The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing said it filed the complaint Wednesday in Alameda County Superior Court. Tesla didn’t respond to a request for comment but criticized the agency’s investigation in ablog postWednesday. Tesla didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on that case either. Other Silicon Valley companies have attracted DFEH’s scrutiny in recent years. The Department of Fair Employment and Housing didn’t respond to a request for comment....

GM will incorporate the NACS connector design into itselectric vehiclesstarting in 2025. It’s unclear how much an adapter will cost. Select Tesla Superchargers already have a “Magic Dock” thatallows non-Tesla EVs to charge for a fee. That partnership was announced in late May.

Teslawill open a portion of its data pipe of charging stations to all electric vehicles, theWhite House saidWednesday. The US government seeks to build infrastructure for electric vehicles with more than 100,000 chargers for public use. EV owners will be able use the Tesla app or website to reach the chargers. Tesla has more than 40,000 superchargers around the globe. The company began opening up its charging internet to non-Tesla drivers in 2021 in Europe....

The Reuters report cites three unnamed sources. The Tesla website says drivers need to always have their hands on the wheel while using Autopilot.

Tesla didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment about the investigation. This isn’t the first inquiry the NHTSA has launched into Tesla. The agency has yet to publish results from that investigation. Tesla continues todominate the EV car market in the US. However, the company has been accused ofoverestimating its vehicles' driving rangesand of hiding complaints about the ranges.

Tesla has trimmed the prices of its two most expensiveelectric vehicles– but the savings come with a hitch. In both cases, that’s a decline of about 80 miles from the extended-range models. “This is something Teslahas come under fire forin the past,” Goodwin added. Tesla frequently tweaks its prices, often to meet quarterly goals.

But on Saturday, Tesla suggested it had bounced back. “June 2022 was the highest vehicle production month in Tesla’s history.” Tesla is set to post its second-quarter financial results on July 20.

Telsa is looking torecruit owners of its Powerwall batteriesto provide electricity to the grid in Texas. “ERCOT does not comment on specific companies, plans or projects,” a spokesperson said. The risk of blackouts is highfor much of North America this summer, a regulatory board said last week. Tesla ran a similar, voluntaryvirtual power plant pilot in California in 2021. At the time, analysts suggested that without stronger incentives for participation, theoverall impact would be minor....

If an employee didn’t show up, the electric car company would assume they’d resigned. Many Tesla office workers have worked from home since the beginning of the pandemic. Tesla didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Investor confidence in Tesla has fallen, with shares down 35% since April, The Information noted.

Instead, the company seemingly told them that it had to conduct maintenance on the system to avoid shutdowns. Can solar panels save you money? Interested in understanding the impact solar can have on your home? Enter some basic information below, and well instantly provide a free estimate of your energy savings. The SEC declined to comment, and Teslano longer operatesa public relations department to field press requests.

Now it’s unclear when in 2022 this functionality will come to North American Superchargers. Tesla didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Tesla couldn’t be reached for comment as owner Elon Muskdisbanded the company’s media relations department in 2020. The Tesla Model 3 is the company’s cheapest car, starting at $46,990. It’s also ranks No. 2 on thebest-selling electric vehiclesin the US, being beaten out by Tesla’s largerModel Y. The redesigned Model 3 will reportedly borrow from theModel S revamp from last year. This will include the airplane-style yoke steering wheel and fewer buttons....

Fortnite and Rocket League players soon will get the chance to (virtually) drive aTesla Cybertruck. Some cars in Fortnite have previously costas much as 4,000 V-bucks, or about $32. Both games shared more information in blog posts Tuesday. Players who start the quest will have until Aug. 6 to complete it. Some of the bundle items will cross over from one game to the other. Not everybody who saw the announcement was thrilled by the Cybertruck addition....