Tesla backflips on retail outlet closures, pushing up prices on EVs
Having promised to cut costs by moving all EV sales online, Tesla decides to keep “significantly more” retail outlets open, and pay for this by raising prices by 3% worldwide.
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Sophie is editor of One Step Off The Grid and deputy editor of its sister site, Renew Economy. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.
Tesla increases Supercharger prices, cuts jobs in expansion bid
Musk says Tesla needs to trim its workforce if it can hope to deliver a truly affordable "mass market" Model 3. The company has also put up its EV Supercharger rates.
Elon Musk prices “bargain” $1bn tunnel under Blue Mountains
Tesla and Boring Company CEO Elon Musk responds to casual Twitter query from NSW MP Jeremy Buckingham about cost to build a tunnel under the Blue Mountains. Is this the Big Battery all over again?
Elon Musk drops cheaper Tesla Model S and X 75D versions
If you were after a Tesla Model S or X 75D, it's just plain too late - Elon Musk just closed sales as of this morning in Australia.
Musk welcomes GM to EV race, but also might buy its factories
Tesla CEO Elon Musk happy to be outsold by General Motors, but would also consider buying one of its closed auto factories.
Tesla puts EV autopilot tech to test on roundabouts, intersections
Elon Musk says Tesla already testing EV autopilot tech in complex traffic situations, in development software. The result: "mind blowing."
Musk visits Studebaker Museum, turns Twitter into EV history lesson
Now that he's not allowed to Tweet market sensitive information anymore, Elon Musk has turned his focus to EV history, and it's a thread worth reading!
Tesla shares slump after regulator charges Musk, seeks removal
Elon Musk charged with "fraud" by the SEC, which is seeking his removal as a director and executive from public companies.