Tesla
Tesla must make viable case to sell directly in Michigan, governor says
Wed, 28, Sep 2016Tesla Motors has yet to make a case for selling cars directly to Michigan consumers, according to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder. In 2014, Snyder signed a bill explicitly banning the direct sale of vehicles to consumers. Despite the law, Tesla applied for a dealership license in Michigan but was denied on Sept. 15.
Musk urges Tesla to adhere to 'no discount policy' for sales
Thu, 29, Sep 2016Elon Musk, responding to concerns that Tesla Motors was straying from a long-held policy against discounting its cars, urged in an e-mail to employees that they adhere to a sales approach he called “fundamental to our integrity.”
Elon Musk outlines Mars colonization plan
Wed, 28, Sep 2016SpaceX is developing a massive rocket and capsule to transport large numbers of people and cargo to Mars with the ultimate goal of colonizing the planet, company chief and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday.
2016 PARIS AUTO SHOW
Sun, 25, Sep 2016Germany's automakers will use the Paris auto show to highlight their latest battery technologies as they seek to recapture ground from Tesla.
Tesla, Hoerbiger settle in court over falcon wing doors
Mon, 26, Sep 2016Tesla and the U.S. subsidiary of Swiss auto supplier Hoerbiger agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the EV maker over problems with a proposed hydraulics system for the luxury Model X's "falcon wing" doors, court records show.
Can Chevy capitalize on Bolt's head start?
Mon, 26, Sep 2016General Motors is on the verge of beating Wall Street's automotive darling, Tesla, to market with the first 200-mile electric vehicle for less than $40,000.
Austria brothers aim to help BMW, VW, others tackle Tesla
Sun, 25, Sep 2016Auto executives from BMW, VW and McLaren are seeking advice from three Austrian brothers who are designing electric cars they say can go faster and further than anything made by Tesla.
Detroit 3 to skip step en route to autonomy
Mon, 26, Sep 2016Detroit 3 technology chiefs say their companies plan to skip a major step on the path to autonomous vehicles.
Autopilot upgrade aims beyond driver safety
Mon, 26, Sep 2016Tesla Motors' most recent Autopilot upgrade does a better job of reminding drivers that it doesn't put the car in self-driving mode and that it's actually more of a next-level cruise-control setting.
Tesla cranks up pressure to end ban on direct auto sales
Fri, 23, Sep 2016Tesla Motors is cranking up the pressure to sell electric cars directly to customers, after filing its first federal lawsuit over the practice on the home turf of General Motors and Ford. Tesla on Thursday sued the State of Michigan to overturn its ban on direct sales by auto manufacturers.
Tesla sues Michigan in U.S. court over direct sales ban
Thu, 22, Sep 2016Tesla Motors is suing the State of Michigan in federal court over its law banning the direct sales of vehicles to consumers. The law, which the automaker calls the “Anti-Tesla amendment” in the suit, was cited in the rejection of the electric-vehicle maker's application for a state dealership license earlier this month.
