Tesla Buying SolarCity In $2.6 Billion Deal
Tesla will pay approximately $2.6 billion for solar panel maker SolarCity in an all-stock deal.
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Tesla will pay approximately $2.6 billion for solar panel maker SolarCity in an all-stock deal.
A person familiar with the discussions says Tesla has told Senate committee staffers that its engineers have two main theories about what caused a fatal crash in Florida.
In heat and dust, huge machinery and around 1,000 workers are racing to build the factory that Tesla says will be by far the biggest maker of lithium-ion batteries in the world, and a huge gamble for Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Apple has reportedly put a new executive in charge of its automotive project who had a hand in the development of a number of signature Apple products, from the iMac to the MacBook Air to the iPad.
Federal investigators say the driver who was killed when his Tesla sedan crashed while in self-driving mode was speeding just before hitting the side of a tractor-trailer.
Tesla has unveiled the second part of its master plan, which includes teaming up with Solar City to bring drivers a solar-powered vehicle.
Musk gave no details on the improvements. He also didn't say when the updates might happen.
Consumer Reports says Tesla should drop the Autopilot name and disconnect the automatic steering system until it's updated to make sure a driver's hands stay on the wheel at all times.
Consumer Reports magazine called on Palo Alto-based electric car maker Tesla Motors Thursday to change the name of its Autopilot semi-autonomous driving system.
Federal safety investigators are asking Palo Alto-based electric car maker Tesla Motors for details on how its Autopilot system works after as many as three crashes.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Tesla Motors for a possible securities law breach involving the non-disclosure of a fatal crash involving its Autopilot feature.
Elon Musk went on Twitter Sunday to say he's working on another "Top Secret Tesla Masterplan."
A Tesla driver reportedly said his vehicle was in Autopilot when it crashed in Pennsylvania last week. The report comes as federal investigators look into another crash involving a Tesla in self-driving mode that killed a driver earlier this year.
Tesla said Sunday that it delivered 14,370 vehicles in the April-June quarter, a decline of 450 vehicles from the first quarter.
The driver killed with his self-driving Tesla crashed on a Florida highway during a test drive had a history of speeding.
Tesla says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating the performance of the autopilot system in a Model S sedan during a fatal crash.
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Electric car maker Tesla Motors is denying allegations that there are safety problems with its vehicle suspensions.
Tesla says it has started selling a cheaper version of its Model S car, in an attempt to make the electric car more affordable for more people.
A video has surfaced of a Tesla driver who may have been sleeping while the electric car was in Autopilot.
Tesla's Model 3 electric car may not hit the streets for another year and a half, but it's not stopping one company from offering the vehicle as a perk to recruit new employees.
Tesla responded to a report that the electric car maker has been using foreign workers to expand its Fremont manufacturing plant.
Dozens lined up for bragging rights to say they helped make a Tesla when the electric automaker hosted a job fair in Newark on Saturday.
Tesla Motors' plan to make 500,000 cars per year by 2018 -- two years ahead of schedule -- was too bold for some on Wall Street.
Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. racked up a big loss in the first quarter because of production problems with its new SUV, but investors cheered the news that it's on target to meet its delivery goals this year and bring its new, low-cost car to market by 2017.
