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Tesla is caught in a legal fight in which it admitted that it would “suffer financial harm” if its self-driving crash data would becomes public, but it’s not for the reason you are thinking. more…

Tesla’s India plans won’t include electric vehicle manufacturing, according to the local minister of industries, and the reason is quite simple. more…

A leaked recording of a new Tesla training program reveals that the company is concerned about a growing employee morale issue. more…

Tesla’s sales continue to crash in Europe despite the availability of the new Model Y and record discounts. However, the automaker clings to a good month in Norway, which is not particularly impressive in comparison and could prove to be a fluke. more…

Tesla has announced that it produced its one millionth Powerwall. An impressive milestone that is, unfortunately, overshadowed by some questionable math. more…

Tesla is being forced to remove 64 Superchargers at stations along the New Jersey Turnpike as the local authorities have decided to go with another provider. Elon Musk claimed corruption without any evidence. more…

When Tesla CEO Elon Musk publicly denied a report that Tesla had canceled its work on the $25,000 “Model 2” despite the project ending weeks prior, Tesla executives were “alarmed” by Musk’s public lie, according to a new report by Reuters. more…

The French are saying “non, merci” to Tesla, as sales crashed to just 700 units in May – a level not seen in more than three years. The Model Y changeover was clearly not the problem. more…

Tesla still has no plan to make things right for millions of car owners with its ‘HW3’ system, more than four months after it finally admitted that the hardware won’t support self-driving. At this point, the automaker is just hoping they buy new cars. more…

A Tesla prototype was spotted at the Fremont factory in California, sparking speculation that it’s the new “cheaper Tesla”, but it looks like a regular Model Y. more…

Elon Musk is starting to realize, or at least admit, that Trump and the GOP are going to hurt Tesla greatly by removing battery and solar incentives without removing incentives for fossil fuels. more…

Tesla has started testing its robotaxi service in Austin, Texas without safety drivers over the last few days, according to Elon Musk. The automaker reportedly aims to launch its robotaxi service on June 12. more…

Tesla’s sales have fallen 87% in Quebec in the first quarter 2025 compared to the same period last year. The critical Canadian market has been wiped out, and Tesla is no longer importing new vehicles. more…

Tesla’s insurance products are currently unsustainable, according to a new report that shows the company is losing money insuring its own cars. more…

Two Tesla board members close to Elon Musk, Ira Ehrenpreis and Kimbal Musk, just sold almost $200 million worth of Tesla (TSLA) stocks. more…

Tesla is trying to use a piece of property in Australia, near Adelaide, in order to build a battery factory and Tesla showroom. But it’s facing steep opposition from locals, most of whom cite dissatisfaction with Tesla CEO Elon Musk as their reason to oppose the project. more…

For years, Tesla has been the go-to EV recommendation for “normals” looking for a painless, low-effort experience from their first electric cars, but Elon Musk’s political antics are causing people to shop elsewhere. On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we’ll discuss some options … and how you might be able to pay for them! more…

Tesla has been spotted working on what appears to be a mild design update for the Model S and Model X, two vehicle programs that have been in decline. more…

Tesla’s (TSLA) situation in Europe continues to deteriorate, despite electric car sales surging and the new Model Y now being available. more…

For years, Tesla has been the go-to EV recommendation for “normals” looking for a painless, low-effort experience from their first electric cars. In light of questionable recalls and its CEO’s recent involvement in controversial politics, however, people are starting to distance themselves from the trailblazing company. All that begs the question: what should we recommend to EV noobs now? more…

A Tesla vehicle on the latest Full Self-Driving (FSD) Supervised update suddenly veered off road and flipped the car upside down – creating a scary crash that the driver said he couldn’t prevent. more…

The 2025 version of the Axios Harris poll of brand reputation is out, and it shows a sharp decline in the reputation of Tesla and other Elon Musk-related brands, putting them among the lowest-ranked brands in America, largely due to the toxicity of Musk himself. more…

Here we compare the specs of the new Tesla Model Y (Chinese version) to the newly unveiled Xiaomi YU7, a vehicle dubbed the ‘Tesla killer’. more…

The Republicans in Congress have voted for Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’, which are going to greatly slow down electric vehicles and renewable energy in the US. Here’s how the new bill is going to affect Tesla. more…