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Japanese Automakers Honda, Nissan Start Merger Talks: Mitsubishi Motors Considers Joining

Japanese automakers Honda Motor and Nissan Motor have started talks for a potential merger, the two companies said on Monday.

Tesla Analyst Estimates Vehicle Owners Can Make $40,000 A Year By Renting EVs To Robotaxi Fleet That Elon Musk Likened To A Combination Of Airbnb And Uber, But Will It Take Off?

The Future Fund Managing Partner Gary Black on Sunday said that a majority of Tesla car owners will likely not want to put their cars into the company's robotaxi fleet.

Tesla Deliveries At Risk If $7,500 EV Tax Credit Ends, Researcher Warns Despite CEO Elon Musk Claiming Otherwise

Tesla's deliveries would be impacted if the U.S. were to cancel the up to $7,500 tax credit currently available on the purchase of electric vehicles in the country, according to researcher Troy Teslike.

Tesla Exec Bemoans Cost Of Sending Letter To Owners Affected By EV Giant's Recent Recall Of Nearly 700,000 Vehicles

Tesla executive Sendil Palani on Sunday bemoaned the cost of sending letters to customers whose vehicles were affected by the recent recall issued by the company.

Tesla EU Registrations Plunge 41% In November, Casting Shadow On Q4 Target Of Over 500,000 EV Deliveries

Tesla's new vehicle registrations in the EU are continuing to drop, threatening the company's global EV delivery target for the year.

Astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore's Return From ISS Further Delayed: Now Expected No Earlier Than Late March

NASA on Tuesday said that it has further delayed the return of astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore back to Earth from the International Space Station to at least late March 2025, prolonging their stay at the station for over nine months.

Tesla Says Powerwall Owners Generated 4.5 TWh Of Solar Energy This Year Amid Energy Segment Revenue Boom

Tesla said on Wednesday that the owners of its Powerwall home battery around the globe generated 4.5 TWh of solar energy this year.

EV Battery Maker CATL Eyes 2nd Listing In Hong Kong To Raise $5 Billion Or More: Report

Chinese electric vehicle battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. or CATL is reportedly considering a second listing in Hong Kong.

EPA Greenlights California's Plan To Ban Sale Of New Gas Cars By 2025

Waymo Completes 4 Million Autonomous Rides In Key US Metropolitan Areas In 2024 Ahead Of Tokyo Launch

Alphabet's autonomous driving unit Waymo said on Wednesday that the company served over 4 million fully autonomous rides in 2024, taking the total number of rides to over 5 million.

EPA Greenlights California's Plan To Ban Sale Of New Gas Cars By 2025

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday gave California the green light to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered light-duty vehicles by 2035.

Chinese Giant CATL Co-Develops 10 EV Models With Battery Swap Technology: Report

EV battery supplier CATL has reportedly co-developed 10 new electric vehicle models with automakers that use swappable batteries.

Tesla Design Chief Says EV Giant Was Looking To Create 'Future Version' Of NYC's Yellow Cabs With Gold Cybercab: 'It Feels Right'

Tesla's head of design Franz von Holzhausen explained the choice of gold paint on the company's recently debuted 2-seater robotaxi model called Cybercab, terming it an attempt to create a future version of a New York City yellow cab.

SpaceX Completes 3 Launches In 24 Hours As It Chases Annual Launch Target

Elon Musk's rocket manufacturing company SpaceX completed three Falcon 9 missions in under 24 hours on Tuesday as it gears up to meet its own launch targets for the year.

SpaceX Wanted To Buy Back More Than $500 Million In Common Stock In Latest Insider Share Sale, Says Elon Musk

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wanted to buy back $500 million in stock but had to allow new investors in. Valued at $350 billion, SpaceX is a top private startup.

Tesla Giga Shanghai's First Employee To Leave This Week: Report

Tesla's VP of Manufacturing at Gigafactory Shanghai, Song Gang, is reportedly leaving the company this week. Fei Wenjin will take over his responsibilities.

SpaceX Lost Ground Control On Dragon Spacecraft During Polaris Dawn Mission Due To Power Outage At California Facility: Report

SpaceX Lost Ground Control On Dragon Spacecraft During Polaris Dawn Mission Due To Power Outage At California Facility: Report

SpaceX lost ground control for an hour during Polaris Dawn mission in September. Outage caused by power surge but astronauts safely completed first-ever private spacewalk.

Elon Musk Hopes TSLA Stock Will Reach $690 As Analysts Raise Price Target Despite Technical Indicators Flashing Warning Signals

Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk on Monday said that the company's stock will touch $690.42 in the future, without specifying a timeline.

Stellantis' Dodge Throws Shade At Tesla, Zoox — Critiques Robotaxis In Latest EV Ad: 'Weak-Looking, Self-Driving Sleep Pods'

Stellantis NV brand Dodge slammed autonomous vehicles as "self-driving sleep pods" in its new advertisement for its first electric vehicle called Charger Daytona.