Tesla News

Washington - Federal safety regulators have closed an investigation launched following two fires involving Tesla's Model S sedan after the electric carmaker vowed to reinforce the casing around the vehicle's lithium-ion batteries.

On President's Day last month, about 40 electric-car advocates gathered under the rotunda of the state capitol in Olympia, Washington, where a lobbyist for Tesla Motors Inc urged them to rally against a bill th...

Tesla Motors Inc escalated its war of words with New Jersey on Friday, lambasting a regulatory change approved by the state earlier this week that bars the "green car" company from selling vehicles directly to the public.

Tesla Motors Inc <TSLA.O> will open more than 30 sales outlets and service centers this year in Europe and will expand its network of battery-charging stations there, the U.S. luxury electric-car maker said Tuesday.

Geneva - It only makes sense that Tesla has decided to be aggressive in its expansion into Europe (and then Asia) since the continent is so much farther ahead of North America in terms of the vehicle electricity-supply grid.

New York - Tesla Motors unveiled plans Wednesday for a so-called "Gigafactory" for advanced electric car batteries as part of a plan to move from niche manufacturer to mass market carmaker.The maker of pricey and coveted electric vehicles said the new battery fac...

Tokyo - Japan's Panasonic and California-based electric-vehicle venture Tesla Motors are in talks to build a $1 billion automotive battery plant in the United States, a report said Wednesday.The electronic giant is inviting several other Japanese materials mak...

Washington - Consumer Reports on Tuesday named the US electric luxury car Tesla Model S the top vehicle of 2014 to buy, calling it a "technological tour de force".The US consumer shopping guide selected Tesla as the best overall in test performance, reliability and...

Tesla Motors Inc has had "conversations" with Apple Inc, Chief Executive Elon Musk confirmed to Bloomberg TV on Thursday, but he would not comment on whether those talks revolved around acquisitions.

Tesla Motors Inc <TSLA.O>, led by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter results on Wednesday and said deliveries of its luxury Model S electric sedan would surge m...