The automaker led by Elon Musk is no longer planning to take the lead in expanding the number of places to fuel electric vehicles. It’s not clear how quickly other companies will fill the gap.
The automaker led by Elon Musk is no longer planning to take the lead in expanding the number of places to fuel electric vehicles. It’s not clear how quickly other companies will fill the gap.
More capable autonomous driving is just one way Chinese automakers are threatening to pull ahead — their E.V.s are also becoming bigger and roomier.
The carmaker dismissed hundreds of employees in a unit that was critical to its success and seen as important to the future of electric vehicle sales in the United States.
The Cybertruck looks edgy, that’s for sure, but it has serious problems.
Elon Musk met with the country’s premier, a longtime Tesla ally, and secured regulatory nods and a necessary partnership with a Chinese tech company.
Tesla’s C.E.O. appears to have landed a deal that moves the company closer to bringing fully autonomous driving to a giant market. But Beijing is keen to exploit the visit for its own purposes.
The National Highway Safety Administration said it had concerns about how Tesla handled the recall based on recent crashes and testing of cars that had been updated.
Analysts expect first-quarter results to show a decline in profits, fueling worries that competitors will grab a bigger slice of slowing electric car sales.
The electric vehicle maker has announced price cuts and a Cybertruck recall ahead of Tuesday’s pivotal earnings report.