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Sounds like Rivian has some grand plans. Rivian Rivian is making moves. Despite reports the firm recently laid off 40 workers, the Michigan-based electric car startup reportedly also hired a few significant individuals from Tesla.According to an Electrek on Tuesday, Rivian hired on three executives, all of whom formerly worked…

A Tesla Model 3 in Autopilot mode while traveling along Taiwan's National Highway 1 apparently failed to detect an overturned truck until it was too late, braking at the last moment before crashing right into the top of it like the Kool-Aid Man. Some more details while I wonder how…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has unlocked the first of 12 possible stock option awards from the massive compensation plan he signed in 2018, and it’s worth nearly $800 million. The company disclosed on Thursday that Musk now has the option to buy 1.69 million of its shares because Tesla eclipsed…

By Sasha Lekach2020-05-28 17:37:48 UTC In this week's episode of Jay Leno's Garage on CNBC, the former talkshow host chatted with Tesla CEO Elon Musk about his electric car company and snagged the opportunity to drive the only Cybertruck that currently exists.  The truck was initially revealed in November of…

Tesla has significantly cut pricing for three of its models, Reuters reports. The Model 3 sedan is now $2,000 cheaper and starts at $37,990. Tesla slashed pricing for its Model S and Model X models by $5,000, bringing their base prices to $74,990 and $79,990, respectively. But the company has also nixed free…

Image: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By Adam Rosenberg2020-05-23 17:34:11 UTC Now you can watch our pandemic-stricken society crumble from the comfort of your car while you struggle to survive in the midst of a fictional nuclear apocalypse. Tesla's new "2020.20" firmware update adds Fallout Shelter to the Tesla Arcade, and it…

Nearly a year ago, Todd Howard, the director of Bethesda Games, said that Fallout Shelter would be coming to Tesla displays. It arrived this week via the 2020.20 software update, which was first noted at driver’s platform Teslascope. Fallout Shelter is the latest — and one of the more modern…

Nearly a year after it was announced at E3, Fallout Shelter has joined the list of games Tesla owners can play on their in-car infotainment systems. After initially launching on smartphones five years ago, the free-to-play spin-off has come to additional console platforms and, now, cars. In this one, instead…

2020 strikes again. Image: Win McNamee/Getty Images By Alison Foreman2020-05-22 18:04:42 UTC They say flattery will get you everywhere, but uh... On Wednesday, the Tesla Owners Club of Oklahoma and Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum unveiled a 75-foot-tall statue painted to resemble Tesla CEO Elon Musk. They modified Tulsa's landmark Golden…

How low can they go? — The economics of cheaper batteries—and why they're good news for the planet. Timothy B. Lee - May 22, 2020 11:30 am UTC Aurich Lawson / GettyIn 2010, a lithium-ion battery pack with 1 kWh of capacity—enough to power an electric car for three or…