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Elon Musk Says 'If I Die Under Mysterious Circumstances, Nice Knowing You'

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk on May 8, 2022, posted a seemingly sarcastic tweet about his possible death under mysterious events after sharing an alleged note by Russian space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin that me

Elon Musk's Giga Texas Worries May Ease As Tesla Factory Said To Significantly Ramp Up Output

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been able to ramp up production at Giga Texas to thousands of units per week, Electrek reported&nbs

Tesla, Nio To See China Bounceback? Data Shows June NEV Sales Likely Hit Record High

China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) retail sales are expected to reach a record high in June as key automakers emerge from intensive COVID-19 curbs, CnEVpost reported, citing the China Passenger Car A

Spirit Airlines Defers Key Shareholder Vote On Frontier Deal Again

Spirit Airlines Inc (NYSE: SAVE) on Wednesday postponed a key shareholder vote on a proposed deal with Frontier Group Holding Inc (NASDAQ: ULCC) until next week.

Tesla Gets Called Out Along With Oil Giant Aramco By Big Investors Over Green Footprint Reporting

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is among a list of companies that have been criticized by some big institutional investors for failing to disclose their environmental footprints through global reporting standards, Bloomberg News

Tesla Bear Michael Burry Predicts Divided Labor Market Amid Inflation, Worker Crunch Woes

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) bear Michael Burry said on Tuesday he anticipates a divided labor market developing at a time when companies are struggling with inflation and worker shortages.

Cathie Wood Snaps Up $1M More Of This Self-driving Truck Startup On The Dip

Cathie Wood-led Ark Investment Management on Tuesday further raised its exposure to self-driving truck startup TuSimple Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: TSP) on the dip, for the fifth time this week.

Tesla Lays Off 200 Workers From California Autopilot Team: Report

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has laid off 200 salaried and contract workers from its Autopilot team in California, Bloomberg News

Cathie Wood Loads Up Another $1M In This Self-Driving Truck Startup On The Dip

Cathie Wood-led Ark Investment Management on Monday scooped up more shares of TuSimple Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: TSP), its fourth buy in the self-driving truck startup this month.

Volkswagen Unveils 1st Electric Mid-Size Sedan To Take On Tesla In China, Europe Next Year

Volkswagen Group (OTC: VWAGY) on Monday unveiled the first electric mid-size sedan it plans to start selling in China and Europe in the second half of next year.

Video: GMC Hummer EV's 'Extract Mode' Lifts Supertruck To New Heights

General Motors Co (NYSE: GM) is equipping its GMC Hummer electric vehicles with a feature that can help lift the vehicle by nearly 16 inches from the ground when required.

Tesla To Face New Trial In Race-Bias Lawsuit After Ex-Worker Rejects $15M Payout

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) will face a new trial related to the damages that it owes to a Black former factory worker after he turned down a $15 million award in a race discrimination lawsuit, Reuters

Ford To Recall 2,900 F-150 Lightning Trucks Just A Month After Starting Deliveries: What's The Issue?

Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) will recall about 2,900 F-150 Lightning trucks just a month after the legacy automaker started delivering them, Reuters reported on Monday,

Oil Giant Exxon Thinks Every New Passenger Car Sold Will Be Electric By 2040

Oil major Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE: XOM) is predicting every new passenger car sold globally by 2040 will be an electric vehicle, CNBC reported, citing CEO Darre

Why Tesla Is Canceling Some Model Y Deliveries In Germany

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has canceled or delayed deliveries of the Model Y Performance variant for reservation holders in Germany due to defects in some vehicles, Teslarati

EVs For ICE: How Tesla Is Drawing More China Buyers Into Greener Side

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has launched a trade-in campaign in China to encourage more traditional, gas-powered engine car owners to switch over to its electric cars amid growing demand and competition, CnEVpost

Vladimir Putin To Travel Outside Russia For 1st Time Since Ukraine Invasion Began: Report

Russian President Vladimir Putin will make his first trip abroad since ordering the invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported on Sunday, citing the Russian state television.

Tesla, GM, Ford EV Price Hikes Loftier Than For Gas Cars: Here's The Average Price Gap

U.S. customers had to pay 22% more last month to buy electric cars amid growing demand and supply woes for EV makers, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.