Why Can't Elon Musk and Donald Trump Both Win?
In a petty, public war of words, Trump threatens to cut off federal support to Musk's companies after the billionaire attacked his deficit-busting budget bill.
In a petty, public war of words, Trump threatens to cut off federal support to Musk's companies after the billionaire attacked his deficit-busting budget bill.
Tariffs on steel and aluminum imports inflate the cost of electric vehicles.
It's far from the first case of terrorism inflation.
The federal government has no business being a bank.
Regulations have made these vehicles less safe and more expensive.
Will the mercurial tech mogul put his thumb on the scale to help his own companies, or will he push for a broader deregulatory agenda?
Argentine President Javier Milei and Tesla CEO Elon Musk met for the first time in Austin, Texas, where they "agreed on the need for free markets."
According to a Treasury Department website, two of the three Cybertruck models currently offered would qualify for tax credits.
In exchange for $1 billion, the state expected 5,000 jobs and 1,000 installations a week. Instead, it reported 1,700 jobs, most of them Tesla data analysts, and 21 installations per week.
Automobile dealers say the law will preserve and protect the "competitive nature" of the business, by removing their competitors.
The Inflation Reduction Act imposes byzantine requirements to qualify for the credits. Some automakers are simply ignoring them and finding other ways to lower prices.
The current franchise dealership model does not benefit consumers. It also may not benefit dealerships.
It would signal that the transportation future involves decentralization and rapid change rather than Washington-style command-and-control.
You can thank robust competition for the fact that environmentally friendly cars are easier than ever to afford.
Musk's finally ready to admit that government subsidies distort markets and that government actors are terrible at capital allocation.
Elon Musk, now the third-richest person in the world, was born in South Africa but eventually came to the United States via Canada.
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The Lone Star State continues its attacks on Elon Musk's electric car company.
Government plays Santa Claus with your tax money.
The SEC wants to bar Musk from being an operator or director of any publicly held company for claiming he had a firm offer to take Tesla private at $420 a share.
Comma.ai aims to bring plug-and-play autonomy to the masses.
In six states, it's illegal to walk into a company-owned store and buy a car.
Aquion Energy files for Chapter 11. Will Tesla's Gigafactory be next?
Tesla S car runs into a tractor trailer in Florida; still safer than human-driven cars
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