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Here are a few steps along the way, and a few moments when our work got noticed, with sources.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"tm-tr-stats\"><div class=\"tm-tr-stat\">Since 2013<\/div><div class=\"tm-tr-stat\">More than 8,000 articles<\/div><div class=\"tm-tr-stat\">English edition since 2023<\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"tm-tr-ambition\">\n    <div class=\"tm-eyebrow\">Since 2013<\/div>\n    <h2>From one test drive to more than 8,000 articles<\/h2>\n    <p>It started in May 2013 with a Model S test drive. The newsroom grew step by step, and launched this English edition in 2023.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"tm-hist-track\">\n      <div class=\"tm-hist-line\"><span class=\"tm-hist-fill\"><\/span><\/div>\n      <ol class=\"tm-hist-stops\">\n        <li class=\"s1\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span><div><strong>2013<\/strong><span class=\"lbl\">First story: a Model S test drive<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n        <li class=\"s2\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span><div><strong>2020<\/strong><span class=\"lbl\">More than 200 stories in a year<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n        <li class=\"s3\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span><div><strong>2023<\/strong><span class=\"lbl\">English edition launched<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n        <li class=\"s4\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span><div><strong>2024<\/strong><span class=\"lbl\">Received at the \u00c9lys\u00e9e<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n        <li class=\"s5\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span><div><strong>2026<\/strong><span class=\"lbl\">More than 8,000 articles online<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n      <\/ol>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"tm-tr-section\">\n    <div class=\"tm-eyebrow\">On X<\/div>\n    <h2>Two replies from Elon Musk to our articles<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"tm-intro\">In 2023, Eva Fox, who was writing for Tesla Mag at the time, shared two of our articles on X. Elon Musk replied from his own account.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"tm-tr-card\">\n      <div class=\"tm-tr-card-head\">\n        <div class=\"tm-tr-avatar\">EF<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tm-tr-who\"><strong>Eva Fox<\/strong><span>@EvaFox \u00b7 shared Tesla Mag&#8217;s reporting<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"tm-tr-date\">May 19, 2023<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"tm-tr-quote\">Our article &#8220;Tesla to Conduct Third-Party Audit of its Battery Material Suppliers&#8221;, on Tesla&#8217;s decision to have its battery supply chain audited.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"tm-tr-reply\">\n        <div class=\"tm-tr-reply-head\">Elon Musk (@elonmusk) replied<\/div>\n        <p>&#8220;And I will review the audit personally. If you drive a Tesla, you should be able to believe in it to your core.&#8221;<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"tm-tr-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1659340198340067328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the exchange on X \u2192<\/a>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesla-mag.com\/tesla-to-conduct-third-party-audit-of-its-battery-material-suppliers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the original article \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"tm-tr-card\">\n      <div class=\"tm-tr-card-head\">\n        <div class=\"tm-tr-avatar\">EF<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tm-tr-who\"><strong>Eva Fox<\/strong><span>@EvaFox \u00b7 quoting our article on Musk and AI<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"tm-tr-date\">Apr. 4, 2023<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"tm-tr-quote\">A quote from Elon Musk on the risks of artificial intelligence, taken from our article: &#8220;At least when there&#8217;s an evil dictator, that human is going to die. But for an AI, there would be no death.&#8221;<\/p>\n      <div class=\"tm-tr-reply\">\n        <div class=\"tm-tr-reply-head\">Elon Musk (@elonmusk) replied<\/div>\n        <p>\u26a0\ufe0f<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"tm-tr-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1643134548874788864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the exchange on X \u2192<\/a>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesla-mag.com\/en\/elon-musk-tech-titans-call-for-pause-on-ai-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the original article \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"tm-tr-section\">\n    <div class=\"tm-eyebrow\">September 2024<\/div>\n    <h2>Received at the \u00c9lys\u00e9e<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"tm-tr-plain\"><p>In September 2024, Tesla Mag founder Armand Ta\u00efeb was received at the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace to discuss France&#8217;s &#8220;France 2030&#8221; electric vehicle goals with advisers.<\/p><div class=\"tm-tr-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesla-mag.com\/vehicule-electrique-lelysee-confiant-sur-les-objectifs-de-france-2030\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read our account (in French) \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"tm-tr-section\">\n    <div class=\"tm-eyebrow\">2023<\/div>\n    <h2>Working with Eva Fox<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"tm-tr-plain\"><p>Eva Fox has written about SpaceX and Tesla since 2018. 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