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Australians take class action against Tesla

An Australian class action alleges Tesla has overstated its US-made EVs’ capabilities around battery life and self-driving. A consumer action filed in the Federal Court accuses Tesla Motors Australia of selling Model 3 and Y cars manufactured by the US-based Tesla Inc based on hyped claims.

Tesla to cease supplying standard cable in cars

Making your first electric vehicle purchase can feel like quite a rigmarole to some, particularly when it comes to the business of charging your car at home. Brands typically include a handy charging cable for home trickle charging as standard.

Tesla ‘scaling to extreme size’

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk reckons Tesla’s “Master Plan Part 3” will be about scaling the company to an “extreme size” and artificial intelligence (AI), which he says are needed to shift humanity away from fossil fuels.

Musk challenges Putin for Ukraine

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has challenged Russian president Vladimir Putin to “single combat” over Russia’s war on the Ukraine. He writes Putin’s name in Russian and puts Ukraine in Ukrainian, tweeting “I hereby challenge (Vladimir Putin) to single combat”, Bloomberg reports.