Articles tagged “musk”

Ground Transport

Electric car maker Tesla pays off U.S. government loan a decade early

If you're trying to argue that you are transforming transportation in one of the more radical ways since the invention of the car, it doesn't hurt to be able to make a splash now and then. Especially one that gets your critics wet.

Alan Ohnsman, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Electric car maker Tesla pays off U.S. government loan a decade early

Ground Transport

Tesla scores first quarterly profit, despite New York Times’ mean review

Kudos to Musk and co. for hitting the first mark that really matters for a car company -- especially one that wants to reinvent transportation.

Los Angeles Times | 11 years ago

Tesla scores first quarterly profit, despite New York Times’ mean review

Ground Transport

Tesla’s losses widen despite increase in car sales

Despite Tesla's fanboy outcry on sites like Reddit, the New York Times review will hurt sales of the car going forward as buyers realize they're paying tens of thousands of dollars for the privilege of being Elon Musk's beta testers.

Alan Ohnsman, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Airlines

Elon Musk to Boeing: Don’t squeeze the batteries so hard

Musk's rival and detractors are desperate to see his advice fail, but it's not too smart to bet agains a guy who's planning trips to space and reinventing auto manufacturing at the same time.

Steve LeVine, Quartz | 11 years ago

Elon Musk to Boeing: Don’t squeeze the batteries so hard

Airlines

Tesla’s Elon Musk says that he’s ready to help Boeing fix its very big battery problem

Musk likely does have the battery expertise he boasts of, but the Tesla founder is most likely elated at the prospect of showing an industrial giant a better way to do its job.

Deepa Seetharaman, Reuters | 11 years ago

Tesla’s Elon Musk says that he’s ready to help Boeing fix its very big battery problem