Tesla investor Vanguard becomes third-largest TSLA shareholder after 57.8M share purchase

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has a new large-scale shareholder in Pennsylvania-based investment firm Vanguard Group Inc, after a Form 13G filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows the firm purchased 57,814,310 shares of the automaker’s common stock. This makes Vanguard a 6.1% shareholder of the company, trailing only Elon Musk and another institutional investor in […]

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Tesla Bitcoin purchase could launch SEC investigation, former Branch Chief says

Tesla’s $1.5 billion purchase of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin could be subjected to an investigation, according to Doug Davidson, a former Branch Chief of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Divison of Enforcement. The SEC could look into the exact date of Tesla’s BTC purchase, as well as if CEO Elon Musk’s tweets gave its investment an […]

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Tesla’s advanced Autopilot, FSD features to find home in Germany as gov’t allows Lvl 4 autonomy

Tesla’s more advanced Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features may soon find a home in Germany, with the country now allowing Level 4 autonomous driving on its roads. The law, which would allow autonomous cars and buses to operate in defined zones nationwide, was passed by the federal cabinet on Wednesday.  The update was related by […]

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Tesla Energy shares sneak peek at updated mobile app interface

A recently-released video showcasing Tesla’s suite of solar and battery storage products has provided a short glimpse of what could very well be an upcoming update on the company’s mobile app. Based on the video, it appears that Tesla’s updated mobile app will feature a new user interface with animated elements. Tesla’s suite of products, […]

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Tesla Model 3 earns ‘Recommended Car of the Year’ title in China for its health-conscious interior 

The Giga Shanghai-produced Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus scored another 5-star rating recently from the China Automotive Health Index. The top rating earned the made-in-China Model 3 the “Recommended Car of the Year in the Health Index” title. Based on results gathered in the second half of 2020, the China Automotive Health Index gave […]

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Refreshed Tesla Models S and X to ditch lead-acid for Li-ion 12 V battery


Elon Musk and Sandy Munro covered a lot of ground in their recent video chat, discussing a great number of advances and improvements to Tesla’s vehicles and manufacturing processes. Here’s just one tidbit that many may have overlooked: beginning with the upcoming Model S/X refresh, Tesla plans to abandon the century-old lead-acid battery technology in… Read more »

Tesla FSD Beta avoids reckless skateboarders in tricky inner-city encounter

In his recent interview with automotive veteran Sandy Munro, Elon Musk remarked that Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving suite must maintain safety no matter what, regardless of the behavior of other drivers or the condition of lane markings on the road. “Even if somebody tries to trick the car, they do not succeed in tricking […]

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Tesla’s Bitcoin investment ‘a distraction’ from quality issues, Big Short investor says

Tesla’s recent $1.5 billion investment into Bitcoin is a distraction from Chinese regulators looking into complaints of quality issues from consumers, Big Short investor Michael Burry said in a series of deleted tweets on Monday. Burry, who predicted the 2007 housing collapse by recognizing a market bubble, has been notably bearish on TSLA stock in […]

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Tesla’s Bitcoin buy filled with advantages: ARK Invest’s Keeney

Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) $1.5 billion purchase of Bitcoin, a move announced yesterday in a 10-K document filed with the SEC, was the most popular news surrounding the electric automaker on Monday. While some TSLA investors saw it as their time to get out of being shareholders, others look at it as an advantage in several […]

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