Musk is still battling to convince investors that demand for the Model 3, the company’s first car aimed at the mass consumer market, is “insanely” high, and that it can be delivered efficiently to customers around the world…. On Wednesday, Tesla posted a wo…
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A vocal Tesla bull says he can no longer ‘look investors in the eye’ and recommend the stock (TSLA)
Tesla has long divided Wall Street, sparking heated arguments from ardent bulls and bears, and on Thursday drove one of its most visible supporters to change his tune. Bewildered by Tesla’s first quarter and its wider-than-expected loss, Wedbush equity ana…
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The real reason Tesla is showing off its self-driving tech (TSLA)
Tesla is staging a self-driving event on Monday for investors, to show off the evolution of its Autopilot technology and perhaps to finally outline what it hopes to do with a full-autonomous, ride-sharing service that’s been informally called the “Tesla Netwo…
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Life, death and spontaneous combustion — here’s why the debate about Tesla fires just got more fierce
There was yet another Tesla fire, this time in Shanghai. It broke out as a Tesla Model S was sitting in a parking garage. The car had not just suffered impact as in previous fire cases, and it was not charging. Thankfully, no one was hurt. The company is in…
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Tesla enthusiasts and analysts are entering uncharted territory — the car maker has never operated at these production and expense levels (TSLA)
For nearly its entire history, Tesla has been pegged as a tech company — a creation of Silicon Valley, where the firm is headquartered. By “tech,” I don’t mean “technology.” Major automakers are awash in technology and have been for over a century. They ar…
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