Friday, 9 May 2025

Spotlight: Tesla

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X speaks during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024.  REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
BusinessElectionsElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsPolitics

Elon Musk could become policy adviser if Trump wins election, WSJ reports

Donald Trump is considering tapping billionaire Elon Musk as a policy adviser if the Republican presidential candidate reclaims the White House in November's...

FILE PHOTO: Model Y cars are pictured during the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleul/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
BusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsPoliticsRegulations

US seeks records from Tesla in power steering loss probe

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday it is seeking records from electric car-maker Tesla in its investigation into...

FILE PHOTO: A staff member of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio drives a Nio car as he demonstrates to media about the operation of the new battery swapping station, at a delivery center of the company, in Nanxiang, Shanghai, China March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
AnalysisAutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)PoliticsTradeTransport

Analysis: China gears up to make a deal with Europe as EV tariffs loom

As a hike in Chinese EV tariffs across Europe looms, executives hope to strike a deal that will boost exports while letting carmakers...

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla, walks after attending the opening of the 10th World Water Forum in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, May 20, 2024. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo/File Photo
BusinessCourtsElectric Vehicles (EVs)FinanceNews

Judge assured that Tesla won’t contest Musk pay ruling outside Delaware

The Delaware judge who voided Elon Musk's record Tesla pay package told the parties in the case that she felt assured by the...

FILE PHOTO: Motorists drive past Tesla's primary vehicle factory after CEO Elon Musk announced he was defying local officials' restrictions against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by reopening the plant in Fremont, California, U.S. May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo
BusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)FinanceNews

Musk offers Tesla factory tours to investors as he seeks support for pay package

Elon Musk is offering tours of Tesla's factory next month to 15 shareholders who vote on his $56 billion pay package, the latest...

Koji Sato, chief executive of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. “An engine reborn.” That's how Japanese automaker Toyota introduced plans for a new lean compact motor that will cast a futuristic spin on the traditional internal combustion engine. (Kyodo News via AP)
AutomotiveBiofuelsElectric Vehicles (EVs)ElectricityFuelNewsTransport

Toyota announces ‘an engine born’ with biofuel

Toyota announced it would offer lean compact engines that also run on so-called green fuels like hydrogen and bioethanol.

EconomyElectric Vehicles (EVs)ElectricityNewsPoliticsTrade

Canada mulls Chinese EV tariff following U.S. move but is not committing to it

Canada is looking at the massive new U.S. import tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles imposed by President Joe Biden earlier this month, but...

May 6, 2024.  REUTERS/David Swanson
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)News

Tesla shareholders advised to reject Musk’s $56 billion pay

Advisory firm recommends voting against $56bn pay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk, warning of his preoccupation with other "time-consuming projects".

FILE PHOTO: A Lucid Motors facility is pictured in Costa Mesa, California, U.S.,November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)News

EV maker Lucid to cut workforce by 6%

Lucid Group said it would reduce its workforce by 6%, or around 400 employees, as the electric vehicle industry grapples with slower growth.

Tesla Model Y on display at the Everything Electric exhibition at the ExCeL London international exhibition and convention centre in London, Britain, March 28, 2024.  REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
BusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsTransport

Tesla slashes Model Y production in Shanghai, data shows

Tesla has cut output of its best-selling Model Y electric car by a double-digit percentage number at its Shanghai plant since March

Login into your Account

Please login to like, dislike or bookmark this article.