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Court documents show Tesla tweaked its Model 3 logo amid a trademark fight with adidas

This post was updated with a comment from Tesla on Wednesday, Feb. 8. A little over a week ago, Tesla quietly… Read More

Elon Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX (and 29 other companies) back immigration lawsuit

If you can join them, you can try beating them, too. Today SpaceX and Tesla signed on to the legal… Read More

It’s official: Tesla drops ‘Motors’ from its name in expansion beyond electric vehicles

Tesla has officially dropped “Motors” from its name, reflecting the company’s expanded focus beyond its namesake electric cars. In a… Read More

Trump announces Manufacturing Jobs Initiative; Boeing’s Muilenburg, Tesla’s Musk to join council

President Trump on Friday announced plans to create a council of business leaders as part of a new “Manufacturing Jobs… Read More

In surprise move, Tesla head Elon Musk tweets that Rex Tillerson could be ‘excellent’ Secretary of State

President Trump’s Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson received some surprising support on Tuesday when Tesla and SpaceX head Elon… Read More

Look out, it’s Gov. Jay Inslee behind the wheel of a semi-autonomous electric car

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Genny Carter made Gov. Jay inslee check his wallet. Yep. He was carrying his driver’s license. Cleared… Read More

Donald Trump’s advisory board adds Elon Musk and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick ahead of tech summit

The chief executives of Uber and Tesla are joining an advisory board of 19 business leaders who will have the… Read More

Tesla-SolarCity merger takes effect

The $2 billion Tesla-SolarCity merger went into effect today, just four days after Tesla Motors’ shareholders gave their approval. In… Read More

Tesla shareholders OK SolarCity deal: ‘Your faith will be rewarded,’ Elon Musk says

Tesla’s shareholders overwhelmingly approved a merger with SolarCity today, opening the way for consummating the marriage of the electric-car company… Read More

Elon Musk holds forth on SolarCity, Tesla, SpaceX … and Donald Trump

Today Elon Musk laid out his views on electricity-generating solar roofs, the Tesla-SolarCity merger, SpaceX’s return to flight and artificial intelligence… Read More

Fully autonomous driving? Elon Musk promises Tesla’s cars will make it so

Billionaire Elon Musk doubled down on Tesla Motors’ autonomous driving features today, saying that every vehicle produced from now on… Read More

Axon engineers another recruiting tactic with Tesla Model 3 giveaway for eligible new hires

Dock the boat. Seattle-based Axon is coming ashore with another tactic aimed at attracting the best possible talent in the ever-challenging… Read More

Why Tesla’s Autopilot will rely on radar (and the cloud) to make driving safer

Tesla car owners are getting an upgrade to their Autopilot semi-autonomous driving software, but this won’t be your standard software upgrade:… Read More

Feds approve $2.6 billion Tesla-SolarCity merger, but stock market says ‘meh’

The Federal Trade Commission has given its approval for Tesla Motors’ acquisition of the SolarCity power panel company, saying that… Read More

Elon Musk touts power-generating solar roofs as future SolarCity product

The bad news is that SolarCity, the power-generating company that has Elon Musk as its chairman, is losing money. The… Read More

Tesla and SolarCity boards approve Elon Musk’s $2.6 billion merger deal

The boards of directors for Tesla and SolarCity, two companies that have billionaire Elon Musk as a top executive, have… Read More

Elon Musk’s new Tesla master plan: Self-driving shared cars, a Semi and personal energy utilities

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has just shared his once-secret master plan for the electric-car company, which he now casts as… Read More

Feds investigate crash that killed driver while using Autopilot on Tesla Model S car

Tesla Motors says it’s cooperating with federal authorities in the investigation of the first known traffic death involving a driver… Read More

Elon Musk and Tesla make $2.8 billion offer for his other company, SolarCity

Tesla Motors, the electric vehicle and battery company headed by Elon Musk, has made a $2.8 billion bid to acquire… Read More

Tesla revs up production plan for Model 3 cars; Elon Musk is sleeping in the factory

Tesla Motors says it will ramp up production of its best-selling Model 3 electric car much more quickly than planned,… Read More

‘Tesla for Boats’: Seattle startup Pure Watercraft launches quiet, convenient electric outboards

Andy Rebele — investor, entrepreneur, and avid boater — enjoys a challenge. In 2011, Rebele founded Seattle-based Pure Watercraft to bring electric vehicle… Read More

Elon Musk’s Tesla Model 3 update: 325,000 cars ordered, and your bike will fit

In the week since Tesla Motors unveiled its Model 3 electric car at the not-so-ludicrous price of $35,000, would-be owners… Read More

‘Affordable’ Tesla Model 3 electric car gets 5-star reveal from Elon Musk

Tesla Motors’ Model 3 electric sedan may be geared for mass-market affordability, but CEO Elon Musk made it clear at… Read More

‘Here we go!’ Buyers throng to sign up for Elon Musk’s Tesla Model 3 electric car

BELLEVUE, Wash. – As the clock counted down to the big reveal for the Tesla Model 3 electric sedan, would-be… Read More

RealNetworks CEO’s Tesla gets crunched by large tree in windstorm — no one hurt

You would think the Tesla Model S is a friend of the trees, being that cleaner air is the whole point… Read More

PayScale ratings rank SpaceX and Tesla low on salary, but high on meaningfulness

What do the employees at two of billionaire brainiac Elon Musk’s companies, SpaceX and Tesla Motors, think about their job… Read More

Tesla owners, try this at home: ‘Summon’ your car to pick you up, drop you off

Over the weekend, Tesla car owners picked up a new superpower: A feature called Summon can command the Model S… Read More

Tesla’s Gigafactory to be second largest plant in world after Boeing

Fast Company got an exclusive look at Tesla’s new Gigafactory in Nevada — and let’s just say they were impressed.… Read More

Tesla’s autopilot tech; Amazon’s biospheres; other top posts of the month

Another month is in the books at GeekWire, and boy was it a big one. We hosted our largest event… Read More

Watch: Tesla’s new autopilot technology prevents crash on slick Seattle road

Some people are using Tesla’s new autopilot technology for fun, like driving across the country in record time. Others, though, are finding… Read More