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The Cybertruck Embodies Elon Musk, for Better and Worse

A Texas Monthly writer catalogues the many problems, also finds it 'thrilling to drive'

(Newser) - The headline at Texas Monthly refers to the vehicle as "the most polarizing thing on wheels." And not surprisingly, the accompanying article by SC Gwynne (who once covered the auto industry for Time) is about Tesla's Cybertruck. Elon Musk's version of the pickup looks like no...

Trump Transition Team's Latest Ask Would Boost Tesla

Staffers want incoming WH administration to nix reporting rule on car crashes

(Newser) - Tesla stock jumped to an all-time high of $424.77 on Wednesday, beating its November 2021 record of $409.97, reports CNBC . Per Bloomberg , Tesla owner Elon Musk has Donald Trump to thank for that "assist," with a 69% stock surge for the EV manufacturer since the president-elect...

Judge Sticks to Refusal to Allow Unprecedented Pay for Musk

Lawyers' compensation goes from $5B to $345M

(Newser) - A Delaware judge has reaffirmed her ruling that Tesla must revoke Elon Musk's multibillion-dollar pay package. Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick on Monday denied a request by attorneys for Musk and Tesla's corporate directors to vacate her ruling earlier this year requiring the company to rescind the unprecedented...

Tesla Wins the Battle Over EV Charging in the US

Automakers embrace Tesla's tech, which should make it easier for all EV drivers to find charging stations

(Newser) - Something to ponder in holiday traffic: How would an electric car make this trip? That's often the biggest source of anxiety car owners have when deciding whether to go electric, NPR reports. Now, a fundamental industry shift may help ease that anxiety by making lots more charging stations...

Some Drivers Now Embarrassed by Their Teslas

'Anti Elon Tesla Club' bumper stickers reportedly selling like hot cakes

(Newser) - Matt Hiller has been selling stickers denouncing Elon Musk for some time. But he noticed a huge uptick in sales right around the US election. In fact, "the day after the election was the biggest day ever," the Hawaii-based Hiller tells the Guardian . "People saw a billionaire...

3 Killed, 1 Seriously Hurt in Tesla Cybertruck Crash

Speed may have been a factor in single-vehicle California incident

(Newser) - Three people were killed and one seriously injured early Wednesday when a Tesla Cybertruck crashed and caught fire in Northern California, officials said. Piedmont Police Chief Jeremy Bowers said speed was likely a factor in the single-vehicle collision, but he added that authorities would continue to investigate the circumstances of...

Analysis: Tesla Leads Market in Fatal Accidents

Drivers could be the problem, report concedes

(Newser) - Other reviews of the data have reached conflicting conclusions, but a new analysis shows that Tesla vehicles are involved in fatal accidents at a higher rate than any other make. The automotive search engine iSeeCars looked at statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System,...

On X, a Verbal Battle of the Billionaires

Elon Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos poke at each other over Trump election win

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos doesn't post much on X, but he emerged on Thursday morning to hit back at fellow billionaire Elon Musk, who made an allegation about the Amazon founder that he roundly refutes. "Just learned tonight at Mar-a-Lago that Jeff Bezos was telling everyone that @realDonaldTrump would lose...

'Tesla Bot' Action Figure Sells Out Quickly

The 7-inch-tall toy is a mini version of the full-size Tesla Bot humanoid helper that Musk has promised

(Newser) - We haven't had much word of late on the "Tesla Bot" humanoid helpers that Elon Musk promised were coming a few years back—until now, in mini form. A 7-inch-tall action figure based on the concept showed up for sale over the weekend on Tesla's site , but...

Cybertruck Now Averages a Recall Every 2 Months

Defective drive inverters will need replacing in vehicle's 6th recall in a year

(Newser) - If you own a Cybertruck, you probably saw this coming. Tesla has announced the sixth recall in a year for the pricey Cybertruck, this time over defective drive inverters. Some 2,431 vehicles are affected, the National Highway Traffic Administration said Wednesday. Unlike the last recall, in which an over-the-air...

Elon Musk Is Now the $300B Man
Elon Musk
Is Now the
$300B Man
Nov 8, 2024 1:18 PM CST

Elon Musk Is Now the $300B Man

Tesla stocks soar in the wake of Donald Trump's win, sending the company's valuation to over $1T

(Newser) - Meet the $300 billion man . That would be Elon Musk, according to Forbes , which reports that Tesla racked up big bucks from Donald Trump's election win, with the company's market value surpassing $1 trillion on Friday for the first time since April 2022, per YCharts . The 53-year-old billionaire...

Trump Media, Tesla, Bitcoin Are Surging
Stock Market Surges
Amid Trump Win
Nov 6, 2024 6:05 AM CST

Stock Market Surges Amid Trump Win

His promise of low corporate tax rates boosts investor confidence

(Newser) - The dollar spiked, bitcoin hit a record high, and US stock futures soared early Wednesday at the prospect of another Donald Trump presidency and a possible red sweep of Congress. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 1,254 points, or about 2.9%. The last time the Dow...

Elon Musk Just Got Sued Over His Robotaxi Rollout

Producer of Blade Runner 2049 says Tesla used AI imagery similar to the film

(Newser) - The production company behind Blade Runner 2049 has sued Elon Musk over the recent rollout of Tesla's new self-driving Robotaxi . Alcon Entertainment says it rejected a request from Musk to use imagery from the 2017 movie at the vehicle's launch party, reports the New York Times . "He...

After Fatal Crash, Feds Are Investigating Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving'

Arizona pedestrian was killed in low-visibility conditions

(Newser) - The US government's road safety agency is again investigating Tesla's "Full Self-Driving" system, this time after getting reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one that killed a pedestrian. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents that it opened the probe on Thursday, with the...

I, Robot Director: 'Hey Elon, Can I Have My Designs Back Please'

Filmmakers slam 'utter lack of creativity'

(Newser) - Elon Musk unveiled the Robotaxi, the Robovan, and humanoid robots at the "We, Robot" showcase last week —and it wasn't just the name that seemed very familiar to I, Robot director Alex Proyas. In a post on X , Proyas shared an image of vehicles and robots from...

Tesla's Latest: 'Fall Asleep and Wake Up at Your Destination'

So says Elon Musk as 'robotaxi' is unveiled in Hollywood

(Newser) - It doesn't have a steering wheel or pedals, but Elon Musk has "staked Tesla's future" on his company's new Cybercab, unveiled Thursday evening at a Warner Bros. studio in Hollywood. The company's CEO vowed that the self-driving two-seater "robotaxi," which the New York ...

It's the 5th Cybertruck Recall in 11 Months

More than 27K vehicles affected by rearview camera delay

(Newser) - Tesla is recalling more than 27,000 Cybertrucks because the rearview camera image may not activate immediately after shifting into reverse, the fifth recall for the vehicle since it went on sale late last year, per the AP . Tesla has released a free software upgrade to address the issue and...

Thieves Take a Pass on EVs
Thieves Take a Pass on EVs
Sep 28, 2024 10:00 AM CDT

Thieves Take a Pass on EVs

Of 6 least-stolen types of vehicles cited in new stats, 4 are electric

(Newser) - If you own a Tesla, you might be concerned about the car's battery catching on fire , your hood popping open , or the self-driving mode going awry —but you likely don't have to worry about it getting stolen. More than 1 million vehicles were swiped in the US...

In Germany, Tesla Bosses Visit Homes of Workers Out Sick

Factory director says company wants to appeal to their work ethic

(Newser) - Germany's most powerful union is clashing with Tesla over the automaker's decision to send bosses to check up on workers who reported being sick. In recent weeks, managers have visited the homes of around two dozen workers on sick leave from Tesla's gigafactory around 10 miles east...

After Tesla Semi Crash, It Took 50K Gallons of Water to Douse the Flames

NTSB is out with a preliminary report on August incident

(Newser) - California firefighters had to douse a flaming battery in a Tesla Semi with about 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish flames after a crash, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. In addition to the huge amount of water, firefighters used an aircraft to drop fire retardant on the...

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