Tesla CEO Elon Musk faces contempt claim from SEC over recent tweets

By Christian Prenzler Posted on February 25, 2019 Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) shares fell by 5% in after-hours trading on Monday after the Securities Exchange Commission asked a judge to hold CEO Elon Musk in contempt for breaking a settlement deal, first reported by Bloomberg. The SEC is claiming that Musk violated the settlement when he …

Tesla engineer explains why Sentry Mode is safe for vehicles’ speakers

By Simon Alvarez Posted on February 22, 2019 A Tesla engineer has explained why Sentry Mode, despite its use of extremely loud music, is completely safe for an electric car’s sound system. As noted by the Tesla employee, the design of Tesla’s sound system itself allows tracks such as Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor …

Tesla Model 3 loses Consumer Reports’ ‘Recommended’ rating over ‘reliability’ issues

By Simon Alvarez Posted on February 21, 2019 Tesla shares (NASDAQ:TSLA) are down after Consumer Reports pulled its “Recommended” rating for the Model 3. The recommendation, which was given to the Model 3 last year following an over-the-air update that improved the car’s brakes, was reportedly pulled over reliability issues raised by numerous owners of …