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In this May 27, 2018, file photo, a 2018 Model 3 sedan sits at a Tesla dealership in Littleton, Colo. Tesla Inc. made 5,031 lower-priced Model 3 electric cars during the last week of June, surpassing its often-missed goal of 5,000 per week. Tesla reported making 28,578 Model 3s from April through June, according to its quarterly production release on Monday, July 2. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Tesla makes 5,000 Model 3s per week, but can it continue?

By TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

CEO Musk: Tesla hits weekly goal of making 5,000 Models 3s

By TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

In this Dec. 2, 2015, file photo, Tesla Motors Inc. CEO Elon Musk delivers a speech at the Paris Pantheon Sorbonne University as part of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Musk company to build Chicago-to-O’Hare express transport

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FILE- In this April 15, 2018, file photo the sun shines off the rear deck of a roadster on a Tesla dealer's lot in the south Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo. Electric car maker Tesla Inc. is laying off about 3,600 white-collar workers as it slashes costs in an effort to become profitable. CEO Elon Musk says in an e-mail to workers Tuesday, June 12, that the cuts amount to about 9 percent of the company’s workforce of 40,000. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Tesla cuts 9 pct. of workforce in bid to post a profit

By TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2015, file photo, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors Inc., introduces the Model X car at the company's headquarters in Fremont, Calif. For years, Tesla has boasted that its cars and SUVs are safer than other vehicles on the roads, and Musk doubled down on the claims in a series of tweets this week. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

AP FACT CHECK: Tesla safety claims aren’t quite right

By TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

This image made available by SpaceX shows the company's Falcon 9 rocket booster after it landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, May 11, 2018. Bangladesh's first satellite was lifted into orbit in the mission. (SpaceX via AP)

SpaceX’s upgraded rocket soars with satellite for Bangladesh

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

File-In this April 15, 2018, file photo, an unsold 2018 Model X 100d sits on a Tesla dealer's lot in the south Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo. When Tesla releases first-quarter earnings after the closing bell on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, investors will be scrutinizing more than the bottom line. They'll want to see how much cash the company burned during the quarter as well as its free cash flow, which is cash generated minus capital spending. Those numbers could either allay or increase fears that Tesla will run out of money this year and have to borrow more or sell additional stock. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Tesla cash burn accelerates, CEO predicts profit ahead

By TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

Illustration on the hyperloop by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Tunnel vision

By Bruce Fein

FILE- In this Feb. 6, 2018, file photo, Elon Musk, founder, CEO of SpaceX and CEO of Tesla Inc., speaks at a news conference after the Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket launched successfully from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Shareholders of electric car and solar panel maker Tesla Inc. are voting on a pay package for Musk that could net him more than $50 billion if he meets lofty milestones over the next decade that include raising the company's market value tenfold. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Elon Musk’s Tesla pay package could net him $50 billion

By TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

FILE- In this Feb. 6, 2018, file photo, Elon Musk, founder, CEO of SpaceX and CEO of Tesla Inc., speaks at a news conference after the Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket launched successfully from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Shareholders of electric car and solar panel maker Tesla Inc. are voting on a pay package for Musk that could net him more than $50 billion if he meets lofty milestones over the next decade that include raising the company's market value tenfold. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

The Latest: AP Source: Stockholders approve Tesla CEO pay

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In this Nov. 3, 2017 photo, paramilitary policemen in an armored vehicle are on duty at the airport in Hotan in western China's Xinjiang region. Authorities are using detentions in political indoctrination centers and data-driven surveillance to impose a digital police state in the region of Xinjiang and its Uighurs, a 10-million strong, Turkic-speaking Muslim minority Beijing fears could be influenced by extremism. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China’s chilling surveillance shows U.S. need to slow AI roll

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

A Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. The Falcon Heavy, has three first-stage boosters, strapped together with 27 engines in all. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Space sports car now flying toward asteroid belt beyond Mars

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

A Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket stands ready for launch on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. The Falcon Heavy scheduled to launch Tuesday afternoon, has three first-stage boosters, strapped together with 27 engines in all. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

The Latest: SpaceX launches big new rocket; lands 2 boosters

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This image from video provided by SpaceX shows the company's spacesuit in Elon Musk's red Tesla sports car which was launched into space during the first test flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (SpaceX via AP)

SpaceX launches new rocket on first test flight

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A mannequin “Starman” sits at the wheel of a Tesla Roadster in this photo posted on the Instagram account of Elon Musk, head of auto company Tesla and founder of the private space company SpaceX. The car will be on board when SpaceX launches its new rocket, the Falcon Heavy, from Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (Courtesy of Elon Musk/Instagram via AP)

SpaceX ‘Starman’ at wheel of sports car flying on new rocket

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

The Boring Company sold 10,000 flamethrowers within 48 hours. Billionaire Elon Musk joked on Jan. 29, 2018, via Twitter that he is not trying to orchestrate a zombie apocalypse. (Image: The Boring Company via Ars Technica)

Elon Musk shoots down ‘zombie apocalypse’ conspiracy after flamethrower sales skyrocket

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

This Dec. 28, 2017 photo made available by SpaceX shows a Falcon Heavy rocket at Cape Canaveral, Fla. On Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, the rocket's three boosters — 27 engines in all — were tested. SpaceX is aiming for a February launch. (SpaceX via AP)

SpaceX fires engines on big new rocket in launch pad test

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

This photo made available by SpaceX on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017 shows the new Falcon Heavy rocket in a hangar at Cape Canaveral, Fla. It is scheduled for a test flight in January 2018. (SpaceX via AP)

SpaceX unveils new Falcon Heavy rocket before January launch

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

This photo provided by Tesla shows the interior overview of the new electric semitractor-trailer unveiled on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. The move fits with Tesla CEO Elon Musk's stated goal for the company of accelerating the shift to sustainable transportation. (Tesla via AP)

Tesla wants to electrify big trucks, adding to its ambitions

By DEE-ANN DURBIN - Associated Press