Tom Krisher

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Jun 13th, 2022
A Tesla owner charges his vehicle at a charging station in Topeka, Kan., Monday, April 5, 2021.
Automakers Report 400 Partially-Automated Car Crashes
Agency hopes to "identify any emerging risks or trends."
Jun 15th, 2022
A 2021 Model 3 sedan is connected to a charger at a Tesla dealership on June 27, 2021, in Littleton, Colo. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday, June 9, 2022, that it's upgrading the probe into an engineering analysis, another sign of increased scrutiny of the electric vehicle maker and automated systems that perform at least some driving tasks.
Tesla Autopilot a Step Closer to Recall After Wrecks
The U.S. elevated its investigation into a series of collisions with parked emergency vehicles or trucks with warning signs.
Jun 10th, 2022
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Running Twitter May Be Much Harder than Elon Musk Thinks
The world’s richest man will have a steep learning curve.
May 11th, 2022
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer media award in Berlin on Dec. 1, 2020. Musk says he has lined up $46.5 billion in financing to buy Twitter, and he’s trying to negotiate an agreement with the company. The Tesla CEO says in documents filed Thursday, April 21, 2022 with U.S. securities regulators that he’s exploring a tender offer to buy all of the social media platform’s common stock for $54.20 per share in cash.
Musk Has $46.5B in Financing to Buy Twitter
He's trying to negotiate an agreement with the company.
Apr 21st, 2022
The Twitter icon is displayed on a mobile phone in Philadelphia on April 26, 2017. Twitter said in a statement Friday, April 15, 2022, that its board of directors has unanimously adopted a “poison pill” defense in response to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s proposal to buy the company and take it private.
Twitter Says Poison Pill Makes 'Coercive' Takeover Difficult
Despite the poison pill defense, the board is still leaving open the possibility of negotiating with Musk or another suitor.
Apr 18th, 2022
Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition March 9, 2020, in Washington.
Musk Escalates Fight with Regulators
His lawyer is accusing regulators of leaking information.
Feb 23rd, 2022
In this Feb. 2, 2020 file photo, the company logo sits on an unsold 2020 Model X at a Tesla dealership in Littleton, Colo. Tesla Inc. on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 posted record fourth-quarter and full-year earnings as its deliveries soared despite a global shortage of computer chips that has slowed the entire auto industry. The Austin, Texas, company made $5.5 billion last year compared with the previous record year of $3.47 billion in net income posted in 2020. It was the electric vehicle and solar panel maker's third straight profitable year.
Tesla Posts Record Profit
But it won't produce new models in 2022.
Feb 9th, 2022
Tesla is recalling more than 817,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the seat belt reminder chimes may not sound when the vehicles are started and the driver hasn’t buckled up.
Tesla Recalls Over 800K Vehicles for Seat Belt Chime Problem
The problem happens if the driver left the vehicle in the previous drive cycle while the chime was sounding.
Feb 3rd, 2022
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Record Sales Prices Drove GM Profit up 56% to $10B Last Year
Its CFO said the company will spend money from additional sales volumes expected this year on electric vehicle investments.
Feb 2nd, 2022
President Joe Biden arrives to speak during a visit to the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Detroit. Some Tesla fans and Elon Musk have picked an online fight with Biden over the company being left out as Biden touts EVs as a solution to climate change. “For reasons unknown,' Musk tweeted Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, referring to the president, “@potus is unable to say the word ‘Tesla.'”
Tesla Fans Complain Biden Ignores Company's EV Leadership
Is the White House unfairly snubbing America's top-selling electric vehicle?
Feb 1st, 2022
Tesla is recalling nearly 54,000 vehicles because their “Full Self-Driving” software lets them roll through stop signs without coming to a complete halt.
Tesla Recall: 'Full Self-Driving' Software Runs Stop Signs
The “rolling stop” feature allows vehicles to go through intersections at up to 5.6 miles per hour.
Feb 1st, 2022