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What’s Down the Road for Silicon?

Meet the new materials overpowering the electric economy.

They’re quieter and better for the climate. But snow and water create new technological challenges for designers.

The General Motors chief says efficiencies, innovations and learning from mistakes will allow her company to become a leader in electric vehicles.

The chief executive’s debt load, his divided attention and Twitter’s own challenges could all take a toll on his electric-car company.

The Tesla challenger said it continued to have problems finding needed parts.

Fully electric vehicles have fewer fires than gasoline-powered and hybrid cars, and their crash protection is at least equivalent.

To a degree unseen in any other mogul, the world’s richest man acts on impulse and the belief that he is absolutely right.

He raised $8.5 billion in a series of sales this week and said he didn’t have plans to sell any more.

His products are good for customers and good for the world.

Tesla is highly traded, and Elon Musk’s sale of more than $16 billion worth of stock last year did not appear to push share prices lower.