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Kobe Bryant recounts his time with Elon Musk, “I buy into Elon”

NBA All-star Kobe Bryant has expanded his domain into the world of sports drinks, but instead of being a paid celebrity face...

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Tesla enables ‘Autopark’ on Model 3 after Autopilot calibration period

Early Tesla Model 3 owners are beginning to see the vehicle’s automatic parallel and perpendicular parking feature dubbed as ‘Autopark’ come to...

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Investor's Corner

Tesla is more than a car company, it’s an agent of change [Video]

Famed Apple analyst turned Venture Capitalist, Gene Munster at Loup Ventures, recently attempted to answer Wall Street’s burning question — isn’t Tesla...

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Tesla Model 3 driving impressions: Cruise control, Autopilot indicators, UI layout

Joe Torbati who by now has become arguably more known for his series of Tesla Model 3 videos than being the owner of a...

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Model 3

Is this a Tesla Model 3 Performance version spied testing at the Fremont factory?

A Tesla Model 3 rumored to be a performance version with dual motors was spied testing at the company’s Fremont factory test track....

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Investor's Corner

Tesla Model 3 production issue tied to suppliers, 3,005 cars will be delivered in 2017

Tesla Model 3 manufacturing bottlenecks are linked to suppliers that have failed to meet their delivery time frames, says Oppenheimer & Co....

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News

Tesla updates Model S/X charge port to support China’s charging standard

Tesla has made good on its pledge to support domestic charging standards in China, which arguably has been a barrier to sales for...

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX AMA: Living on Mars, Spaceship Info, Timeline

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk hosted a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) earlier this afternoon and spent several hours drinking whiskey, trolling the...

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Lifestyle

This orange Tesla Model 3 just drove cross-country from CA to NY

A unique orange-colored Tesla Model 3 was spotted driving around the westside of Los Angeles on Thursday, October 12. Tipsters sent us a photo of the Model 3,...

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Tesla owner documents Autopilot 2.0 vs. Autopilot 1.0 behavior, which is better?

When Tesla first announced in October of 2016 that all new Model S and Model X vehicles being produced would be equipped with...

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Model S

Tesla designs their electric vehicles from the ground up; BMW – not so much

One distinct competitive advantage often considered for Tesla is the company’s complete commitment to an electric vehicle future. Their cars don’t sacrifice anything in the design process —...

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Lifestyle

What will it feel like to ride on SpaceX’s BFR? NASA astronaut explains

Former NASA astronaut and International Space Station commander, Leroy Chiao, explains what it might feel like to ride inside SpaceX’s human-transport rocket and travel across the...

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Investor's Corner

The epic battle between Elon Musk and the Tesla haters

In a fascinating article in Institutional Investor, Michelle Celarier writes that Tesla [NASDAQ: TSLA] is: “the biggest short in the U.S. market;...

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SpaceX set to launch its third reused Falcon 9: Two launches in two days

In just a handful of hours, a reused Falcon 9 rocket is expected to lift off from SpaceX’s Florida-based LC-39A launch pad, the second launch...

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Lifestyle

Alta Motors is the Tesla of motorcycles: Race-ready acceleration with energy dense battery packs

California-based electric motorcycle manufacturer, Alta Motors, builds some of the fastest and most advanced, competition-ready electric motorcycles in the world. Founded in 2008...

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SpaceX flawlessly executes its 14th launch, 11th landing of 2017

For the 14th time in 2017, SpaceX has conducted a flawless launch of their Falcon 9 workhorse rocket and the 11th successful...

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US Air Force issues RFP for massive rockets, SpaceX’s BFR could be one of them

The US Air Force has released a Request For Proposal (RFP) that hopes to fund the development of multiple heavy-lift rocket prototypes...

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Energy

Tesla delays Semi-truck event to Nov. 16, shifts focus to Model 3 production bottlenecks

Tesla has delayed the unveiling date for its Semi-truck from Thursday, October 26 to Thursday, November 16. CEO Elon Musk took to twitter...

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GM says Tesla can’t achieve Level 5 self-driving using Autopilot hardware

Director of autonomous vehicle integration for General Motors, Scott Miller, thinks Tesla’s goal to build a self-driving vehicle that meets SAE’s criteria for a...