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Why has Elon Musk sold a further $6.9bn of Tesla shares?

Published 12 August 2022
By James Fossdyke
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk this week sold $6.9 billion (£5.7 billion) worth of shares in the electric car company. Here's why.
Tesla now accepts Bitcoin as payment, Elon Musk reveals

Musk buys 9.2% stake in Twitter

Tesla boss Elon Musk has acquired a 9.2% stake in the micro-blogging platform Twitter, a move that has sent share prices in the company soaring.
Published 04 April 2022
TV presenter Maddie Moate highlights 'scary' electric car charging locations

TV presenter highlights 'scary' EV charging

BAFTA-winning TV presenter and electric vehicle advocate Maddie Moate has raised the issue of EV charging points in “intimidating” locations.
Published 24 August 2020
Audi apologises for “insensitive” RS4 advert

Audi apologises for 'insensitive' RS4 advert

German car maker Audi has been forced to apologise after publishing an advert that was deemed to be inappropriate and provocative.
Published 06 August 2020
Haas F1 Team sponsor Rich Energy's Twitter meltdown: the best reactions

F1 team sponsor Rich Energy's Twitter meltdown

We're not sure what's more hilarious: Rich Energy's outlandish outbursts on social media, or some of the reactions we found on Twitter.
Published 12 June 2019

'James May as curtains' thread lands on Twitter

It was only going to be a matter of time before James May's distinctively-patterned shirts inspired a "celebs as things" thread on Twitter.
Published 03 May 2019
Jeremy Clarkson on twitter: 'People of China, pick your f***ing litter up'

Jeremy Clarkson: 'Pick your f***ing litter up'

An exasperated Jeremy Clarkson has pleaded with tourists to pick up their rubbish after spending 30 minutes retrieving plastic waste from a beach
Published 15 March 2019
Motorist caught driving on motorway with feet up on dashboard

Motorist caught driving with feet up on dashboard

Devon and Cornwall road cops snapped a driver in the outside lane of the M5 with his feet up on the dashboard.
Published 14 March 2019
2020 BMW 7-series epic grille reactions on Twitter

BMW 7-series 'epic' grille: funniest reactions

The first pictures of the new BMW 7-series have been leaked online, and it has what has been described as an X7-inspired "epic" grille.
Published 10 January 2019
Tech: social media giants hit mute on the spoiler

Tech: How Twitter & Facebook hit mute on spoilers

Social media feeds that give away plot details of hit films and TV series have angered fans and forced Facebook and Twitter to act.
Published 22 July 2018
Top Gear presenter Rory Reid just horrified car purists with this question

Top Gear presenter just horrified car purists

What would you say to a person who was considering adding a bodykit from a hot Porsche Cayman GT4 to a standard 981 series model?
Published 27 April 2018
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New Aston Martin DB11 revealed on Twitter by customer

The trouble with showing still-secret cars to prospective customers is that not all of them want to respect that secrecy
Published 17 February 2016
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The top motoring Twitter accounts to follow

Twitter is in pole position when it comes to car news, gossip and videos, but who are the people and teams worth following? James Mills fires up his...
Published 25 January 2016