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The Tesla Model 3. REUTERS/Joe White/File Photo

Tesla Begins to Deliver Model 3 to Early Buyers

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 29, 2017 | Technology

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Friday the Model 3 cars had over half a million advance reservations as he handed over the first 30 to employee buyers, aiming to disrupt a world accustomed to automobiles powered by pollution-spewing fossil fuel....

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Lu Qun, chairman of Qiantu Motor, in Beijing in December. Credit Patrick Wack for The New York Times

China’s Answer to Tesla is Hopeful Entrant to Global Car Market

by Michael Schuman | Feb 10, 2017 | Business

BEIJING — On a windswept lot near Beijing’s main airport, Lu Qun talks up the electric sports car he hopes will transform him into China’s Elon Musk. “This is a real performance car,” the entrepreneur boasted of his sleek, gray-and-black Qiantu K50. “It’s fun. You can...

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Elon Musk, chairman of SolarCity and CEO of Tesla Motors, speaks at SolarCity’s Inside Energy Summit in Manhattan, New York October 2, 2015. REUTERS/Rashid Umar Abbasi/File Photo

Tesla Offers $2.8 Billion for SolarCity in ‘No Brainer’ Deal for Musk

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 22, 2016 | Business

Elon Musk sought to build a clean energy powerhouse as his electric car maker, Tesla Motors Inc, made an offer to buy his solar installation firm SolarCity Corp (SCTY.O) in a stock deal worth as much as $2.8 billion. Tesla shares rushed more than 13 percent to $189.99...

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A Tesla Model S charges at a Tesla Supercharger station in Cabazon, California, U.S. May 18, 2016. /Reuters

Samsung SDI Making Progress in Talks with Tesla to Supply Batteries: Source

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 7, 2016 | Technology

Samsung SDI is moving forward in talks with Tesla Motors to supply batteries for the U.S. automaker’s Model 3 electric car in addition to its energy storage products, a source with direct knowledge of the matter revealed. Shares in the Samsung SDI rushed to...