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☆ Tesla just started an electric car price war, and it's bad news for Ford and GM
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla has discounted its Model 3 and Model Y cars by up to 20% in a bid to goose sales. The starting price of a Model S also dropped nearly 10%, while the Model X is down 9%. Once a luxury item, Tesla's vehicles will now compete with EVs marketed to more average car buyers. Ford recently hiked the starting price on its F-150 Lightning electric truck to $56,000, up from the original starting price of $40,000. The electric car company has long resisted traditional auto industry discounts, and Musk has even criticized the practice in the past.

☆ Why hundreds of Twitter workers are fleeing the company
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Two months after Elon Musk declared his intent to acquire Twitter in a $44 billion deal, the billionaire spoke directly with employees at the company. Musk's meeting with Twitter employees covered everything from aliens to layoffs, but did little to reassure workers, according to people with knowledge of the matter. According to the Twitter workers, who asked not to be identified, the business saw a net loss of more than 700 full-time staff as of September. Pittsburgh tech workers on why they chose the lesser-known tech hub. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet that the company would "ask for an exemption to Iranian sanctions."

☆ We got an early look at the 557-horsepower Blazer EV SS: See Chevy's $66,000 answer to the Ford Mustang Mach-E
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

The Blazer EV will be available in several trim levels, with three battery sizes on offer. The $66,000 SS is the top-of-the-line model with 290 miles of range, two motors, and all-wheel drive. The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV SS. Tim Levin/InsiderRead more: Chevrolet unveiled the $30,000 Equinox EV, a small, electric SUV with 250 miles of range

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