Dec 21 More U.S. auto buyers are turning to hybrids as sales of electric vehicles slow By Tom Krisher, Associated Press America's automakers have staked their futures on the notion that electric vehicles will dominate sales in the coming years. But so far, while EV sales are growing, their pace is falling well short of the industry's ambitious timetable. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 5:21 The self-driving safety concerns that led to Tesla's recall of 2 million cars By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings Tesla has recalled 2 million cars, nearly all of its vehicles sold in the U.S. since 2012, because of issues with its self-driving features. Safety regulators have investigated nearly a thousand crashes involving Tesla's autopilot system, which can fully take… Continue watching
Dec 13 Tesla recalls nearly all U.S. vehicles to fix system that monitors drivers using Autopilot after investigation into deadly crashes By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The recall comes after a two-year investigation by U.S. auto safety regulators into a series of crashes that happened while the Autopilot partially automated driving system was in use. Continue reading
Jul 17 Ford substantially cuts cost of F-150 Lightning electric pickup By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press The sticker price on Ford’s F-150 Lightning electric pickup is being lowered by thousands of dollars due to increased plant capacity, falling costs for battery raw materials and internal efforts to scale production by the Detroit automaker. Continue reading
Jul 16 Tesla announces its 1st electric pickup truck has rolled off the assembly line By Associated Press Tesla says its first production Cybertruck electric pickup has rolled off the assembly line, nearly two years behind the original schedule. Continue reading
May 17 Musk tells Tesla shareholders he's not stepping down as CEO, considering advertising By Associated Press Elon Musk has dismissed speculation that he might step down as Tesla's CEO. "Say it ain't so," a shareholder asked Musk during Tesla's annual meeting Tuesday about stepping down as the electric car and solar panel company's leader. "It ain't… Continue reading
May 15 Federal appeals court rules Elon Musk must abide by SEC settlement over Tesla tweets By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Elon Musk cannot back out of a settlement with securities regulators that was reached after his 2018 tweets claiming he had secured funding to take Tesla private caused the electric vehicle maker's share price to jump and led to a… Continue reading
Feb 28 Mexican President López Obrador says Tesla to build plant in Mexico By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press López Obrador said the promise came in phone calls he had Friday and Monday with Tesla head Elon Musk. Continue reading
Feb 17 Regulators force Tesla to recall 363,000 'Full Self-Driving' vehicles By Tom Krisher, Associated Press U.S. safety regulators have pressured Tesla into recalling nearly 363,000 vehicles with its "Full Self-Driving" system because it can misbehave around intersections and doesn't always follow speed limits. The recall came after regulators expressed concerns about the way Tesla's system… Continue reading
Feb 03 Jury clears Elon Musk of wrongdoing for 2018 Tesla tweets By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The trial pitted Tesla investors represented in a class-action lawsuit against Musk, who is CEO of both the electric automaker and the Twitter service he bought for for $44 billion a few months ago. Continue reading