Stories by Nehal Malik

SpaceX Talking to Airlines for Starlink Internet, Says Elon Musk

After announcing plans to take Starlink mobile earlier in the year, SpaceX revealed back in June that the company was in talks with “several” airlines about the prospect of installing Starlink terminals for onboard, in-flight WiFi. In response to a recent tweet asking if SpaceX has any plans to make Starlink available on airlines, CEO […]

‘The Big Short’ Investor is No Longer Betting Against Tesla

According to a report from CNBC on Friday, prominent investor Michael Burry has said he is no longer betting against Tesla Inc., and that his ‘put’ position on 800,100 shares of the company’s stock was “just a trade”. Back in May, regulatory filings from Burry’s investment firm, Scion Asset Management, revealed that the company had […]

New Tesla Superchargers Global Overview: Oct. 3-10, 2021

Let’s take a look at all the new Supercharger installations that opened up across the world this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge and the TMC Forums. Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Oct. 4, 2021 The Target at 2567 Berryhill Road, Montgomery, AL, USA 12 250 kW Tesla Oct. 4, 2021 […]

Elon Musk Says ‘Hell Yeah’ to Idea of Giga Texas Opening Event

In a recent tweet, Tesla CEO Elon Musk hinted at the possibility of a Giga Berlin County Fair-like event for the opening of Gigafactory Texas, complete with a public tour of the premises, local food vendors, and possibly the biggest meetup of Tesla owners ever. When Tesla investor and insider (@SawyerMerritt) said he thinks Giga […]

Tesla Stock to Hit ‘Four Digits’ Heading into 2022: Wedbush

In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Wedbush Securities Managing Director Dan Ives said, “Tesla is a stock that will be four digits as we go into next year.” The equity researcher went on to deem Tesla’s current share price a “buying opportunity”. Ives touched upon how Tesla’s increasing production capacity will enable the company to cater […]

Tesla Sees 100x More Daily Job Applicants After AI Day

On Friday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk reiterated an infographic detailing the massive influx of applications to Artificial Intelligence (AI) software and hardware teams at the company that followed its AI Day event back in August. The slide was from the company’s 2021 shareholder meeting slide deck. According to the infographic, Tesla saw 100x more applicants […]

Tesla Delays FSD Beta 10.2 Release Over ‘Last Minute Concerns’

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.2 was originally slated to start rolling out earlier today, but CEO Elon Musk announced in a tweet that the launch was being delayed due to “last minute concerns”. A few last minute concerns about this build. Release likely on Sunday or Monday. Sorry for the delay. — Elon Musk […]

New Tesla Superchargers Global Overview: Sept. 27 – Oct. 3, 2021

Courtesy of data from Supercharge and the TMC Forums, here’s a list of all the new Superchargers that went live across the globe this past week. There are quite a few, that appear to have gone online to meet Tesla’s Q3 end-of-quarter push: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Sept. 27, 2021 Ellyway Incheon, […]

Tesla Model S Refresh With Regular Steering Wheel Spotted

In a recent Reddit post, user “todd2fst4u” shared images of a Model S refresh they spotted at a Supercharger, which had the regular, plain circular steering wheel instead of Tesla’s new yoke steering system. The refreshed Model S in question was a non-commercial vehicle with manufacturer license plates, which most likely means that the unit was a […]

Tesla to Discuss Changing Free Default Color for Cars, Says Elon Musk

In response to a recent tweet saying the masses are “inundated” with seeing Tesla’s pearl white color on most of the company’s electric vehicles (EVs) out there and asking if the default “free” color could be changed, CEO Elon Musk said, “Good point, will discuss with team.” Good point, will discuss with team. Floki pic […]

Rivian to Manufacture Battery Cells In-House, Reveals IPO Filing

With its first customer-bound vehicle making it off the production line last month, Rivian is now working on becoming a publicly-traded company. In a Friday filing for a U.S. initial public offering (IPO), the electric vehicle (EV) startup revealed plans to build battery cells in-house — reports Reuters. Rivian currently sources batteries for its all-electric […]

Rivian R1T Truck Reviewed, Including Features Borrowed from Tesla [VIDEO]

After a couple of unfortunate delays, the first customer-bound unit of Rivian’s all-electric R1T pickup truck rolled off the production line last month. In a recently published video, YouTuber Snazzy Labs gives us our best look yet at the electric vehicle (EV) as part of a media tour he was part of, plus walks us through some […]