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More cars, fewer workers in Tesla's latest layoffs
Tesla, it seems, is not out of the woods yet, despite selling almost 250,000 electric cars last year. Even as the company continues to try to ramp up production of its most popular and affordable Model 3, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Thursday evening that the company will lay off another 7... read more
Leading the way: Tesla trounces luxury competitors in year-end sales tally
Now that Tesla has released its final sales numbers for the end of last year, we finally have a yardstick to measure the company’s sales success. In the third quarter... read more January 8, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts
Tesla factory and screen interface, Byton back at CES: Today's Car News
Patent filings show new features that may be coming to updated Model S and Model X cars later this year. Chinese startup automaker Byton makes another appearance at CES. And... read more January 7, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts
Tesla breaks ground on China factory for Model 3 and Model Y
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter Sunday night that the company would break ground on its new Chinese factory on Monday. Musk said the plant, known as Gigafactory 3... read more January 7, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts
Patent shows new Tesla "windows" operating system
Tesla is known for having the Apple of car user interfaces on its big center displays. A recent patent filing shows Tesla may not be finished up dating the system, either for... read more January 7, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts
Tesla ekes 4 more miles out of Model 3 Mid Range
After a $2,000 price drop on Wednesday, Tesla buyers just got four more reasons to choose a Model 3 Mid Range. According to the order page on Tesla's website, the Mid Range... read more January 4, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts
![Tesla Model 3 bought [Photo by reader AH]](https://static.hgmsites.net/images/cache/tesla-model-3-bought-photo-by-reader-ah_100656943_151x113.jpg "Tesla Model 3 Mid Range misses $35,000 target by $9,000 even after price cut")
Tesla Model 3 Mid Range misses $35,000 target by $9,000 even after price cut
To offset lower tax credits for its cars that started New Year's Day, Tesla dropped prices by $2,000 for every model on Wednesday. That doesn't quite make up for the $3,750... read more January 3, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts
Tesla cuts prices $2,000, almost hit 250,000 vehicles in 2018
Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk made a multi-layered end-of-year push, focused on Tesla's final days and weeks of $7,500 federal EV tax credit eligibility. And with more than... read more January 2, 2019 by Bengt Halvorson
What effect will lower tax credits on Tesla and GM plug-ins have in the new year? Take our Twitter poll
The wind-down of federal tax credits on plug-in vehicles begins to hit in 2019. Tax credits for Tesla buyers were already reduced to $3,750 on Tuesday. The same reduction is... read more January 2, 2019 by Eric C. Evarts
Tesla's new board members, Calfornia's new stickers: Today's Car News
Happy New Year! For today's holiday-shortened lineup, we remind California readers that 2018's Clean Air stickers are no longer valid i in the state's carpool lanes. And we... read more December 31, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Iron Man 2 reunion: Musk friend Larry Ellison named to Tesla board
Tesla announced Friday that it has added two independent directors to the company's board: Kathleen Wilson-Thompson and Larry Ellison. Yes, it’s that Larry... read more December 31, 2018 by Bengt Halvorson
Porsche Taycan sold out for a year—to mostly Tesla drivers
As much as they evangelize Tesla, it turns out Tesla owners may be looking for an upgrade. Klaus Zellmer, Porsche's president and CEO for North America, disclosed in an... read more December 28, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Opinion: Expiring tax credits hurt U.S. automakers, favor imports
President Trump campaigned on a promise to aid U.S. manufacturers and provide more incentives for them to produce products in the U.S. Now the President, seemingly in... read more December 27, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
What are your hopes for plug-in cars in 2019?
People wish for all kinds of things. When it comes to electric cars, there are several types of things green car fans may wish for to get more such cars on the road, from... read more December 26, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Tesla offers to cover remainder of full tax credit if it can't deliver by year-end
Buyers interested in a Tesla have just one week to take delivery before the full federal tax credit gets cut in half—unless Tesla can't get the car delivered until the... read more December 24, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
Affordable Audi electric, Ford police hybrids, Tesla refunds: Today's Car News
Audi will build an upscale car on VW's affordable electric-car platform. Ford is taking orders from police departments for its more efficient hybrid police cruisers. Tesla... read more December 12, 2018 by Eric C. Evarts
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