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Tesla showrooms in Shanghai to reopen after restrictions lift on June 1

Tesla showrooms and other Shanghai businesses are expected to reopen and resume work after the city’s new rules take effect…

Rivian battery pack fire reported at Normal Plant 

On Saturday, May 28, at around 10:38 am, the Normal Fire Department responded to fire at Rivian's manufacturing plant. A…

Tesla’s navigation taps into detailed weather data for extra-precise energy usage estimates

Tesla recently rolled out an update to its vehicles’ navigation system that makes energy consumption calculations incredibly accurate. The update…

Elon Musk’s Twitter stock purchase catches the SEC’s attention

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's Twitter stock purchase has caught the attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The agency sent…

SpaceX joins Tesla in accepting Dogecoin for merchandise

Elon Musk said his aerospace company SpaceX will soon accept Dogecoin as a payment option for merchandise, joining Tesla, which…

CATL to supply BMW with cylindrical cells for EVs starting in 2025

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co (CATL) said it would begin supplying German automaker BMW with cylindrical battery cells for its next…

Rivian makes executive changes to overcome ‘extremely challenging’ production ramp

Rivian is making changes to its leadership team, parting ways with its Vice President of Manufacturing engineering as it continues…

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet gets approval in the Philippines

Elon Musk’s Starlink has been approved in the Philippines. The satellite internet service is expected to provide high-speed, reliable internet…

Lucid Motors reassigns executive in charge of vehicle build quality

Lucid Motors is in the middle of ramping the production of its Air sedan, but things are getting challenging. Amidst…

Tesla, other EV makers, and envt’l groups are lobbying for heavy-duty EV charging

Tesla, together with other EV makers and environmental groups, is asking the Biden administration to invest in the buildout of…

Tesla’s Elon Musk predicts how long recession may last, says some “bankruptcies need to happen”

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has gained more notoriety recently, thanks in part to his political comments and his efforts to…

SpaceX rolls out first new Starship prototype in nine months

For the first time in more than nine months, SpaceX has rolled a new Starship prototype to its Starbase, Texas…

Tesla team visited nickel plants in Indonesia, negotiations still ongoing

Indonesia’s Minister for maritime and investment affairs, Luhut Pandjaitan, tempered claims that Tesla agreed to build a factory in the…

NHTSA “reached out” to Tesla about Model Y fire incident in Canada

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reached out to Tesla and asked for information on the Model Y fire…

Tesla Giga Shanghai sends out fourth shipment of vehicles to Europe [Video]

Tesla Giga Shanghai sent out another shipment of vehicles recently. Tesla China seems eager to reach pre-lockdown operations soon. A…

Americans are ‘very likely’ to buy an EV as their next car now more than ever

J.D. Power's annual U.S. Electric Vehicle Consideration (EVC) Study was released today, and it shows that more Americans said they…

Elon Musk is being sued by Twitter shareholders for stock price manipulation

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is being sued by Twitter shareholders for stock price manipulation, a complaint said as his $44…

Ford F-150 Lightning customer deliveries are beginning

Ford has officially started making deliveries of the F-150 Lightning, with the first unit of the all-electric pickup being delivered…

Elon Musk eliminates margin loan from Twitter deal funding, Tesla stock responds

As CEO Elon Musk showed in a filing with the SEC yesterday that he had pledged an additional $6.25 billion…

Twitter deal price might drop as Tesla’s Elon Musk “knows he’s overpaying:” Jefferies

Jefferies analyst Brent Thill recently noted that Elon Musk's deal to acquire Twitter for $44 billion would likely not be…