Tag: Elon Musk

"At my request, the agenda for yesterday's White House meeting went from not mentioning the travel ban to having it be first and foremost," said Tesla CEO Elon Musk. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Tesla CEO: ‘Wrong’ move to quit Trump advisory council in response to travel ban

Daniel Chaitin · February 4, 2017 6:01 pm

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says on Friday he and other members of the Trump administration's business advisory council will share their objections to the president's immigration order that led Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to drop out of the group. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Elon Musk: Business council will discuss objections to Trump’s immigration ban

Daniel Chaitin · February 3, 2017 3:36 am

President-elect Trump gathered top executives from some of the biggest technology companies in the world to discuss growing the American private sector. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump tells tech leaders ‘there’s no formal chain of command around here’

Kyle Feldscher · December 14, 2016 7:57 pm

President-elect Trump will meet with more than a dozen tech giants in New York City Wednesday to discuss economic policy and private sector job growth. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump talks private sector growth with Silicon Valley pioneers

Gabby Morrongiello · December 14, 2016 4:17 pm

President-elect Trump announced three new members to his strategic and policy forum, a group of business leaders that Trump is leaning on as he develops policy plans. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump adds Uber, SpaceX, Pepsi CEOs to policy forum

Pete Kasperowicz · December 14, 2016 1:23 pm

Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of Tesla, is being targeted by a conservative group that launched a lobbying campaign aimed at divesting Musk's clean energy "empire" of all federal subsidies. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Tesla CEO becomes target after Trump election

John Siciliano · November 18, 2016 5:19 pm

It is no secret that SpaceX founder Elon Musk has enjoyed kissing up to federal officials in order to gain federal funding for his inefficient, preposterous childhood dreams. (AP Photo/Refugio Ruiz)

Beltway Confidential

Elon Musk’s war on Trump

Edward Woodson · November 14, 2016 1:39 pm

Coal CEO Robert Murray's remarks got a near immediate response from Elon Musk, the CEO and founder of Tesla, who told Murray he would stop using government subsidies if the coal industry did the same. (AP Photos)

Energy and Environment

Murray v. Musk: CEOs spar over energy subsidies

John Siciliano · October 10, 2016 7:56 pm

SpaceX rocket explodes on launch pad

SpaceX rocket explodes on launch pad

Kelly Cohen · September 1, 2016 2:14 pm

Elon Musk Threatens A ‘Master Plan’

Alice B. Lloyd · July 14, 2016 3:30 pm

Elon Musk received 325,000 orders since the introduction of the Model 3. (AP Photo/Justin Pritchard)

Energy and Environment

Is Elon Musk picking up where Obama failed?

John Siciliano · April 10, 2016 4:01 am

More than 180,000 people signed up for the Tesla Model 3, which will cost more than $40,000.

Energy and Environment

Tesla unveils cheaper electric car amid low oil prices

John Siciliano · April 1, 2016 6:32 pm