Tesla SolarCity merger approved
SWI Editorial Staff2016-08-03T17:31:41-07:00Elon Musk, the chief executive of electric car maker Tesla has announced it is to buy its sister company SolarCity. Musk is the largest shareholder in both firms and is ...
SolarCity Accepts Tesla’s $2.6B Offer
SWI Editorial Staff2016-08-02T09:23:05-07:00UPDATE: 5:54 p.m. EDT — Tesla Motors Inc. and SolarCity Corp. confirmed their merger Monday after the latter agreed to the electric car maker’s $2.6 billion offer — about half ...
Tesla opens Gigafactory to expand battery production, sales
SWI Editorial Staff2016-08-01T20:23:55-07:00Elon Musk, Tesla CEO. [Photo provided to China Daily] It’s Tesla Motors’ biggest bet yet: a massive, $5 billion factory in the Nevada desert that could nearly double the world’s ...
Tesla, SolarCity To Announce Merger On Monday?
SWI Editorial Staff2016-08-01T20:18:20-07:00Troubled electric car maker Tesla Motors, Inc. and solar panel installer SolarCity Corp. are expected to announce a merger Monday, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The step is ...
Porsche to hire 1,400 new Workers for its Electric Sports Car
SWI Editorial Staff2016-07-26T18:03:48-07:00Porsche is stepping up hiring for production of its first all-electric sports car – as it takes on Tesla It says more than 1,400 new positions will be created to ...
Pressure Is On Tesla To Complete Massive, Taxpayer-Subsidized Battery Factory
SWI Editorial Staff2016-07-25T17:56:01-07:00Tesla Motors is racing to complete its $5 billion, government-subsidized lithium battery factory in an effort to meet demand for the Model 3. Nearly 1,000 workers are working around the ...
Tesla’s Musk unveils plans to make electric trucks and buses
SWI Editorial Staff2016-07-25T08:39:24-07:00Tesla’s boss Elon Musk has unveiled an ambitious expansion plan. As well as cars he wants to build electric trucks and buses and set up car sharing and solar energy ...
Elon Musk’s Master Plan is Absurd, Vague and Brilliant
SWI Editorial Staff2016-07-22T16:12:59-07:00Ten years ago, Elon Musk laid out his “master plan.” The billionaire polymath had already founded and sold the hugely successful payments platform PayPal and was busy working on perhaps ...
Tesla Takes Top Brand from Porsche After 3 Years
SWI Editorial Staff2016-07-21T09:39:00-07:00TUSTIN, Calif., July 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Automotive research and consulting firm AutoPacific, Inc. today announced the 2016 Ideal Vehicle Awards (IVA), recognizing vehicles that best meet their owner’s expectations ...
Elon Musk Has ‘Master Plan’ For Tesla Expansion
SWI Editorial Staff2016-07-21T09:33:40-07:00Tesla Motors Inc.’s billionaire CEO Elon Musk knows very well how to spark curiosity among consumers before making a major announcement. He took to Twitter on July 10 to let ...
