Tesla also has a price problem. Americans are paying an average of $50,000 for EVs. The average price of a gas-powered car is about $10,000 lower. And EVs have lost the $7,500 tax credit. The other buyer barriers have not gone away. These include range and the number of charging stations.

A Wisconsin family sues Tesla after a Model S fire killed two occupants, alleging faulty electronic doors trapped them inside as the vehicle burned.

And that’s it – Musk has promised no other new or redesigned human-driven vehicles. Tesla's apparent neglect of its core car business poses major risks for investors and will test whether the U.S. electric-vehicle pioneer can sustain growth without regular new-model launches, analysts say. Tesla did not respond to requests for comment.

Tesla's new job listing shows it is hiring engineers to develop batteries for the highly anticipated Roadster.

Tesla originally manufactured high-priced performance luxury electric vehicles like the Tesla Roadster. The more affordable Model Y and Model 3 EVs went on to become best-selling models for Tesla, as reported by Hagerty. Will the R2 have the same effect for Rivian as a more affordable alternative to its first models?

Elon Musk and Sam Altman are once again in a public spat, this time over a car. The latest clash centers on the OpenAI CEO's canceled reservation for the long-delayed Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) Roadster,

The most impressive thing about the Model 3 wasn't its technology — it was how much fun the car is to drive.