Tesla is apparently not ready to reveal its “robotaxi” design next month, and is instead pushing the event to October, according to Bloomberg News. The company reportedly needs more time to build the prototypes. It had been aiming for an August 8 event. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Tesla […]
Tesla makes it onto Chinese government purchase list
For the first time, Chinese government workers will be able to purchase Tesla’s Model Y for official use. Specifically, officials in eastern China’s Jiangsu province included the Model Y in a government procurement list, which was also reported in the state-owned publication The Paper. As the only foreign-owned electric vehicle company on the list, Tesla’s […]
Tesla makes Musk best-paid CEO of all time and Fisker bites the dust
Welcome to Startups Weekly — Haje‘s weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Elon Musk just convinced Tesla shareholders to approve his $ 56 billion pay package, making him the highest-paid CEO in history — assuming he can dodge […]
Tesla and its fans waged an unprecedented battle over Elon Musk’s $56B pay package
The Tesla fans posted. And over the last few months, Elon Musk engaged. Every time he did, Tesla’s legal team had to get to work, writing and submitting regulatory filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It’s all part of an effort to say that, this time, when the shareholders vote to approve his […]
Tesla shareholders vote yes again to approve Elon Musk’s $56B pay plan
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has secured enough shareholder votes to have his 2018 stock option compensation package approved. Shareholders also approved the company’s decision to re-incorporate of Tesla in Texas, moving it away from the state where Musk’s pay package was struck down: Delaware. Shareholders present at the company’s annual meeting Thursday, held at Tesla’s […]