Stories about: Elon Musk

NHTSA Denies Elon Musk Requested a Tesla Model S Fire Probe

21 Nov 2013, 13:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Earlier this week we brought you news that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating the Tesla Model S over potential fire risks. The announcement came right after ...

Tesla Model S Fires Under NHTSA Investigation

19 Nov 2013, 16:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Tesla Model S all-electric sedan is being investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) over potential fire risks “associated with undercarriage strikes”...

Musk Talks Recent Tesla Fires, Announces Safety Update

19 Nov 2013, 13:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla CEO Elon Musk published a blog post on the company’s website in which he responds to the negative media coverage the Model S has received as result of the three fires and explains how dr...

Accident at Tesla Plant Leaves Three Workers Injured

14 Nov 2013, 10:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Three workers at Tesla’s manufacturing facility in California were injured yesterday following an accident that occurred after a failure in a low pressure aluminum casting press. “Thr...

Tesla to Take on Ford’s F-Series with Electric Pickup Truck

13 Nov 2013, 16:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk revealed that his company is planning to develop an all-electric pickup truck that will rival Ford’s popular F-150 - also known as the best-selling vehicle in the Un...

Tesla Not Recalling Model S, Says Musk

13 Nov 2013, 14:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors is not planning to issue a voluntary recall over the three Model S four-door sedan that caught fire the past five weeks, Elon Musk said today, hinting that the California-based will wai...

Tesla’s Elon Musk Named Most Influential Man of 2013

13 Nov 2013, 09:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors founder and front man Elon Musk was named the “Most Influential Man” of 2013, topping Askmen’s “Top 49 Men” ahead of athlete Jason Collins, actor Bryan Cra...

Elon Musk Drops Details on Tesla Model X

5 Nov 2013, 10:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has unveiled new details about the company’s upcoming Model X crossover. Speaking at a store opening in London, Musk said the new EV will only be offered as all-whee...

Daimler AG Wants More Out of Tesla Motors

31 Oct 2013, 19:54 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / We're guessing everyone knows that Daimler AG infused Tesla Motors with money when they were a bit cash strapped in 2009, and that the Germans now own a 4.3 per cent stake in the electric car c...

Tesla Poaches Apple Vice President Doug Field

25 Oct 2013, 16:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors has hired former Apple vice president Doug Field to be its vice president of Vehicle Programs, the California-based electric car manufacturer revealed earlier this week. Regarded as ...

Tesla Working on Autobahn-tuned Model S

23 Oct 2013, 08:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors is planning to introduce an Autobahn-tuned upgrade for the Model S electric sedans sold in Germany, company CEO Elon Musk revealed earlier this week. Speaking at a Tesla service cen...

Tesla’s Elon Musk Says Hydrogen Cars are “Bullsh*t”

23 Oct 2013, 08:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / As we’ve learned on several occasions in the past, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk is the kind of guy who’s certainly not afraid to speak his mind. Well, he did it again, this time in Germany...

Elon Musk Buys Bond Lotus, Plans to Install Tesla Electric Engine [Videol]

18 Oct 2013, 14:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The fact that Elon Musk has a lot of money should be no secret to anybody. His upstart company's name is on Bloomberg every other day. Fueled by the US innovation policy, demand for their one a...

Tesla to Develop Self-Driving Car Within Three Years

18 Sep 2013, 15:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Electric car automaker Tesla Motors is planning to develop a semi-autonomous vehicle within the next three years, company CEO Elon Musk revealed earlier this week. Speaking to the Financial Times...

Tesla Model S Battery Swap Takes 90 Seconds

21 Jun 2013, 14:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Set to introduce battery swapping for the Tesla Model S before the end of the year, EV automaker Tesla Motors demonstrated that the car’s battery pack can be changed in just 90 seconds. The...

Tesla Stock Breaks $100 Mark

29 May 2013, 09:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Having paid its full Department of Energy loan nine years early, Tesla Motors has recorded yet another growth on the stock market, breaking the $100 mark for the first time and reaching an all-time ...

Tesla Pledges Nissan Leaf Rival

27 May 2013, 15:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With the Model S already enjoying success on the luxury market and the Department of Energy loan paid in full nine years early, Tesla Motors is looking to offer a totally new electric car. Aware ...

Tesla Repays DOE Loan Nine Years Early

23 May 2013, 09:27 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Electric vehicle automaker Tesla Motors announced that it has paid off the entire loan awarded by the Department of Energy (DOE) in 2010. By wiring the final $451.8 million yesterday, Tesla has repa...

Tesla Pondering High-Performance Electric Truck

11 Apr 2013, 09:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk said the company is looking to build a new facility in Texas and could develop an electric pickup truck in the future. “When we do establish a manufacturing plant...

Elon Musk Tweets About "Exciting Announcement", Tesla Shares Rise

26 Mar 2013, 16:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Elon Musk is preparing a "really exciting announcement" about his company next week, the Tesla Motors CEO has revealed on Twitter. "Really exciting Tesla Motors announcement coming...