Tesla board reportedly seeking No. 2 executive to assist Elon Musk

Elon Musk at Tesla Model 3 revealOn Thursday, The New York Times published an interview with Tesla CEO Elon Musk that revealed that the company's board may looking for a new operational leader for the company. In the wide-ranging interview, Musk acknowledged that his tweet last week about having "funding secured" to take Tesla private was not cleared by anyone else, including...

Tesla privatization bid, quality control face increasing scrutiny

Tesla factory, Fremont, CaliforniaTesla CEO Elon Musk is facing mounting pressure from regulators and critics since his tweet last week to take the company private and the fallout that has followed. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (subscription required) that Tesla's board has received subpoenas from the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding Musk's Tweet about...

Tesla sues saboteur who claims he is a whistleblower

Tesla Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada [CREDIT - YouTube user California Phantom]On Thursday, Tesla sued former employee Martin Tripp for stealing trade secrets and transferring several gigabytes of data to third parties, including pictures of the company's battery assembly line at the Gigafactory in Nevada, where he worked. The details of the suit point to a testy, high-pressure work environment, where workers put in long...

Elon Musk announces Tesla Model 3 AWD, performance Model 3 specs

2018 Tesla Model 3It wasn't quite a message in a bottle, but Tesla boss Elon Musk tweeted Saturday night some specifications and a ballpark price for his company's long-awaited all-wheel-drive and performance versions of the Model 3. The all-wheel-drive Model 3 will add $5,000 to the base Model 3's price and offer the same 310-mile range as the Long Range Battery...