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Tesla’s stock (TSLA) surged 12% today, one of its best days in a long time, as Elon Musk tries to position Tesla to ride the artificial intelligence wave. more…

Tesla now says that it expects its own 4680 battery cells to become cheaper than those coming from suppliers by the end of the year. more…

Tesla has released a rare update on Cybertruck production – confirming the production of 1,000 Cybertruck in a week. more…

Tesla has updated its timeline for Tesla Semi, its all-electric semi truck, with now a plan to reach volume production in “late 2025.” more…

Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is currently in talks with “one major automaker about licensing Full Self-Driving (FSD)”. more…

Elon Musk announced that Tesla may start selling its Optimus humanoid robot next year. The automaker plans to use the robot in its own factory by the end of the year. more…

Tesla announced that it is changing its product plan to introduce cheaper electric cars to be built on its current production lines. more…

Tesla has teased its upcoming self-driving ride-hailing app, previously called ‘Tesla Network’, that the automaker is positioning as a Uber competitor. more…

Tesla (TSLA) released its financial results and shareholders letter for the first quarter (Q1) 2024 after market close today. We are updating this post with all the details from the financial results, shareholders’ letter, and the conference call later tonight. Refresh for the latest information. more…

A Tesla driver was arrested for vehicular homicide after he ran over a motorcyclist while driving using Autopilot without paying attention. more…

Tesla has officially unveiled and opened orders for the new Model 3 Performance and confirmed a new 0 to 60 mph acceleration in 2.9 seconds. more…

Tesla (TSLA) is about to release Q1 2024 financial results on Tuesday, April 23, after the markets close. As usual, a conference call and Q&A with Tesla’s management are scheduled after the results. Here, we’ll take a look at what both the street and retail investors are expecting for the quarterly results. more…

More than 1 in 5 cars sold globally this year is expected to be electric, with surging demand projected over the next decade, says a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report. more…

Tesla has used a new Texas state law to exempt its Austin gigafactory from Austin’s environmental regulations, as reported by Austin Business Journal. more…

Used car retailer CarMax just released its latest used EV sales data, and while the leaders are the same, their prices aren’t. more…

We get a close look at the new Tesla Model 3 Performance for the first time as it is about to be unveiled. more…

Tesla has fired its entire 40-person “growth content” ad team as part of its recent massive round of layoffs. The ad team had been part of Tesla’s push to increase traditional advertising. more…

Elon Musk was described as a “pigeon CEO”: “he comes, shits all over us, and goes”, said a former Tesla employee. Now, the CEO is signaling a focus on Tesla. more…

Tesla has the lowest maintenance and repair cost of any brand, according to a new study by Consumer Reports. more…

Tesla is once again axing its referral program, which allowed owners to earn prizes by referring new buyers to buy a Tesla. more…

Tesla has dropped the price of the Model Y, Model S and Model X by $2,000 each in the US. Model 3 prices remain the same, as do prices of the newly-released Cybertruck. more…

Tesla’s biggest retail shareholder, Leo Koguan, confirmed that he is voting against Elon Musk’s $55 billion package and the re-election of two board members. more…

Tesla has recalled Cybertruck due to a defective accelerator pedal and in the process, the automaker confirmed having delivered at least 3,800 deliveries. more…

Tesla has leaked some details about its elusive new Model 3 Performance ‘Ludicrous’, which is expected to launch any day. more…

Tesla has launched a new website aimed at convincing shareholders to vote for reinstating Elon Musk’s $55 billion compensation plan. more…

Tesla confirmed that it spent $200,000 to advertise on Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, so far. more…

Tesla has delivered its Tesla Semi, an electric semi truck, to a new customer for a pilot program that has reportedly pushed the electric vehicle “well beyond expectations.” more…

Tesla has filed a proxy with shareholders to ask them to vote for the company to move its state of incorporation to Texas and re-pass Elon Musk’s 2018 CEO massive compensation plan that was rescinded by a Delaware judge earlier this year. more…

Tesla reveals an upcoming big new in-car software update with new and updated user interface, ‘Auto Shift Beta’, native Audible, updated Spotify app, and more. more…

Riding the AI wave, Elon Musk is betting Tesla’s business on its self-driving effort, including Robotaxi, at the cost of other programs critical to its core business. At the same time, the CEO is threatening not to build AI products at Tesla. more…

Tesla Model Y vehicles upfitted into police patrol cars by Unplugged Performance are electrifying Anaheim Police’s patrol fleet. more…

After Tesla’s price cuts pulled a quarter of overall EV prices down in February, higher Model 3 prices increased EV prices in March. more…

While Tesla is conducting broader layoffs, Electrek is learning that heads are rolling at Tesla over specific critical projects at Gigafactory Texas. more…

Electrek can confirm that Tesla indeed put its upcoming ‘$25,000 electric car, sometimes referred to as ‘Model 2’, on the back burner despite what Elon Musk said. The project was codenamed NV9. more…

Tesla’s head of policy and business development, Rohan Patel, has left the automaker and he is the second executive to do so today. more…

Tesla’s top engineering executive, Drew Baglino, has left the automaker in a massive blow to the company’s leadership. more…

Tesla has announced layoffs of “more than 10%” of its global workforce in an internal company-wide email. more…

Tesla announced to Gigafactory Texas employees that it will shorten Cybertruck production shift amid rumors that it is preparing a round of layoffs. more…

Tesla has decided to slash its Full Self-Driving monthly subscription price in half to now $99 a month. This comes after Elon Musk said Tesla would keep increasing Full Self-Driving prices as the system gets better. more…

Tesla has unveiled new Sport Seats for the Model S Plaid to absorb the electric supercar’s insane power better. more…

Tesla has released more details about Powerwall 3, its new generation home energy storage system, and there’s some more good news. more…

Tesla has launched a new trim of the Model Y in some European countries: a new Long Range rear-wheel-drive Model Y. more…

If you or someone in your household owns or leases a Tesla, you can get up to $10,000 off a new 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E lease.  more…

Tesla has revealed some of its humanoid robot technology through filings for several new patents related to its Optimus robot program. more…

Elon Musk is rumored to be going to India this month, which is sparking speculation of an announcement about building a Tesla factory in the country. more…

A teardown of the Tesla Cybertruck showed that the battery pack is somehow half empty, which the chief engineer confirmed,...

Tesla Cybertruck is soon going to get a 20% increase in its fast-charging speed through an over-the-air software update. more…

Tesla’s team of “hardcore lawyers” have decided to settle a lawsuit involving an Autopilot death instead of going to a trial that looked like it was about to get interesting. more…

Oklahoma approved more than $8 million in federal funds for Tesla and two other companies to build DC fast chargers along its interstates. more…

Tesla has revealed that it can now deploy pre-fabricated Superchargers in a game-changing 4 days. Anyone who knows anything about deploying EV fast-charging stations knows just how impressive that is. more…