Tesla boss Elon Musk says a 'Tesla bot' that can do a range of work will be ready in 2022, but that claim has already been damned as 'hype' by a sceptical US professor

Company is hiring external relations managers, plus lawyers and PR managers after a disgruntled customer staged a protest in April that caused a stir on social media

• US electric vehicle maker launched cheaper version of Model Y for China last month • BYD sold 50,387 EVs...

• Tesla CEO Elon Musk said factory in India was ‘likely’ if duty reduced • Tata Motors and Softbank-backed scooter...

(AF) India has said it has no plans to cut import duties on electric vehicles, weeks after Tesla Inc. appealed...

• Fire flared at Victoria Big Battery site aiming to store renewable energy • Reason for confined blaze still unknown,...

Revolutionary batteries don’t use lithium, cobalt or nickel; CATL also supplies automakers Volkswagen and Geely

China accounts for 44% of the global EV market and Tesla’s share there is 11%; US firm faces competition from rival automakers like Nio and Xpeng

Analysts expect slip in US EV-maker’s second-quarter results; Critical launch of self-produced battery has suffered series of setbacks

Tesla Inc has written to Indian ministries seeking a big reduction in import duties on electric vehicles, a move it says will boost demand and generate revenue for the government.

  (AF) Tesla’s quality ranking dropped to “below average” while three leading Chinese electric vehicle startups are now making “top-quality...

Tesla is diversifying suppliers to reduce reliance on China: FT.