Tesla’s global influence shouldn’t be surprising. However, the electric vehicle (EV) giant has had a major impact on whole industries in the past, and now it’s being evaluated for its role in mining a metal which is common throughout the world. At its Battery Day event on Tuesday, Tesla (TSLA) announced it would work towards […]
According to Yahoo Finance, on Wednesday, the day after automaker Tesla (TSLA) shared its plan to cut the cost of batteries in half at its Battery Day event, the stocks of battery makers LG Chem Ltd (OTC: LGCLF) and Panasonic (OTC: PCRFY) fell 4.5% and 4%, respectively. Alongside Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s announcement that it […]
No matter how important sustainable transportation is, the feat is null and void without the careful use of other resources to build and maintain these all-electric vehicles (EVs). While Tesla has already received questions and concerns over resource management in its collection of nickel, the EV giant is now facing a new wave of criticism. On […]
It’s been a whirlwind of a few months for Tesla (TSLA) and its shares. And with Battery Day behind us, analysts are wondering what to look to for the company’s next “big break.” According to Yahoo Finance, shares of Tesla (TSLA) fell 5.8% before the market opened on Wednesday, the day immediately following Battery Day. […]
Tesla has recently been trying to reduce the sheer amount of parts used in most of its vehicles’ castings, and the recent update is an exciting one to the compact SUV Model Y. On Tuesday, at the Tesla Battery day event, CEO Elon Musk announced to shareholders and virtual viewers that Tesla is building a […]
Among several other announcements at Tesla’s Battery Day, the company announced one of the most exciting developments in its fastest electric vehicle yet becoming available to the consumer market. On Tuesday at the Tesla (TSLA) Battery Day event, CEO Elon Musk announced the long-anticipated Tesla Model S Plaid, which will retail for $140,000 US, and […]
Battery Day is upon us, and we’ll keep you updated here. In a shareholder’s update Tuesday by Tesla CEO Elon Musk prior to the Battery Day event, Musk announced new battery pricing per kWh in the US – the new price hopes to cut the cost per kWh for batteries in half. And yet, Battery […]
During Tesla’s Tuesday shareholder’s meeting prior to the Battery Day event, CEO Elon Musk told shareholders that there will be “a little few extras, as well,” alluding to additional surprises at the day’s Battery Day event to follow. In the company’s “Year in Review,” Musk shared some of Tesla’s most recent developments, including its expansion […]
Tesla has put its Gigafactories together at impressive speeds in the past, and with its Berlin and Austin Gigafactories on the way, these are expected to be no different. In a video released Monday, Tesla-coverage YouTube host Jeff Roberts, shows a progress update from the new Gigafactory in Austin. The construction update comes in the […]
In a video posted on Reddit on Tuesday, a Tesla Model S is seen driving through a high tide which splashed up on a highway in China. The video was shared by Reddit user u/RobDickinson on the r/teslamotors subreddit. Despite the video noting in China it was a Model 3, the vehicle was indeed a […]
Battery Day is here, and Tesla has already started making some changes. On Tuesday, before the beginning of Tesla’s Battery Day event, Tesla significantly dropped the price of its Powerpack system. While the sale price previously started at $172,000 (USD) before incentives, it is now down to $125,000 (USD), as reported by electrek. Ok, am […]
The numbers from Tesla’s Q2 are in, and they’re pretty astounding considering the state of the auto industry today. According to a compilation of auto sales data from ZapEVs, Tesla sold a whopping 35.4% of all U.S. Auto Exports in Q2 2020. The electric vehicle giant also sold 90,891 vehicles total, with an estimated 29,684 […]
Tuesday, Michigan legislators are expected to vote on a proposed bill that would make Tesla the exclusive electric vehicle dealers in Michigan, as reported by Yahoo Finance. This would mean newer EV companies like Amazon-backed Rivian and Lucid Motors would be prohibited from selling and servicing cars in the state. James Chen, Rivian Vice President […]
Due to the quiet nature of electric vehicles (EVs), they’re also supposed to have a “pedestrian noisemaker,” according to some local laws, to alert pedestrians as to their presence. In a video uploaded by automotive YouTube channel DÆrik, the hosts discuss and install Tesla’s noisemaker into a Tesla Model Y, which does not include the […]
For rural communities in Canada, internet access can be a major struggle. The Federation of Northern Ontario (FONOM) thinks Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet project may be the solution to their connectivity struggles, and they passed a new resolution in support of the technology to prove it. SpaceX’s Starlink project intends to place […]
