The businessman and inventor spent a small fortune developing his idea. Then he scrapped it before the first prototype ever hit the road. Here's why.
Elon Musk has reopened Tesla's factory in Fremont, California, pushing back against local public health officials who declined to give the company authorization to resume production.
As with everything, our most important economic lessons come from Bitcoin.
Elon Musk welcomes you to Meltdown May. He is its mascot.
In response to a question about Tesla's liquidity, Musk focused his ire on the stay-at-home orders (which are keeping Tesla's California factory closed).
Ahead of what might be a $750 million payday, Musk paints himself as a defender of American freedom.
Ryan Trahan and his friends compete against each other in giant Jenga with a twist.
Automobile benchmarking company Munro & Associates is well known for having criticized the Tesla Model 3, with founder Sandy Munro calling the car's quality flaws similar to "a Kia in the '90s."
Tesla's EV plants are shuttered due to the coronavirus, but like other automakers, it's retooling its operations to build ventilators.
Since the hatch is incorporated into the rear bumper, it's far more likely to get damaged in a fender bender.
Out of Spec Motoring got its hands on a Tesla Model 3 that had early access software and posted footage of new Autopilot software put to the test.
Jason Fenske looks into the battery-to-wheel efficiency of a Tesla Model 3.
Tesla will continue to keep its Fremont, California factory open for production, because it has had "conflicting guidance from different levels of government" over whether it could operate during a shelter-in-place order.
The Tesla Model Y is exactly what it's supposed to be: a lifted Model 3 with more room.
The battery backup Elon Musk built to win a bet has saved South Australia millions of dollars. It's made of Tesla PowerPacks and helps stabilize the local grid.
General Motors claims it has a new electric car battery that could be a Tesla killer.
The last hurrah for Harrah's says a lot about the changing face of Reno, Nevada.
In my view, the traditional automakers are ill prepared to compete in today's software-centered world.
The National Transportation Safety Board is holding a meeting on Tuesday, February 25th, where it will examine the role that Autopilot played in a fatal 2018 crash.
Are a boatload of torque and some after-market snow tracks able to make a Tesla Model 3 into a snowmobile?
Here's a look at every part that had to be swapped for this electric crossover to reach 400,000 miles in this condition.
The Tesla misread a 35-mph speed sign as an 85-mph sign after researchers altered it with black tape.
A two-inch piece of tape fooled the Tesla's cameras and made the car quickly and mistakenly speed up.
Is the traditional supply chain a modern automaker's worst enemy?
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is once again sounding a warning note regarding the development of artificial intelligence.
Mechanical engineer Jason Fenske explains the challenges that electric semi trucks face by doing the math.
Walter Huang, who died in 2018 after his Tesla Model X slammed into a concrete barrier, had previously complained about the SUV malfunctioning on the same stretch of Silicon Valley freeway, according to NTSB documents.
Does anyone out there think NASA will give the gig to any company other than Tesla?
One of the less-considered side effects of car features moving from hardware to software is that important features and abilities of a car can now be removed without any actual contact with a given car.
Tesla surreptitiously removed the self-driving features from one of its cars after it was sold to a dealership, according to a report from Jalopnik.
Tesla's stock has doubled in the past month, and nobody is entirely sure why.
Can Tesla and Rivian convince practical Ford-loving pickup drivers to buy their futuristic machismo machines?
Tesla shares topped $900 on Tuesday, and with the company's most recent earnings report greatly surpassing expectations, it's fast nipping on the heels of Toyota as the world's most valuable carmaker.
The last few years have been a rough ride, but under Musk's leadership Tesla Motors has come out on top.
Semi-autonomous driving systems don't understand projected images.
I'm wondering why it started moving when the car carrier truck in front of me was stopped… how all sensors suddenly ignored the giant semi. I have reported this to Tesla.
YouTuber Ryan Trahan decided to take a road trip from Austin to Chicago using Tesla's autopilot. Here's how well he fared.
The chief executive could get a stock award worth hundreds of millions if the carmaker's market capitalization is sustained in the months ahead.
TSLAQ is an informal collection of obsessives pushing back against the cult of Elon.
Mat Watson drives a Tesla Model 3, Audi e-tron, Jaguar I-Pace, Nissan Leaf, Kia e-Niro and Mercedes EQC to see which can go the furthest.
People aren't waiting around for Elon Musk to finally put out the Tesla Cybertruck, they're building their own.
Less than a month after Tesla's stock first rose above $400, the company's shares have now soared past $500 per share. As I write this, one share of Tesla stock is worth $516, which means the company as a whole is worth more than $93 billion.
A mom makes a horrible mistake while driving her Tesla Model X.
Tesla said Friday that it delivered 50% more than last year — a record-breaking figure largely supported by sales of the cheaper Model 3.
You can't buy Tesla's electric Cybertruck yet, but you can get a vehicle that looks pretty close. All you need is 666,666 rubles ($10,800) and a laidback attitude.
The 2020s could be even better for Tesla than the 2010s.
"I was driving down the highway with a group of cars. We all found ourselves having to slow and go around someone in the fast lane."
Last Saturday night, Musk was spotted driving around Malibu and Los Angeles in the much-discussed Cybertruck. Some parts of the ride were smoother than others.
Tesla's electric fleet have a lot going for them, but what if you want to tow something? A YouTuber does the math about why Teslas struggle with carrying heavy loads.
A Tesla fan added the very blocky electric car to the Nintendo 64 James Bond game and it fits right in with the 1997 graphics.
Elon Musk's future Tesla is a truck like the iPhone is a phone.
Just look at it. Wouldn't you?
Tesla is one of the hottest cars to buy right now, but their super charger network has a bit of a supply issue as demonstrated in this video.
Simone Giertz, the creator of the "Truckla," films her reaction to Elon Musk's Cybertruck presentation and it's…uhhh…
Like it or hate it, the sheer size of the Tesla Cybertruck is undeniable.
Tesla's Cybertruck ignores everything the automotive industry has learned about marketing trucks.
During the unveiling of the Tesla Cybertruck, the company's first electric pickup truck, things didn't go quite as planned.
Elon Musk just pulled the covers off the Tesla Cybertruck, the brand's first electric pickup truck. Here's what we learned about it.
Tesla's dashboard detects approaching vehicles but one slips through — causing the driver to dramatically react.
We asked 5,000 Model 3 owners about their previous cars and whether they'll ever go back to them. And according to the survey figures, no one has been hurt more by Tesla's success than BMW.
