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Elon Musk closing in on $1.4 billion ‘bonus’ for achieving Tesla goals

In 2012, Tesla entered into an agreement with CEO Elon Musk that specified 20 separate performance benchmarks to be satisfied…

Does Elon Musk hold the moral high ground in the commercial space race? Jeff Bezos might disagree.

In the minds of technology-aware people around the globe, Elon Musk holds unique positions in the world of commercial spaceflight:…

Tesla fires back at new class-action suit that alleges “inoperative standard safety features” on Autopilot 2.0 cars

Tesla has been transparent about its Enhanced Autopilot software which the company said would roll out incrementally over time, but…

Lucid ultra-luxury Air reveals how it reimagined the use of space [Video]

Silicon Valley-based electric car start up Lucid Motors has been working hard at perfecting its ultra-luxury 'Air' sedan which is…

VW prepares to spend first $300M of $2B on EV charging infrastructure project

Volkswagen will designate $300 million by 2019 to establish a network of more than 450 electric vehicle charging stations in…

Apple joins Tesla in approval to test self-driving cars on California streets

Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has received a California permit to test autonomous cars. This action makes transparent Apple's intentions to join…

Tesla Top 5 Week in Review: Competition, Power, and Model 3 Stir the Tesla Brand

This week in the news, we examined the claim that the Dodge Demon may surpass the Tesla Model S P100D…

Helicopter video captures Tesla’s nightmarish parking situation

First it was the company's factory in Fremont, California. Now it is the company headquarters that has employees experiencing parking…

All-electric Lucid Motors ‘Air’ reaches 217 mph in high speed stability test

Making a grand entrance at the 117th-annual New York International Auto Show today is electric car startup Lucid Motors. The California-based maker of…

Investor group urges Tesla to seek board members independent of Elon Musk

Five institutional investors, including the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (Calstrs), the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds,  and CtW…

Tesla’s value is based on a vision of a better tomorrow

On Monday, April 10, 2017, Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares closed at $312.39, surpassing the stalwart General Motors Corporation (NYSE:…

Tesla partner Panasonic says 30% energy density increase in lithium-ion batteries possible

The market for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is expected to exceed $33 billion by 2019 and $26 billion by 2023, according…

Tesla Top 5 Week in Review: Utah Bans Tesla Sales, Controversy Over Drivers Data, Model 3 Sensors, and More

What a week it was for Tesla! Reaching all-time trading highs was certainly an achievement to celebrate. So, too, was…

Here’s what Tesla Model 3 buyers are willing to spend by country

Ben Sullins of the popular Teslanomics YouTube channel analyzed data submitted by 8,000 Model 3 reservation holders and found that the…

Tesla out ranked by 10 other automakers in autonomous driving tech, says Navigant research

This isn't a belated April Fools joke A new Navigant Research Leaderboard Report on automated driving says Hyundai and ten other companies,…

Tesla closing in on GM, becomes #2 US automaker as stock nears $300

Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) shares charged to an all-time intraday record of $294.15 Monday, catapulting the company above Ford Motor Co. to become…

Tesla delivers a record 25,000 Model S, X in Q1 2017, 69% increase over Q1 2016

Tesla has announced that they delivered just over 25,000 Model S and Model X vehicles in the first quarter of 2017.…

Tesla launches Model S, X in Jordan, government commits to sustainable transport

Just six weeks after Tesla began selling its cars in the United Arab Emirates, the Silicon Valley-based electric car maker has…

How to use Tesla’s Sketch Pad Easter egg: draw via touchscreen

The highly anticipated Tesla firmware version 8.1 came bundled with an easter egg that unlocks a 'sketch pad' feature on the…

First look at Tesla Autopilot 2.0 under v8.1 driving 80 mph on its own

We reported earlier today that Tesla began to roll out the highly anticipated software 8.1 to Model S and Model…