Review: A deep new history of Tesla takes the shine off Elon Musk
3 years, 4 months ago

Review: A deep new history of Tesla takes the shine off Elon Musk

LA Times  

Elon Musk unveiling of the Tesla Model Y in Hawthorne in 2019. So goes the juiciest allegation in “Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk and the Bet of the Century” by Wall Street Journal reporter Tim Higgins. There is also Peter Rawlinson, who came to Tesla from Lotus as chief engineer for the Model S. He and Musk got along fine until Rawlinson started criticizing some of Musk’s ideas for the ill-fated Model X. Musk then found him “irritating.” Rawlinson quit and now runs Lucid Motors, a luxury EV maker soon to introduce vehicles that will compete directly with Tesla. “Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk and the Bet of the Century” by Tim Higgins On the floor of Tesla’s Fremont, Calif., factory, a line worker told Musk he’d invented a way to fix a car window’s screeching sound by making an incision on the door seal. Tesla profits today come mostly from sales of emissions credits to other automakers and $10,000-per-customer payments for “full self-driving” technology — which, Musk admitted in a recent analyst call, doesn’t work.

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Elon Musk sticking close to Trump, influencing US transition: Reports
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk sticking close to Trump, influencing US transition: Reports

Al Jazeera  

The Tesla CEO, Trump’s most influential campaign backer, has turned into a key power broker in presidential transition. Tech billionaire Elon Musk is diving even deeper into the world of politics after Donald Trump’s election win, cosying up to the president-elect and offering him input on key administration hires, according to US media reports. Kai Trump, Donald Trump’s granddaughter, posted …

How hard should Tesla fight for Elon Musk’s attention?
7 months ago

How hard should Tesla fight for Elon Musk’s attention?

Live Mint  

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Elon Musk: GM, Ford will go ‘bankrupt’ if…
1 year, 2 months ago

Elon Musk: GM, Ford will go ‘bankrupt’ if…

Live Mint  

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Elon Musk is ‘one of the top risks’ for Tesla
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk is ‘one of the top risks’ for Tesla

Live Mint  

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Elon Musk Teases New Tesla Products While Warning About Near-Term Economic Challenges
1 year, 7 months ago

Elon Musk Teases New Tesla Products While Warning About Near-Term Economic Challenges

Live Mint  

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Explained: What to expect from Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk's documentary!
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained: What to expect from Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk's documentary!

Firstpost  

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Letters to the Editor: With the green mask off Elon Musk, should we ditch our Teslas?
1 year, 11 months ago

Letters to the Editor: With the green mask off Elon Musk, should we ditch our Teslas?

LA Times  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at the company’s factory in Fremont in 2016. To the editor: Thank you for printing John Blumenthal’s op-ed article about his embarrassment over driving a Tesla electric vehicle because of Elon Musk’s handling of Twitter. But Blumenthal’s admission that he’s less comfortable driving his Tesla reminded me about what we really should be uncomfortable with: …

Musk’s antics turn Tesla owners, new buyers against it
2 years, 4 months ago

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Al Jazeera  

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Elon Musk shares leadership advice: ‘The duty of a leader..’
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A gripping tale of Elon Musk, Tesla and a massive gamble
3 years, 3 months ago

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Live Mint  

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Elon Musk denies he discussed Apple-Tesla merger with Tim Cook
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Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Friday that he never met with Apple Inc. about a potential takeover and slammed the tech giant’s App Store fees, calling them a “global tax on the internet.” He was responding to an upcoming book that says Apple CEO Tim Cook called Musk in 2016 about taking over Tesla. The book …

Apple CEO Tim Cook Refutes Claim of Buying Tesla Years Back, Says Never Spoken to Elon Musk
3 years, 8 months ago

Apple CEO Tim Cook Refutes Claim of Buying Tesla Years Back, Says Never Spoken to Elon Musk

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Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that he never spoke to Tesla CEO Elon Musk about buying his failed electric car business couple of years back. Musk in December last year tweeted that he offered Cook to sell his electric car company at one-tenth of its value during the struggling period in 2017 but the Apple CEO refused to meet …

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Tim Cook shares Apple's car plans, praises Tesla CEO Elon Musk

India Today  

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Elon Musk says he tried to sell Tesla to Apple, Tim Cook refused to meet
4 years ago

Elon Musk says he tried to sell Tesla to Apple, Tim Cook refused to meet

India Today  

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Elon Musk claims Apple CEO wouldn’t take meeting about Tesla buyout
4 years ago

Elon Musk claims Apple CEO wouldn’t take meeting about Tesla buyout

CNN  

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