Tesla settles $1M penalty for air quality violations at Fremont factory

Officials from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District said Friday that Tesla, Inc., has agreed to pay a $1 million penalty and install a solar roof project to settle air quality violations at its Fremont automobile factory.

SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth in rare nighttime splashdown

SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first U.S. crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot.

Agency finds that Elon Musk tweet violated federal labor law

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has tweeted his way into trouble with another federal agency, this time the National Labor Relations Board.

Hundreds infected with COVID at Tesla Fremont plant, report shows

There have been hundreds of cases of coronavirus among workers in Tesla’s Fremont factory, according to a news report.

Tesla reverses course, agrees to recall 135,000 vehicles over failing touchscreens

Tesla has agreed to recall nearly 135,000 vehicles in the U.S., following a months-long investigation into a problem related to vehicle touchscreen displays, which regulators warned could increase the risk of collision.

Tesla posts 1st annual profit but misses analysts' estimates

Riding a sales surge amid a global pandemic, Tesla Inc. on Wednesday reported that it posted its first annual net profit in 2020.

NTSB says electric vehicle battery fires pose great risks to 1st responders

Electric vehicle fires pose safety risks to first responders and guidelines from manufacturers about how to deal with them have been inadequate.

US safety agency rejects petition to recall Tesla vehicles

The U.S. government’s auto safety agency has rejected claims of unintended acceleration in Tesla vehicles, saying the acceleration was caused by drivers pushing the wrong pedal.

Tesla's annual sales up 36% but comes short of delivery goal

Tesla's annual sales rose 36%, but the electric car company came short of its annual goal to deliver 500,000 vehicles.

Wall Street braces for trading surge as Tesla enters S&P 500

The market value of Tesla has soared to around $600 billion, making it the largest company ever to be added to the S&P 500.

Tesla 'full self-driving' vehicles can't drive themselves

The conflicting messages have experts in the field accusing Tesla of deceptive, irresponsible marketing that could make the roads more dangerous.

Tesla posts net profit for fifth straight quarter

The electric car and solar panel maker says Wednesday that it made $331 million, or 27 cents per share, for its fifth-straight profitable quarter.