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Police: Driver in double fatal Tesla crash was intoxicated

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In this undated photo received on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 taken by Darius Kniuksta, a scene from a video game featuring a Tesla gigafactory. Lithuanians badly want Tesla Motors to build its next giant factory on their soil, so to grab the attention of the California tech company they built a virtual version of a facility inside the &quot;Minecraft&quot; video game. Vladas Lasas, who was behind the project, says they wanted to send a message to Tesla CEO Elon Musk that Lithuania &quot;has plenty of skillful&quot; people as well as a perfect factory site. (Darius Kniuksta via AP)

Seeking attention, Lithuania builds virtual Tesla factory

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The real Obama legacy

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Tesla begins making battery cells at massive Nevada factory

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Lawmakers to consider bill to allow Tesla business model

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Tesla says it’s unlikely Autopilot used in Indiana crash

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In this April 30, 2015, file photo, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk unveils the company's newest products, in Hawthorne, Calif. Tesla Motors is starting to build its electric cars with all the sensors, cameras and other gear needed to drive completely on their own when regulations allow the technology to take over that responsibility. The announcement made late Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, by Tesla CEO Musk marks the Silicon Valley automaker's next step toward selling cars that can navigate the roads without the help of a human. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Tesla equipping cars to drive completely on their own

By Michael Liedtke - Associated Press

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors Inc., left, discusses the company's new Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada, in this July 26, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file) **FILE**

Tesla, electric-car maker, sues Michigan Gov. Snyder over ban on direct sales to consumers

By Ken Shepherd - The Washington Times

In this 2015 file photo provided by his neighbor, Krista Kitchen, Joshua Brown stands by his new Tesla electric car near his home in Canton, Ohio. Brown died in an accident in Florida on May 7, 2016, in the first fatality from a car using self-driving technology. (Krista Kitchen via AP, File)

Feds seek Autopilot data from Tesla in crash probe

By Tom Krisher - Associated Press

Keanu Reeves stars as Neo in "The Matrix Reloaded." ** FILE **

Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO: ‘One-in-billions’ chance humans not in computer simulation

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Tesla Motors Inc. CEO Elon Musk gives a speech at the Paris Pantheon Sorbonne University as part of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, in this Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, file photo. Tesla Motors is set to unveil the Model 3, its first car in the $35,000 range. The Model 3 is the most serious test yet of 13-year-old Tesla’s ability to go from a niche player to a full-fledged automaker. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Affordable Model 3 is Tesla’s biggest test yet

By Dee-Ann Durbin and Justin Pritchard - Associated Press

Tesla Motors has 24 stores in the world, including this one at a mall in Portland, Ore. It received a $465 million loan from the U.S. Department of Energy, and President Obama has praised the company. (Associated Press)

Nima Kalbasi, ex-Tesla Motors engineer, charged with hacking former boss’s email

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors Inc., unveils the company’s newest product, Powerpack in Hawthorne, Calif., Thursday, April 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, plugs into new market with home battery system

By Michael Liedtke and Jonathan Fahey - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 22, 2014 file photo, a worker cleans a Tesla Model S sedan before a event to deliver the first set of cars to customers in Beijing. Tesla Motors on Thursday, March 19, 2015 said it is updating its Model S electric car to help ease drivers' worries about running out of battery charge. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File) **FILE**

Tesla gets green light to rev up Maryland sales network

By Chris White - The Washington Times

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE SUNDAY, OCT. 19, 2014, AND THEREAFTER- FILE- In an Oct. 12, 2014 file photo, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, right, addresses the crowd as Democratic challenger Mark Schauer listens during a town hall meeting in Detroit. Schauer is centering his populist message against the governor around a 3-year-old tax overhaul that lowered the burden on business but raised it on individuals. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez, File)

Gov. Snyder signs law to ban Tesla direct sales

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 22, 2012 file photo, Tesla CEO Elon Musk waves during a rally at the Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif. Tesla Motors has selected Nevada for a massive, $5 billion factory that it will build to pump out batteries for a new generation of electric cars, a person familiar with the company's plans said Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Tesla announcement sparks speculation

By JUSTIN PRITCHARD - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, June 22, 2012 file photo, Tesla CEO Elon Musk walks past the Tesla Model S after a news conference at the Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif. Five states are on the short list for a $5 billion factory that Tesla Motors plans to build so it can crank out batteries for a new generation of electric cars. The package of economic incentives that each state offers will help determine where Tesla builds the factory — Nevada, California, Texas, Arizona or New Mexico. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said the winning state will shoulder about 10 percent of the total cost, meaning at least $500 million worth of incentives. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Iowa bars Tesla Motors from offering test drives

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FILE - In this June 22, 2012 file photo, Tesla CEO Elon Musk waves during a rally at the Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif. Tesla Motors has selected Nevada for a massive, $5 billion factory that it will build to pump out batteries for a new generation of electric cars, a person familiar with the company's plans said Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Court: Tesla Motors can sell directly to buyers

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Lance Gilman, principal and director of the Reno Tahoe Industrial Center, listens to testimony during the second day of a special session at the Nevada Legislature, in Carson City, Nev., on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. Lawmakers are considering a complex deal to bring Tesla Motors to Nevada. The $5 billion battery factory is proposed for Gilman's center, east of Reno. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison)

Brothel owner helped seal Nevada’s Tesla deal

By RAY HAGAR - Associated Press

Protesters march in front of the Capitol in Carson City, Nev., on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, as state lawmakers work in a special session to consider a complex package of up to $1.3 billion in tax breaks and other incentives in an effort to bring Tesla Motors to Nevada. The protesters are opposed to a proposal to gut the state film tax credit program to help pay for the Tesla deal. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison)

Nevada governor enacts Tesla tax break package

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press