After dealing with lower-hanging fruit, Elon Musk’s U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) now has its sights on a bigger target: the Defense Department and its projected $1 trillion new budget. One cost-saving idea that both military officials and external analysts have suggested is to close or consolidate dozens of U.S. military bases. The idea […]

Mazda has announced that it will use the North American Charging Standard (NACS), also known as Tesla’s charge connector, on its upcoming electric vehicles in Japan. The Japanese automaker had already announced that it would adopt NACS for its electric vehicles in North America, like all other automakers in North America, after Ford got the

At least 44 of the government contracts canceled on the orders of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting initiative have been resurrected by federal agencies, wiping out more than $220 million of his group’s purported savings, according to a New York Times analysis of federal spending data. But Mr. Musk’s group continues to list 43 of those contracts

Ark Invest reinvested in X Corp in Q1 2025 through its Ark Venture Fund, which converted into a position in xAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company. In March, xAI acquired X, intertwining the two companies’ futures. The stock merger values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion. After xAI acquired X, Elon Musk

The news keeps going from bad to worse in several major markets for the once-undisputed EV market leader https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ by Brad Anderson 1 hour ago Tesla sold 58,459 China-built Model 3 and Model Y vehicles globally in April. Tesla exports vehicles from China to regions like Europe and the Asia-Pacific. Nio, Xpeng, and Xiaomi all

Sign up for CleanTechnica’s Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott’s in-depth analyses and high level summaries, sign up for our daily newsletter, and/or follow us on Google News! Last Updated on: 9th May 2025, 08:30 am The April auto market saw plugin EVs take 97.4% share in Norway, up from 91.0% year on year. BEVs

Tesla has been planning its launch of the Robotaxi ride-hailing suite for years, but now that the company is nearing the operation of a ride-hailing platform for the first time next month, more details are coming forward. It appears that Tesla has codenamed the Robotaxi suite, along with its ride-hailing app, as ‘Alicorn,’ a mythical

Tesla (TSLA) shares jumped Friday, extending Thursday’s gains fueled by trade deal optimism after President Donald Trump announced a trade agreement with the U.K. and suggested more deals are on the way. The stock was up nearly 7% at $303.75 in recent trading, its highest price since February, putting shares on track to post gains for the

As Tesla CEO Elon Musk continues making a name for himself in the world of artificial intelligence, recent accusations say he may be severely damaging the area where his project is located. According to an article in the Guardian, Musk is building a supercomputer for his company, xAI, in Memphis, Tennessee, and nearby residents are