Inside Rivian’s plan to challenge Detroit and electrify the American truck & SUV

Nearly one year ago, McLaren’s top engineer departed the British supercar-maker for a relatively unknown EV startup, Rivian, located 3,000 miles away in Plymouth, Michigan. That engineer, Mark Vinnels, was a founding board member of McLaren and led its engineering team as executive program director for 14 years as they created an entire line of […]

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NIO’s new Formula E race car represents a turning point for the EV industry

At a flashy unveiling in East London on Monday night, NIO, the Chinese-based electric vehicle startup, unveiled their Gen2 Formula E car for Season 5 of the all-electric racing series. The extravagant fanfare wasn’t unwarranted, as the new car marks a historic point for the Formula E racing series and, more broadly, electric cars in general. […]

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Tesla board to formally review Elon Musk’s plan to go private, TSLA reacts after hours

After two days of confusion, it appears Elon Musk’s plan to take Tesla private may be beginning to take shape. CNBC is reporting that Tesla’s board is planning on meeting with financial advisors next week to finalize a formal review plan for Musk’s proposal. Musk first announced plans to take the company private midday Tuesday […]

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Is Tesla’s ‘next era’ really without TSLA?

With just a few Tweets, Elon Musk announced that he intends to take Tesla private. The move came less than a week after the company’s Q2 earnings call, where Musk doubled-down on his promise to bring the company to profit in the second half of 2018. With Musk steadying his hand, it seemed he was […]

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Elon Musk’s steady hand marks a ‘New Era’ for Tesla

On Tesla’s 32nd earnings call, CEO Elon Musk may have delivered what investors need, a steady, solid hand. After handily beating analysts expectations, cutting cash burn significantly and stabilizing the Model 3’s production, investors entered the company’s quarterly conference on pins and needles. Following last quarter’s disastrous and combative earnings call, Musk started the call […]

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Tesla Q2 earnings call Live Feed: Model 3 progress, cashflow, Q3/Q4 profit

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is set to take the stage on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 pm PDT (5:30 pm EDT) to talk about the company’s Q2 financial results. Following a relatively positive quarter, based on after-hours stock activity, with the Silicon Valley-based electric car maker and energy company posting record revenues and wider adjusted losses, […]

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Tesla (TSLA) posts Q2 2018 financial results: $4B revenue, profitability in focus

Tesla’s second-quarter earnings for 2018 saw the California-based carmaker beat Wall Street revenue estimates after posting $4B billion in revenue and missed earnings estimates with a non-GAAP loss of $520 million. The results, which were posted in an update letter to investors after the closing bell on Wednesday, August 1st, showed second-quarter earnings of -$3.06 […]

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk buys $25M in company stock as profitability goals in sight

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has purchased more than $25 million, or 70,000 shares of company stock, as the Silicon Valley electric car maker remains laser-focused on turning a profit in the second half of the year. Despite the meteoric rise of Tesla’s stock price in recent weeks – TSLA has risen nearly 9% and is […]

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