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· Bryan Ke
Tom Zhu: Tesla’s China chief is now the company’s most powerful executive after Elon Musk
Tesla’s China chief Tom Zhu is reportedly the second highest-profile executive of the billion-dollar electric vehicle (EV) company after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk. His promotion was disclosed by Reuters after the news agency reviewed an internal posting of reporting…
· Ines Shin
S. Korea fines Tesla $2.2 million for overstating driving range of EVs
Before you read: Videos of Teslas malfunctioning in below-freezing temperatures go viral The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) announced that a 2.85 billion won (approximately $2.2 million) fine would be imposed on Tesla for exaggerating the range of their vehicles in low…
· Chandler Treon
Videos of Teslas malfunctioning in below-freezing temperatures go viral
Before you read: Driver of Tesla blames company for deadly crash caught on video in China Multiple stories of Tesla vehicles experiencing major malfunctions in freezing temperatures during the holidays have gone viral.
· Michelle De Pacina
Driver of Tesla blames company for deadly crash caught on video in China
A motorcyclist and a high school student were killed, and three others were severely injured after the driver of a Tesla Model Y allegedly lost control of the electric car in Guangdong province, China. The driver’s family blamed the crash on a malfunction of Tesla’s AutoPilot…
· Carl Samson
4 men wanted for stealing Tesla outside Japanese restaurant in Tennessee
Police in Memphis, Tennessee, are looking for four men who allegedly stole a Tesla from outside the Osaka Japanese Cuisine restaurant on Poplar Avenue on Saturday night. The suspects arrived in a black Infiniti sedan, which parked near the Tesla. The electric car’s built-in GPS…
· Jane Nam
Hyundai takes on Tesla Model 3 with unveiling of its first electric sedan; SUV set for 2024
Hyundai unveiled its latest electric vehicle model — the sleek and powerful IONIQ 6 — at the Busan International Motor Show on Thursday, which will be available for pre-order in September and expected to become a major competitor of Tesla. The design was reportedly inspired by…
· Jane Nam
Warren Buffett-backed Chinese automaker BYD dethrones Tesla as No. 1 in new electric vehicle sales
Chinese automaker BYD dethroned Tesla as the leader in global new electric vehicle (NEV) sales in the first six months of this year. The Shenzhen-based company sold over 640,000 vehicles from January through June, while Tesla sold 564,000. Tesla exclusively sells fully electric…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese EV automaker unveils $70,000 electric SUV to take on Tesla’s Model X and Y
NIO, Tesla’s electric vehicle (EV) rival in the Chinese market, announced its first mid-large 5-seater electric SUV at a product launch on Wednesday, rivaling Tesla’s Model Y and Model X electric SUVs. As the Chinese company’s fastest SUV to date, the ES7 will have an…
· Ryan General
Brother of student found dead in rented Tesla launches fundraiser to reunite with his family in China
Former University of San Francisco student Christopher Liang, 21, was found dead in his rented Tesla that crashed in Los Banos, California, on Saturday, days after he was reported missing. His older brother Jerry said Christopher had set out on an "erratic" and "impulsive" road…
· Michelle De Pacina
Elon Musk opens Tesla showroom in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Tesla opened a store in Xinjiang, a region in China accused of crimes against humanity. The announcement came after President Biden’s bill was passed prohibiting imports from the Xinjiang region due to concerns surrounding forced labor. The Tesla store offers both sales and…
· Jiselle Lee
Woman gives birth to ‘Tesla baby’ in front seat of car driving itself to hospital on autopilot
Yiran Sherry, a 33-year-old Wayne, Pennsylvania resident, gave birth in a Tesla. Her husband, Keating Sherry, helped her give birth to their daughter Maeve Lily while keeping the Tesla on autopilot through rush-hour traffic to Paoli Hospital. Maeve Lily was born on Sept. 9, and…
· Editorial Staff
Tesla Reveals 25% of Their US Management is Asian American
Tesla released their 2020 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Impact Report for U.S. operations last week showing that Asian Americans make up more than 20% of their workforce and management, far more than any other underrepresented community. According to the Bureau of Labor…
· Carl Samson
Elon Musk Wins the Internet With Bizarre ‘Uncle’ Dance at Tesla Factory in China
Elon Musk sent a large audience — and later the greater internet — into a frenzy when he tried to pull a John Travolta during a Tesla presentation in Shanghai on Tuesday. The 48-year-old, who shared a clip of it himself on Twitter, was celebrating the opening of a $2 billion…
· Carl Samson
China’s ‘Tesla’ Malfunctions Trapping Passengers Inside, Causes Traffic Jams in Beijing
A smart car developed by a company many call “China’s version of Tesla,” NIO, shut down and locked itself during a recent test drive in Beijing. The vehicle, which caused a traffic jam along the bustling Chang’an Avenue, trapped passengers inside for at least an hour.
· Ryan General
Ben Baller Gifts Elon Musk an Insane $40,000 ‘Tesla’ Diamond Ring
Celebrity jeweler Ben Baller has crafted a one-of-a-kind diamond “Tesla” ring as a gift to Tesla CEO Elon Musk. In an Instagram post, Baller shared images of the stunning piece of jewelry designed with Tesla’s name and logo.
· Bryan Ke
Tesla’s CEO ‘Elon-chan’ Admits He Loves Anime ‘Your Name,’ Is a Total Weeaboo
Elon Musk is not your run-of-the-mill tech entrepreneur, and to make it even more interesting, he just recently announced on social media that he likes anime, which makes him a total weeaboo. Love Your Namehttps://t.co/fRU7nTWnML
· Bryan Ke
Taiwanese Man Complained of Autopilot Problems Before Dying in Tesla Model X Crash
A new update in the investigation of a fatal car crash involving a Tesla Model X in Mountain View, California, revealed that the vehicle was running on autopilot when the gruesome accident happened that took the life of 38-year-old Taiwanese engineer Walter Huang. The driver was…
· Ryan General
Why Hong Kong Consumers Are No Longer Buying Teslas
It appears that Tesla is beginning to lose one of its biggest markets in the world as sales in Hong Kong have reportedly waned in recent months. The local transport department’s data for April shows there have not been any new Tesla model registrations for the month. In…
· Khier Casino
South Korean Celebrity Sues Tesla, Threatens to Use Celebrity Status to Hurt Company After Crash
South Korean actor Ji Chang Son is suing Tesla Motors claiming that his Model X suddenly accelerated on its own while he was parking it in his garage. In the lawsuit, which was filed on Friday, he said the luxury Model X, Tesla’s first sport utility vehicle launched in 2015,…
· Ryan General
One Video Proves Just How Gangsta Tesla’s Autopilot Is
A footage showing off Tesla’s much-improved autopilot radar system, which effectively predicted an impending collision, has emerged online. Uploaded on Twitter by user Hans Noordsij, the short clip shows a group of cars speeding through the A2 highway in the Netherlands before…