Elon Musk’s Appetite for Destruction
A wave of lawsuits argue that Tesla’s self-driving software is dangerously overhyped. What can its blind spots teach us about the company’s erratic C.E.O.?
Elon Musk Faces Trial Over His 2018 Plan to Take Tesla Private
Investors are seeking billions of dollars in damages for their losses after Mr. Musk posted a proposal on Twitter that never materialized.
Tesla Sales in China Slump as Competition Intensifies
Worry about the carmaker’s sales in the world’s largest car market is one reason the shares have plunged.
Tesla Investors Fear for a Tough 2023
A huge sell-off wiped billions of dollars from the electric carmaker’s market capitalization on Tuesday. Analysts see more trouble ahead.
Tesla Car Sales Rose 18% in Last Quarter
The company’s rapid growth is expected to ease as the economy slows and demand for its electric cars weakens.
Elon Musk’s Antics Hurt Tesla’s Democratic-Leaning Brand
Does Elon know who buys his stuff?
Tesla Had a Bad Year. Some Investors Are Blaming Elon Musk.
Investors blame Elon Musk and wonder how much more the stock will fall.
Can Elon Musk’s Tesla Really Last?
“Cool” doesn’t necessarily deliver sustained advantage.
Americans Are Realizing Tesla Isn’t the Only Electric Car
As Elon Musk’s politics turn off potential customers, many rival vehicles are coming to market.
Elon Musk’s Distraction Is Just One of Tesla’s Problems
The maker of electric cars faces sharp competition, plummeting shares and production woes while its chief executive is preoccupied with Twitter.
Tesla’s Direct Sales Model Helps It Thwart Customer Lawsuits
Sales contracts prevent buyers of the company’s electric cars from pursuing class-action suits if something goes wrong.
Elon Musk’s Twitter Role Puts Tesla Board Under New Scrutiny
Corporate governance experts say the electric-car maker’s directors may need to rein in the chief executive, with whom many have personal ties.
What Elon Musk Is Doing to Twitter Is What He Did at Tesla and SpaceX
Firing people. Talking of bankruptcy. Telling workers to be “hard core.” Mr. Musk has repeatedly used those tactics at many of his companies.
Musk, Bezos, Bankman-Fried, Trump: It Was a Bad Week for Billionaires
Musk, Bezos, Bankman-Fried, Trump: some of our most prominent billionaires laid waste to their carefully cultivated image as benevolent saviors.
Musk Testifies in Trial Over His Tesla Compensation Package
The billionaire chief executive testified about a multibillion-dollar compensation package the electric car company’s board put in place in 2018.
Elon Musk Heads to Court to Defend His Billions in Tesla Pay
A shareholder is asking the court to void a 2018 compensation package that has paid the chief executive nearly $50 billion.
Democrats Are Blowing It With Silicon Valley
The tech industry, long considered a bastion of progressivism and social liberalism, is moving to the right.
Tesla Cuts Prices in China in Sign of Slowing Demand
Shares of the company slumped as investors worried about increasing competition.
Tesla’s Profit Jumped in Third Quarter on Strong Sales
The electric carmaker is growing fast but investors are worried that sales are starting to slow because of higher prices and interest rates.
Elon Musk Has Some Bad Ideas for Mass Transit. We Have Solutions.
Innovation is important, but Elon Musk’s impractical transit inventions do nothing to help solve today’s problems.