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Lars Moravy, Tesla’s vice president of vehicle engineering, said at an event on Saturday in California for the company’s investors that it had been considering a smaller truck for some time. Tesla has ...

Is the Tesla Cybertruck a Good Electric Pickup? That depends on your definition of “good.” The Cybertruck is super quick, loaded with high-tech features and turns heads like nothing else. As a ...

Tesla’s 2025 Cybertruck was recently tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, but as its scores ranged from good to poor in the various evaluations, it missed out on earning either of the ...

Elon Musk took to X to praise the Tesla Cybertruck, calling it Tesla's "best ever." Here's why it might actually be Tesla's ...

Marc Tarpenning is one of multiple individuals credited with co-founding electric vehicle giant Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). While Tarpenning is no longer active with Tesla, he could be making his ...

At last month’s rapturously received Slate debut, it took an executive’s quip that “Slate” and “Tesla” use the same five letters to shift my brain into high gear. I’ve covered the EV world for 15-plus ...