Tesla is back in court this week as a plaintiff seeks to restore a $137 million verdict in a racial discrimination lawsuit. Tesla has faced similar lawsuits in the past, as well as sexual discrimination suits. Find out more at TheDetroitBureau.com.
Federal regulators have opened another safety probe targeting Tesla, based on reports that steering wheels could suddenly detach while the EVs are being driven. Get details at TheDetroitBureau.com.
A little more than a week after investors were disappointed to not get a look at the company’s next-generation vehicle, CEO Elon Musk told a group in China the new model would likely be largely autonomous. Find out more at TheDetroitBureau.com.
This is the fifth price adjustment since the start of the year. The move comes after previous price cuts of up to 20% in January. Find out more at TheDetroitBureau.com.
Many thought they were going to get a look at the rumored Tesla Model 2, the low-cost car, during Tesla’s Investor Day yesterday. Well, the three-hour long livestream came and went with nothing more than a few references to it and investors showed their displeasure driving the stock price down overnight, reports TheDetroitBureau.com.
Tesla is planning a revamp the Model Y, hoping to keep the all-electric SUV fresh in the face of increasing competition. Find out more at TheDetroitBureau.com.
During Investor Day Wednesday, Tesla officials are expected to reveal plans for a new plant Mexico, in the state of Nuevo León. Plans for the facility were reported earlier, but the Mexican government and the EV maker had disagreements about some issues — including the location. Find out more at TheDetroitBureau.com.
Could CEO Elon Musk elicit delight from Tesla shareholders, introducing a new sub-$30K EV at Investor Day this week? Maybe. Find out what’s on the agenda — or should be? — at TheDetroitBureau.com
Tesla CEO Elon Musk continues to flout labor law with new round of firings at the Buffalo (N.Y.) Gigafactory. Tesla fired the employees after the pro-union administration of President Joe Biden cut Tesla in on a larger piece of the nation’s spending on EV chargers. Find out more at TheDetroitBureau.com.
The collision is certain to raise further concerns about Tesla’s advanced driver assistance systems, which are already the subject of intense scrutiny by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Find out more at TheDetroitBureau.com.
EV maker Tesla is recalling nearly 363,000 vehicles to resolve a problem with the Full Self-Driving software that may cause the vehicle to “act unsafe around intersections,” claims the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Get details at TheDetroitBureau.com.
Tesla will open up at least 7,500 of its Superchargers to non-Tesla battery-electric vehicles as part of a deal with the Biden administration, a move expected to help boost demand for EVs and advance the president’s goal of having 500,000 public chargers in place by 2030. Find out more at TheDetroitBureau.com.
