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FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Cybertruck at Tesla's design studio in Hawthorne, Calif. Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears to have hit all the milestones necessary to receive a stock award currently worth about $730 million to pad the eccentric billionaire's already vast fortune. The electric car maker ended Wednesday, May 6, 2020, with an average market value of $100.4 billion for the past six months, according to data drawn from FactSet Research. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Tesla hits target to qualify CEO Elon Musk for big payday

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2020, file photo Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, speaks during a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Tesla is now worth more than General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler combined, even though the Big Three together sell more cars and trucks in two weeks than Tesla does in a whole year. It is now worth five times what it was in June, when there were whispers of bankruptcy surrounding the company founded by the erratic visionary Musk. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Elon Musk, COVID-19 hero: ‘Give people back their g—d— freedom’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - This Wednesday, March 18, 2020, file photo, shows a Tesla charging station for automobiles in Port Huron, Mich. Tesla's sales of its increasingly popular electric cars got off to a fast start in the year, even though the company had to slam the brakes along with other major automakers in March 2020 because of worldwide efforts to contain the worst pandemic in a century. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Tesla ekes out 1Q profit, Musk rails against virus measures

By TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

Tesla stock is soaring. Madness or visionary investing?

By TOM KRISHER and CATHY BUSSEWITZ - Associated Press

No astrovans for SpaceX, crews riding to rockets in Teslas

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from pad 39A during a test flight to demonstrate the capsule's emergency escape system at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

SpaceX launches, destroys rocket in astronaut escape test

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

Tesla delivers first Chinese-made Model 3 to customers

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

3 crashes, 3 deaths raise questions about Tesla’s Autopilot

By Tom Krisher - Associated Press

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, second from left, arrives at U.S. District Court Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, in Los Angeles. Musk is going on trial for his troublesome tweets in a case pitting the billionaire against a British diver he allegedly dubbed a pedophile. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Jury: Elon Musk did not defame British caver in tweet

By Brian Melley - Associated Press

In this frame grab from video, Tesla CEO Elon Musk leaves court, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, in Los Angeles. Musk denied that he meant to call a British cave diver a pedophile when he dubbed him &quot;pedo guy&quot; on social media. (AP Photo/Krysta Fauria)

Cave explorer dubbed ‘pedo guy’ describes hurt, humiliation

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 14, 2019, file photo, Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks before unveiling the Model Y at Tesla's design studio in Hawthorne, Calif. Musk is going on trial for his troublesome tweets in a case pitting the billionaire against a British diver he allegedly dubbed a pedophile. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Elon Musk tells jurors insult provoked ‘pedo guy’ tweet

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2018, file photo, British cave expert Vernon Unsworth talks with guests at an event titled the &quot;United as One&quot; in Bangkok, Thailand. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is going on trial for his troublesome tweets in a case pitting the billionaire against Unsworth, a British diver he allegedly dubbed a pedophile. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

The Latest: Elon Musk testifies British diver insulted him

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks at the broken window glass as he introduces the Cybertruck at Tesla's design studio Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif. Musk is taking on the workhorse heavy pickup truck market with his latest electric vehicle. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Elon Musk explains why Cybertruck’s ‘bulletproof’ glass shattered during onstage test

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 21, 2019 file photo, Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Cybertruck at Tesla's design studio in Hawthorne, Calif. Musk is taking on the workhorse heavy pickup truck market with his latest electric vehicle. The much-hyped unveil of Tesla’s electric pickup truck went off script Thursday night when supposedly unbreakable window glass shattered twice when hit with a large metal ball. The failed stunt, which ranks high on the list of embarrassing auto industry rollouts, came just after Musk bragged about the strength of “Tesla Armor Glass” on the wedge-shaped “Cybertruck.” (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File) **FILE**

Elon Musk’s ‘Cybertruck’ presentation hits snag when ‘bulletproof’ glass shatters during test

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

FILE- In this March 14, 2019, file photo Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks before unveiling the Model Y at Tesla's design studio in Hawthorne, Calif. Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the electric car pioneer plans to build a new factory near Berlin. News agency dpa reported that Musk made the announcement during a prizegiving ceremony in the German capital Tuesday evening. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Stainless steel, broken glass and buzz, Tesla makes a pickup

By RACHEL LERMAN and CATHY BUSSEWITZ - Associated Press

In this March 14, 2019, file photo, Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks before unveiling the Model Y at the company's design studio in Hawthorne, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Elon Musk must appear in court for calling British cave explorer ‘pedo,’ judge rules

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

FILE- In this March 14, 2019, file photo Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks before unveiling the Model Y at Tesla's design studio in Hawthorne, Calif. Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the electric car pioneer plans to build a new factory near Berlin. News agency dpa reported that Musk made the announcement during a prizegiving ceremony in the German capital Tuesday evening. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Tesla to build factory in Germany after subsidies announced

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

SpaceX launches 60 more mini satellites for global internet

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

Musk gives $1M to tree-planting drive inspired by YouTuber

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