After down to two choices for its next Gigafactory, Tesla has announced it has selected Austin, Texas, as the next site to produce its upcoming Cybertruck and Semi. CEO Elon Musk made the announcement on Tesla’s Q2 earnings call. The new location in Austin will be five minutes from the city’s airport and span 2,000...
Tesla has just announced its Q2 2020 earnings for the period ending June 30, 2020. The company achieved $5.17 billion in revenues, while seeing a $104 million net income, meaning four quarters of sequential profit for the company, despite COVID-19 lockdown at its Fremont factory. Wall Street expected earnings per share of $0.03 and revenue...
It looks like Tesla is also hitting the gaming industry at full speed! Tesla has been working closely with the world’s largest video game company Tencent. Recently, a promotional video for Tencent’s ‘Game of Peace’ was uploaded on YouTube by Jason Yang: The video focuses a lot on this airdropped mystery package, which is the […]
Last month, Elon Musk’s The Boring Company, had its new high-speed tunnel project approved. Connecting Rancho Cucamonga and the Ontario International Airport, it will include electric vans for the transportation of passengers. San Bernardino County Supervisor Curt Hagman stated that both The Boring Company and Tesla was working on these new vehicles. As reported by […]
Tesla pop-up stores aren’t necessarily a new concept, dating as far back as 2015. With deployable stores and showrooms previously set up throughout Europe, Tesla may be looking to further establish this pop-up concept. Recently, Daniel Grzyb uploaded a video on YouTube about this Tesla pop-up store inside a trailer: This trailer pop-up store was […]
After keeping their secret Roadrunner project under wraps, information about a new Tesla project (codenamed “Palladium”) has been revealed. It is currently being developed at Gigafactory Nevada and the Fremont Factory. The project is to include improved Model S and Model X Plaid vehicles, with new battery and drive components. Tesla already began working on […]
Aurora has worked towards developing self-driving technology for passenger vehicles. The Palo Alto-based company recently made an announcement that they would begin tests of trucks in Texas, starting in the Dallas-Fort Worth region as reported by Forbes. Texas plays a huge role in the transportation of goods, while keeping a close eye on the safety […]
Fairing plays a huge role in rocket launches. Acting as a two-piece protective layer, SpaceX has designed two fairing halves with special netting to catch them when they fall. Without any programming beforehand, fairing halves use a parachute to slow them down. Ships must be positioned correctly to catch these. SpaceX finally managed to catch […]
Tesla tonight released its 2020.28.5 software update tonight, which brings up to 250 kW peak charging rates at V3 Superchargers for select versions of Model S and Model X. Specifically, Tesla hacker @greentheonly says the update allows Model S and Model X sold after June 2020 in the U.S. and Canada to support these new...
Tesla’s newest Supercharger in Canada has gone live, in Perth, Ontario, located 84.5 km southwest of Ottawa. The new Tesla V3 Supercharger in Perth consists of 8 stalls, capable of up to 250 kW charge rates. The location address is 80 Dufferin Street, at Perth Mews Shopping Mall. As of writing, Tesla has not updated...
Tesla was banned from advertising misleading Autopilot ads in Germany earlier this month. The country does not allow fully autonomous driving for safety reasons, growing concerned with Tesla’s self-driving claims. As reported by Business Insider, the Munich court found that claims of “full potential for autonomous driving” (on highways as well) were deceptive. The court […]
Tesla has always allowed users to customize their vehicles, with limited color selection. Earlier today, Elon Musk replied to a Twitter user and revealed that Giga Berlin would roll out a “deep crimson” shade as a paint option. As of right now, there is a red multi-coat option for Tesla vehicles. As reported by Teslarati, […]
Tesla’s Chinese Rival Xpeng Motors started rolling out their P7 Sedan models earlier this month. CNBC reports that they recently raised up to $500 million in funding with investors like Aspex and Coatue. Xpeng Motors had also received $400 million from Xiaomi last year in November. This P7 Sedan model has a high-performance battery, 706km […]
Earlier today, Tesla quietly launched a new lease option for its Model Y compact SUV in the United States, as spotted by a user on Reddit. If you go to the Model Y configurator on Tesla.com, if you click on ‘Estimate Payment’ along the bottom, a pop up now shows an option for ‘lease’. You...
Construction for Giga Shanghai officially began in December 2018. The factory mainly handles the assembly of Model 3 vehicles, and is starting with Model Y production. On July 16, “3 steady stream of trucks” could be seen transporting equipment around Tesla Gigafactory 3 (also known as Giga Shanghai). You can watch some drone footage on […]
