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Telangana govt holds discussions with Tesla to set up electric car plant

The Telangana government is holding discussions with Tesla by putting in all efforts to establish their plant in the state, Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu said on Thursday. In a message on X Sridhar Babu said since December 2023 the state government has been actively focusing on major investment opportunities by global giants, and as part of its focus, Tesla's planned investment initiatives in India are also being tracked. We have been studying and tracking Tesla's planned investment initiatives in India. We have been making all out efforts to bring Tesla to Telangana for some time... Our team is continuing the dialogue and discussions with Tesla by putting in all efforts for Tesla to establish their plant in Telangana, he said. Telangana with its Industry friendly policy, is working with a progressive and futuristic vision by creating a world class Infrastructure and hassle-free permissions system to enable best-in-class companies like Tesla to do business in Telangana, he ...

Why has Tesla stock tanked over 33% in 3 months? Here are 4 key reasons

Even before the sales numbers were unveiled, traders were aggressively selling off Tesla stock. The sell-off was attributed by analysts to a cooling-off in the electric vehicle (EV) market

4 Reasons why Tesla shares are falling since January 2024

The Tesla stock price has plummeted by more than 33 per cent in calendar year 2024 (CY24) to around $170 levels now, marking the electric vehicle giant as the worst performer in the Nasdaq

Tesla to scout locations for $2-3 billion electric car plant in India

The US EV firm had demanded tariff cuts, concessions as a prerequisite for investment

BYD hands back top EV seller title to Tesla after Q1 sales decline

Tesla's decline comes amid softer overall demand and a slowdown in the Chinese market where local rivals led by BYD upped the ante in a price war for buyers

Tesla misses sales estimates in first drop since 2020, shares decline 5.5%

Shares of Tesla fell 5.5% to $165.54 as of 9:33 a.m. in New York. The stock is down about 33% this year

Smartphone giant Xiaomi begins assault on Tesla, $200 bn EV market in China

Billionaire co-founder Lei Jun has called the challenge his final major endeavour, testing Xiaomi's ability to crack a crowded market for a second time with its technological capabilities

Chinese firm which stole Tesla battery tech, peddled it on YouTube, says US

The US alleges Pflugbeil and another defendant started selling Tesla's proprietary battery production technology from their own startup in China

Is new EV policy doing enough to lure Tesla to make electric cars in India

Domestic players such as Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra opposed any move to reduce duties on fully-built cars

New scheme for electric vehicles may put global majors in fast lane

While Vinfast has already announced an investment of Rs 4,000 crore to set up an electric vehicle (EV) plant in Tamil Nadu, Tesla's next move will be watched carefully

India approves new EV policy in boost to Tesla's market entry plans

New policy mandates companies to invest a minimum of $500 million in the country and will allow them three years to set up local manufacturing for EVs

Tesla investors write to judge who voided Elon Musk's mega-pay plan

The state judiciary's ethics code "prohibits me from considering" the letters from non-parties in the litigation "who claim to hold stock in Tesla,"she wrote to lawyers on both sides

Tesla, major automakers get low marks for autopilot-driving technology

The IIHS, a safety research arm of the insurance industry, also said there is no evidence that Autopilot or other assisted-driving systems have real-world safety benefits, based on crash data.

OpenAI slams Elon Musk, calls his claims 'incoherent' in court filing

In the filing, OpenAI stresses that it did not violate its agreement with Musk because "there is no founding agreement, or any agreement at all with Musk, as the complaint itself makes clear"

India will not tailor its policies to suit US EV maker Tesla: Piyush Goyal

India will not tailor its policies to suit US EV maker Tesla, and its laws and tariff rules will be formulated to attract all-electric vehicle manufacturers from across the world to set up a base in the world's fastest-growing economy, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said. Tesla has been seeking an initial tariff concession that would allow it to offset 70 per cent customs duty for cars priced less than USD 40,000, and 100 per cent for cars of higher value. In an interview with PTI, Goyal said the government recognises the need for a vibrant EV ecosystem as greater use of battery-run vehicles will cut carbon emissions as well as the staggering oil import bill. But for this, it will not tailor policies that suit any one company and would rather frame ones that will encourage all-electric vehicle manufacturers from across the world to set up shop in India, he said. "We are working on several initiatives where we are having inter-ministerial (consultations) and a dialogue

Elon Musk has a giant charity, but its money stays close to home

Since 2020, he has seeded his charity with tax-deductible donations of stock worth more than $7 billion at the time, making it one of the largest in the Unites States

Tesla's German gigafactory to restart next week, says works council head

German police said they believed a letter from a far-left organisation called the Volcano Group claiming responsibility for the fire was authentic

Tesla CEO Musk meets with Trump as former president seeks 2024 donors

Musk is the world's third richest man but has not been a major political donor, especially considering the size of his fortune, estimated at $192 billion

Elon Musk sues OpenAI, chief executive Sam Altman for abandoning mission

Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015, but stepped down from its board in 2018. He also runs electric vehicle maker Tesla and rocket maker SpaceX and bought Twitter for $44 billion in October 2022

Behind Apple's doomed car project: False starts and wrong turns

Throughout its existence, the car effort was scrapped and rebooted several times, shedding hundreds of workers along the way