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Elon Musk and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer listen during a cabinet meeting in White House on March 24,.

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As Tesla profits plunge 71%, Elon Musk says he'll spend less time on DOGE

Elon Musk says he'll cut back his work with the federal government to one to two days per week. He said demand for Teslas is still strong, despite protests and plunging sales.

April 23, 2025
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  • Camila Domonoske

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  • Technology

5 takeaways about NPR's reporting on the whistleblower report about DOGE at the NLRB

Here's a summary of NPR's findings about the report that a whistleblower filed to Congress about how DOGE violated security protocols and could have removed sensitive labor data.

April 15, 2025
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By:
  • Jenna McLaughlin
Cars on the Tesla assembly line at the Gigafactory Texas facility on April 7, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Teslas sold in the U.S. are all built in the U.S. But presidential advisor Peter Navarro insinuated this week that they weren't as "made in America" as they seem — a claim Elon Musk has pushed back on.

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  • Business

Fact-check: Who's right in the Musk-Navarro feud over Tesla?

President Trump's rival advisors Peter Navarro and Elon Musk are in a war of words over whether Tesla relies on imported parts. Musk has the facts on his side.

April 08, 2025
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
A man holds a sign depicting Elon Musk during a protest against Musk and Tesla on Saturday in Seattle.

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  • Business

Tesla's quarterly sales fall 13%. Experts blame Musk

The disappointing global deliveries of the company's electric car models come as CEO Elon Musk's role as President Trump's cost-cutting czar sparks a backlash among consumers.

April 02, 2025
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Protesters rally against Tesla CEO Elon Musk outside a Tesla store in San Francisco on Saturday.

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  • Politics

Expert says Tesla's best way to rebuild its brand is to ditch Musk

The Tesla brand is in trouble, according to branding consultant Allen Adamson, who says the car company is facing headwinds due to a lack of innovation and the political activity of CEO Elon Musk.

March 31, 2025
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By:
  • A Martínez
Demonstrators rally against Tesla CEO Elon Musk during a "Tesla Takedown" protest outside a Tesla store in New York City on Saturday.

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  • National

From Seattle to Miami, anti-Musk protesters gather at hundreds of Tesla locations

At a rally in Los Angeles, 65-year-old Phil Ansell said he wanted to participate because "I want to do everything possible to protect democracy in this country."

March 30, 2025
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  • Emma Bowman
Elon Musk at a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 24, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

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  • Business

Trump's new tariffs on imported cars could have a clear winner: Tesla

President Trump's newly announced 25% import tariffs on foreign cars will increase vehicle prices by thousands of dollars, experts say, but Tesla is likely to fare better than other carmakers.

March 27, 2025
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
An investigator looks over the scene at a Tesla Collision Center after a person used incendiary devices to set several vehicles on fire on Tuesday in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said that five Teslas were damaged and believe that the suspect fired three rounds from a firearm at the vehicles and spray painted the word "RESIST" on the entrance.

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  • National

3 people face federal charges for Tesla attacks. Are such acts domestic terrorism?

Attorney General Pamela Bondi says the accused are part of a "wave of domestic terrorism." Experts say this is a common stance of the federal government and can be used to seek stiffer penalties.

March 20, 2025
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Protesters rally outside a Tesla store in Boston on March 1 against the company's CEO, Elon Musk, who is leading an effort to cut government jobs on behalf of President Trump.

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  • Technology

A Tesla protester targeted by Elon Musk speaks out: 'I have to protect myself'

"When one of the most powerful, if not the most powerful person in the world is saying you've committed a crime, it doesn't matter what the truth is," says Valerie Costa, an anti-Tesla protester.

March 17, 2025
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  • Bobby Allyn
President Trump, accompanied by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his son X Æ A-Xii, speaks next to a line of Tesla vehicles on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday. Trump said he would purchase a Tesla vehicle in what he calls a "show of confidence and support" for Musk. But while Musk is very popular among Republicans, Democrats remain more interested in purchasing electric vehicles.

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  • Business

Elon Musk is winning Republican fans. Can Tesla win them over, too?

Tesla is gaining traction among conservative buyers, while it loses support among liberals. But are there enough Republican EV shoppers to make up the difference?

March 13, 2025
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  • Camila Domonoske
Visitors look over a 2024 Cybertruck in the Tesla display at the Electrify Expo, last July.

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  • Politics

Top Democrats ask Rubio for answers on now-canceled $400 million Tesla plan

A letter from two House Democrats presses Rubio for details about who approved an effort to try to use hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money on armored electric vehicles from Tesla.

March 07, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Clouds loom over Tesla's gigafactory near Berlin, in November 2024. Data released this week by a European trade group shows that new Tesla registrations in January 2025 have dropped sharply, compared to January of last year.

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  • Business

Data show Tesla sales declined sharply in Europe

New data out this week shows a sharp decline in Tesla sales in Europe. The company is facing multiple headwinds — including consumer pushback to CEO Elon Musk's political pivot to the right.

February 27, 2025
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
A Tesla Cybertruck at a Tesla dealership on Dec. 20 in Corte Madera, California. A State Department procurement document suggested the Trump administration planned to buy $400 million worth of Tesla vehicles to transport diplomats. The administration now says no such purchase is planned.

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  • Technology

A new document undercuts Trump admin's denials about $400 million Tesla deal

The State Department claimed a plan to buy thousands of armored Teslas was left over from the Biden administration. A document obtained by NPR shows the Biden plan was far smaller.

February 24, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Elon Musk attends a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13. A federal judge this week ruled that Musk's $50 billion pay package from Tesla cannot be reinstated.

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  • Business

Elon Musk's more than $50 billion pay deal at Tesla was rejected again. Here is why

A judge in Delaware has for the second time struck down a compensation package for Elon Musk after a Tesla shareholder filed suit.

December 03, 2024
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  • Chandelis Duster
A Tesla charges at a Tesla Supercharger in Petaluma, Calif., in May. Tesla's Supercharger network has more than 30,000 fast-charging ports — more than half of all the EV fast chargers available in the United States. Until recently, they were only open to Tesla drivers, but that's changing.

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  • Business

Tesla won the plug war. Enter the age of the EV charging adapter

The auto industry is embracing Tesla's charging technology in order to share its vast Supercharger network. This is going to be a slow transition — expect to see a lot of adapters.

November 22, 2024
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  • Camila Domonoske
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