The “interim” package announced on Monday was intended to help retain Elon Musk, whose previous pay plan was invalidated by a judge. The car maker’s chief has hinted that he needed a larger stake in the company.
Category: Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
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Trump Will Slow, but May Not Stop, the Rise of Electric Vehicles
President Trump and Republicans in Congress are eliminating federal incentives to buy electric vehicles, but carmakers need to keep selling and investing in them.
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Jury Says Tesla Was Partly to Blame for Fatal Crash
Lawyers for the family of a woman struck and killed by a Tesla sedan in 2019 argued that the company’s Autopilot software should have avoided the crash.
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Ford Is Latest Carmaker to Blame Tariffs for Profit Slump
The company estimated that duties on imported cars and car parts would cost it $2 billion this year.
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The Country Where 76% of Cars Sold Are Electric
Subsidies, hydroelectricity and a manufacturing powerhouse neighbor are moving the cars into Nepal faster than almost anywhere else.
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Elon Musk Sees ‘Rough’ Times Ahead
Shares in Tesla were down in premarket trading as the carmaker lays out the risks from President Trump’s tariffs and his scrapping of tax credits.
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Tesla Expected to Report Falling Profit as Car Sales Fall
Elon Musk has said that robotaxis are the company’s future, but most revenue still comes from cars.
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China’s Problem With Competition: There’s Too Much of It
The Chinese government is taking steps to rein in what it calls “involution,” or excessive competition that is hurting local companies and fueling the country’s deflationary spiral.
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Tesla Driver Testifies Autopilot Failed to Prevent Fatal Crash
The driver gave testimony in a federal trial about Tesla’s role in a 2019 accident that killed a woman in Florida.
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U.S. Proposes Steep Tariffs on Critical E.V. Battery Material
The Commerce Department plans to impose a 93.5 percent levy on Chinese graphite, an essential ingredient in the batteries that power electric vehicles.
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China Puts New Restrictions on E.V. Battery Manufacturing Technology
Beijing will now require government licenses for any effort to transfer abroad the technologies crucial for producing inexpensive electric cars.
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Tesla Sets Date for Shareholders Meeting After Protests
The annual meeting will be in November, nearly four months after what is required under Texas law.