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Move over Tesla: Hyundai pledges to release self-driving cars by 2021
Hyundai Motor Co. said Thursday (4 January) it will begin selling its first self-driving vehicles by 2021 in partnership with US-based self-driving technology startup Aurora.
Tesla falls short on Model 3, but overall sales rise in 2017
The electric car maker has yet again fallen short of production goals for its new sedan.
Elon Musk's massive backup battery took just 140 milliseconds to respond to crisis at power plant
This was the first power failure since the battery was installed in South Australia earlier this month.
Elon Musk accidentally shared his phone number on Twitter — this is what happens when you call it
The tweet immediately triggered speculation that he could be looking to recruit Oculus CTO John Carmack.
Free tolls: UK city could soon let electric car owners pass for nothing
Southampton council considers free passage through road tolls for electric vehicle drivers in bid to clean up air quality.
Tesla delivers Model 3 to superfan with three months to live
A man suffering from stage 4 cancer has been granted a dying wish by Tesla, to get his Model 3 delivered.
Elon Musk is not going to actually launch a Tesla to Mars. Or he might, we can't say for sure
After saying he will be launching a car into space, Elon Musk then said he was not going to. But sources later confirmed the news that there is going to be a Tesla Roadster aboard the Falcon Heavy.
Tesla finally flicks the switch on Elon Musk's £18m Australian bet
Tesla has turned on the world's biggest battery in the Australia outback after a guarantee from Elon Musk to "build it in 100 days or its free".
Oil titan Shell is backing the electric car future by building powerful chargers across Europe
A European-wide plan to install 400 electric car charging stations has just been given a boost: Shell has signed on.
'100 days or its free' – Elon Musk and Tesla finish world's biggest battery in Australia.
South Australia is now home to the world's biggest lithium-ion battery after Tesla fulfilled a promise to complete work in 100 days "or its free".
Elon Musk teases 'special option' of ultra-fast Tesla Roadster
Musk is hinting the new Roadster will have a special options package, and even suggested it could be powered by "rocket tech".
The new Tesla Roadster may be the quickest car in the world
Elon Musk has shocked attendees of a much-anticipated press conference in California with what he claimed will be the quickest car in the world – the Roadster.
Tesla Semi: Everything you want to know about the new 500-mile electric truck
The truck can go 0-60mph in 5 seconds and has a 400-mile range on a single 30-minute charge via Tesla's new Megacharger network.
Tesla hits back at racist company culture claims – 'Hotbed of misinformation'
A blog post on the Tesla website has refuted claims from a former employee that its workplace is a "hotbed of racism".
Tesla is a 'hotbed for racism', claims fourth racial discrimination lawsuit filed this year
Tesla is battling yet another discrimination lawsuit, after claims African-American employees are regularly racially abused.
SpaceX, Tesla board member Steve Jurvetson leaves his VC firm after sexual harassment allegations
Over the past few months, many women have come forward to voice their experiences and complaints of sexual harassment and sexism in Silicon Valley.
Nantucket to be powered by 48 megawatt-hour Tesla battery
Tesla will install a 48 megawatt-hour battery in Nantucket. It will provide electricity for about 10,000 people living 30 miles from the north-east corner of the US.
Tesla Model S range can be hacked to hit 600 miles - but it will cost you
A Netherlands gas supplier has hacked the Tesla Model S to run on hydrogen cells. The hydrogen power source can reportedly double the range.
Afraid of self-driving cars crashing? Here's why you shouldn't be
Even imperfect self-driving cars could save hundreds of thousands of lives, according to researchers.
BMW, Audi and more confirm first locations for new ultra-fast charging stations
BMW, Ford, Daimler, Porsche and Audi have joined forces to roll out 400 ultra-fast car charging stations across Europe. 20 of the stations will be available this year.
Keen on Tesla's 'cheap' Model 3? Get ready to wait a little longer
Tesla will not be able to produce the new Model 3 electric car as fast as originally promised. Full-scale production not expected now until 2018.
Musk calls out 'editors and journalists with low integrity' over coverage of recent Tesla layoffs
"Any journalist (who covered the story) should be ashamed of themselves for lacking journalistic integrity," Musk said.
Amazon wants to recharge electric cars with robot drones
Amazon has filed a patent that describes a future tech that can help extend the range of EVs by a few miles as an option.
Tesla working out a deal to set up a factory in China
The Silicon Valley tech firm is reportedly in talks to set up a factory in Shanghai's free trade zone.
Elon Musk sets his sights on car insurance industry as InsureMyTesla comes to US
The insurance package offered by Tesla will take into account the car's built-in safety features like the Autopilot.
Tesla hit with two lawsuits citing anti-LGBT discrimination, harassment and racial abuse
Electric carmaker subject of two lawsuits citing discrimination and unfair dismissal at its Fremont factory.
Tesla fires hundreds of employees company-wide as it tries to ramp up Model 3 production
The electric automaker reportedly dismissed an estimated 400 to 700 people or between 1% and 2% of the firm's more than 33,000 employees.
Tesla postpones Semi truck unveiling but says prototype is 'complete'
The electric truck's official unveiling was initially scheduled for 26 October, but will now be held on 16 November.
The white knight with solar power: Elon Musk wants to save the world one nation at a time
Tesla CEO and real-life Iron Man wants to save Puerto Rico's broken energy network with his own solar power grid.
Alleged image of Tesla's electric semi truck surfaces on Reddit
Last month, Elon Musk tweeted that the unveiling and test-drive of Tesla's unreal 'beast' has been scheduled on 26 October 2017.