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Tesla’s stock defied gravity for years. Is Elon Musk’s EV party over?

Tesla’s stock has dropped by nearly half in three months. Even so, investors are still debating whether Elon Musk's electric-vehicle maker remains overpriced.

Tesla’s stock defied gravity for years. Is Elon Musk’s EV party over?
Business|Technology|US

Tesla robotaxis by June? Musk turns to Texas for hands-off regulation

Elon Musk told investors in late January that Tesla would roll out “autonomous ride-hailing for money” by June in Austin, Texas — a state where the company

Tesla robotaxis by June? Musk turns to Texas for hands-off regulation
Economy|Environment|Lifestyle|US

Earlier California fire shows how Los Angeles could rebuild

Seven years before wildfires tore through opposite ends of the Los Angeles area, the Tubbs Fire in Northern California's

Earlier California fire shows how Los Angeles could rebuild
News|US

US agencies seize illegal e-cigarettes worth $18 million

The U.S.

US agencies seize illegal e-cigarettes worth $18 million
US

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to tax-fraud charges - CNN

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Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to tax-fraud charges - CNN
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Analysis-Wall Street wants answers from Musk on Tesla's affordable car

Elon Musk has kept investors hanging since he issued cryptic social posts following an exclusive April 5 Reuters report that Tesla had

Analysis-Wall Street wants answers from Musk on Tesla's affordable car
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Biden's son Hunter to ask judge to dismiss tax charges as politically motivated

President Joe Biden’s son Hunter will ask a U.S. judge on Wednesday to dismiss the criminal case accusing him of evading $1.4 million in

Biden's son Hunter to ask judge to dismiss tax charges as politically motivated
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How Volvo landed a cheap Chinese EV on U.S. shores in a trade war

A made-in-China electric vehicle will hit U.S. dealers this summer offering power and efficiency similar to the Tesla Model Y, the world's best-

How Volvo landed a cheap Chinese EV on U.S. shores in a trade war
Business|Economy|Technology|US

A US-China EV trade war threatens Biden's clean-car agenda

The Biden administration's plan to slap heavy new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and batteries would provide temporary

A US-China EV trade war threatens Biden's clean-car agenda
Business|Economy|Environment|News|US

Plug-in polluters? How Biden's emissions rules go soft on hybrid trucks, SUVs

When the Biden administration announced new U.S. auto-emissions regulations in March, it made concessions to industry allowing for a much slower electric-vehicle

Plug-in polluters? How Biden's emissions rules go soft on hybrid trucks, SUVs
Business|Technology

The inside story of Elon Musk’s mass firings of Tesla Supercharger staff

The day before Elon Musk fired virtually all of Tesla’s electric-vehicle charging division last month, they had high hopes as charging chief

The inside story of Elon Musk’s mass firings of Tesla Supercharger staff
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Analysis-EV maker Rivian faces turning point with debut of cheaper R2

Electric-vehicle startup Rivian faces a pivotal moment on Thursday when it unveils a new line of lower-priced models that are key to its future.

Analysis-EV maker Rivian faces turning point with debut of cheaper R2
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Musk embraces Trump and scorns subsidies. But Tesla still lobbies for US benefits

When Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president last month, the Tesla founder and chief executive backed a candidate who vows to "drill, baby, drill," "end the electric

Musk embraces Trump and scorns subsidies. But Tesla still lobbies for US benefits
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Tesla gambles on ‘black box’ AI tech for robotaxis

Tesla aims to stun investors Thursday night with its long-awaited “robotaxi unveil," a potential milestone after a decade of Elon Musk’s unfulfilled

Tesla gambles on ‘black box’ AI tech for robotaxis
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Tesla gambles on ‘black box’ AI tech for robotaxis

Tesla aims to stun investors Thursday night with its long-awaited “robotaxi unveil," a potential milestone after a decade of Elon Musk’s unfulfilled

Tesla gambles on ‘black box’ AI tech for robotaxis
Business|Technology|US

Tesla's robotaxi event was long on Musk promises. Investors wanted more details

For a businessman who perpetually struggles with broken promises, Elon Musk gave himself quite a to-do list Thursday night at Tesla's long-awaited Hollywood

Tesla's robotaxi event was long on Musk promises. Investors wanted more details
Business|Technology

Tesla's sporty, two-seater robotaxi design puzzles experts

Tesla's reveal of a robotaxi designed as a low-slung, two-seater, sporty coupe - quite the opposite of a typical taxi with room for several

Tesla's sporty, two-seater robotaxi design puzzles experts
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Tesla promises paid robotaxis next year, but significant hurdles remain

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said the electric vehicle maker will roll out driverless ride-hailing services to the public in California and Texas next year, a claim

Tesla promises paid robotaxis next year, but significant hurdles remain
Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Musk now says it's 'pointless' to build a $25,000 Tesla for human drivers

When Reuters reported in April that Tesla had scrapped plans for a long-promised, next-generation $25,000 electric vehicle, the automaker’s stock plunged.

Musk now says it's 'pointless' to build a $25,000 Tesla for human drivers
Business|Election|Technology|US

How Musk's clout with Trump could enrich his companies

Elon Musk’s backing of Donald Trump’s decisive victory for a second presidency gives the billionaire entrepreneur extraordinary influence to

How Musk's clout with Trump could enrich his companies
Business|Finance

Trump’s victory could ease regulatory path for Musk’s robotaxi, but hurdles remain

As Tesla’s electric-vehicle sales have flattened this year, CEO Elon Musk has increasingly staked the company’s future on his vision for self-driving

Trump’s victory could ease regulatory path for Musk’s robotaxi, but hurdles remain
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Trump's transition team aims to kill Biden EV tax credit

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases as part of

Trump's transition team aims to kill Biden EV tax credit
Business|Economy|Environment|Political|US

Why GM could suffer under Trump policies to ‘save’ Detroit automakers

It might seem like U.S.

Why GM could suffer under Trump policies to ‘save’ Detroit automakers
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Trump transition recommends scrapping car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Tesla

The Trump transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk’s Tesla,

Trump transition recommends scrapping car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Tesla
Business|Economy|Environment|Political|Technology|US

Trump transition team plans sweeping rollback of Biden EV, emissions policies

Incoming U.S.

Trump transition team plans sweeping rollback of Biden EV, emissions policies

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