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News Articles: Tesla

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pictured as he attends the start of production at Tesla's "Gigafactory" in Gruenheide, southeast of Berlin in Germany. on March 22, 2022. Tesla held an investor day on Wednesday. It did not reveal a new vehicle, but it unveiled some of its big-picture ideas on climate change.

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Tesla has a new master plan. It's not a new car — just big thoughts on planet Earth

Musk's new "master plan" for Tesla didn't reveal any new vehicle models. Instead he presented a big-picture case for climate action, followed by smaller examples of innovations and cost-cutting.

March 02, 2023
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  • Camila Domonoske
Fire officials said the Tesla driver was killed and a passenger was critically injured Saturday when the car plowed into the firetruck parked on a Northern California freeway.

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  • National

A Tesla driver was killed after smashing into a firetruck on a California highway

It's unclear if the Model S was operating on autopilot and if the driver was intoxicated.

February 20, 2023
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By:
  • Roshan Fernandez
Tesla cars are loaded onto carriers at the automaker's plant in Fremont, Calif., on May 13, 2020. The company is recalling nearly 363,000 vehicles with its "Full Self-Driving" system.

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  • Business

Tesla recalls nearly 363,000 cars with 'Full Self-Driving' to fix flaws in behavior

Tesla is recalling the vehicles to fix problems with the way the "Full Self-Driving" system behaves around intersections and following posted speed limits. The fix will come in a software update.

February 16, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Elon Musk, center, leaves a federal courthouse in San Francisco on Feb. 3. A high-profile trial focused on a 2018 tweet about the financing for a Tesla buyout that never happened drew a surprise spectator for Friday's final arguments — Elon Musk, the billionaire who is being accused of misleading investors with his usage of the Twitter service he now owns.

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  • Business

A jury clears Elon Musk of wrongdoing related to 2018 Tesla tweets

The verdict by the nine jurors was reached after less than two hours of deliberation following a three-week trial and represents a major vindication for Musk.

February 04, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
A Tesla car is displayed at a showroom and service center for the auto maker in Amsterdam on Oct. 23, 2019. Tesla recently cut prices across the board, a move with big potential ramifications for the automaker as well as for the industry.

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  • Business

Tesla slashed its prices across the board. We're now starting to see the consequences

Tesla's recent price cuts continue to reverberate, forcing Ford to follow suit while leaving Tesla owners feeling aggrieved. Here's how the move by the market leader has shaken the car industry.

February 02, 2023
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  • Camila Domonoske
Emergency personnel respond to a vehicle over the side of Highway 1 on Jan. 1, 2023, in California's San Mateo County. The driver who plunged off the treacherous cliff, seriously injuring himself, his wife and their two young children, has been charged with attempted murder.

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  • Law

The driver of a car that plunged off a California cliff charged with attempted murder

The driver of a car that plunged off a treacherous cliff in northern California, seriously injuring himself, his wife and their two young children, was charged with attempted murder.

January 31, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
In this courtroom sketch, Elon Musk, left, with shareholder attorney Nicholas Porritt, appears in federal court in San Francisco on Friday.

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  • Business

Elon Musk takes the witness stand to defend his Tesla buyout tweets

Two tweets in 2018 led to a class-action lawsuit alleging Musk misled investors, pulling him into court for about a half hour to deliver sworn testimony in front of a nine-person jury.

January 21, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, pictured here at a German factory in March 2022, faces a trial this week over his series of 2018 tweets teasing a Tesla buyout that never materialized.

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  • Business

Here's what's at stake in Elon Musk's Tesla tweet trial

In 2018, Musk tweeted he had secured enough funding to take Tesla private, but a deal never materialized. A trial over the risk he brought to shareholders could further tarnish the CEO's reputation.

January 17, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Tesla shares have dropped over the past year, partly because investors worry that CEO Elon Musk is too distracted with his takeover of Twitter.

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Tesla's stock lost over $700 billion in value. Elon Musk's Twitter deal didn't help

The transformational automaker's market cap has dropped by a staggering amount over the past year. Blame new competition, sales that fell short of a lofty target — and a distracted CEO.

January 06, 2023
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  • Camila Domonoske
Local activist and politician Thomas Loeb, 55, in front of the Tesla factory in Gruenheide on Oct. 26. Loeb is concerned that the factory poses a risk to the groundwater, forest and wildlife around it, and that Tesla has not been transparent about its manufacturing processes and developments.

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  • Technology

Tesla's first European factory needs more water to expand. Drought stands in its way

The manufacturing plant is in the east German state of Brandenburg, one of the most water-scarce regions of the country. Residents fear an expansion would lead to a water shortage.

November 03, 2022
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  • Bobby Allyn
Designs of the flying car prototype, made available from Xpeng, show it flying over the The Alps.

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  • Technology

Chinese Tesla competitor unveils plans for flying car

Xpeng shared designs of the first full-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVToL) flying car on Oct. 24.

November 03, 2022
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  • Giulia Heyward
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is about to seal the deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion.

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  • Technology

From Tesla to SpaceX, what Elon Musk touches turns to gold. Twitter may be different

Elon Musk brought a sink into Twitter headquarters on Wednesday, in anticipation of owning the social media company by the end of the week.

October 27, 2022
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  • Raquel Maria Dillon
Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the opening of Tesla factory Berlin-Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany on March 22.

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  • Business

Tesla bounces back after a production slowdown

Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks to quell investors' fears of slowing demand as inflation puts a strain on the auto industry.

October 19, 2022
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  • Mary Yang
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  • Business

Over 1 million Teslas are recalled because the windows can pinch fingers

The automatic window reversal system may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction, a violation of federal safety standards. An online software update will fix the problem, Tesla says.

September 22, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Tesla has pulled back from its $1.5 billion investment in Bitcoin, which it announced in early 2021. Here, a Bitcoin ATM is seen last year inside a New York City store.

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  • Business

Tesla cashes out $936 million in Bitcoin, after a year of crypto turbulence

Tesla aggressively embraced Bitcoin in 2021, investing $1.5 billion in the currency. But it now says its profitability was affected by "Bitcoin impairment."

July 21, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
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