Post Tagged with: "Elon Musk"

Tesla to Pay $920 Million Bond as Musk Tweet Bars Stock Rise

Tesla to Pay $920 Million Bond as Musk Tweet Bars Stock Rise

From Bloomberg

Tesla Inc.’s share price was already nowhere near the necessary level to help convert its $920 million in bonds to stock. Elon Musk’s contentious tweets killed any last-minute hopes that a miracle rally was near.

His electric-car …

February 27, 2019 - 1:31 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News
SEC Asks Manhattan Federal Court to Hold Elon Musk in Contempt

SEC Asks Manhattan Federal Court to Hold Elon Musk in Contempt

From The Wall Street Journal

The Securities and Exchange Commission asked a federal judge on Monday to hold Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk in contempt of court over tweets he made last week discussing the auto maker’s 2019 projected …

February 26, 2019 - 5:17 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News
FT Says James Murdoch in Line for Tesla Chair, Musk Reply: Incorrect

FT Says James Murdoch in Line for Tesla Chair, Musk Reply: Incorrect

From Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO/BOSTON (Reuters) – Elon Musk replied with a Tweet saying: “This is incorrect” after the Financial Times reported that outgoing Twenty-First Century Fox Inc Chief Executive James Murdoch was the lead candidate to replace him as Tesla …

Tesla’s Tent: Genius or Insanity?

Tesla’s Tent: Genius or Insanity?

From Bloomberg

Elon Musk has six days to make good on his pledge that Tesla Inc. will be pumping out 5,000 Model 3 sedans a week by the end of the month. If he succeeds, it may be thanks to …

June 25, 2018 - 3:13 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, Renewable Energy
Tesla Model 3: Slowly Moving Forward

Tesla Model 3: Slowly Moving Forward

No manufacturer ever wants to experience production problems, especially a high-profile disruptor like Tesla Inc. (ticker: TSLA).

Nonetheless, Tesla reported that it delivered 1,550 Model 3s in Q4 2017. In the last seven working days of Q4, Tesla cranked out …

Tesla Puts Price Tag for Electric Semi-Truck at $150,000 – $200,000

Tesla Puts Price Tag for Electric Semi-Truck at $150,000 – $200,000

Tesla says pulling an 80,000 pound load, its tractor/trailer will do 0-to-60 in 20 seconds, climb 5% grades at 65 mph; first trucks targeting availability in 2019

Tesla has posted the price point for its coming semi-truck at $150,000 for …

November 30, 2017 - 2:58 pm Closing Bell Story‎, People, Transportation
Can Musk Make the Model 3 Happen—or is the On-ramp Way Too Steep?

Can Musk Make the Model 3 Happen—or is the On-ramp Way Too Steep?

Luxury electric car maker goes to the trough for another billion dollars, sells 5% of company to Chinese Internet giant

“We are planning to produce 500,000 total vehicles in 2018, which is approximately double our prior growth plan” 

Shares of …

Are All Disruptive CEOs Cut from the Same Cloth?

Are All Disruptive CEOs Cut from the Same Cloth?

“My desk is at the end of the production line.”

As CEOs go, there is not much about Elon Musk that is orthodox.

Example: Tesla Motors’ (ticker: TSLA) Q1 conference call took place this week. Musk held the Tesla call …

At What Point Will Renewable Energy be Able to Replace Fossil Fuels?

At What Point Will Renewable Energy be Able to Replace Fossil Fuels?

Renewable Energy vs. Fossil Fuels:  Sprint or Cross Country?

Last week Tesla Motors’ (ticker: TSLA) innovation-infused CEO Elon Musk unveiled the latest offering from the all-electric auto maker: a new home battery. This battery is an enlarged version of the …

May 8, 2015 - 3:29 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Popular, Regulatory