Tesla exceeds expectations as its EV sales start to rebound
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Tesla exceeds expectations as its EV sales start to rebound

Politics tamfitronics Tesla had a better-than-expected second quarter for car sales.The company Tuesday said it delivered about 444,000 vehicles to customers in the second quarter, down about 5 percent year-over-year but a 15 percent increase from the first quarter — and more than forecast by Wall Street analysts, who generally expected less than 440,000. Tesla shares rallied more than 10 percent on the news.Tuesday’s sales numbers mark a “comeback performance” from Tesla after a disastrous first quarter, Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives said.“After what’s been a very choppy six months, the mojo is back in the Tesla story,” he said.Politics tamfitronics GET CAUGHT UPStories to keep you informedThere was a consensus view that Tesla would miss Wall Street analysts’ estimates, Ives added, making the second-quarter sales “surprising to even the most bullish investors.” Company observers...
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Tesla patented self-cleaning tech for its robotaxis that don’t exist yet
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Tesla patented self-cleaning tech for its robotaxis that don’t exist yet

Technology tamfitronics Elon Musk says he plans to reveal Tesla's robotaxi on August 9, 2024. Credit: Deposit PhotosFull Self-Driving technology still doesn’t live up to its name for Tesla owners, but Elon Musk’s company is committed to plowing forward with its next plans. Musk has already promised to reveal its long-rumored Tesla robotaxi on August 8 (although audiences may want to take that date with a grain of salt). But if Tesla’s autonomous taxis do ever make it onto public streets, they are going to require regular cleaning between trips spent ferrying around passengers—something Tesla also wants to outsource to robots.The plans are detailed first posted to X on June 30 by an account dedicated to tracking tech company patents. According to the 67-page filing in February 2023 with the World Intellectual Property Organization and...
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A Tesla Cybertruck mystery solved, Apple and Microsoft on the hot seat, Amazon $2 trillion: Tech news roundup
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A Tesla Cybertruck mystery solved, Apple and Microsoft on the hot seat, Amazon $2 trillion: Tech news roundup

Top Stories Tamfitronics Photo: Brandon Bell (Getty Images), Fisker, Johannes Simon (Getty Images), Justin Sullivan (Getty Images), Cruise (Getty Images), Belinda Jiao (Getty Images), Michel Euler, File (AP), Image: Patrick T. Fallon / AFP (Getty Images)After years of delays, Tesla began delivering the Cybertruck electric pickup last NovemberPhoto: Brandon Bell (Getty Images)Thanks to the Tesla Cybertruck’s never-ending string of issueswe finally get a look at exactly how many electric pickups Tesla has sold.Elon Musk’s automaker has issued a recall for 11,688 units of the Cybertruck, which first went out for delivery in November 2023, according to notices posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) website. That puts sales of the Cybertruck behind Ford Motor’s F-150 Lightning, but not by much. As of May, the Detroit carmaker has sold 13,093 units of...
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