Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones
Tesla Plans to Make 50,000 Semi Trucks in 2024 for North America
On Tesla’s Q3 2022 earnings call, the automaker reiterated it is ramping up production of its Semi, an electric Class A truck that will have 500 miles of range with cargo on level ground, with the new vehicle already in early production. According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, it takes “about a year” to ramp […]
Tesla Potential to Be Worth More Than Apple and Saudi Aramco Combined: Musk
According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, on the company’s Q3 earnings call, he now sees the potential for the company to be worth more than Apple and Saudi Aramco, combined. Musk said at the beginning of the call he believes it is possible for Tesla to be worth more than Apple, but it will require […]
Tesla Q3 2022: Berlin Model Y to Get Front Castings, 4680 Batteries Before End of Year
Tesla today announced record Q3 earnings for 2022 and the automaker continues to share more information regarding the development of its product roadmap. In Q3, Tesla said the Cybertruck has reached the ‘tooling’ stage and Semi is now in ‘early production’. The company also reiterated how its factory in Berlin, Germany, has already reached 2,000 […]
Tesla Q3 2022: Cybertruck in ‘Tooling’ Stage, Semi in ‘Early Production’
Tesla announced its Q3 2022 earnings today, posting a staggering $21.4 billion in revenue, up 56% year-over-year and setting new production and delivery records. The company’s Installed Annual Vehicle Capacity remains at over 1.9 million vehicles across its factories in California, Shanghai, Berin and Texas. But more interestingly, the status of the Cybertruck in the […]
Tesla Q3 2022 Earnings: $21.4 Billion Revenue, Up 56% Year-Over Year
Tesla has announced earnings for Q3 2022 on Wednesday afternoon, reporting $21.4 billion in revenue, up 56% year-over-year, to go with net income of $3.3 billion (GAAP), with the latter up 103% year-over-year. The company says its free cash flow has exceeded $8.9 billion in the last 12 months and operating margin hit 17.2% in […]
SpaceX Launches Starlink Aviation: Satellite Internet for Airplanes
SpaceX has launched Starlink Aviation, which is essentially the latter’s satellite internet service for airplanes. “High-speed, low-latency, in-flight internet with connectivity across the globe. Reserve now with deliveries starting in 2023,” says the SpaceX website. With Starlink Aviation, you’ll have access to streaming, video calls, gaming and more at any altitude, says SpaceX. “Starlink can […]
The Boring Company Has Sold 28,700 Bottles of ‘Burnt Hair’ Perfume in 1 Week: Musk
Tesla, SpaceX and The Boring Company CEO, Elon Musk, announced on Tuesday evening the latter has sold 28,700 bottles of its limited-edition ‘Burnt Hair’ perfume. “28,700 bottles of exquisite Burnt Hair perfume already sold!”, said Musk, adding, “Only 1,300 left of this unique, limited edition, collector’s item.” That makes for 30,000 total bottles of ‘Burnt […]
Tesla Launches 2021+ Model X Mud Flaps, Trunk Liner Set and Frunk Liner
Tesla has launched new 2021+ Model X accessories over the past 24 hours, according to the Tesla North product tracker. Last night, Tesla launched Model X Mud Flaps for the Model X refresh, priced at $40 USD for two front mud flaps, installation hardware included. On Monday, Tesla also launched a Model X All-Weather Rear […]
Elon Musk to Join Tesla’s Q3 2022 Earnings Call
Gigafactory Berlin; Image via the_wolfpack_berlin on YouTube Tesla is set to announce its Q3 2022 earnings on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The company previously announced they produced and delivered a record number of vehicles for Q3. As for this week’s Tesla Q3 earnings call, CEO Elon Musk confirmed on Monday he will be joining the […]
First Look: 2024 Cadillac Celestiq EV, Pricing at $300,000+ [VIDEOS]
Cadillac tonight officially unveiled their all-electric luxury vehicle, the Celestiq, which will have pricing start “north” of $300,000 USD. Production of the Celestiq EV will begin in December 2023. “CELESTIQ is the purest expression of Cadillac, acknowledging our incredible history and driving us to a bolder and brighter future,” said Global Vice President of Cadillac […]
Tesla Launches J1772 Wall Connector in Black with Tweaked Design
Last November, Tesla launched a J1772 Wall Connector for $415 USD, but it was quickly removed from its online store. The J1772 connector allowed this Wall Connector to charge Tesla and supported non-Tesla vehicles at destination chargers. On Monday afternoon, Tesla has re-launched the J1772 Wall Connector but this time in black, and with a […]
Pentagon Considering Paying for Starlink in Ukraine, Says Report [Update]
After SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on the weekend his company would continue to pay for Starlink in Ukraine, it now appears the Pentagon is considering taking over the bills. That’s according to Politico on Monday, citing two unnamed U.S. sources familiar with discussions. The source of funding for Starlink in Ukraine would likely come […]
‘Track Mode’ for Tesla Model Y Performance? ‘OK’ Says Elon Musk
It appears ‘Track Mode’ will be coming to the Model Y Performance variant, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk. While ‘Track Mode’ is limited to the Model S Plaid and Model 3 Performance, it seems to be expanding now, according to Musk. When asked by @teslaownersSV, “Can we get track mode for Model Y Performance?”, […]
Tesla Updates Model Y in China with Longer Back Seats, Emergency Rear Door Release [PICS]
Image shared by Chris Zheng Tesla continues to introduce new features for its Model Y, starting for those in China. According to news shared by Chris Zheng (@ChrisZheng001), Tesla told customers they were very excited to introduce two new product updates for the Chinese market, based on feedback. We can see in the pictures there’s […]
Elon Musk Says ‘The Hell With It’: SpaceX Will Keep Paying for Starlink in Ukraine
On Saturday morning, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter his company would continue to fund Starlink satellite in Ukraine, for free. “The hell with it … even though Starlink is still losing money & other companies are getting billions of taxpayer $, we’ll just keep funding Ukraine [government] for free.” The hell with it […]