Tesla is becoming a partisan brand – losing the support of Democrats and gaining support from Republicans, according to a survey.
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He is also the co-founder of Combat Edge, a MMA stats website.
Lambert made a name in the EV space through a steady stream of exclusive scoops about Tesla, including being the first journalist to try Tesla’s Autopilot feature back in 2015. Lambert also repeatedly broke stories about new Tesla products like Enhanced Summon, Model S design refresh, Tesla Autopilot 2.5, and more.
In 2020, he was also the first to report that Tesla’s new planned Gigafactory in the US would be located in Austin, Texas months before the official announcement.
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Tesla to create ‘statewide market design pilot’ virtual power plant in Texas
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Tesla has unveiled a new giant Megapack project in Belgium that is now the biggest Megapack project in continental Europe and one of the biggest energy storage projects on the whole continent.
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Expand Expanding ClosePodcast: Electrek Car of the Year, Tesla bringing back radar?, FSD failure, and more
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Expand Expanding CloseElon Musk says Tesla-rival Lucid might be about to die
Elon Musk implies that Lucid Motors, an electric vehicle startup that spun out of Tesla, might be about to die.
Expand Expanding CloseA new Tesla neighborhood launches with Powerwalls in Las Vegas
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla (TSLA) has a new ‘Champion of People,’ aka head of HR
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla (TSLA) faces more rumors that it is cutting production in China
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Expand Expanding CloseElon Musk might need new Tesla-backed margin loans to support Twitter
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla taps its head of China to take over Gigafactory Texas
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla on self-driving claims: ‘failure to realize long-term, aspirational goal is not fraud’
Tesla defended itself in a lawsuit over its self-driving claims brought by a customer by saying that “mere failure to realize a long-term, aspirational goal is not fraud.”
Expand Expanding CloseOutlet claims Tesla China president will replace Elon Musk as CEO right after losing fake news case
In a truly bizarre situation, media outlet Pingwest claims that Tesla has decided to replace Elon Musk as CEO with Tom Zhu, president of Tesla China, right after losing a lawsuit over fake news against Tesla.
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Tesla has officially launched in Thailand and opened orders for Model 3 and Model Y at competitive prices.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla says it is adding radar in its cars next month amid self-driving suite concerns
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Expand Expanding CloseElon Musk tells Biden that Tesla is opening its Supercharger network, but how?
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla Gigafactory Berlin in ‘total chaos,’ says worker in report about labor issues
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Expand Expanding CloseFord’s new EV dealer network will result in one of the largest DC fast-charging networks in the US
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Expand Expanding CloseSquad solar electric city car is coming to the US for $6,250
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Expand Expanding CloseDid Tesla reveal a smaller two-door Cybertruck?
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla drivers believe they are experiencing more road rage
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla (TSLA) achieves record deliveries in China, but reportedly slows down output [Updated]
Tesla (TSLA) achieved record deliveries and exports in China in November with over 100,000 China-made vehicles in a single month.
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Update: Tesla China is now denying the reports of production slow down in Shanghai.
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