Tesla

Emergency personnel respond to a vehicle over the side of Highway 1 on Jan. 1, 2023, in California's San Mateo County. The driver who plunged off the treacherous cliff, seriously injuring himself, his wife and their two young children, has been charged with attempted murder.

National

The driver of a car that plunged off a California cliff charged with attempted murder

10:45am January 31, 2023

by The Associated Press

The driver of a car that plunged off a treacherous cliff in northern California, seriously injuring himself, his wife and their two young children, was charged with attempted murder.

In this courtroom sketch, Elon Musk, left, with shareholder attorney Nicholas Porritt, appears in federal court in San Francisco on Friday.

National

Elon Musk takes the witness stand to defend his Tesla buyout tweets

2:12am January 21, 2023

by The Associated Press

Two tweets in 2018 led to a class-action lawsuit alleging Musk misled investors, pulling him into court for about a half hour to deliver sworn testimony in front of a nine-person jury.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, pictured here at a German factory in March 2022, faces a trial this week over his series of 2018 tweets teasing a Tesla buyout that never materialized.

National

Here's what's at stake in Elon Musk's Tesla tweet trial

6:17am January 17, 2023

by Emily Olson

In 2018, Musk tweeted he had secured enough funding to take Tesla private, but a deal never materialized. A trial over the risk he brought to shareholders could further tarnish the CEO's reputation.

Designs of the flying car prototype, made available from Xpeng, show it flying over the The Alps.

World News

Chinese Tesla competitor unveils plans for flying car

10:07am November 03, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

Xpeng shared designs of the first full-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVToL) flying car on Oct. 24.

Local activist and politician Thomas Loeb, 55, in front of the Tesla factory in Gruenheide on Oct. 26. Loeb is concerned that the factory poses a risk to the groundwater, forest and wildlife around it, and that Tesla has not been transparent about its manufacturing processes and developments.

World News

Tesla's first European factory needs more water to expand. Drought stands in its way

6:22am November 03, 2022

by Bobby Allyn

The manufacturing plant is in the east German state of Brandenburg, one of the most water-scarce regions of the country. Residents fear an expansion would lead to a water shortage.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the opening of Tesla factory Berlin-Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany on March 22.

Economy

Tesla bounces back after a production slowdown

9:16pm October 19, 2022

by Mary Yang

Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks to quell investors' fears of slowing demand as inflation puts a strain on the auto industry.

National

Over 1 million Teslas are recalled because the windows can pinch fingers

9:47am September 22, 2022

by The Associated Press

The automatic window reversal system may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction, a violation of federal safety standards. An online software update will fix the problem, Tesla says.

Tesla has pulled back from its $1.5 billion investment in Bitcoin, which it announced in early 2021. Here, a Bitcoin ATM is seen last year inside a New York City store.

Tesla cashes out $936 million in Bitcoin, after a year of crypto turbulence

12:09pm July 21, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Tesla aggressively embraced Bitcoin in 2021, investing $1.5 billion in the currency. But it now says its profitability was affected by "Bitcoin impairment."

Job cuts are rolling in. Here's who is feeling the most pain so far

5:45am June 29, 2022

by David Gura

Tesla, JPMorgan, Netflix, Redfin and Coinbase are among companies that are cutting jobs. While layoffs are contained to the hottest parts of the economy, there's fear they could spread elsewhere.

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A Tesla owner charges his vehicle in April 2021 at a charging station in Topeka, Kan.. Tesla reported 273 crashes involving partially automated driving systems, according to statistics released by U.S. safety regulators on Wednesday.

National

Nearly 400 car crashes in 11 months involved automated tech, companies tell regulators

1:57pm June 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

There were five deaths and six serious injuries in the 392 crashes reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from July 2021 to May 2022. Two-thirds of the crashes involved Teslas.