Tesla gets rare support from usually-critical Glass Lewis ahead of investors meeting

Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis, which has exhibited a tendency to be critical of Tesla and its leadership, has extended a rare vote of support for the electric car maker’s executives. In a recent statement, Glass Lewis noted that it now recommends investors to vote in favor of the re-election of Chairwoman Robyn Denholm. This […]

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Tesla major shareholder Baillie Gifford cuts TSLA stake in ‘enforced’ reduction

Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission have revealed that Edinburgh-based investment house Baillie Gifford, one of Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) largest institutional investors, has cut its stake in the company by 5% at the end of August. According to the investment firm, what transpired was an “enforced” reduction due to the sharp spike that TSLA stock […]

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Tesla starts sending Battery Day invites to lucky shareholders

Tesla has started sending out invitations for its 2020 Annual Shareholder Meeting and Battery Day event to a select number of investors. Images of the invites started making the rounds online on Tuesday, revealing that the company had utilized a randomized process when selecting which shareholders could attend the highly-anticipated event.  Following is Tesla’s message.  […]

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Elon Musk visits CureVac in Germany, explores Tesla’s role in vaccine development

Elon Musk’s trip to Germany appears to have started on a high note, as the CEO experienced nothing short of a rockstar welcome during his visit to the headquarters of CureVac in Tübingen on Tuesday evening. Local reports indicate that the internal visit was aimed at discussing cooperation between the biotech company and Tesla subsidiary […]

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Tesla to sell $5 billion in TSLA stock amid monster rally, SEC filings reveal

Recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission have revealed that Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) will be selling up to $5 billion in stock. According to the SEC filings, which were posted on Tuesday, the additional shares will be sold “from time to time” and “at-the-market” prices.  Several financial institutions are involved in Tesla’s initiative. Among these […]

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Tesla Giga Berlin shocks with near completion of drive unit facility’s roofing

When Elon Musk initially remarked that Gigafactory Berlin will be constructed in the same pace or even faster than Gigafactory Shanghai, many were skeptical, and some critics even took it upon themselves to mock the CEO’s aggressive timeframe for the facility. As work started in the massive plot of land, and as buildings started getting […]

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Tesla China’s Gigafactory Shanghai-produced Model Y poised for imminent launch

Tesla China may have hit its pace with the ramp of the Model 3, but the company is still yet to release what could very well be its most disruptive vehicle yet, the Model Y crossover. But if recent sightings and local reports are any indication, it appears that the Made-in-China Model Y’s local launch […]

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Tesla teardown specialist Sandy Munro lays the law on TSLAQ over false allegations

When Sandy Munro started his analysis of an early production Tesla Model 3, he was aghast at the vehicle’s quirks, and he made his disapproval known. Munro did not pull his punches back, pointing out the vehicle’s build quality issues and outlining exactly what was wrong with the all-electric sedan. Yet as soon as his […]

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Tesla’s battery genius may hold the key to a closed-loop recycling endgame

Last year, a proverbial bomb dropped on Tesla after CTO and co-founder JB Straubel announced that he was transitioning into an advisor role and stepping away from his day-to-day duties in the company. While Straubel assured investors that he was not “disappearing” from Tesla in his final earnings call, he did stay notably under the […]

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Tesla Model 3s dominate Pikes Peak Exhibition class with twin podium finishes

This year’s Pikes Peak Hill Climb initially had three Teslas slated to take on the legendary and extremely dangerous mountain. But just like everything in the world of Tesla and Elon Musk, things usually do not turn out as expected. One by one, the treacherous mountain seemingly picked off the Teslas, until there was a […]

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