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Consumer Reports On Tesla Model S: Best Test Car Since 2007

Green Car Reports

Chalk up another huge accolade for the Tesla Model S electric car: Consumer Reports has awarded it 99 out of 100 points, and said it''s the best car the magazine has tested since 2007. The Tesla Model S "is brimming with innovation, delivers world-class.'

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Ford EV “skunkworks” team is led by a Tesla alumni

Teslarati

Recent reports have now indicated that Ford’s skunkworks team is being led by an alumni from Tesla, Alan Clarke. Interestingly enough, AMP founder Anil Paryani is also an alumnus of Tesla. Paryani’s LinkedIn page indicates that he worked for Tesla as a Senior Engineer for over five years, from September 2007 to March 2013.

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Gujarat gov’t optimistic about Tesla India deal: Health Minister

Teslarati

In a comment on Thursday, Gujarat Health Minister and government spokesperson Rushikesh Patel stated that the Gujarat government is optimistic that Tesla would set up a factory in the country. The minister also noted that Tesla officials had been looking at several locations in India, as noted in a report from the Hindustan Times. “The

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Tesla skeptic Burry extends short to ARK Invest fund

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Long-time Tesla skeptic Michael Burry, who is known as “The Big Short,” has extended his short position to Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Innovation ETF. The fund holds over $112 billion in investments, with Tesla stock making up 10.43% of the fund. Puts provide investors with gains when underlying securities drop in price.

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Tesla bulls respond to ‘The Big Short’ and his massive bet against the stock

Teslarati

Tesla ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) bulls are responding to “The Big Short” Michael Burry’s massive bet against the electric automaker’s stock, indicating that their beliefs don’t align with the man who correctly predicted the 2008 collapse of the housing crisis. They will likely get restarted again for Tesla owners.”

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Tesla to offer Dojo neural network training as a service in the future: Elon Musk

Teslarati

Tesla’s AI Day promised to be a tour de force of the company’s FSD strategies and most ambitious projects, and it definitely did not disappoint. One of these was former ARK Invest analyst and now Amun Head of Tokens James Wang , who dubbed AI Day as “probably the greatest technology presentation since 2007.”

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Tesla welcomes Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia to Board of Directors

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Tesla ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) has officially welcomed Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia to its Board of Directors after departing the company this past Summer after 14 years. Tesla filed an 8-K with the SEC to reveal a new blog post to its website stating that Gebbia has joined Tesla’s Board of Directors, effective September 25.