla Inc Model S crash in Florida last Sunday that killed…
Tesla’s store-shuttering strategy may pull the rug out of solar
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s sudden decision to shutter the bulk of its stores around the world raises a…
Tesla debuts $35,000 Model 3, sees loss in first quarter
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc said on Thursday it would offer a $35,000 version of its Model 3 sedan…
Exclusive: Tesla’s delivery team gutted in recent job cuts – sources
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – When Tesla Inc announced last month a second round of job cuts to rein in costs,…
Tesla’s Model 3 gets green light in Europe
FILE PHOTO: A Tesla Model 3 car is displayed during a media preview at the Auto China 2018 motor show…
Tesla urges tariff exemption for Chinese-made car computer ‘brain’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tesla Inc has asked the Trump administration to exempt the Chinese-made car computer “brain” of its new…
Tesla shares drop on price cut, disappointing Model 3 deliveries
(Reuters) – Shares in Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) dropped as much as 9 percent on Wednesday on worries of future profitability,…
Elon Musk says deleted his Tesla titles
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk took to Twitter on Monday, saying he deleted his Tesla…
Kanye West Tells Art Students To Leave Elon Musk ‘The F**k Alone’
Kanye West seized center stage at a Detroit art school this week to defend embattled Tesla CEO Elon Musk. “Elon…
SEC chairman says Tesla settlement in ‘best interests’ of shareholders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Jay Clayton said in a statement on Saturday that the agency’s…
Musk to resign as Tesla chairman, remain as CEO in SEC settlement
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla and Elon Musk have agreed to pay $20 million each to financial regulators and the…
Tesla executive exits, CEO smokes pot on webcast, shares reel
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk was filmed smoking marijuana, drinking whiskey and wielding a sword just hours…
Tesla CEO Musk drops pursuit of $72 billion take-private deal
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said late on Friday he would heed shareholder concerns and no longer…
Musk says talking to Saudi fund, others on Tesla buyout
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Monday he was in discussions with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign…
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia’s PIF has shown no interest in bankrolling Tesla buyout
DUBAI/RIYADH/LONDON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has shown no interest so far in financing Tesla Inc (TSLA.O)…
Doug Field, former Tesla engineering chief, returns to Apple
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Doug Field, who stepped down as the senior vice president of engineering at Tesla Inc (TSLA.O)…
Tesla explores building Gigafactory in Europe: Wall Street Journal
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc is in talks with authorities in Germany and the Netherlands to build its first major European…
Falcon Heavy: The story of Elon Musk rocket launch – BBC News
Falcon Heavy successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rocket’s payload is Elon Musk’s own Tesla. Please…
Tesla hits Model 3 production target, backs profit view
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) crossed its long-elusive target of producing 5,000 Model 3 cars in a week after several…
Exclusive: Tesla hits Model 3 manufacturing milestone, hours after deadline – factory sources
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) nearly produced 5,000 Model 3 electric sedans in the last week of its…
Exclusive: Tesla flies in new battery production line for Gigafactory
FRANKFURT/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc has flown six planes full of robots and equipment from Europe to California in…
UAW accuses Musk of threatening Tesla workers over unionization
(Reuters) – The United Auto Workers union (UAW) has filed a complaint accusing Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk…
Tesla in Hawaii & Russia’s Toxic Legacy: VICE News Tonight Full Episode (HBO)
This is the June 5, 2017, FULL EPISODE of VICE News Tonight on HBO. VICE News reports on Hawaii’s ambitious…
Tesla trims up to $14,000 off Model X in China after tariff cuts
BEIJING (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has slashed up to $14,000 off its Model X in China after Beijing announced…
ISS sides against two Tesla directors, backs split of Musk’s roles
BOSTON (Reuters) – Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recommended on Friday that investors vote against Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) directors…
Proxy adviser ISS recommends votes against two Tesla directors
BOSTON (Reuters) – Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services recommended on Friday that investors cast proxy votes against Tesla Inc (TSLA.O)…
Elon Musk sells out of flamethrowers
Elon Musk an is entrepreneur with a portfolio unlike any other, including spaceship, cars, trucks and now flamethrowers, and they…