As Tesla looks to advance its 4680 battery cell deployment following a wave of issues with the tech, the automaker is tapping new suppliers in Asia to help with production. Tesla has established supply relationships with China’s Ningbo Ronbay New Energy and Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing to cut down on materials costs, as the automaker […]
Morgan Stanley reiterated its overweight rating on Tesla’s stock and a $220 price target this week, ahead of the company’s Cybertruck entering production this summer. Analysts at the firm think the Cybertruck could develop a more cult-like following rather than being a huge financial success, even calling it a “side-show” to the current Tesla success […]
Tesla’s sweeping price reductions in mid-January have sparked what many are calling a price war, due to the automaker’s new pricing undercutting other companies and potentially wooing customers. Some analysts say the price war, still in its early stages, is showing signs of an early lead from Tesla as the company puts pressure on electric […]
@Tesla Europe shared a few notes about its data and privacy practices on Thursday, noting that the data generated by your driving is not inherently linked to the driver, unless a specific safety event is detected. The company pointed to its privacy web page, later in the thread explaining that users can see their car’s […]
SpaceX has rebranded Starlink RV to Starlink Roam, offering a global roaming as a new option, letting customers take their dishes anywhere in the world for global service. “Unlimited high-speed, low-latency internet on an as-needed basis all over the world. One-time cost of $599 for portable hardware or $2,500 for in-motion hardware,” says Starlink. Reginal […]
Tesla has introduced its Pure Vision camera-based Autopilot in China, as spotted by @Tslachan on Wednesday in an announcement from the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Four configurations of the Model Y have been filed for an information change, shifting away from Tesla’s builds with Ultrasonic Sensors (USS) to the camera-based system with […]
Tesla has acquired a 15-year patent on the design of its wheel caps for the Cybertruck, as spotted by @Sawyer Merritt in filings with the design patent office. The documents show various angles of the wheel cap’s design, dated for original filing on November 21, 2019. Merritt notes in the thread that the filing doesn’t […]
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has demanded access to all internal Twitter communications related to Elon Musk’s official takeover, as detailed in a set of 12 letters sent to the company and its lawyers since the October acquisition. The letters note an investigation related to ongoing concerns that recent staff cuts may compromise Twitter’s protection […]
Tesla began deploying a software update 2023.2.201 to Model S and X units equipped with HW4 on Tuesday, effectively restoring functionality for its backup camera, Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and Navigate on Autopilot (NOA), according to new Model X Plaid owner Jason Clinton. Clinton shared a video of the view from the new HW4-based backup […]
A new annual series of environmental rankings from a coalition of 11 sustainability organizations was first released on Wednesday, scoring 18 EV automakers according to their environmental and human rights footprints. The rankings were released by a group of 11 environmental organizations including the Sierra Club and Transport and Environment, and pro-Indigenous groups, reports Time. […]
Tesla started rolling out Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 11 to employees earlier this week, as part of the 2022.45.10 software update. Now, FSD beta 11 has finally started to debut for regular testers of the program. Tesla owner Dan Burkland’s Model 3 received the update on Wednesday and he shared a few results from a […]
Morgan Stanley has a new pick over Tesla for the top auto stock, with analyst Adam Jonas on Monday calling Ferrari the best buy and changing the firm’s price target on the Italian brand, according to a report from Markets Insider. “We see Ferrari as the most defensive name in our coverage that avoids much […]
Tesla’s Model S and X units with HW4 have begun delivering and being shown in showrooms this week, and one look at the new Model S in San Francisco, California shows a few design refreshes. @The Kilowatts shared footage of the new Model S from a Tesla showroom in San Francisco, showing that the automaker […]
Indonesia is set to begin offering incentives on qualifying electric vehicle (EV) and motorcycle purchases on March 20, according to a statement from senior cabinet minister Luhut Pandjaitan on Monday (via Reuters). The incentive, expected to help boost sales of EVs and attract investments from companies like Tesla, will apply to the sale of 200,000 […]
As Tesla awaits the beginning of construction for its new Northern Mexico Gigafactory, a new statement from a Mexican official suggests that the company could begin building vehicles at the plant as soon as next year. According to Nuevo Leon Governor Samuel Garcia in an interview on Monday, Tesla could be slated for its first […]
