Tesla retains advantage in Washington state as effort stalls to expand direct EV sales The third time was not the charm for a coalition that was pushing to level the playing field for electric… Read More
Tesla could lose its big EV sales advantage in Washington state if lawmakers pass new rules Tesla could soon lose its electric vehicle sales advantage as Washington state lawmakers are taking their third shot at legislation… Read More
Cybertrucks on Mars? Space advocates and NASA consider ideas for sample return Tesla’s Cybertruck may look ungainly on Earth, but a pressurized version of the vehicle might be just the thing for… Read More
Play Episode Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Inside a Tesla Cybertruck; how police dogs find devices; Ballmer’s comedian son Play This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Reporter Kurt Schlosser takes us inside a Tesla Cybertruck, explains what it was like… Read More
Love it or hate it, Tesla Cybertruck turns heads in Seattle as GeekWire test drives futuristic EV “Does it still have that new spaceship smell?” That was the quip from Dave Boone, walking past the GeekWire office… Read More
Rivian, Lucid and other EVs stuck in park by failed effort to change car sales laws in Washington If you own one of the 3,853 Rivians registered in Washington, odds are you didn’t test drive the electric vehicle… Read More
Spendy and slow Tesla repairs frustrate drivers as automotive tech drives up cost of collisions When Kelly Campbell bought a metallic gray Tesla last year, the Seattle resident was delighted. The luxury features, the stellar… Read More
On the EV road again: A year after using an electric Mustang, father and son try a Tesla for long drive Last summer, Aaron Blank and his son hit the road between Seattle and Los Angeles for a baseball-fueled journey that… Read More
Elon Musk’s back-to-office edict reignites debate on remote work — here’s what other tech leaders say If you work for Tesla and you’ve been doing that job from home since the pandemic started, be wary if… Read More
Elon Musk chats about Starship and space telescopes … and Jeff Bezos’ rocket envy In the latest chapter of a long-running space spat, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took aim at his billionaire rival Jeff… Read More
Tesla opening new showroom south of downtown Seattle near The Shop, a hangout for car geeks Tesla is opening a new showroom and service center south of downtown Seattle, marking the seventh location in the region… Read More
Tesla stock surge helps power Elon Musk past Jeff Bezos as richest person in the world Update, Thursday, 4:15 p.m. PT: According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Elon Musk’s net worth late Thursday stood at $195… Read More
‘He has no clue’: Elon Musk offers blunt criticism of Bill Gates’ take on electric trucks While Elon Musk plans to keep on (electric) truckin’, don’t expect him to pick up a hitchhiking Bill Gates. The… Read More
President Trump tweets support for Elon Musk as Tesla reopens Calif. car factory amid pandemic Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s dispute with county authorities over the reopening of the company’s California car factory was injected into… Read More
Billionaire beef: Elon Musk charged up over Bill Gates’ purchase of an electric Porsche over a Tesla Elon Musk seems unhappy about fellow uber rich person Bill Gates’ choice in vehicles. Gates revealed in an interview with… Read More
Hardware isn’t hard: A startup playbook for succeeding in a sector where many have failed [Editor’s Note: Anup Chathoth is CEO of Seattle startup Ubi Interactive, maker of virtual interactive whiteboard technology and a graduate… Read More
‘He does good at rockets’: President Trump pays tangled tribute to Elon Musk’s tech triumphs President Donald Trump is said to be closely watching the impeachment proceedings on Capitol Hill, but he’s also watching what… Read More
Elon Musk shatters stereotypes (and windows) with Tesla’s all-electric, edgy Cybertruck Amid clouds of smoke and “Blade Runner” hype, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled a hard-edged, all-electric pickup truck that will… Read More
Play Episode Podcast Geared Up: Huge Apple leaks, Tesla Model 3, new MacBook Pros, and more Play This week on the Geared Up podcast we have a couple of big leaks out of Apple that give us… Read More
Tesla gets a boost after $2.7B debt and stock offering that Elon Musk is buying into Update for 11:15 p.m. PT May 5: Tesla has increased the size of its stock and bond offering to $2.7… Read More
Elon Musk touches on his Twitter tactics after settling with SEC over Tesla tweets Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reached a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to keep his Twitter habit in… Read More
Despite a down quarter, Tesla is planning new products — including car insurance Tesla today reported wider-than-expected financial losses in the first quarter — due to what the company said were delivery challenges,… Read More
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils his Robotaxi concept for a self-driving rideshare fleet Tesla’s billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, laid out a vision for a huge fleet of self-driving electric vehicles that owners could… Read More
This new Seattle high-rise condo tower will come with Tesla cars that residents can rent A high-rise condo complex under construction near Seattle’s Pike Place Market will come with an interesting perk for residents: On-demand… Read More
‘We are bringing S3XY back’: Tesla’s Elon Musk introduces Model Y crossover SUV Tesla CEO Elon Musk finished spelling out an all-electric acronym by lifting the veil on the Model Y, a crossover… Read More
Tesla starts selling $35,000 Model 3 electric cars and shifts to online-only sales Tesla is finally following through on its pledge to sell its Model 3 electric cars at the standard price of… Read More
Tesla’s fortunes spin after SEC accuses CEO Elon Musk of violating a tweet deal Tesla CEO Elon Musk is in trouble again with the Securities and Exchange Commission, this time over a 13-word tweet.… Read More
Tesla CEO Elon Musk places future bets on Model Y electric SUV — and on China As big as the Model 3 electric car is for the future of Tesla, the sport utility vehicle known as… Read More
In new lawsuit, ex-Tesla engineer claims company is trying to ‘catastrophically damage’ her A former Tesla engineer has filed a defamation lawsuit against the company, the latest twist in her years-long legal battle… Read More
Elon Musk shows off Boring Company’s test tunnel in Tesla-centric beta mode The Boring Company’s hole in the ground in Hawthorne, Calif., got a Hollywood-style debut tonight courtesy of the company’s billionaire… Read More
