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According to a short-seller report, Nikola Motors lied about its One electric semi truck, claiming it was capable of propelling itself in 2018. It couldn't.

Tesla Competitor Admits It Rolled Semi Truck Prototype Down a Hill in 2018 Promo Because It Couldn’t Drive

By Victor Tangermann

According to Tesla forum posts, some Tesla Model Y cooling systems are being patched by what appears to be faux wooden trim pieces.

Tesla Model Y Owners Are Discovering Fake Wood in Their Cooling Systems

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin, currently under construction, is facing yet another big hurdle in winning over the hearts of local citizens and regulators.

Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin Faces 406 Objections from Locals

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla competitor Lucid Motors claims to have beaten a Tesla Model S in a quarter mile race, covering the distance in a blistering 9.9 seconds.

Lucid Motors Claims to Have Beaten Tesla Model S on Drag Strip

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has issued a mea culpa in the case of a drone photographer who was told to stop filming at the company's Giga Texas construction site.

Elon Musk: Tesla Security Was “Overzealous” In Kicking Out Drone Photographer

By Jon Christian

A new Electrek story details the saga of Jason Hughes, a whitehat hacker who says he seized control of the company's entire fleet of electric vehicles.

A Hacker Reportedly Gained Access to Tesla’s Entire Fleet

By Jon Christian

The FBI helped foil a plot by Russian hackers to target Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory with a massive insider ransomware hack.

FBI Reportedly Foils Russian Hack at Tesla Factory

By Jon Christian

WRAL reports that a Raleigh driver was watching a movie on his phone while his Tesla was on Autopilot slammed into two police cars.

Tesla Driver, Watching Movie on Autopilot, Slams Into Police Cars

By Jon Christian

Tesla fanatic and DIY tinkerer extraordinaire Rich from Rich Rebuilds built a full-scale take on the "Cyberquad," the ATV cousin of the Cybertruck.

Advanced Transport

This Guy Built a DIY Cyberquad and It’s an Absolute Monster

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla is seeking approval from the FCC to market a sensor that can tell if a child is being left behind in a hot car, Reuters reports.

Tesla Asks USA For Permission to Automatically Detect Kids Left in Hot Car

By Victor Tangermann

Electric car company Lucid Motors just announced that its Lucid Air luxury sedan "will be the fastest charging electric vehicle ever offered."

Tesla Competitor Claims Its Car Will Be the “Fastest Charging” EV Ever

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla senior industrial designer Remy Labesque, who normally works on solar panels and EV chargers, just reinvented the chocolate chip.

Science & Energy

Tesla Designer Reinvents the Chocolate Chip

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla competitor Lucid Motors claims its Air electric sedan has a whopping 517 miles (832 km) on a single charge, as certified by the EPA.

Tesla Competitor, Lucid, Claims Their Car Will Have a 517 Mile Range

By Victor Tangermann

CEO of Tesla competitor and truck maker Nikola Mark Russell recently took aim at Elon Musk's passion project, the Cybertruck — and he didn't mince words.

Tesla Competitor Slams Cybertruck For Looking “Like a Doorstep”

By Victor Tangermann

According Elon Musk, Tesla is "highly likely" to produce a smaller version of it's long-awaited Cybertruck for the European market.

Elon Musk: “Highly Likely” Europe Will Get a Smaller Tesla Cybertruck

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk defended the name of Tesla's oft-criticized "Autopilot" mode, saying confusion over its capabilities is "idiotic."

Elon Musk Defends Tesla’s Misleading “Autopilot” Mode

By Dan Robitzski

According to Musk's enthusiasm on Twitter, the exterior of Tesla's long-awaited Cybertruck could be heated and tempered to get a variety of colors.

Advanced Transport

Cybertruck Metal Can Be Etched, Heated Into a Rainbow

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk announced that Tesla is about to try and enter the auto insurance business — and hopefully fare better than its dismal attempt last year.

Elon Musk Says Tesla Is Launching an Insurance Company

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk’s New Tunnel Render Makes No Sense

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla's Berlin factory might have a secret killer feature: a possible "indoor/outdoor rave space on the roof," according to CEO Elon Musk.

Elon Musk Teases “Indoor/Outdoor Rave Space” on Berlin Tesla Factory Roof

By Victor Tangermann

The higher state court in Munich, Germany ruled that Tesla's so-called Autopilot mode constitutes false advertising because it's not really autonomous.

German Court: Tesla’s “Autopilot” Is False Advertising

By Dan Robitzski

In a video message recorded for the Shanghai World AI Conference (WAIC), Musk stated that Tesla will reach (basic) Level 5 autonomy this year.

Elon Musk Brags That Tesla Is “Very Close” to Full, Level 5 Self Driving

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk's The Boring Company has decided to put on a fun competition, challenging the general public to dig a tunnel faster than a snail.

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Announces Tunnel-Digging Contest

By Victor Tangermann

After someone tried to burn down the mayor's house in Sandefjord, Norway, police hope a nearby Tesla on Sentry Mode caught the perp on video.

Police Are Seeking Tesla Owners to Solve an Attempted Murder

By Dan Robitzski

When Tesla transitioned to online sales in 2019 and responded to the coronavirus pandemic, dealership workers were left confused and fearful for their jobs.

Workers Terrified as Tesla Shuts Down Dealerships

By Dan Robitzski

Electric carmaker Tesla has officially started selling "limited edition" red satin short shorts. "Run like the wind or entertain like Liberace."

Here’s Why Tesla Is Selling Naughty Short-Shorts

By Victor Tangermann

The market valuation of electric automaker Tesla now exceeds that of ExxonMobil, one of the planet's largest fossil fuel megacorporations.

Tesla Is Now Worth More Than ExxonMobil

By Jon Christian

Elon Musk is once again posting misleading claims about the coronavirus pandemic in an attempt to downplay the danger it poses.

Elon Musk Is Still Sharing Coronavirus Misinformation

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla competitor Nikola Motors has started taking reservations for its upcoming Badger electric and hydrogen-powered pickup truck.

Advanced Transport

You Can Now Put Down a Reservation For This Hydrogen-Powered Pickup Truck

By Victor Tangermann

Earlier this month, Tesla competitor Nikola Motors rose to a valuation of over $20 billion, eclipsing Ford and Chrysler. It's secret weapon: hydrogen.

A Brief History of Elon Musk’s Festering Feud With Rival Automaker Nikola

By Victor Tangermann

According to a damning investigation, Tesla, knowingly sold Model S cars with batteries that could spontaneously combust.

Tesla Reportedly Sold Batteries It Knew Could Catch Fire

By Dan Robitzski

According to a leaked email obtained by Reuters, Elon Musk has said that it's time to bring Telsa's commercial semi truck into "volume production."

Elon Musk: Tesla’s Semi Truck is Officially Going Into Production

By Victor Tangermann

Several employees were instructed to stay at home after testing positive for the coronavirus after Tesla defied lockdown orders in California.

After Tesla Defied Lockdown, Workers Started Catching Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla's Chinese battery supplier CATL announced that it has created a power pack that lasts for 2 million kilometers or 1.24 million miles.

Tesla Supplier: New Battery Will Last a Shocking 1.2 Million Miles

By Victor Tangermann

A new video by Taiwanese media shows a Tesla Model 3 slamming into the roof of an overturned truck trailer. Self-driving features were reportedly on.

Watch a Tesla — Reportedly on Autopilot — Slam Into Flipped Truck

By Victor Tangermann

In the latest episode of "Lay Leno's Garage," Tesla CEO Elon Musk told Leno that "we want to be the leader in apocalypse technology."

Elon Musk: “We Want to Be a Leader in Apocalypse Technology”

By Victor Tangermann

Musk took the time to reflect on a bizarre and intense number of weeks in an interview with Bloomberg, noting that some of his tweets were "extremely dumb."

Elon Musk: Some of My Tweets “Were Definitely Extremely Dumb”

By Victor Tangermann

To convince Tesla CEO Elon Musk to open a new factory in the city, a 75-foot statue in Tulsa, Oklahoma just got an Elon Musk makeover.

This 7-Story Statue of Elon Musk Looks Absolutely Terrible

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new report, Tesla's "million mile" battery could make its EVs far cheaper and also last much longer thanks to new technologies.

Tesla Leak Describes Upcoming “Million Mile” Battery

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla has started making cars again at its Fremont, California plant despite shelter-in-place orders in Alameda County. Musk couldn't wait.

Defying Shelter-in-Place, Tesla Is Building New Cars Today

By Victor Tangermann

In two emails sent to all US-based employees, Tesla outlined their plans to get production back on track. 30 percent of the regular workforce will return.

Elon Musk Says He’ll Be Working on the Tesla Assembly Line Today

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new report, Tesla is planning to potentially violate shelter-in-place orders by restarting "some car production" at its California factory.

Shrugging Off Pandemic, Tesla Prepares to Restart CA Factory

By Victor Tangermann

Quake in Terror at this Heavily Militarized Cybertruck

Advanced Transport

Quake in Terror at this Heavily Militarized Cybertruck

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla achieved a six-month average of above $100 billion, resulting in Musk qualifying for his massive $700 million payday, despite a Twitter meltdown.

Elon Musk Gets $700 Million Payday After Twitter Meltdown

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's latest unhinged tweetstorm is sending Tesla stocks into a nosedive. "Tesla stock price is too high imo," Musk tweeted.

Elon Musk’s Weird Tweets Are Sending Tesla Stocks Into a Nosedive

By Victor Tangermann

Billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk had a meltdown during a Wednesday call with analysts and investors following the company's quarterly earnings.

Here’s Why Elon Musk Keeps Complaining About Quarantine

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new tweet by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the electric automaker's upcoming Cybertruck will be able to float for short periods of time.

Elon Musk: The Cybertruck Will “Float For a While”

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla is "working super hard" on an update that will allow Teslas to automatically stop at traffic lights or stop signs.

Elon Musk: Teslas Will Soon Automatically Stop at Traffic Lights

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla is reaching out to the landlords of its dealerships and service centers to try and negotiate down its rent payments.

Tesla Is Having Trouble Paying Its Rent

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk revealed why the Model 3 has a cabin-facing camera above the rearview mirror: to make sure that "robotaxi" passengers don't vandalize the car

Elon Musk Reveals Reason for Mysterious Cameras Inside Teslas

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla showed off a working prototype of a ventilator in a video uploaded to YouTube on Sunday to assist during the coronavirus outbreak.

Tesla Unveils Prototype Ventilator Made From Model 3 Parts

By Victor Tangermann

Area cops are telling Elon Musk's electric automaker Tesla that it must shut down operations at its Fremont factory location.

California Cops Say Tesla Factory Must Shut Down

By Jon Christian

Even amid a Bay Area lockdown, enigmatic Tesla CEO Elon Musk refuses to shut down the carmaker's Fremont automobile factory.

As Coronavirus Rages, Elon Musk Refuses to Close Tesla Factory

By Jon Christian

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is expecting his electric car company Tesla to release more full self driving features later this month.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Elon Musk: New Self-Driving Features Will Come Out This Month

By Victor Tangermann

YouTubers behind the account "The Hacksmith" have built a half-scale Cybertruck that is so powerful, it can win against a Ford F150 in a tug of war.

Advanced Transport

Watch a Half-Scale Cybertruck Beat a Ford F-150 in a Tug of War

By Victor Tangermann

Cybertruck x Hot Wheels: Your Adorable Dream R/C Tesla Has Arrived

By Victor Tangermann

Another group of five-oh has released a rough concept for a Cybercruiser — the hardboiled highway cops of Ontario, Canada.

Advanced Transport

Check Out This Terrifying Cybertruck Police Car

By Jon Christian

Researchers posing as hackers tricked a Tesla from 2016 with cruise control enabled into driving up to 50 mph in a 35 mph zone using a small piece of tape.

Hackers Stick Tape on Speed Sign, Trick Teslas Into Going Faster

By Victor Tangermann

When Bill Gates announced that he had bought Porsche's Taycan electric car, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to disparage his fellow billionaire.

Elon Musk Disses Bill Gates

By Jon Christian

Nikkei Asian Review recently did a teardown of a Tesla Model 3. Engineers were shocked at how advanced the company's onboard computer technology was.

Tesla Computer Hardware Stuns Competitors: “We Cannot Do It”

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk went on Twitter on Monday night and argued in favor of regulating artificial intelligence (AI) for all companies — including Tesla.

Elon Musk: Everyone, “Including Tesla,” Needs AI Regulation

By Foster Kamer

Tesla decided to reinstate $8,000 worth of Autopilot features to a used 2017 Model S after the owner found the company had removed them after he bought it.

Tesla Returns Autopilot Features to Used Car After Outrage

By Victor Tangermann

Newly released documents suggest that there are serious safety flaws in the Tesla Autopilot system, which was activated during a fatal crash.

Tesla Driver’s Autopilot Often Swerved Toward the Same Barrier. One Day, It Killed Him.

By Dan Robitzski

A man bought a 2017 Tesla Model S in December last year from a third-party dealer — but in the end, he didn't quite get what he paid for.

Tesla Is Remotely Removing Autopilot Features From Used Cars

By Victor Tangermann