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Inside the €42,000 flatpack house billionaire Elon Musk calls home

Billionaire Elon Musk is reported to be the "top secret customer" who lives in one of these 34 square-metre units.

Mobility

Global chip shortage 'worst in 30 years' for European carmakers

Over 80 per cent of German carmakers and their suppliers are now being directly impacted by the ongoing semiconductor shortage.

Mobility

Tesla makes money on car sales for the first time in two years

Sales of cheaper models boosted the EV maker, which had relied on selling carbon credits to rival manufacturers to post profits for eight quarters in a row.

Money

Bitcoin price jumps as Musk says Tesla to 'most likely' accept crypto

Tesla will 'most likely' restart accepting bitcoin as payments, says Musk if the mining rate reaches 50 per cent renewables.

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Mobility

Tesla's self-driving subscription frustrates its early customers

The EV maker partly rolled back a decision to charge over €1,000 for an upgrade that some buyers claim their cars should have included anyway.

Mobility

Could Hopium's hydrogen sports car be Europe's answer to Tesla?

French racing driver and Hopium CEO Olivier Lombard unveiled a prototype of the Machina last week. But it won't be delivered until 2025.

Money

Bitcoin rebounds after Elon Musk confirms Tesla may accept it again

Accused again of market manipulation, Bitcoin bounced nearly 10 per cent in value after Elon Musk tweeted Tesla could once again accept it as payment.

Tech News

Tesla Plaid and Apple WWDC 2021: The biggest tech releases this week

What's so special about Tesla's new car and what did Apple announce this week? Find out here in our round-up of this week's tech updates.

Tech News

Is Elon Musk planning to open a 50s Diner for Tesla drivers?

The move hints at the electric car company's potential plans for its worldwide car charging network.

Money

Elon Musk wants Bitcoin to turn green. Could it work?

Bitcoin's annual carbon footprint is the same as a small European country such as Norway or Ukraine. But can Elon Musk turn it around?

Money

Tesla will stop accepting Bitcoin over environmental concerns

"We are concerned about rapid increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining and transactions," Tesla CEO Elon Musk said.

Germany

Locals in battle over Tesla's Berlin 'Gigafactory'

Environmentalists are deeply concerned about the new facility's water consumption and its impact on wetlands, an important source of biodiversity in the region.

Conscious Travel

4 of the most luxurious campervans money can buy

Luxurious and innovative mobile homes are turning even the chicest of jet-setters into glampervan fans.

Germany

German court upholds tree-felling ban at Tesla plant site

A German court ruled that Tesla has to stop clearing trees on some parts of the site outside Berlin where it is building the company's first electric car factory in Europe.

Germany

German water utility pulls plug on Tesla over unpaid bills

Tesla is building its first European factory outside the German capital and aims to eventually build 500,000 electric vehicles there.

Eco-Innovation

How is Formula E shaping the cars we drive in the real world?

From driveways to motorways, Formula One's electric counterpart is changing how vehicles work.

Eco-Innovation

Elon Musk’s €47m underground tunnels will be used for electric cars

Could the Boring Company's tunnelling projects be the solution to urban pollution?

Eco-Innovation

Musk and Bezos feud goes electric with Amazon's answer to Tesla

With 14.7 billion tonnes of goods delivered every year in Europe, could electric, driverless vans be the future?

Eco-Innovation

Hans Zimmer composes a soundtrack for the BMW i4, will Tesla catch up?

Why cities of the future might be filled with a quiet cacophony of electric vehicles.

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