Tag: Elon Musk

Tesla Delivers Record Vehicles in Q1; Output Falls as China Shutdown Weighs

Tesla Inc. on Saturday reported record electric vehicle deliveries for the first quarter, largely meeting analysts’ estimates, but production fell from the previous quarter as supply chain disruptions and a China plant suspension weighed. “This was an *exceptionally* difficult quarter due to supply chain interruptions & China zero COVID policy,” Chief Executive Elon Musk wrote…


When Could SpaceX Hit 69 Launches a Year? Here’s What Elon Musk Said

Space company SpaceX has been at the forefront of rocket launches over the past several years, vaulting the company and the space industry to new heights. Earlier this year, NASA highlighted an ambitious launch schedule from SpaceX. The guidance may have been conservative. What Happened SpaceX set a company record with 31 launches in 2021….


Elon Musk Invokes Rapper Eminem in Opposing SEC Decree

NEW YORK—Elon Musk on Tuesday likened himself to the rapper Eminem in seeking to throw out his 2018 agreement with the top U.S. securities regulator requiring the Tesla Inc chief executive to obtain preapproval for his tweets. In a filing in federal court in Manhattan, Musk also renewed his effort to quash a U.S. Securities…


Elon Musk Says He ‘Supposedly’ Tested Positive for the CCP Virus Again

Tesla’s Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has “supposedly” tested positive for the CCP virus, but he is experiencing no major symptoms, the billionaire himself confirmed in a March 28 statement. “I supposedly have it again (sigh), but almost no symptoms,” Musk said on Twitter. Musk previously tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus,…


Elon Musk and the Chinese Temptation

Commentary Elon Musk has fans all over the ideological spectrum. People on the Left love him for popularizing electric cars with his Tesla company, or maybe for openly smoking pot on podcaster Joe Rogan’s show. Conservatives love him for his entrepreneurial dash and penchant for standing up to politicians and Big Tech censorship of the…


Elon Musk Sees Battery Production Snags Next Year: Here’s How He Thinks Tesla’s Scaling-Up Plans Will Be Hit

Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday he sees challenges with battery production next year that can hold back scaling up plans for the electric vehicle maker over the next two to three years. What Happened Musk told workers at Tesla’s Giga Berlin, after handing over the first Model Y deliveries to customers, that the EV maker is being held back by numerous…


Tesla and SpaceX Are Apparently Compromised by China

News Analysis Elon Musk and his companies, Tesla and SpaceX, are under scrutiny for their billion-dollar links to China and their CEO’s political support for the totalitarian country. Some of that support comes in the same breath as his denigration of the United States. While the freedom that America gives business is legendary in attracting…


Elon Musk Says SpaceX’s Starship Orbital Likely in May Despite Pending Regulatory Approval: Here’s Why

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk said on Monday SpaceX’s orbital debut for the Starship rocket from the Boca Chica launch site in Texas is likely to take place in May. What Happened The billionaire entrepreneur said SpaceX is currently building 39 flight-worthy Raptor 2 engines that will be ready by next month, following which it will take another month to integrate them with…


Dancing Musk Hands Drivers First Teslas From New German Gigafactory

BERLIN—Elon Musk was cheered as he oversaw the handover of Tesla’s first German-made cars at its Gruenheide plant on Tuesday, marking the start of the U.S. automaker’s inaugural European hub just two years after it was first announced. Loud music played as 30 clients and their families got a first glimpse of their shining new…


Musk Says Tesla, SpaceX Face ‘Significant’ Inflationary Pressure

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said the U.S. electric carmaker and his rocket company SpaceX are facing significant inflationary pressure in raw materials and logistics. Musk in a tweet on Sunday also asked about inflation rate outlook and said his companies “are not alone,” retweeting an article saying the Ukraine-Russia conflict sent commodity…