Tesla

Tesla is planning to nearly double its component sourcing from India to up to $1.9 billion this year, the nation’s trade minister has said, underscoring the growth of electric-vehicle component…

Tesla plans to almost double component sourcing from India to $1.9B this year, says minister

An image of a Cybertruck-inspired Tesla robotaxi concept was revealed in the new Elon Musk biography by Walter Isaacson that launched Tuesday. The two-door, two-seater, “Cybertruck-like” compact vehicle is complete…

Tesla robotaxi concept looks like a two-seater Cybertruck

The summer of 2023 is almost over and still we don’t have a Cybertruck. But thanks to an apparent serendipitous visit to a regular ol’ parking lot in San Francisco, there…

Cybertruck spied with updated interior

Honda has confirmed it’ll be the latest automaker to adopt Tesla’s charger standard, otherwise known as the North American Charging Standard (NACS), which the latter automaker made an official open…

Honda confirms it will use Tesla’s EV charging port from 2025

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Google brings that cheap flight data and the feds investigate Elon’s glass house

Tesla just chopped $3,000 off the price of its “full self-driving” beta software. The 20% cut brings the cost of FSD down to $12,000 in North America. That’s precisely what…

Tesla decreases the price of FSD beta to $12,000

Tesla (or at least Tesla Europe) is finally ready to talk about its long-awaited, mid-cycle Model 3 refresh. The revamped vehicle will ship with several features that were previously exclusive…

Tesla packs higher-end Model S and X features into Model 3 refresh

Manhattan federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission are separately investigating the use of Tesla funds to bankroll a secret project that is described internally as a glass house…

Feds investigate Tesla’s use of funds for secret ‘glass house’ project

Once again, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is requesting more information from Tesla regarding the safety of Autopilot. In a special order dated July 26, the regulator shared…

NHTSA raises more concerns about Tesla’s Autopilot safety

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The battery business is booming and Zeekr kicks off its IPO roadshow

Tesla shareholders who claimed to face financial losses after CEO Elon Musk tweeted about taking the company private might be on the verge of receiving compensation from a $42.3 million…

Tesla investors might get payout from SEC settlement

A grieving widow is suing Tesla after her husband’s 2020 Model 3 crashed and exploded, causing a fire that resulted in his death. The plaintiff, Jiyoung Yoon, claims Tesla played…

Grieving widow sues Tesla over deadly Model 3 crash and explosion

Tesla has said that insider wrongdoing was to blame for a data breach affecting more than 75,000 company employees. Tesla, the electric car maker owned by Elon Musk, said in…

Tesla says data breach impacting 75,000 employees was an insider job

Tesla has new, lower price options for shoppers who need less range. The automaker revived the “standard range” trim level on its two most expensive models, which cuts $10,000 from…

Tesla launches cheaper Model X and Model S options with less range

The relationship between American tech giants and the Chinese government has never been an easy one. We reported previously how Apple finds itself in a predicament as it strives to…

Tesla reassures Chinese users on data security amid spying concerns

Zachary Kirkhorn, Tesla’s chief financial officer and “Master of Coin,” stepped down August 4 after 13 years working with the electric vehicle maker, according to a regulatory filing. Vaibhav Taneja, Tesla’s…

Tesla CFO, ‘Master of Coin’ Zachary Kirkhorn steps down

Several Tesla owners have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. automaker over allegations of consumer fraud a week after a Reuters investigation found the company had exaggerated the range estimates…

The first Tesla ‘range inflation’ lawsuit has been filed

A group of researchers said they have found a way to hack the hardware underpinning Tesla’s infotainment system, allowing them to get what normally would be paid upgrades — such…

Researchers jailbreak a Tesla to get free in-car feature upgrades

XPeng, a prominent Chinese electric vehicle maker and a competitor to Tesla, has announced the resignation of its vice president of autonomous driving, Xinzhou Wu, over personal and family reasons.…

Tesla rival XPeng’s head of autonomous driving quits, rumored to join Nvidia

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating 280,000 Tesla vehicles over reports of loss of steering control and power steering. The malfunctioning has frequently been accompanied by driver-facing…

NHTSA probes 280,000 new Teslas over loss of steering control

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Tesla’s range-flation problem, Waymo reverses on self-driving trucks and Ford tweaks its EV playbook

Seven major automakers are working on a new EV charging network. It looks promising, but there are plenty of reasons to remain skeptical.

Can we trust automakers to build an EV charging network that rivals Tesla’s Supercharger?

Tesla exaggerated the range estimates for its EVs for years, prompting owners to flood its service center over concerns that their vehicles needed service, according to a new detailed Reuters…

Tesla has a range inflation problem

Tesla’s stock price took a hit after it reported decreased Q2 margins and problems that are unique to automakers, not tech companies.

Tesla’s margins remind us that it’s an automaker, not a tech company

Tesla reported Wednesday net income of $2.7 billion in the second quarter, up 20% from the same period last year as once again, the company’s EV price cuts dug into…

Tesla hits $25B in Q2 revenue, but margins decrease amid price cuts

Tesla’s solar installations are still slipping, the company told investors on Wednesday. The automaker reported 66 megawatts’ worth of solar deployments during its second quarter of 2023, representing a 1…

Tesla blames solar slump on interest rates as energy storage biz booms

Tesla will announce its second-quarter earnings Wednesday after the bell. Investors will be listening out for more details on the much-delayed Cybertruck, as well as how Tesla’s many price cuts…

Tesla Q2 2023 earnings expectations: Cybertruck news and price cut effects

Tesla’s directors will return $735 million to the company to settle claims from shareholders that they excessively overpaid themselves, according to a Monday court filing. The settlement concludes a 2020…

Tesla directors pay $735M to settle claims they overpaid themselves

Tesla’s latest move is a new feature for folks who’ve seriously bought into its ecosystem. Tesla drivers with home solar and a Powerwall charger now have an in-app option to…

Tesla lets owners recharge with solar

Tesla over the weekend said its first much anticipated Cybertruck came off the electric vehicle maker’s production line in Texas. The debut of the long-delayed, futuristic-looking pickup truck comes in…

Tesla announces first Cybertruck build ahead of Q2 earnings