It’s designed to allay fears among potential EV buyers that charging stations are too scarce or that they will have no safe place to wait as their vehicles charge, spending far longer than it takes for a gasoline fill-up
NHTSA also said it has upgraded a 2023 investigation into Tesla steering problems to an engineering analysis, a step closer to a recall
The ruling comes more than five years after a shareholder lawsuit targeted Tesla CEO and directors of the company over a waste of corporate assets and unjust enrichment for Musk
Technology that promised travel at near-supersonic speeds in capsules through vacuum tubes deflates after a decade of projects that did not come together
For the first time in its history, the Asian giant has become the world’s largest exporter of automobiles, overtaking Japan. It is doing so with electric vehicles boosted by state aid and the country’s dominance over battery manufacturing resources
The Chinese company dethroned Texas-based Tesla Inc. as the top seller of electric cars in the last three months of 2023
Full-year sales numbers fell far short of CEO Elon Musk’s prediction of 50% sales growth in most years
Most of the world’s 20 largest fortunes increased thanks to the strong performance of tech companies and rising stock prices
All three stock indexes racked up weeks of gains, but the tech-heavy Nasdaq stands out, rising 43%, its best performance since 2020
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle division of General Motors, fired nine executives after a robotaxi accident; Tesla recalled two million cars due to problems with Autopilot
The slowdown of EVs’ sales has raised concern among automakers that buyer interest is faltering. Some companies are cutting production and scaling down plans for new battery or assembly plants
None of Tesla’s workers anywhere in the world are unionized, raising questions about whether strikes could spread to other parts of Europe where employees commonly have collective bargaining rights
Ford, General Motors and others say they plan to provide adapters to customers whose EVs are now equipped with the CCS technology so they can plug into the Tesla network
The tycoon’s descent into the pit of far-right hoaxes has been crystallized on social media. His identity crisis seems to have been marked by financial interests and personal issues
With the rising price of gasoline due to the war with Russia, these cars are much cheaper to maintain
NHTSA has dispatched investigators to 35 Tesla crashes since 2016 in which the agency suspects the vehicles were running on an automated system. At least 17 people have been killed
It’s the third dead since 2016 in which a Tesla that was using Autopilot ran underneath a crossing tractor-trailer, raising questions about the partially automated system’s safety
A study by Auto Trader reveals which motorists respect the environment the most, depending on the vehicle they drive
Dock workers at Sweden’s four largest ports have stopped the delivery of Tesla vehicles in solidarity with the 130 members of IF Metall who walked out on Oct. 27
The autoworkers’ union made an address to 150,000 employees at 13 manufacturers following its successful strike at Detroit’s Big Three
By June of this year the 12-month growth rate had slowed from 90% to about 50%, and automakers have become increasingly fearful that the pace will weaken further
Lookups for the word ‘authentic’ are routinely heavy on the dictionary company’s site but were boosted to new heights throughout the year
Some electric vehicles on the market can theoretically achieve an 870-mile range in one hour
The Swedish workers are demanding that the carmaker sign a collective bargaining agreement, which most employees in Sweden have
The billionaire and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured the Kfar Azza kibbutz, a rural village that Hamas militants stormed on Oct. 7 in a deadly assault that launched the war
The manufacturer has posted six months of new sales records and is becoming a serious competitor for Elon Musk’s company
Billionaire owner Musk has faced accusations of tolerating antisemitic messages on the platform since purchasing it last year