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Third Tesla Fire: Will Feds Investigate?

One safety advocate says NHTSA must take a look

(Newser) - This would qualify as a bad day for Elon Musk and his Tesla Motors. The electric-car company got a spate of bad publicity after reports emerged of a third car fire in six weeks, reports Reuters . The company's stock slid nearly 8% on the news, which wasn't helped...

Tesla Model S Safety Rating: 5.4 Out of 5 Stars

Electric vehicle fares better than any in history of NHTSA testing

(Newser) - Just how well did the Tesla Model S do in government safety tests? The highest score a car can get is 5 stars. The Model S got 5.4. "Yes," writes Travis Okulski at Jalopnik . "It broke the scale." In fact, the electric car did better...

Tesla, SpaceX Founder Unveils 800mph 'Hyperloop'

Elon Musk finally explains the next big thing in transportation

(Newser) - Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla Motors and commercial space company SpaceX, has finally unveiled the "Hyperloop," his much-hyped new transportation system idea . And it's pretty far out there. It's a bit like a human shotgun, explains Businessweek : people would sit inside aluminum pods, which would...

New Couple: Cameron Diaz, Tesla CEO?

 New Couple: 
 Cameron Diaz, 
 Tesla CEO? 
rumor mill
May 31, 2013 9:14 AM CDT

New Couple: Cameron Diaz, Tesla CEO?

Elon Musk visits her frequently, sources say

(Newser) - It's a tale as old as time: Girl meets boy after buying one of his company's electric sports cars, billionaire boy starts flying from Palo Alto to LA to visit movie star girl... Surely it's happened to all of us at least once. In this case, Cameron...

Transportation's Next Big Leap: Hyperloop?

Elon Musk calls it a cross between a Concorde and railgun

(Newser) - Elon Musk is up to something that he thinks could revolutionize transportation. At this week's D11 conference , the Tesla Motors and SpaceX founder was asked about something called "hyperloop," but said he couldn't talk much about it because "if I do, that will be the...

Tesla Pays Off US Loan 9 Years Early

CEO to taxpayers: 'I hope we did you proud'

(Newser) - Tesla has come a long way since Mitt Romney labeled it a "loser" in the presidential debates. The company has paid off its $465 million 2010 loan from the Department of Energy—plus interest—nine years before it was due, Businessweek reports. With yesterday's payment for $451.8...

2 Big Names Bail on Zuckerberg Advocacy Group

Elon Musk is one, angry over ads supporting Keystone pipeline

(Newser) - The advocacy group spearheaded by Mark Zuckerberg on immigration reform is down two high-profile players from Silicon Valley because of an ad strategy that has angered environmental and liberal groups, reports Reuters . The bigger name to leave is Tesla CEO Elon Musk. "I agreed to support FWD.us because...

Tesla Discussing 'Autopilot' for Cars With Google

Elon Musk aims for affordable version for his electric cars

(Newser) - Electric carmaker Tesla is talking with Google about developing an "autopilot" system for its cars, reports Bloomberg . Google, of course, has been testing "self-driving" cars for a few years, though Tesla chief Elon Musk dislikes the term. "Self-driving sounds like it’s going to do something you...

Fed Up With LA Traffic, CEO Gives $50K to Speed Work

Elon Musk says he'll provide even more of his own money if it will help

(Newser) - Surprise, surprise: Los Angeles again ranked as the city with the worst traffic congestion in America in an annual survey out this week, reports Reuters . Here's a sign of how bad things are, from the LA Times : Entrepreneur Elon Musk —he of Tesla, PayPal, and SpaceX—has forked...

Humbled Dragon Docks With ISS

Capsule had suffered glitch after takeoff, SpaceX salvages mission

(Newser) - The Dragon capsule arrived safely at the International Space Station today, delivering a ton of supplies, after a shaky, nerve-wracking start to its mission . The Dragon's arrival was one day late but especially sweet—and not because of the fresh fruit on board for the station astronauts who snared...

After Glitch, Space Station Delivery Back on Track

But SpaceX capsule won't arrive today as scheduled

(Newser) - The space capsule that was supposed to deliver fresh fruit and other supplies to the International Space Station won't be arriving today as planned thanks to yesterday's glitch after takeoff , reports Wired . But engineers at SpaceX say they have resolved the problem with Dragon's thrusters, and it...

Touche: Times Reviewer Refutes Tesla Accusations

Including the weird one about driving in circles in a parking lot

(Newser) - A New York Times auto reviewer has issued a point-by-point rebuttal to Tesla's claims that he deliberately set out to make the Model S electric car look bad. In one of the standout accusations, based on the car's driving logs, Tesla's Elon Musk wrote that John Broder...

Tesla: Logs Show NYT's Negative Review Is Bogus

Automaker says reporter was out to make the car look bad

(Newser) - Tesla has lobbed the latest volley in what's become a nasty public fight with the New York Times over a negative review of the electric Model S sedan. In a blog post titled "A Most Peculiar Test Drive," Tesla chief Elon Musk says logs from the drive...

SpaceX Flight Aborted at Last Second

Tuesday morning next chance for 1st private launch to space station

(Newser) - History is on hold , at least until Tuesday, as SpaceX's maiden flight was aborted at the very last second this morning, reports CBS News . The unmanned Falcon 9 rocket was poised to become the first by a privately funded company to try to send a capsule to the International...

PETA: Go Vegan, Mars!
 PETA: Go Vegan, Mars! 
Aug 9, 2011 6:51 PM CDT

PETA: Go Vegan, Mars!

Animal rights organization lobbies SpaceX founder

(Newser) - If PETA has taught us nothing else, it is that we have completely messed up our own planet with our insistence on wearing fur, eating meat, and racing goldfish . But there's a light at the end of the tunnel: Mars. The animal rights organization is lobbying for the planet...

Private Spaceship to Attempt to Reach Orbit, Return

NASA's future could hinge on Elon Musk's SpaceX launch

(Newser) - Elon Musk’s SpaceX firm is ready to boldly go where no non-governmental entity has gone before. Tomorrow, the company will launch what, if all goes well, will be the first private spacecraft to reach orbit, and then return to earth. The spacecraft, dubbed the "Dragon," won’t...

Tesla IPO Roars Out of the Gate

Private sector gives electric cars a vote of confidence

(Newser) - The Dow may have plunged yesterday, but over on the Nasdaq, things were great for new kid Tesla Motors. In its first day of trading, Tesla's price shot up almost 41% from its $17 offer price, closing at $23.89, after at one point hitting $25, MarketWatch reports. The company's...

UFO Sightings Spike— After US Rocket Goes Up

Falcon 9 launch sets off false alarms

(Newser) - Darn those scientific explanations. UFO sightings were reported around the world yesterday, including three big cities in Australia, as the Melbourne Herald Sun notes. A party pooper at the Sydney Observatory would like to remind everyone that the the Falcon 9 rocket launched from the US yesterday. ''It's just gone...

Private Rocket Goes Into Orbit

SpaceX craft 's success boosts NASA's post-shuttle plans

(Newser) - A multimillionaire's test rocket blasted off this afternoon on its maiden voyage and succeeded in reaching orbit in a dry run for NASA 's push to go commercial. After one aborted launch, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket achieved Earth orbit 9 minutes into the flight as planned, according to the company's...

Tesla's CEO Is Broke
 Tesla's CEO Is Broke 
May 28, 2010 11:59 AM CDT

Tesla's CEO Is Broke

And the company hasn't disclosed that to investors

(Newser) - Elon Musk is a legend in Silicon Valley: His much-buzzed about electric car company, Tesla Motors, is on the verge of a major IPO, and he even had a cameo in Iron Man 2. There's just one problem. “About four months ago, I ran out of cash,” he...

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