Lora Kolodny
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San Francisco, CA, United States
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Recent articles by Lora:
California proposes $6.1 billion in new incentives for electric vehicles
California Governor Gavin Newsom presented a $286.4 billion budget proposal, dubbed the "California Blueprint," for the state on Monday. → Read More
Elon Musk says Tesla will raise price of "Full Self-Driving" driver assistance to $12,000
In a series of posts on Twitter, where he has 69.2 million followers, Musk wrote, "Tesla FSD price rising to $12k on Jan 17. Just in the US." → Read More
Tesla opened a dealership in Xinjiang, China, despite widespread reports of Uyghur oppression there
Xinjiang is, home to a Muslim population known as the Uyghurs whom the United Nations and rights organizations have identified as a repressed ethnic group. → Read More
Tesla Energy asks employees to fight policy proposal that would make rooftop solar more expensive in California
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said he opposes all subsidies, but his company asked employees to fight a California policy proposal that would slash solar incentives. → Read More
Elon Musk sells another $1 billion in Tesla shares, nearing 10% target
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold another 934,090 shares, or about $1.02 billion worth of his holdings in the electric car and solar business. → Read More
Police arrest suspect in Tesla parking lot homicide that took one worker's life
Detectives said the victim had just finished a shift at the Tesla factory before he was shot. The suspected shooter was a colleague. → Read More
Elon Musk sells another $906.5 million worth of Tesla shares
Elon Musk sells another $906.5 million worth of Tesla shares, exercises options to buy more than 2 million shares. → Read More
Suspicious death reported at Tesla parking lot in Fremont, California
The Tesla Fremont factory parking lot was the scene of a possible homicide on Monday, according to police statements. → Read More
NHTSA is discussing faulty Autopilot cameras with Tesla
Federal vehicle safety regulators said Thursday they are communicating with Tesla about faulty repeater cameras in some of their US-made electric cars. → Read More
Australia switches on Victoria Big Battery powered by Tesla Megapacks
Large energy storage systems based on lithium-ion batteries can prevent blackouts, and help store energy from intermittent resources like solar or wind. → Read More
Tesla is replacing faulty Autopilot cameras in some cars, internal documents say
Tesla found faulty printed circuit boards are causing problems with cameras that enable its Autopilot systems. → Read More
Tesla says it needs graphite from China for batteries, requests tariff waiver
Tesla filed three public comments on Wednesday supporting waivers for tariffs on graphite, which is used in the lithium-ion batteries in its cars. → Read More
Apple loses key autos engineer to electric aviation startup Archer
The move shows that tech start-ups attacking climate issues can attract the most qualified engineers. → Read More
Elon Musk urges Tesla employees to reduce cost of vehicle deliveries
Rather than rushing orders out last-minute to hit end of quarter sales goals, Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants employees to focus on slashing cost of deliveries. → Read More
Tesla hires SEC lawyer, former fed prosecutor as managing counsel
David Misler is a former trial attorney for the SEC, the financial regulator that has repeatedly investigated Elon Musk's electrical vehicle company, → Read More
GM takes a stake in electric boating start-up Pure Watercraft
Pure Watercraft systems use lithium ion batteries to replace 40- to 50-horsepower outboard motors that burn gas or diesel. → Read More
Read the emails Elon Musk sent Tesla employees about music on the job and following directions
CNBC has obtained a pair of e-mails Musk sent to Tesla employees in the first week of October. → Read More
Here's where Tesla and other EVs ranked in this year's Consumer Reports reliability survey
Lexus, Mazda and Toyota topped the 2021 Consumer Reports Auto Reliability Report, while Jeep, Tesla, and Lincoln ranked in the bottom three. → Read More
JPMorgan sues Tesla for $162 million in warrants dispute around Elon Musk take-private tweets
Tesla was supposed to deliver shares or cash if its share price went above a contractually set "strike price" by a certain expiration date, the complaint says. → Read More
Faraday Future delays Q3 earnings filing to look into claims of inaccurate disclosures
The delay follows a J Capital Research equity research report in which analysts accused Faraday Future of fabricating vehicle reservation numbers → Read More