Tesla is about to release a design refresh for Model Y, its most popular model, and it raises an important question: can it reignite Tesla’s growth?
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Expand Expanding CloseElon Musk claims Tesla is doing ‘unsupervised self-driving trials’ while playing video games
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla’s Full Self-Driving computer failure is leaving customers in bad situations
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla drivers stuck in wait lines at Swedish Superchargers, Tesla blames union strikes
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Expand Expanding ClosePodcast: Tesla deliveries, Cybertruck sales shock, Rivian surprises, and more
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Expand Expanding CloseA Tesla Cybertruck burned down at Tesla lot in Atlanta, battery fire suspected
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla Cybertruck sales are disastrous
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla (TSLA) confirms delivery of 495,570 EVs, way below its own guidance
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla Cybertruck is now eligible for $7,500 tax credit, but for how long?
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla Cybertruck ‘exploded’ in front of Trump Hotel (Updated)
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Expand Expanding CloseElon Musk reportedly discussed a Tesla battery factory in South Africa
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla (TSLA) is expected to miss its delivery goal
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla replaced laid off US workers with foreign workers using H-1B visas that Musk want to increase
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla is rumored to have signed battery cell supply agreement with EVE
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Expand Expanding Close‘Like your Tesla rental? Want to keep it?’ Hertz is trying to unload its Tesla cars on renters
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla wants to kill EV incentives in US because of Musk, but it is lobbying for them elsewhere
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