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Tesla

Elon Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk touts Semi truck and solar power during freewheeling Q&A

Billionaire Elon Musk’s Q&A sessions are traditionally the most entertaining part of Tesla’s annual shareholders meeting, and this year’s appearance… Read More

Solar roof tiles

Elon Musk’s Tesla starts taking orders for solar glass roof tiles; delivery due this year

Tesla has started taking orders for traditional-looking glass roof tiles that soak up solar power to generate electricity. Installations are… Read More

Tesla Semi design

Elon Musk keeps on truckin’: Tesla to unveil Semi in September, pickup by 2019

Getting the Tesla Model 3 electric car on the road clearly isn’t enough to occupy Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO… Read More

Tesla Model 3

Tesla briefly tops GM as America’s most valuable automaker, amazing analysts

For a time on Monday, Tesla edged out GM in market capitalization to become the most valuable U.S. automaker, even… Read More

Podcast

Geared Up: Xfinity’s new mobile service, YouTube launches TV feature and hands-on with Apple Clips

Just in case Xfinity doesn’t offer enough services, the cable and internet provider is making the leap into another industry:… Read More

Tesla Model 3

Tesla reports record production and deliveries as it closes in on more affordable Model 3

Tesla said it delivered more than 25,000 cars in the first quarter of the year, a record for the company… Read More

Elon Musk posts a sneak peek of the first drive for a Tesla Model 3 electric car

Tesla’s billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, is showing off a video of the company’s more affordable Model 3 electric car – but… Read More

Nvidia and Paccar team up to develop self-driving truck technology

Chip maker Nvidia has landed another autonomous vehicle partner, this time with Bellevue, Wash.-based Paccar, as the California company most… Read More

Tesla posts another loss but says it’s on track to roll out Model 3 cars in July

Tesla says it’s “on track” to start producing its mass-market Model 3 electric vehicles in July, and plans to build… Read More

Tesla workers consider unionizing as employee cites low pay and injuries at California plant

Workers at Tesla’s plant in Fremont, Calif., are considering unionizing and have reached out to United Auto Workers (UAW), according… Read More

Court documents show Tesla tweaked its Model 3 logo amid a trademark fight with adidas

This post was updated with a comment from Tesla on Wednesday, Feb. 8. A little over a week ago, Tesla quietly… Read More

Musk and Weeks and Trump

Elon Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX (and 29 other companies) back immigration lawsuit

If you can join them, you can try beating them, too. Today SpaceX and Tesla signed on to the legal… Read More

Tesla-SolarCity unveiling by Elon Musk

It’s official: Tesla drops ‘Motors’ from its name in expansion beyond electric vehicles

Tesla has officially dropped “Motors” from its name, reflecting the company’s expanded focus beyond its namesake electric cars. In a… Read More

Donald Trump

Trump announces Manufacturing Jobs Initiative; Boeing’s Muilenburg, Tesla’s Musk to join council

President Trump on Friday announced plans to create a council of business leaders as part of a new “Manufacturing Jobs… Read More

Image: Elon Musk

In surprise move, Tesla head Elon Musk tweets that Rex Tillerson could be ‘excellent’ Secretary of State

President Trump’s Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson received some surprising support on Tuesday when Tesla and SpaceX head Elon… Read More

Look out, it’s Gov. Jay Inslee behind the wheel of a semi-autonomous electric car

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Genny Carter made Gov. Jay inslee check his wallet. Yep. He was carrying his driver’s license. Cleared… Read More

Donald Trump’s advisory board adds Elon Musk and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick ahead of tech summit

The chief executives of Uber and Tesla are joining an advisory board of 19 business leaders who will have the… Read More

Image: Elon Musk

Tesla-SolarCity merger takes effect

The $2 billion Tesla-SolarCity merger went into effect today, just four days after Tesla Motors’ shareholders gave their approval. In… Read More

Tesla-SolarCity unveiling by Elon Musk

Tesla shareholders OK SolarCity deal: ‘Your faith will be rewarded,’ Elon Musk says

Tesla’s shareholders overwhelmingly approved a merger with SolarCity today, opening the way for consummating the marriage of the electric-car company… Read More

Elon Musk

Elon Musk holds forth on SolarCity, Tesla, SpaceX … and Donald Trump

Today Elon Musk laid out his views on electricity-generating solar roofs, the Tesla-SolarCity merger, SpaceX’s return to flight and artificial intelligence… Read More

Tesla autonomy

Fully autonomous driving? Elon Musk promises Tesla’s cars will make it so

Billionaire Elon Musk doubled down on Tesla Motors’ autonomous driving features today, saying that every vehicle produced from now on… Read More

Tesla Model 3

Axon engineers another recruiting tactic with Tesla Model 3 giveaway for eligible new hires

Dock the boat. Seattle-based Axon is coming ashore with another tactic aimed at attracting the best possible talent in the ever-challenging… Read More

Tesla Autopilot

Why Tesla’s Autopilot will rely on radar (and the cloud) to make driving safer

Tesla car owners are getting an upgrade to their Autopilot semi-autonomous driving software, but this won’t be your standard software upgrade:… Read More

Elon Musk and Tesla Model 3

Feds approve $2.6 billion Tesla-SolarCity merger, but stock market says ‘meh’

The Federal Trade Commission has given its approval for Tesla Motors’ acquisition of the SolarCity power panel company, saying that… Read More

Solar panel on roof

Elon Musk touts power-generating solar roofs as future SolarCity product

The bad news is that SolarCity, the power-generating company that has Elon Musk as its chairman, is losing money. The… Read More

Tesla and Gigafactory

Tesla and SolarCity boards approve Elon Musk’s $2.6 billion merger deal

The boards of directors for Tesla and SolarCity, two companies that have billionaire Elon Musk as a top executive, have… Read More

Elon Musk’s new Tesla master plan: Self-driving shared cars, a Semi and personal energy utilities

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has just shared his once-secret master plan for the electric-car company, which he now casts as… Read More

Tesla autopilot

Feds investigate crash that killed driver while using Autopilot on Tesla Model S car

Tesla Motors says it’s cooperating with federal authorities in the investigation of the first known traffic death involving a driver… Read More

Elon Musk and Tesla Model 3

Elon Musk and Tesla make $2.8 billion offer for his other company, SolarCity

Tesla Motors, the electric vehicle and battery company headed by Elon Musk, has made a $2.8 billion bid to acquire… Read More

Tesla Model 3

Tesla revs up production plan for Model 3 cars; Elon Musk is sleeping in the factory

Tesla Motors says it will ramp up production of its best-selling Model 3 electric car much more quickly than planned,… Read More

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