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As 2013 rapidly comes to an end, Benzinga is taking a look back at some of the top stories in 2013. Hype, 450 Percent Returns and Fires On this year's first trading day, shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) were trading in the mid $30 range. Throughout 2013 shares surged well in to the triple...

The terms Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) and “fire” have certainly been featured together in recent headlines. On December 18, Reuters reported yet another instance of a fire caused by a Tesla's fully electric Model S Sedan. This time, a garage fire may have been caused by the Tesla supplied...

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk says he has no idea how well his electric car will sell in China; calling the country a “wild card.” However, since the Chinese have an appetite for large luxury cars -- and since the country suffers from high air pollution, an incentive for the government to...

The conventional wisdom was that the recent slump in Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) was nothing more than profit taking after a triple digit gain in 2014, but if Tuesday’s stock action is any indication it was much more about its recent negative press than it was about profit taking. Tesla ended Tuesday...

How Does Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) lobby government officials? It hands lawmakers keys to a Model S for a spin around the block. Tesla is prohibited from opening showrooms in many states, including North Carolina, under pressure from car dealership owners who believe their business model is under...

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA), has full confidence that its Model S electric car will be cleared by a federal investigation that began last week as a result of two battery fires. “In both cases it was a large piece of metal essentially braced against the tarmac,” Musk explained...

Influential magazine, Consumer Reports, had already given the Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model S sedan an unprecedented 99 out of 100 new car ratings score, naming it number one in April 2013. Thursday the magazine announced results of its annual owner-satisfaction survey in which the car received...

While maintaining it has nothing to do with safety, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said in a blog post Monday the company had rolled out an over-the-air update to the company’s Model S sedan that would result in greater ground clearance at highway speeds. According to Musk, the move would...

Various news media outlets reported on Tuesday that The National Highway Traffic Administration has opened an official investigation into Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model S electric cars. On October 1, a video was uploaded on Youtube titled “Tesla car on fire”, which clearly showed a Model S engulfed...

Never content to enjoy the current-generation iPhone, the rumor mill has quickly shifted its attention to Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 6 -- and iPhone 7 (or iPhone 6S). Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) made headlines after its co-founder and CEO, Elon Musk, said that the company would not issue a Model S...

New details explain what happened at Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) factory in Fremont, California. Benzinga confirmed yesterday afternoon that it was an industrial accident -- not a fire -- that led to three injuries at the factory. According to a statement issued to Bloomberg, the injuries "were caused...

Three workers were reportedly injured after an industrial accident occurred at Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) factory in Fremont, California. The Fremont Fire Department told Benzinga that Public Information Officer Dan Cardenas is currently meeting with Tesla management to discuss the accident, which was...

Is a full-size, battery-powered pickup truck even possible? Apparently Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk thinks so. Musk said Tuesday that he would like to have a vehicle to compete with Ford (NYSE: F)’s F150 in about five years. According to CNN Money, after appearing at Business Insider’s...