The Google Self-driving car is one of those technologies that everyone knows will have a major impact on society but no one knows quite the when or how or, importantly, who. According to Elon Musk, he'd like Tesla Motors to be the "who."

We've covered how car dealers across the country have tried to prevent Tesla from selling cars in their state with the help of antiquated franchise laws, especially in Texas. Now a longtime Texas dealer is speaking out on Tesla's behalf.

Hey, you know that exciting strategy announcement Tesla boss Elon Musk tweeted about yesterday? No, it's not about the Model X or a switch to exclusively using Hemi V8 engines. It's about warranties and loaner cars. But it's still kind of cool.

PayPal billionaire, electric car zealot, and one man NASA Elon Musk has had it with his L.A. commute on the 405. But instead of just bitching about it like the rest of us plebes, he says he'll pay out of pocket to get a massive lane-expanding project over with.

Nearly six years after being fired from Tesla Motors, the company's former Director of Communications David Vespremi earlier this week won a lawsuit against his former employer. Tesla has been ordered to pay Vespremi $207,000 in damages, according to court documents.

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Tesla's big announcement today is that you'll soon be able to lease-to-own cars like the Model S with help from a number of banks. And prices start at $1,199 a month, or $500 thanks to some creative reasoning.