Soaring shares of car maker Tesla, sees Elon Musk overtaking Amazon’s founder and CEO Jeff Bezos as the richest man in the world
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Elon Musk Offered Tesla To Apple’s Tim Cook
Tesla boss Elon Musk confirms he once offered to sell the electric car maker to Apple, but CEO Tim Cook refused to meet him
Elon Musk Leaves California, Moves To Texas
After threatening to pull Tesla out of California altogether, Elon Musk reveals he has personally left the US state and relocated to Texas
Elon Musk Overtakes Bill Gates As World’s Second Richest
Tesla share price rises continues to build the personal fortune of Elon Musk, placing him in second place behind Amazon’s Jeff Bezos
US Regulators Begin Consultation On Self-Driving Car Safety
Authorities begin public consultation on ways to improve self-driving car safety, ahead of new safety standards for autonomous vehicles
Elon Musk To Overtake Zuckerberg As Third Richest Person
Rising Tesla share price raises Elon Musk total net worth by $15 billion, putting him behind Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates in terms of wealth
Honda To Mass Produce Level 3 Self Driving Cars
Move over Tesla. Honda says it will be the first car maker in the world to mass produce a level 3 autonomous car to self drive on motorways
Elon Musk Admits Tesla Was ‘A Month Away’ From Bankruptcy
The CEO of the world’s most valuable car maker has admitted Tesla was at one stage in serious danger of running out of money
Tesla Autopilot Rated ‘Distant Second’ By Consumer Reports
More bad news for Tesla Autopilot system after Consumer Reports testing found it is ‘distant second’ to similar system from GM
Tesla Autopilot Scored Lower Than Systems From Mercedes, BMW
Beaten by rivals? European safety assessment scores Tesla Autopilot system lower than similar systems from Mercedes, BMW, and Audi
Tesla Sues US Government Over Chinese Tariffs
Electric car maker Tesla is suing Uncle Sam, in an effort to halt tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on Chinese imports
Tesla Battery Day: Elon Musk Touts New Advances
Tesla’s Elon Musk ‘battery day announcements include ‘tabless’ batteries for improved range; goal of making a $25,000 Tesla; and cobalt less batteries
Tesla Wins Case Against Former Staffer Who Stole Data
Tesla wins court case against former employee at Tesla’s Giga Nevada factory, who hacked systems and supplied data to unknown third parties
Tesla Driver Charged For Sleeping As Car Drove At 90mph
Unbelievable! Driver in Canada charged with dangerous driving, after he slept in fully reclined seat as his Tesla car drove at 90mph
Tesla ‘In Talks’ To Establish Carbon-Neutral Nickel Mine
Tesla reportedly in talks with Canada’s Giga Metals to establish environmentally friendly nickel mine in British Columbia as it expands battery production
Tesla To Expand Charging Infrastructure In Europe
Tesla plans to build more Supercharger fast-charging points in Europe as it targets city centre dwellers who may not have access to home vehicle charging
Electric Vehicle Maker Xpeng Shares Soar On New York Debut
China-based maker of high-tech electric vehicles Xpeng sees shares rise more than 40 percent amidst heavy investor demand driven by Tesla share surge
Elon Musk’s Net Worth Surpasses $100bn
Tech entrepreneur Musk’s fortune briefly surpasses $100bn amidst a fivefold increase in the share price of electric carmaker Tesla so far this year
Musk Confirms ‘Serious Attack’ On Tesla By Russian Hackers
You couldn’t make it up. Russian hacker arrested for offering Tesla worker $1 million to install specifically-designed malware onto car maker’s systems
Elon Musk Touts Capacity Increase Ahead Of ‘Battery Day’
Ahead of its widely touted ‘battery day’ event, Elon Musk hints at a 50 percent rise in battery capacity within three years
Carmakers Urge FTC Intervention After Defeat In Qualcomm Appeal
Tesla, Ford, Honda, HP, and Intel ask the US tech regulator to carry on its case against Qualcomm after US court quashes Qualcomm licencing injunction
Elon Musk: Tesla Open To Supplying Batteries To Other EV Makers
Makers of rival electric vehicles (EVs) could potentially be able to licence batteries, powertrains and software from Tesla for their own vehicles
Elon Musk Urges More Nickel Mining
Tesla boss urges mining corporations to product more nickel, as demand for electric vehicles (EVs) continues to grow worldwide
Tesla ‘Very Close’ To Full Autonomous Driving, Says Elon Musk
Tesla boss believes cars will be able to carry out full autonomous driving without human attention by the end of the year
Tesla Workers At California Plant Test Positive For Coronavirus
Production restart at giant Tesla factory in Fremont not going smoothly with reports of staff testing positive for Coronavirus
Chinese Manufacturer Claims ‘Million-Mile’ EV Battery Milestone
Chinese electric vehicle battery giant Catl reportedly worked with Tesla on the new battery technology, which can power a car for 1.2m miles
New Tesla Battery Tech Extends Life, Lowers Cost
Tesla aims to make batteries last longer while reducing their cost per mile, bringing expense of electric cars into line with petrol-powered competitors
Tesla Reaches Deal With California County To Re-open Factory
The acrimonious stand-off between Elon Musk’s Tesla and Alameda County looks to have been resolved, with factory production to begin next week
Trump Steps Into Tesla Factory Row, As Musk Talks With Texas Over HQ Move
US President gets involved in Elon Musk’s fight with Californian county, after Fremont factory is re-opened in defiance of local authority order
Elon Musk Risks Arrest As He Reopens Telsa Factory
Arrest me. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has defied local officials in California by reopening Fremont factory, and dared them to arrest him