Tesla has lowered the starting price of its Model Y by $ 3,000 just four months after the battery-electric SUV started deliveries. The starting price for the Model Y Long Range is now $ 49,990, down from $ 52,990 when…
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What if the Tesla Roadster used rockets for acceleration?
When the second-generation Tesla Roadster was unveiled in 2017, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric sports car would do 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds. Shortly after the reveal, Musk upped the ante by hyping the idea that Tesla could…
Tesla strikes deal to buy cobalt from Glencore, report says
Tesla Inc. will buy cobalt from from Glencore Plc, the world’s biggest miner of the metal, as the automaker looks to avoid a future supply squeeze on the key battery metal, a person familiar with the matter said. The contract will…
Stunning Hyundai Prophecy concept to spawn Tesla Model 3 rival
The Hyundai Prophecy concept will spawn a production electric car, Hyundai design boss SangYup Lee said in an interview with Autocar published Thursday. That could give Hyundai a rival to the Tesla Model 3 and upcoming BMW i4. A production…
Tesla looks to rev up production of Semi truck; shares surge past $1,000
SHANGHAI — Tesla Inc.’s stock jumped above $ 1,000 a share on Wednesday after CEO Elon Musk told his staff it was time to bring the Tesla Semi commercial truck to “volume production.” Musk, in an email seen by Reuters…
Tesla offers plant workers unpaid leave until May 31
Tesla Inc. will give workers at its U.S. car and battery plants the ability to take unpaid leave through the end of the month if they’re wary of returning to work, according to an internal memo. The electric-vehicle maker announced…