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Giles Parkinson

Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and also edits and founded the Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid web sites. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review, and owns a Tesla Model 3.

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“No brand has lost so much value so quickly:” Analysts take stock of Musk and Tesla

  • 17 March 2025
  • 68 comments
  • Giles Parkinson
Leading analysts downgrade their forecast for Tesla sales, with one saying the brand destruction is unparalleled in the global car industry.
Tesla Texas gigafactory
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  • Batteries
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“I’m going with an agenda:” Macron lobbies Musk for Tesla gigafactory in France

  • 15 June 2023
  • Daniel Bleakley
The battle is on: French President will meet with Tesla CEO Elon Musk for a second time to pitch his country as best choice for the company's next Gigafactory.
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Cars

Tesla flags two new EV models with production numbers to scare legacy car makers

  • 17 May 2023
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla says it will launch two new products with mind-blowing production numbers. This will include a low cost and smaller model.
Berlin gigafactory under construction. Source: Tesla
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Musk says Tesla may announce a new gigafactory location this year

  • 5 August 2022
  • Sophie Vorrath
Tesla co-founder and CEO tells shareholder meeting a new gigafactory location could be announced in the remaining months of 2022.
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  • Electric Cars
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“Absolutely insane:” Musk responds to record run by Tesla Model S Plaid

  • 8 February 2022
  • Bridie Schmidt
Record-breaking quarter-mile run by Tesla Model S Plaid draws response from an impressed Elon Musk.
Not a Model Y. Source: Twitter
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Musk’s message of hope as Tesla gears up to make EVs near Berlin

  • 16 August 2021
  • Bridie Schmidt
Musk says production of EVs and battery packs should begin within a few months at the soon-to-be opened Gigafactory in Berlin.
Elon Musk
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Tesla to do more “due diligence” before accepting Bitcoin again

  • 22 July 2021
  • Bridie Schmidt
Elon Musk says Tesla will accept Bitcoin again after more "due diligence", and the cryptocurrency is using more renewables.
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Tesla sets new record with 200,000 electric cars delivered in a quarter

  • 3 July 2021
  • Bridie Schmidt
Tesla announces new quarterly production and delivery record, more than double its efforts for the same period last year.
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Tesla files brand trademark for new super-charging restaurant chain

  • 3 June 2021
  • Joshua S. Hill
American EV darling Tesla has filed a new trademark for its brand, in a move that has sparked speculation that it may be about to deliver a new category –…
model S plaid
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Musk delays Model S Plaid launch for “one more week of tweak”

  • 31 May 2021
  • Sophie Vorrath
Musk says there will be an extra week to wait for the launch of the Tesla Model S Plaid launch, the $A200,000 car that "feels like a spaceship."

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