Tag: Elon Musk
Why solar geomagnetic storms destroy satellites like SpaceX Starlink
Left: A Falcon 9 rocket carries 49 Starlink satellites toward orbit on Feb. 3, 2022. Right: An April 16, 2012 solar eruption is captured by NASA's Sol [...]
SpaceX losing Starlink satellites due to geomagnetic space storm
A batch of Starlink satellites deploy in orbit after a launch on Nov. 13, 2021.SpaceXElon Musk's SpaceX expects to lose nearly an entire launch's wort [...]
Biden acknowledges Tesla’s EV leadership despite Musk’s criticisms
President Joe Biden publicly acknowledged Tesla for the first time in his presidency on Tuesday, noting the company's status as the nation's largest p [...]
Tesla owns service centers: Pros and cons
Tesla is known for sparking an electric vehicle revolution. It's also brought services to customers, like mobile repairs and over-the-air tune-ups, th [...]
Tesla cut a steering component to deal with chip shortage
Employees work at the Tesla Gigafactory in Shanghai, east China, Nov. 20, 2020. U.S. electric car company Tesla in 2019 built its first Gigafactory ou [...]
Volvo Cars, Northvolt to build gigafactory in Gothenburg
A Volvo XC40 Recharge car on display at the 38th Thailand International Motor Expo 2021.Peerapon Boonyakiat /SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty ImagesV [...]
Tesla climbs more than 10% on Monday after Credit Suisse upgrade
A Tesla mobile service vehicle outside a dealership in Vallejo, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Imag [...]
Electric vehicle fires are rare, but hard to fight — here’s why
Electric vehicles provide a path to better air quality, reduced fuel costs and comprise a growing new category for automakers. But with the transition [...]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX planning for record 52 launches in 2022
A Falcon 9 rocket launches the GPS III SV05 satellite on a mission for the U.S. Space Force on June 17, 2021.SpaceXElon Musk's SpaceX broke its own an [...]
The fund that made $700 million on GameStop knew it was time to sell after an Elon Musk tweet
NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty ImagesOne hedge fund got the GameStop trade just about perfectly right last year — buying it under $10 and selling when th [...]
Tesla stock drops 8% as investors digest new vehicle delays
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils the Cybertruck at the TeslaDesign Studio in Hawthorne, Calif. The cracked window glass occurred during a demonstration on [...]
Peloton insiders sold nearly $500 million in stock before its big drop
Peloton executives and insiders sold nearly $500 million worth of their stock before its big decline, according to filings with the Securities and Exc [...]
Companies hit record $14.5 billion in 2021
A rendering on a Dream Chaser spaceplane in orbit.Sierra SpacePrivate investment in space companies last year set a record, according to a report Tues [...]
Bill Ford is doubling down on Ford shares and amassing more control of the company
Incoming Ford CEO Jim Farley (left) and Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. pose with a 2021 F-150 during an event Sept. 17, 2020 at the company's M [...]
Starlink internet service has more than 145,000 users so far
A Starlink user terminal, also known as an antenna or satellite dish, on the roof of a building.SpaceXElon Musk's SpaceX on Thursday gave an update [...]