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Tesla CEO Musk puts $100 million jolt into quest for carbon removal

Hyunjoo Jin and Nichola Groom, Reuters
Posted at Apr 23 09:03 AM

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday offered inventors $100 million in prize money to develop ways to fight global warming by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or ocean.   Read more »

Tesla drives on Autopilot through a regulatory grey zone

Hyunjoo Jin, David Shepardson and Tina Bellon, Reuters
Posted at Apr 21 09:12 AM

BERKELEY, California - The fatal crash of a Tesla with no one apparently behind the wheel has cast a new light on the safety of semi-autonomous vehicles and the nebulous U.S. regulatory terrain they navigate. Read more »

Matchbox toy cars get eco makeover to inspire children

Reuters
Posted at Apr 15 10:41 AM

Matchbox is launching a new series of toy cars based on real-life electric and hybrid vehicles, in a bid to make its miniatures more sustainable and to raise awareness among children of the environmental impact of motoring. Read more »

Volkswagen pulls a fast one: 'Voltswagen' rebrand a ruse

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 31 09:06 AM

VW spokesman Mark Gillies said in an email late Tuesday that the "Voltswagen" rebrand was a joke after the Wall Street Journal and other media reported that the announcement was indeed a ruse. Read more »

Tesla can now be bought for bitcoin, Elon Musk says

Tom Wilson and Maria Ponnezhath, Reuters
Posted at Mar 24 07:09 PM

Tesla Inc customers can now buy its electric vehicles with bitcoin, its boss, Elon Musk, said on Wednesday, marking a significant step forward for the cryptocurrency's use in commerce. Read more »

Elon Musk denies Tesla cars are being used for spying in China

Linda Lew, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 21 07:58 AM

If company ‘used cars to carry out espionage activities in China or anywhere, we will get shut down’, he says. His comments come after Tesla cars are banned from military complex over security concerns. Read more »

US safety agency reviewing 23 Tesla crashes; 3 from recent weeks

Reuters
Posted at Mar 19 08:40 AM

The US auto safety agency disclosed on Thursday it has opened 25 investigations into crashes of Tesla vehicles, including three crashes in recent weeks, and 23 remain active. Read more »

Volkswagen vows to dominate e-car market by 2025

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 16 08:21 PM

German auto giant Volkswagen said Tuesday it is aiming to dominate the electric car market by 2025 as it accelerates the pace to catch up with US pioneer Tesla. Read more »

Musk crowned 'Technoking' at Tesla

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 16 11:37 AM

Electric carmaker Tesla has crowned its brash billionaire founder and CEO Elon Musk with a new title: Technoking. Read more »

Outgoing CEO says Panasonic must cut Tesla reliance as battery tie-up evolves -FT

Reuters
Posted at Mar 15 08:35 AM

Panasonic Corp's outgoing Chief Executive Kazuhiro Tsuga said the company will need to reduce its heavy reliance on Tesla Inc by making batteries more compatible with electric vehicles from other global carmakers, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.   Read more »

Hackers breach cameras at banks, jails, Tesla and more

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 10 02:56 PM

A US hacker collective on Tuesday claimed to have tapped into footage from 150,000 security cameras at banks, jails, schools, carmaker Tesla and other sites to expose "the surveillance state."   Read more »

Tesla’s Chinese rival Xpeng fits P7 electric saloon cars with fast-charging, short-range batteries to pass cost savings to customers

Daniel Ren, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 03 06:58 PM

Xpeng, one of Tesla’s most aggressive competitors in China, plans to fit its P7 all-electric saloon car with a cheaper battery to pass the cost-savings to its price-sensitive customers and help it get ahead in the country’s cutthroat vehicle market.   Read more »

Tesla temporarily halts production at Model 3 line in California

Reuters
Posted at Feb 25 08:17 PM

Tesla Inc has told workers it will temporarily halt some production at its car assembly plant in California, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing a person familiar with the matter. Read more »

Bitcoin smashes through $50,000 as it wins more mainstream acceptance

Thyagaraju Adinarayan and Tom Wilson, Reuters
Posted at Feb 17 06:31 AM

Bitcoin soared above $50,000 on Tuesday for the first time, adding steam to a rally fueled by signs that the world's biggest cryptocurrency is gaining acceptance among mainstream investors and companies. Read more »

Asian stocks on hold for Lunar New Year, bitcoin eyes record highs

Stanley White and David Henry, Reuters
Posted at Feb 12 02:50 PM

Asian shares hovered just below a record high on Friday as mixed U.S. economic data caused some investors to show restraint after a global stock market rally pushed many bourses to dizzying heights. Read more »

Analysis: Can you buy a Tesla with bitcoin? How the payments might work

Anna Irrera, Reuters
Posted at Feb 09 10:49 AM

Tesla Inc expects to allow customers to pay for its electric vehicles with bitcoin soon, the automaker said on Monday, a move that could expand how the most popular cryptocurrency is used for real-world transactions. Read more »

Bitcoin extends gains above $47,000 in Asia

Reuters
Posted at Feb 09 10:06 AM

Cryptocurrencies extended gains in Asia on Tuesday, with bitcoin and ethereum reaching record highs, in the wake of a Tesla Inc investment in bitcoin. Read more »

Tesla sends bitcoin soaring with $1.5 billion investment

Reuters
Posted at Feb 08 09:58 PM

Tesla Inc. said on Monday it had invested around $1.5 billion in bitcoin and expected to begin accepting payment for its cars and other products with it in the near future, prompting a 7% jump in the electronic currency. Read more »

Tesla sues former employee for allegedly stealing 26,000 confidential files

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 24 10:30 PM

Tesla has sued a former employee for allegedly stealing about 26,000 confidential files in his first week of working at the company, according to a court filing seen by AFP.  Read more »

Elon Musk to offer $100-M prize for 'best' carbon capture tech

Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 09:32 AM

Tesla Inc chief and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday took to Twitter to promise a $100 million prize for the development of the "best" technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions. Read more »