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Elon Musk
The owner of Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter
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Tesla shares fall as Musk says company's stock is overvalued
The share price of the US electric-car maker nosedived by around 10% at the end of the trading day on May 1.
Are self-driving cars really ready to go?
DW's Julia Dorny checks out a test track for autonomous driving in Berlin and tries it out herself.
REV - The Global Auto and Mobility Show
REV goes electric! VW's hattrick of e-subcompacts, Austria's Kreisel Brothers and the Nissan Leaf
Car Lovers: Vaishali, Ronny and the Nissan Leaf
DW's Car Lovers inspect Tesla's designated Gigafactory outside Berlin and test the Nissan Leaf.
No one stops high-flying German 'Tesla Kid'
As Tesla builds a Gigafactory outside of Berlin, a teenager has missed no chance to document any progress on the ground.
DW Business - international
Court gives Tesla green light for forest clearing - Morgan Stanley to buy E*Trade for $13 bn
Tesla wins court approval to build Gigafactory in Germany
A high court in Berlin rejected pleas by environment activists to stop Tesla from clearing a forest for its gigafactory.
DW Business - international
Court gives Tesla green light for forest clearing - Morgan Stanley to buy E*Trade for $13 bn
DW Business Africa
Locusts threaten food security in East Africa - UK plans visas for skilled workers only
DW Business Asia
China central bank sees limited virus impact - Tesla joy turns to discord as protests halt work
Berlin court stops Tesla forest clearance
A court has halted the clearing of thousands of pine trees to make room for Elon Musk's electric car factory.
Tesla can cut down German forest for 'gigafactory'
Environmentalists lost an appeal to prevent the US electric car manufacturer from clearing a forest in Brandenburg.
Trouble in Grünheide – Tesla‘s Gigafactory 4 near Berlin
US carmaker Tesla is due to build a Gigafactory in Grünheide near Berlin. Not all locals are happy.
Germany defuses WWII bombs at upcoming Tesla Gigafactory
Police told local media that the ordnance was defused "without any problems."
Tesla market cap surpasses VW
Elon Musk has steered his electric carmaker into new territory as its market value surpasses $100 billion.
Gigafactory in Germany drives wedge between locals
Critics of Tesla's planned Gigafactory in Germany are becoming increasingly vociferous, as Hardy Graupner reports.
SpaceX successful in final test before manned flight
NASA has said this was the 'last milestone' before two of its astronauts are ferried to the ISS with a SpaceX rocket.
Villagers protest Tesla factory near Berlin
Local residents say a Tesla factory planned for a forested site outside of Berlin will pollute their water.
Tesla delivers first China-made Model 3
Just 357 days after construction of the Shanghai factory began, the first electric sedans were presented to buyers.
DW Business - international
UFO warning strike knocks Germanwings out of the sky - Car sector focuses on innovation
DW Business Africa
Investment in Africa - Lufthansa, Eurowings cabin staff ready to strike
Trade, tariffs and toilet brushes — 2019's top business stories
2019 saw the US-China trade war grind on, a revised Brexit deal, Boeing's 737 Max jet grounded and the biggest ever IPO.
Tesla's stock spikes after China loan report
The latest surge in Tesla's stock price comes on the back of a report that the company secured financing from China.
A new base to enable human life on Mars
DW's Olivera Zivkovic visited a Mars habitat — a base that could enable human life on the Moon or Mars.
All eyes on e-mobility in Brandenburg
German chemicals giant BASF looks set to build a large cathode factory in Brandenburg.
Elon Musk cleared of defamation for 'pedo guy' tweet
The plaintiff's lawyer had described Musk as a "billionaire bully" who had upended the life of a man of modest means.
Elon Musk defamation trial begins
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has faced court over accusations that he defamed a rescue diver when he called him "pedo guy."
'Cars' exhibition: Eccentric design before Tesla's Cybertruck
The exhibition "Cars: Accelerating the Modern World" in London's V&A Museum looks into the history of car design.
DW Business – International
Lagarde gives first speech as ECB head, SAA reaches deal to end strike, Airbus employs 'biomimicry' to save fuel
DW Business - Asia
Digital battleground key as Hong Kong protests rage, Tesla presents prototype SUV
Who needs a Cybertruck?
Tesla has unveiled its futuristic pickup, the "Cybertruck". We asked an expert if there's a market for it.
German family gears up for Gigafactory
Just how exciting is Elon Musk's decision to build a Gigafactory in Germany for a Tesla-driving family on the ground?
German plant a 'learning opportunity' for Tesla
German labor relations and bureaucracy will prove a headache for the US electric car pioneer.
Tesla to invest €4 billion in Berlin factory
German media have released new details about Tesla's plans for a brand-new "Gigafactory" outside of Berlin.
Tesla's Germany plans are no accident
Henrik Böhme
Elon Musk's announcement comes at just the right time for German carmakers, writes DW's Henrik Böhme.
Brandenburg happy to get Gigafactory
Brandenburg is over the moon as Tesla plans to build a Gigafactory in the Eastern German state.
Elon Musk: Tesla to build factory in Berlin
Several countries have attempted to sway the company towards building a factory on their territory.
SpaceX's Starlink: 7 questions for Elon Musk
Starlink is THE megaconstellation. Its aim: Global internet with a constellation of 40,000 satellites. Wait, what?
Byton: another 'Tesla killer' from China?
Life for e-car startups in China is becoming increasingly tough, as the government slashes subsidies for vehicle makers.
Musk says 'pedo guy' was not an accusation
After a UK diver sued Tesla CEO Elon Musk for defamation, Musk said he never meant to imply the diver was a pedophile.
Strangely successful
Many of the visionaries whose ideas changed the world were initially considered downright crazy.
Will Tesla's 'made in China' cars be popular?
US carmaker Tesla is planning to launch its first "made in China" electric cars by the end of this year.
Why to colonize Mars rather than the moon?
Everyone wants to go to Mars, but why not the moon? Isn’t it closer?
VW enters partnership with Swedish battery maker Northvolt
The Swedish startup has announced the German automaker would invest heavily in two new battery plants.
'Chinese Tesla' aims to reinvent itself
NIO, a multibillion-dollar Chinese company, is seen by many to be the answer to Tesla.
SpaceX puts up 60 satellites for Musk's 'Starlink' internet
The "Starlink" satellites, designed to offer internet from space, will need a dozen more launches to become operational.
Musk reaches Twitter deal with US regulator
Tesla boss Elon Musk will now have to have some of his tweets approved by a company expert before tapping send.
Doubts over EV carbon credentials
Tesla Model 3 has a worse life-cycle carbon footprint than a Mercedes diesel car, Germany's ifo institute says.
SpaceX Dragon crew capsule catches fire
A fire during a test of SuperDraco abort thrusters on a SpaceX capsule have put the date of the next flight in doubt.
Tesla to investigate exploding Model S
Viral footage shows what appears to be a parked Model S bursting into flames.
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