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Tesla has boosted its referral rewards to a $2,000 discount on new electric vehicles in the US, even its brand new Cybertruck. more…

Plus, NHTSA moves automatic emergency braking mandate forward and the EU isn’t any closer to a deal with China over tariffs.

Apollo Go, tech company Baidu’s autonomous robotaxi service, will reportedly expand its services to Hong Kong before the end of 2024. Hong Kong marks the next city in mainland China where Baidu’s robotaxis may be operational as the company continues to grow as the leader in autonomous public rides in the country. Read more

Rivian invited us to come up and drive its new tri-motor “R1 Tri” spec vehicle through the hills of Malibu. Here’s what we thought about the drive. more…

California EV maker Rivian has said it has secured conditional approval of a loan of up to $6.6 billion from the U.S. Department of Energy to build a production facility in Georgia. Among those conditions is a big one, that the company won’t actively oppose union organizing efforts. more…

Recent reports have revealed that Grünheide police have torn down the encampment of anti-Tesla protesters near Giga Berlin. During the police’s operations, they took down treehouses built by the anti-Giga Berlin protesters, who dubbed themselves as environmentalists who were looking to stop Tesla. Unfortunately for the Grünheide police, they were Read more

After opening its first store in one of Metro Manila’s most prominent areas, Tesla Philippines now seems to be focusing on growing its headcount in the Southeast Asian country. This could be seen in the job openings for Tesla Philippines that remain on the company’s Careers website.  Prior to Tesla’s Read more

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) received a price target boost from UBS while its sell rating on shares remained unchanged. Analysts at the firm cited momentum and “animal spirits” for Tesla’s recent surge on Wall Street. They don’t expect it to go on for eternity. UBS Group AG analysts, a team led Read more

It appears that Tesla is laying the groundwork for some serious real-world testing of its robotaxi and Optimus programs. This was hinted at in a recent job listing that was posted on the company’s Careers website, which focused on a C++ software engineer for the teleoperation of the Tesla bot Read more

California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed new plans to offer an electric vehicle (EV) rebate if President-elect Donald Trump repeals the $7,500 federal tax credit, though Newsom’s office has also said the rebate would exclude Tesla, the nation’s largest EV maker, in efforts to boost competition from other automakers. On Read more