Chris Kirkham

2 weeks ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Chris Kirkham

(Reuters) -Tesla peppered its latest earnings call with pledges to launch commercial robotaxi operations soon, with CEO Elon Musk promising that autonomous vehicles will "move the financial needle in a significant way" by late next year. While the U.S. electric vehicle maker has missed targets many times before, its reiteration on Tuesday of a previously announced launch target has investors believing that its self-driving future is close.

Feb 10, 2025 | businesslive.co.za | Chris Kirkham |Abhirup Roy

Support our award-winning journalism. The Premium package (digital only) is R30 for the first month and thereafter you pay R129 p/m now ad-free for all subscribers. A general view of the Tesla gigafactory in Austin, Texas, the US, on February 28 2023.

Jan 8, 2025 | businesslive.co.za | Michael Martina |Chris Kirkham

Washington’s addition of CATL to a list of firms it says work with China’s military could put Tesla founder Elon Musk in a tight spot, challenging how he balances his role in the Trump administration with his ties to China. CATL, the world’s largest battery maker, is a major supplier of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries to Tesla for its Shanghai factory, the US carmaker’s largest. Tesla has been exporting these cars equipped with CATL batteries to other markets such as Europe and Canada.

Jan 7, 2025 | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Michael Martina |Chris Kirkham

(Reuters) - Washington's addition of CATL to a list of firms it says work with China's military could put Tesla (TSLA) founder Elon Musk in a tight spot, challenging how he balances his role in the Trump administration with his ties to China. CATL, the world's largest battery maker, is a major supplier of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries to Tesla for its Shanghai factory, the U.S. automaker's largest.

Oct 11, 2024 | es-us.finanzas.yahoo.com | Chris Kirkham

Por Chris KirkhamLOS ÁNGELES, EEUU, 10 oct (Reuters) - Para un hombre de negocios que siempre tiene problemas con las promesas incumplidas, Elon Musk se marcó un buen tanto el jueves por la noche en la esperada presentación en Hollywood de los robotaxis sin conductor de Tesla.