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In 2013, Elon Musk—not content to simply impact the world via his disruptive companies Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] and SpaceX—made headlines when he released the idea for mass transit system called the Hyperloop. Simply put, the concept reads like a combination of train and pneumatic...

With a new home battery just hitting the market, the Model S P85D kicking down supercar doors around the world, and a series of drone rockets (nearly) landing on drone ships, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk must be feeling pretty good about himself. By the time next March roles around...

Tesla launches a certified pre-owned program.

Tesla unveils its new line of batteries for homes, businesses, and utilities.

In the high-end tuning community, there are plenty of companies—we're looking at you Mansory—literally more famous for being hated than for any individual products. MUST SEE: Road Rage Camaro A-Hole Wrecks Himself Into Big Rig: Video And while Larte's Enigma kit for the Tesla Model S...

If the proselytizing mouthpieces for Tesla’s automotive saviorhood were to hear this, they might just wail and gnash teeth. But it’s true: Elon Musk almost sold Tesla to Google for just $11 billion—in 2013. Coming to us by way of Ashlee Vance’s Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and...

You might expect Stephen King to employ a more sinister analogy to describe the wicked performance of his Tesla. But rather than writing it "was killer," "went like a bat out of Hell," or had "demonic power," this morning on Twitter, the horror writer chose to compare his electric car to the...

Just when you think Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] can’t make any more updates to its award-winning Model S electric sedan, the automaker goes out and introduces a new variant. The new variant is the 70D, with the “D” in the name signifying that it packs the automaker’s dual-motor...

There’s been a flurry of news concerning Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] and its compulsive Tweeting CEO Elon Musk these past couple of weeks, and it looks like the pace of news isn’t about to slow anytime soon. Today, we have details about new self-driving features coming to the Model S. Last...

It’s official, folks: we live in the future. Maybe not the one our parents dreamed of, but a future nonetheless. With just a software update, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] will once again push new functionality to its Model S electric sedan, this time with an eye toward ending so-called range...

Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk has come out and stated what many opponents of autonomous cars may be secretly fearing: driving becoming outlawed. Musk made the comments at a conference held by tech company Nvidia on Tuesday. “In the distant future, I think people may outlaw driving...

Last year, we heard that a company based in California was working on a convertible conversion for the Tesla Model S. That company was Newport Convertible Engineering (NCE), which back in April 2014 released several computer-generated images of its convertible Model S and said it had a Chinese...

When Tesla announced the all-electric, all-wheel-drive Model S P85D, everyone was impressed. Then we learned it had what's called "insane" mode and, well, frankly we all kind of giggled like little kids. Really, insane mode? Yes, really. What else would you call a mode that's literally insane?...

Yes, the Tesla Model S P85D is crazy fast off the line. Yes, it’s a really cool car, electric or not. Yes, it’s electric and therefore going to save the world. But it does have some shortcomings. MUST WATCH: Meet The Man That Owns A Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1 & Porsche 918...

Over the next few months, the spies will be getting more and more of the first Model X prototypes as they roll out of an expanded production line at Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] Fremont, California plant. In late 2015, the first production examples are expected to reach reservation holders. Now...

Elon Musk says he's considering building a test track for the Hyperloop tube-transport concept, possibly in Texas.

Elon Musk discussed a variety of topics during an appearance at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show.

Tesla brought its dual-motor all-wheel drive Model S variants to the 2015 Detroit Auto Show.

Toyota will license its fuel-cell patents to other companies for free.

The Florida-based owner of a new Tesla Model S P85D clearly loves his new car. He also clearly loves taking his car and pitting it up against some of the fastest machines on the street. The first video we came across saw the Tesla duking it out with a Ferrari 550 Maranello. That was an easy victory...