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Three-quarters of all lithium – and one-third of the nickel – used in Tesla electric cars is sourced from Australia, the company’s Chair Robyn Denholm has revealed.

Elon Musk – the controversial CEO of Tesla Motors – is scheduled to host long-running US comedy program Saturday Night Live this coming weekend. The role, which involves delivering an opening monologue and performing in sketches alongside the cast, has historically been filled by established comedians or musicians. Former hosts include Danny DeVito, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Tom Hanks, Jonah Hill, Bill Murray, Paul Simon, and Justin Timberlake.

UPDATE, 12:00pm, 01/04/21: Well done to our readers on uncovering the April Foolishness behind this one. Tesla isn't collaborating with TikTok (although, somehow we wouldn't be surprised). The original story can be found below. Tesla has teamed up with social media giant TikTok to allow the owners of its electric cars to record, edit and upload viral videos directly from their vehicles.

The first Tesla Cybertruck deliveries could begin before the end of this year, according to company founder and CEO Elon Musk. Speaking to the press following Tesla's fourth-quarter sales report, Musk confirmed engineering for the project had been finalised and the brand was now focused on production logistics. “If we get lucky we’ll be able to do a few deliveries towards the end of this year, however we expect volume production to begin in 2022”, he declared.

Tesla stock has overtaken Facebook to hit record highs in the US, making founder and CEO Elon Musk the world's richest person. Tesla shares saw gains of nearly 8 per cent on Thursday, overtaking Facebook to take the fifth spot on the S&P 500 by market capitalisation. The surge in value propelled Musk to the top of the world's rich list, according to news outlet Bloomberg, taking the position from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.