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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.

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.

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…

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…

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.

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…

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.

DOJ requests Tesla automated driving documents

By Tom Krisher, Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

“To our knowledge no government agency in any ongoing investigation has concluded that any wrongdoing occurred,” Tesla said in the filing Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Elon Musk returns to court to testify in Tesla tweet trial

By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

The tweet resulted in a $40 million settlement with securities regulators, claimed he had lined up the financing to take Tesla private in a deal that never came close to happening.

In Tesla tweet trial, Elon Musk depicted as liar and visionary

By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

Elon Musk was alternately depicted in a San Francisco courtroom as a liar who callously jeopardized the savings of "regular people" or a well-intentioned visionary.