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Analysts say Tesla has been delivering, despite the pandemic

by Samantha Fields
Oct 21, 2020
Quarterly earnings may also reflect how important China has been as a market for the company's electric vehicles.
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Tesla promised a big announcement on batteries. Now its stock is tumbling.

by David Brancaccio , Kristin Schwab and Alex Schroeder
Sep 23, 2020
The announcement fell short of what investors were expecting.
The manufacturing plan for these new batteries isn’t done and we won’t see them in Teslas for a few years.
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Why Apple and Tesla are splitting stocks

by Janet Nguyen
Aug 31, 2020
Investors will see more shares, but at a lower price.
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What might PG&E — and its customers — get from partnering with Tesla?

by Andy Uhler
Jul 30, 2020
They've broken ground on a battery facility that could help the utility meet state energy storage requirements.
The more efficient storage facility should make it cheaper for PG&E to produce energy, which should, eventually, trickle down to ratepayers.
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Tesla's next quarterly earnings could make it eligible to join the S&P 500

by Justin Ho
Jul 20, 2020
What does joining the stock index mean for a company?
Joining the S&P 500 could help boost Tesla stock prices and help the company raise cash.
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Electric vehicle makers surge on investor optimism

by Scott Tong
Jul 15, 2020
Investors believe EVs are closing in on the internal combustion engine in terms of driving range and cost of ownership.
Nissan COO Ashwani Gupta, left, and CEO Makoto Uchida at the digital world premiere of the company's new electric SUV, the Ariya.
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Elon Musk says he's defying government orders, reopening Tesla assembly plant

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
May 12, 2020
The plant is situated in a California COVID-19 hot spot.
Musk has also threatened to move his operation out of California altogether.
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Elon Musk and Tesla report a profit for the first quarter, despite COVID-19

by Jack Stewart
Apr 30, 2020
It's the automaker's third profitable quarter in a row.
Musk told investors Wednesday that the company is "pedal to the metal" on expansion right now.
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How Tesla made a U-turn

by Jasmine Garsd
Jan 29, 2020
Last year seemed a troubled one for Tesla. And now? Its stock has more than doubled since October.
Tesla is now worth more than Ford and GM combined. So what does this mean for the future of electric vehicles?
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Volkswagen ramps up its electric vehicle sales plans

by Marielle Segarra
Dec 30, 2019
The German automaker gets serious about EVs.
An employee works on a Volkswagen e-Golf electric car on the assembly line inside the Volkswagen AG factory in Dresden, Germany.
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