Tesla board urges retail investors to back Elon Musk's $56 billion pay deal
Tesla Inc. is looking to woo its unusually large base of retail investors to get approval for Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package.
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Here's the inside story of why Elon Musk fired the entire Tesla Supercharger staff
The day before Elon Musk fired virtually all of Tesla’s electric-vehicle charging division last month, they had high hopes as charging chief Rebecca Tinucci went to meet with Musk about the network’s future, four former charging-network staffers told Reuters.
Alphabet’s Waymo probed by NHTSA following autonomous driving incidents
The top US auto-safety regulator opened an investigation into Waymo, the autonomous-vehicle subsidiary of subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., after 22 incidents in which the company’s cars were involved in collisions or may have violated traffic laws.
President Biden hikes US tariffs on billions in Chinese chips, cars
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a bundle of steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports including electric vehicles, computer chips and medical products, risking an election-year standoff with Beijing in a bid to woo voters who give his economic policies low marks.
Tesla rehires some Supercharger workers weeks Musk cut them
Tesla has begun hiring back some of the almost 500 members of its Supercharging team that Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk dismissed late last month.
2025 VW ID. Buzz will be available in three trims, lots of color combos
The retro-inspired Volkswagen ID. Buzz will reach showrooms in the coming months as a 2025 model, and details about the electric van are beginning to trickle out. The brand has announced that its latest EV will be offered in three trim levels, including one only available at launch.
Subaru to lean on Toyota for three new EVs by 2026
Subaru and Toyota have long worked together on vehicle development, and an executive for the first company recently confirmed that the two would deepen their partnership. Earlier today, Subaru CEO Atsushi Osaki told reporters that his automaker would team with Toyota to produce three new electric crossovers over the next two years.
Honda ramps up R&D spending, particularly to advance its hybrid edge
TOKYO — Honda Motor Co said on Friday it would increase R&D spending this financial year by nearly a quarter to boost its competitive edge in hybrid and other electrified vehicles, as it forecast a 2.8% rise in operating profit for 2024/25.