Particle accelerators, parental leave, falling sales for Tesla and, of course, April Fools' Day. This and more in today's briefing.

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Tesla's battery-electric vehicle (BEV) registrations in 25 European Union markets, ...

Tesla sales tumbled by 42% in Europe in January and February despite overall EV sales on the continent rising almost 30%.

The issue can be partly attributed to Tesla’s aging model line-up, as customers sit tight for the more accomplished updated ...

The Tesla branch in Lausanne was defaced with paint on Friday night. A suspect has been arrested. The man in his twenties was ...

Sales of electric cars as a whole are actually up on the year, by 4%. Now 20% of new car sales are electric, with the new ...

Tesla's share of Europe's EV market more than halved to just 10% in February, but last month likely marked the worst for the ...

Tesla's EV registrations in Europe fell behind Volkswagen, BMW, and Chinese rivals in February, amid rising competition and ...

and Switzerland. Tesla's slide came despite wider EV sales rising 28.4% to more than 255,000 in Europe in January and February, accounting for 15% of the EU market. Other manufacturers posted ...