Tesla Delivers Record Vehicles in Q1

A Tesla sales and service center is shown in Costa Mesa, California, US June 28, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
A Tesla sales and service center is shown in Costa Mesa, California, US June 28, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Tesla Delivers Record Vehicles in Q1

A Tesla sales and service center is shown in Costa Mesa, California, US June 28, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
A Tesla sales and service center is shown in Costa Mesa, California, US June 28, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

Tesla Inc on Saturday reported record electric vehicle deliveries for the first quarter, driven by a ramp up in production at its Shanghai factory.

Tesla delivered 310,048 vehicles in the quarter, while Wall Street had expected deliveries of 308,836 cars, according to Refinitiv data.

Tesla said it sold a total of 295,324 Model 3 sedans and Model Y sport utility vehicles.

It delivered 14,724 Model S luxury sedans and Model X premium SUVs, up from 11,750 in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Analysts expected Tesla to deliver 15,066 Model S and Model X cars and 280,000 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.



Google to Discount Cloud Computing Services for US Government, FT Reports

FILED - 09 January 2024, US, Las Vegas: The Google logo is pictured on the Internet company's pavilion at the CES technology trade fair in Las Vegas. Photo: Andrej Sokolow/dpa
FILED - 09 January 2024, US, Las Vegas: The Google logo is pictured on the Internet company's pavilion at the CES technology trade fair in Las Vegas. Photo: Andrej Sokolow/dpa
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Google to Discount Cloud Computing Services for US Government, FT Reports

FILED - 09 January 2024, US, Las Vegas: The Google logo is pictured on the Internet company's pavilion at the CES technology trade fair in Las Vegas. Photo: Andrej Sokolow/dpa
FILED - 09 January 2024, US, Las Vegas: The Google logo is pictured on the Internet company's pavilion at the CES technology trade fair in Las Vegas. Photo: Andrej Sokolow/dpa

Google will heavily discount cloud computing services for the United States government, in a deal that could be finalized within weeks, the Financial Times reported on Friday, amid President Donald Trump's efforts to implement sweeping measures to minimize federal spending.

The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Oracle will offer federal agencies a 75% discount on its license-based software and a "substantial" discount on its cloud service through the end of November.

Google's cloud contract is likely "to land in a similar spot", the Financial Times said, citing a senior official at the General Services Administration, adding that equivalent discounts from Microsoft's Azure and Amazon Web Services are expected to follow soon.

"Every single of those companies is totally bought in, they understand the mission," the senior official told the newspaper. "We will get there with all four players."

Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

Google and the General Services Administration did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment outside regular business hours.

In April, Google agreed to offer a 71% discount till September 30 to US federal agencies for its business apps package that could generate up to $2 billion in cost savings if there is government-wide adoption.