Tesla
German-Made Tesla Model Y Performance Gets More Sound Dampening
Tesla constantly updates its vehicles with new features and other tweaks even during the production cycle, instead of waiting for mid-cycle updates or model-year changeovers to implement improvements. Production recently started anew at Tesla’s German Gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg, which is currently exclusively producing the Model Y. There are several differences between the Model Y units […]
Tesla Mobile Connector No Longer Comes with Car Purchases, Confirms Elon Musk [Update]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed the company no longer includes a Gen 2 Mobile Connector Bundle with new vehicle purchases. The company’s website made changes today, as spotted by @Tesla_Adri, to no longer indicate the Mobile Connector comes with purchases. Instead, a price of $400 USD is indicated for the Corded Mobile Connector with […]
Tesla Highlights the Townsite Solar and Storage Facility in Boulder City Powering 60,000 Homes
Tesla has detailed the recent completion of the Arevon Townsite Solar and Storage Facility, located in Boulder City, Nevada, about 20 miles south of Las Vegas. Construction on the site started back in November 2020. According to Tesla, this site—which spans 1,053 acres—generates 500,000 MWh annually, “powering 60,000 homes and avoiding 400,000 tons of carbon […]
Tesla to Reopen Gigafactory Shanghai with ‘Closed-Loop’ Output System: Report
Tesla is gearing up to reopen its Chinese Gigafactory in Shanghai. The electric vehicle (EV) maker has started calling workers back to the factory and on Friday notified some employees to enter a so-called “closed-loop” production system starting April 17 — reports Bloomberg. The news is in line with recent reports of Tesla receiving a […]
Elon Musk Slams the SEC as ‘Bastards’ Over Forced 2018 Settlement [VIDEO]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday spoke at the 2022 TED Talk in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Interviewer Chris Anderson — the head of TED — asked Musk about everything from Tesla’s future to his $43 billion USD offer to buy social media platform Twitter. Anderson touched a bit upon Tesla’s past as well, asking the […]
Tesla Ends Model S, Model X Lease Buy Out Option
Tesla has ended the option for Model S and Model X owners to purchase their vehicle at lease end. A recent change on Tesla’s leasing website spotted by @Tesla_Adri indicated the change: “All Tesla vehicles delivered on or after April 15, 2022 are not eligible for purchase,” says the Tesla leasing page. A cached version […]
Tesla Issues 2021-22 Model X Recall Over Front Row Curtain Airbag Issue
Prior to Tesla issuing an expanded “recall” for its Boombox feature, the company also issued a recall notice for the 2021-2022 Model X refresh, related to front row curtain airbags. Tesla says the issue affects potentially 7,289 Model X vehicles. “On certain affected vehicles, when the corresponding [left hand] or [right hand]-side front-row window is […]
Austin Officials Visit Elon Musk’s Boring Company Loop in Las Vegas
Austin, Texas officials took a trip to Las Vegas earlier this month to scope out Elon Musk’s underground tunnel loop venture. Ten employees of the Austin Development Services Department (DSD) flew to Las Vegas earlier this week to meet with officials at The Boring Company, according to The Austin Chronicle. The trip, which cost $9,900 […]
Tesla Megapack System Coming to Gallaudet University in D.C.
A University community in Washington D.C. is installing a community solar panel to backup the microgrid. Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. is installing a Tesla Megapack as a backup option to support its microgrid, according to Solar Power World Online. The project is expected to be completed as soon as Fall 2023. The solar project […]
Tesla Shares May Hit $5,800 by 2026, Says ARK Invest Bull Case
Ark Invest expects Tesla’s shares to shoot up to $4,600 by 2026 in expected value, based on the firm’s open-source Tesla model, according to a post on the company’s website. The firm’s Monte Carlo model is open-source to the public because it “strengthens the quality of [its] research,” allowing others to see and react to […]
Tesla’s Giga Shanghai Said to Reopen on April 18, Says Report
After several delays to Tesla’s reopening of Gigafactory Shanghai, the automaker has apparently received a green light from local authorities to reopen, according to two sources familiar with the topic. Tesla plans to resume production at its Gigafactory Shanghai on April 18, according to the sources and as reported by Reuters on Friday. The Shanghai […]
Tesla Model Y Fleet Joins Gravity’s Electric Taxis in New York City
Image via Gravity (via InsideEVs) Sustainable mobility startup, Gravity, has announced Tesla’s Model Y has joined its electric taxi fleet in New York City. “This is another major first for Gravity as we reinvent what it means to ride a taxi in the world’s greatest city. The Model Y is the first Tesla that really […]
Twitter Likely to Accept Elon Musk’s $43 Million Buyout: Wedbush
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk casually offered to buy Twitter for $43 billion in cash this week, and one analyst predicts that the buyout will, in fact, take place. Wedbush’s Daniel Ives believes Twitter will accept Musk’s buyout offer of around $43.4 billion, though it won’t happen without a significant amount of drama, according […]
Tesla Now Accepting Questions for Q1 2022 Earnings Call
Nearly 700,000 Tesla shareholders are asking questions for an upcoming Q&A, as can be seen on a ranked-choice voting forum for the investors. Questions from Tesla’s shareholders for the upcoming Q1 earnings Q&A session can now be seen in a forum at SayTechnologies.com. The site includes an upvoting system for shareholders to vote for their […]
Tesla to Address NHTSA Safety Concerns Over ‘Boombox’ Feature Again
Following Tesla’s software update to fix the “Boombox” feature after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a safety recall in February, the automaker is now adding more vehicles to the number affected by the issue. Tesla is now adding extra vehicles to the prior recall over the EV’s pedestrian warning system. While the […]