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Kimbal Musk exercises options to buy 25k of Tesla stock at $74.17 per share

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On Wednesday, Tesla board member Kimbal Musk purchased 25,000 TSLA shares. Musk had exercised a call option to buy TSLA shares at a discounted price of $74.17 As of Wednesday’s closing price of $824.46, Kimbal’s total holdings on Tesla now amount to about $442.1 Musk’s recent purchase of TSLA stock was listed in a Form-4 filing.

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Elon Musk reiterates Tesla’s local roots after Biden says he wants to make “Buy American” a reality

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US President Joe Biden may have already proven that he can say the word “Tesla” in public, but he may still need some prodding when it comes to acknowledging that the Texas-based EV maker is a true-blue American company. “We’re making ‘Buy American’ a reality — not just a promise,” Biden wrote. .

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Elon Musk not alienating EV buyers from Tesla: survey

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A look at the headlines surrounding Elon Musk and Tesla would probably show a number of negative articles speculating on the negative impact of the CEO’s current behavior to the EV maker’s brand. What’s more, 35% of prospective electric car buyers noted that Musk actually made them more likely to buy a Tesla.

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Tesla: Cybertruck Buyers Cannot Resell Within the First Year

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The Tesla Cybertruck is finally getting a formal reveal on November 30, four years after Elon Musk first announced it. While we still don’t have many details on the long-awaited EV, it appears Tesla is taking early steps to preempt the flippers that have ruined so many other recent vehicle launches.

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Tesla revamps Referral Program rewards including money off and FSD bonuses

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Tesla is revamping its offers for the Referral Program with new rewards for certain vehicle models, including money off and even offers for free months of the Full Self-Driving program. Tesla’s Credits also expire 12 months from the Grant Date, so be sure to use them within one year of the date you receive them.

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Tesla is finally leaning on its vehicles’ American-made pedigree

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Tesla has a lot going for it, but the company tends to keep some of its vehicles’ most interesting details to itself. The same was true for Tesla’s vehicles in the United States. The same was true for Tesla’s vehicles in the United States. These (Cybertrucks) are all built in America.

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Elon Musk’s Tesla pay package gets voided, Judge rules in favor of shareholder

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Elon Musk’s Tesla pay package has been voided by a Delaware Judge after the case was ruled in favor of the plaintiff, a shareholder who challenged the validity of the amount of the payday. They also stated that Musk’s focus should be on Tesla and not other companies and that the pay package should be smaller and more reasonable.