SAN FRANCISCO — Crowds protesting billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of government agencies under President Trump began amassing outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. and in some cities in Europe on Saturday in the latest attempt to dent the fortune of the world’s richest man. The protesters are trying to escalate a movement targeting Tesla dealerships and vehicles…
A noodle shop owner in China who gave free food to travellers who intervened after a car accident has discovered that the victim they helped was his son. On March 7, a woman and her friend were driving in Guangdong province, southeastern China, when they came across a car accident. A white sedan was diagonally…
Four people have been injured in a Hong Kong tunnel after a car collided head-on with a taxi and flipped it over, leading another vehicle to crash into the cab from behind. Police received a report at 4.04am on Monday and said the driver of the car which had hit the cab fled the scene…
Customs officers have detained a 53-year-old driver at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge checkpoint after discovering more than HK$5 million (US$643,290) worth of dried seafood delicacies, such as bird’s nests and fish maw, concealed in his mainland China-bound Tesla. Officers said on Thursday that the electric vehicle had been modified to create additional storage space. They…
Tesla’s year-over-year sales fell in several countries last month. Tesla’s sales in Germany dropped by 76% in February, after Musk endorsed the far-right AfD party. Sales of Tesla’s China-made EVs dropped by nearly 50%, while BYD recorded a 90% increase in sales. Elon Musk told investors to expect Tesla sales to grow this year —…
Shares of Tesla fell nearly 8% Tuesday on news that sales in Europe were down 45% in January. The decline bucked a positive trend for sales on the continent broadly. Some Tesla investors have grown bearish on the stock in recent months. Tesla shares tumbled sharply on Tuesday as data showed the electric vehicle maker’s…
A driver of a Hong Kong school bus has died after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a fence. No pupils were injured in the incident in Ma On Shan on Friday morning as the bus was empty as it travelled in the direction of Wu Kai Sha on Kam Ying Road at…
Volkswagen is committed to China despite a “ruinous” domestic EV price war, its brand chief says. Thomas Schäfer says VW wants to remain the biggest international automaker in the country. He made the comments in an interview with Welt Am Sonntag, BI’s sister outlet. Volkswagen remains firmly committed to China despite a “ruinous” EV price…
Hong Kong police have arrested a rubbish truck driver after his vehicle struck a 93-year-old woman who later died. Police said the driver was reversing the vehicle into a school at 3 Harmony Road in Siu Sai Wan at around 1.27pm on Saturday when the woman was hit and became trapped underneath. “At about 1.27pm,…
Hong Kong police have arrested five people in the latest crackdown on the illegal use of e-bicycles and other powered devices in Kowloon. The force said on Thursday that the five men aged 34 to 63 were intercepted the day before in Kwun Tong, Sau Mau Ping and Tseung Kwan O. The five were detained…