Tesla Motors: FTC Tells Michigan to End Ban on Direct Tesla Sales

Michigan should end a ban prohibiting Tesla Motors Inc. from selling its electric cars directly to customers, the Federal Trade Commission said Monday. Three senior FTC members said in a 10-page letter to state Sen. Darwin Booher, R-Evart, that Michigan ...
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SpaceX: Elon Musk once scolded a Tesla employee for missing a work event to witness the birth of his child

A new book about Elon Musk, written by Bloomberg technology reporter Ashlee Vance, is filled with quotes and anecdotes that provide an inside look at the entrepreneur behind Tesla Motors, SpaceX, and PayPal. Several quotes paint a picture of just how much ...
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SpaceX: New book makes Tesla CEO Elon Musk sound borderline insane

Brilliant people are often also at least a little bit crazy and many stories we’ve heard about Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk suggest he’s no exception. The Washington Post has published some excerpts from a new book on Musk written by Ashlee Vance ...
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SpaceX: One Step Closer To Suborbital Space Flight

Last Wednesday, Elon Musk’s space flight company, SpaceX, once again had reason to celebrate. The company successfully carried out a pad abort test of the Dragon spacecraft, which recently delivered supplies to the International Space Station.
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SpaceX: Elon Musk touts Dragon launched on Falcon Heavy for planetary missions

SpaceX has already touted a version of its signature spacecraft, Red Dragon, as a purveyor of a Mars sample return mission, something NASA desires to do in advance of sending people to the Red Planet. NASA is looking at executing planetary missions using ...
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SpaceX: Ok, So Maybe Tesla's Powerwall Isn't 'Only' For Rich, Green People

I get it. I understand. Tesla is awesome. Its cars are amazing. Elon Musk, what with his Paypal and SpaceX and SolarCity SolarCity and Hyperloop and Gigafactory is Tony Stark in real life. One must not doubt the Musk. A week ago in this story I dared ...
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SpaceX: LightSail team prepares for tests of mylar space wonder

Both satellites will be lifted into orbit by Falcon Heavy, a rocket built by SpaceX. LightSail and Prox-1 will be released into orbit with an altitude of 720 kilometers (450 miles), high enough to escape most of the planet's atmospheric drag. Prox-1 will ...
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SpaceX: Here are some insane quotes about Elon Musk

There’s a new book coming out this month about Tesla TSLA and SpaceX founder Elon Musk. Anyone who follows the business world knows that Musk is more than a bit of a character. He has divorced the same woman twice, and he genuinely believes that the day ...
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SpaceX: In Case You May have Missed it, SpaceX Crew Ejection Test was a Huge Success

The test came last Wednesday and the ejection procedure was a huge success, the performance totally flawless. Musk Elon, the owner and CEO of SpaceX was so elated with the result and it’s going to be all systems go with the Dragon project. Boeing is ...
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Tesla Motors: Tesla Motors' CEO crashing on couches?

May 11, 2015, 2:53 PM |Despite a big bank account and a large home in L.A., Silicon Valley mogul Elon Musk very often needs a place to stay while he's at work. CBSN's Privati Shallow and Vladimir Duthiers discuss a very well-to-do couch crasher. GO
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Tesla Motors: FTC urges Michigan to drop Tesla sales ban

Washington — The Federal Trade Commission on Monday strongly urged the Michigan state legislature to reconsider its ban on Tesla Motors Inc. and other automakers from directly selling vehicles to owners. In a 10-page letter to Michigan State Sen.
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Tesla Motors: Elon Musk once scolded a Tesla employee for missing a work event to witness the birth of his child

A new book about Elon Musk, written by Bloomberg technology reporter Ashlee Vance, is filled with quotes and anecdotes that provide an inside look at the entrepreneur behind Tesla Motors, SpaceX, and PayPal. Several quotes paint a picture of just how much ...
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Tesla Motors: Tesla Motors, Inc. Buys Its Way Into Michigan Manufacturing

When Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA ) management said in its fourth-quarter letter to shareholders it intended to spend $1.5 billion this year on capital expenditures, this figure wasn't conservative by any means. The company had already spent about one-third ...
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Tesla Motors: Tesla Motors Inc CEO Asks Google Larry Page For Sleep Over In Silicon Valley

It looks like Tesla Motors Inc's (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO, Elon Musk, still needs Google Inc's CEO (NASDAQ:GOOG) Larry Page’s help, beyond than just selling his struggling company back in 2013. A book named “Elon Musk: Tesla SpaceX, and the Quest for a ...
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Tesla Motors: Tesla batteries pair well with wine-making

Three of the 21 Tesla batteries that Jackson Family Wines has in vineyards in northern and central California. When Tesla Motors Inc. came knocking, one cellar door flew open. Jackson Family Wines of Santa Rosa, Calif., was one of the first businesses to ...
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Tesla Motors: Tesla Earnings Review: Small Margin & Production Improvements In Q1 Too Small For 2015 Targets

Tesla Motors announced first quarter results for fiscal 2015 on Thursday. During the quarter, the company’s revenues stood at $939 million, down from $957 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014. The net income loss stood at ~$154 million ...
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Tesla Motors: Tesla: 3 Drivers Of Long-Term Powerwall Sales Growth

and Elon Musk has even claimed that Tesla Energy could be a bigger business than Tesla Motors. However, to achieve long-term sales growth and mass-market appeal, the Powerwall will need to make financial sense for consumers. Here I present the three key ...
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Tesla Motors: Tesla Energy: What We Learned About Powerwall Demand On Q1 Results Call

The quarterly earnings calls held by Tesla Motors are always a chance to hear CEO Elon Musk describe the Silicon Valley carmaker's operations and outlooks. But last week's call was a first: The bulk of the questions by financial analysts weren't about the ...
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Tesla Motors: Tesla plans supercharging station in Norfolk

Tesla Motors' supercharging highway could soon run through Hampton Roads. The maker of electric cars plans to build its first supercharging station in southeastern Virginia at Janaf Shopping Yard, near the Interstate 64/264 interchange. It has submitted a ...
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SpaceX: Elon Musk once scolded a Tesla employee for missing a work event to witness the birth of his child

A new book about Elon Musk, written by Bloomberg technology reporter Ashlee Vance, is filled with quotes and anecdotes that provide an inside look at the entrepreneur behind Tesla Motors, SpaceX, and PayPal. Several quotes paint a picture of just how much ...
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