“When one of the most powerful, if not the most powerful person in the world is saying you’ve committed a crime, it doesn’t matter what the truth is,” said Valerie Costa, an anti-Tesla protester.
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Elon Musk is winning Republican fans. Can Tesla win them over, too?
Tesla is gaining traction among conservative buyers, while it loses support among liberals. But are there enough Republican EV shoppers to make up the difference?
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Top Democrats ask Rubio for answers on now-canceled $400 million Tesla plan
A letter from two House Democrats presses Rubio for details about who approved an effort to try to use hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money on armored electric vehicles from Tesla.
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A new document undercuts Trump admin’s denials about $400 million Tesla deal
The State Department claimed a plan to buy thousands of armored Teslas was left over from the Biden administration. A document obtained by NPR shows the Biden plan was far smaller.
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Elon Musk’s more than $50 billion pay deal at Tesla was rejected again. Here is why
A judge in Delaware has for the second time struck down a compensation package for Elon Musk after a Tesla shareholder filed suit.
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Tesla won the plug war. Enter the age of the EV charging adapter
The auto industry is embracing Tesla’s charging technology in order to share its vast Supercharger network. This is going to be a slow transition — expect to see a lot of adapters.
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New records show Texas judge on X case didn’t sell his Tesla shares after taking the suit
The judge, Reed O’Connor, in Fort Worth, Tex., has rejected calls for him to step down from the high-profile case Musk filed against Media Matters, a watchdog group.
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A road trip in an electric vehicle doesn’t have to be nerve-wracking anymore
Many people get range anxiety thinking about taking a long car trip in an EV. But a lot of money has gone into improving roadside chargers. We tried them out for ourselves during a 1,000-mile drive.
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U.S. automakers had a punishing week — with a silver lining for shoppers
The four major U.S. automakers — GM, Ford, Stellantis and Tesla — all reported earnings this week and saw their stocks decline. The auto industry is at a “Darwinian” inflection point, says one CEO.
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Elon Musk wins back his $44.9 billion Tesla pay package in shareholder vote
Tesla shareholders voted to restore Musk’s record pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge earlier this year. A separate vote approved moving the company’s legal home to Texas.
