Tag: Tesla

German Handelsblatt: Parallel imports: Apple, Mercedes, Miele: How Western goods continue to get to Russia despite sanctions004656

iPhone via the gray market Western items like the Apple smartphone are still sold in Moscow. (Photo: imago/ITAR-TASS) Western products continue to come to Russia, although many companies have withdrawn from the country. Russia has legalized so-called parallel imports of more than 50 product groups. This is what is called imports without the consent of… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Parallel imports: Apple, Mercedes, Miele: How Western goods continue to get to Russia despite sanctions004656

Tesla (TSLA) achieves best solar deployment in years, but solar roof is still at a crawl

Tesla has achieved its best solar deployment in the US residential solar market since back in 2017 after acquiring SolarCity, but its solar roof deployment is still at a crawl. While Tesla fans and shareholders often like to say that Tesla is not just an “automaker” but a tech company, or even an AI-company based… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) achieves best solar deployment in years, but solar roof is still at a crawl

German Manager Magazine: Elon Musk: Tesla boss has apparently had twins with Neuralink director Shivon Zilis001897

Elon Musk (51) and Shivon Zilis (36) have been parents of twins since November, according to a media report. Musk and Zilis filed a request in April to have their children’s names changed to “bear their father’s last name,” reported the “Business Insider” on Wednesday and referred to court documents. A month later, a judge… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Elon Musk: Tesla boss has apparently had twins with Neuralink director Shivon Zilis001897

Elon Musk Reportedly Had Two More Secret Children This Year

With one of his employees. Neuralink Daycare An eyebrow-raising scoop from Insider found that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s brood of children is even larger than previously known, with two new twins having been born last November. For those keeping score, the infants are not Musk’s first secret offspring that have come to light.… Continue reading Elon Musk Reportedly Had Two More Secret Children This Year

Ex-Tesla Employee Says He Was Fired by Phone Call, While on Vacation

“If left unchecked, Tesla may succeed in cutting off the rights of thousands.” Getting Laid (Off) A Tesla employee says the company mishandled his firing when it let him go while he was on vacation — and he’s not the only one. As Insider reports, Reno, Nevada’s Roosevelt Jointer had been a Tesla maintenance supervisor from… Continue reading Ex-Tesla Employee Says He Was Fired by Phone Call, While on Vacation

Rivian says it’s still on track to produce 25,000 vehicles despite production woes

Moreso than most automakers, Rivian has had a tough 2022. At the start of the year, the company, blaming inflation and component shortages, raised the base price of its quad-motor R1T pickup truck by a whopping $12,000. And while it went on to quickly backtrack, the decision led to a shareholder lawsuit.  Despite those early… Continue reading Rivian says it’s still on track to produce 25,000 vehicles despite production woes

Things get messy for Elon Musk with report about new twins he shares with Neuralink exec

Last month, Insider published an explosive report about a former SpaceX flight attendant who accused SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk of propositioning her for sex in 2016 and to whom the company paid $250,000 to keep quiet. Musk immediately labeled the story “a politically motivated hit piece,” while SpaceX president and COO Gwynne Shotwell… Continue reading Things get messy for Elon Musk with report about new twins he shares with Neuralink exec