Tesla sales sink by nearly half in Europe
AFP Tesla sales plunged in the European Union in the first two months of the year, auto industry figures showed Tuesday, as Elon Musk’s politics and ageing models may be…
European leaders hit back in Elon Musk meddling row
European leaders expressed growing frustration with tech billionaire Elon Musk on Monday, as a major row escalated between members of Britain’s government and US president-elect Donald Trump’s key ally. UK…
Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas, killing one
A Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside a hotel belonging to US President-elect Donald Trump in Las Vegas, killing at least one person and wounding seven, police said Wednesday. US President Joe…
German politicians criticize Musk backing for far-right AfD
After Elon Musk posted his support for Germany’s far-right AfD, the party’s leader Alice Weidel expressed her gratitude. Other German lawmakers have criticized “interference” in the country’s upcoming federal elections.…
Elon Musk’s net worth tops $400 billion, Forbes billionaires list shows
Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk’s net worth crossed $400 billion on Thursday, the Forbes real-time billionaires list showed, boosted by a nearly 71% surge in the automaker’s shares this year…
Trump ally Musk calls for US to replace fighter jets with drones
Billionaire Elon Musk, tapped by US President-elect Donald Trump to slash federal government spending, lashed out at modern fighter jets on Monday, saying that drones were the future of air…
Trump, Musk watch SpaceX launch Starship, booster misses landing
TEXAS, U.S. – Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its giant Starship rocket to space from Texas on Tuesday, advancing the ship’s spaceflight abilities but botching an attempt to bring its booster…
Trump names Musk to ‘efficiency’ post as team takes shape
Donald Trump is swiftly shaping his new cabinet with a mix of hard-liners and loyalists as he prepares for his first White House visit since leaving office in disgrace four…
Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump
WASHINGTON — Next week’s presidential election isn’t just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. It’s also a measure of the influence the world’s richest man wields over American…
Biden says Elon Musk was an ‘illegal worker’ when he began U.S. career
President Joe Biden called out Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, now a Republican megadonor and Trump campaign surrogate, for hypocrisy on immigration on Saturday, saying Musk launched his long…