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Elon Musk’s $5.7B donation in 2021 was given to The Musk Foundation: report

Elon Musk donated $5.7 billion to The Musk Foundation in 2021. Musk did not disclose where the money was allocated…

Volkswagen claims the title of biggest EV charging network in Europe

Volkswagen has announced that it now controls Europe's largest EV charging network with over 400,000 chargers. In a press release…

A new luxury EV IPO from Geely is reportedly in the works

Geely, a Chinese auto group, is reportedly pursuing an initial public offering in the United States for its new luxury…

Tesla ships more Model S, X Plaid to Europe en route to first 1M delivery year

Tesla shipped more Model S and Model X Plaid and Long Range units to Europe yesterday en route to the…

Electric motorcycle manufacturer Energica expands to new markets

An electric motorcycle manufacturer, Energica, will now expand to Japan and Australia thanks to a partnership with Ideanomics. Energica Motors…

EV prices skyrocketed in November, highlighting affordability issue

According to sales data released by Kelly Blue Book today, EV prices were pushed ever-higher in November, likely influenced by…

Rivian shelving Mercedes-Benz JV is a ‘head-scratcher:’ analyst

Rivian's (NASDAQ: RIVN) decision to shelf a joint venture to develop electric vans is a "head-scratcher," one analyst said, as…

Rivian pauses joint venture with Mercedes-Benz to build EV vans

Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) said it would prioritize near-term growth and opportunities to maximize value for the company as it…

GM and LG’s battery joint venture gets its $2.5 billion loan finalized

The US Energy Department has finalized a low-cost loan worth $2.5 billion to a joint venture of General Motors Co…

Tesla approval rating dips into negative territory: survey

Tesla's approval rating among consumers seems to be dropping. The downtrend happened this year amidst CEO Elon Musk's increasingly vocal…

Elon Musk’s jet tracker on Twitter has been shadowbanned, claims owner

Jack Sweeney, the person behind the controversial Twitter account "@ElonJet," which tracks Tesla CEO Elon Musk's private jet, has noted…

Elon Musk’s Twitter auctions over 1K items from San Francisco office

Elon Musk is selling over 1,000 items from Twitter's San Francisco office. The auctioned items range from espresso machines to…

SpaceX launches Japanese lander, NASA cubesat to the Moon

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has successfully launched a privately-developed Japanese Moon lander and a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory cubesat…

Toyota changes up EV strategy to beat industry leaders Tesla & BYD

Toyota Motor Corp is changing its electric vehicle (EV) strategy to compete with industry leaders Tesla and BYD. Toyota will…

Tesla Giga Berlin prepares Model Ys for deliveries

Tesla is preparing for its final delivery quarter of the year, and new drone footage over Gigafactory Berlin shows several…

Tesla Model Y & Model 3 orders in Thailand skyrocket a few days after reservations open

Tesla reservations for its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles have been skyrocketing in Thailand. Tesla has received more than…

Tesla gives Giga TX workers living in Killeen, TX a free ride to and from work

Tesla has begun providing free transportation to and from Gigafactory, Texas, for workers living in Killeen, Texas. This saves employees…

Tesla Model 3 becomes giant chew toy in strange pit bull attack

Among the Tesla attacks that have been reported over the years, this is definitely one of the strangest. As noted…

Tesla’s Midnight Cherry Red paint sampled in Giga Berlin

It seems like Elon Musk was not joking when he commented that the paint options that will be offered at…

Tesla Megapacks help power battery supplier Panasonic’s Kyoto test site

Panasonic has revealed that it is using a test site near Kyoto, Japan, to generate renewable energy for manufacturing. The…