Tesla

Tesla Model 3 Ranks 1st in Premium EV Satisfaction Survey: J.D. Power

After ranking high in both a satisfaction survey and a charging survey from J.D. Power last year, Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) are following up with high satisfaction ratings from their customers, according to results from a new survey. The Tesla Model 3 topped J.D. Power’s EV satisfaction survey for the second year in a row, […]

Tesla Q4 2021 Earnings Call Transcript, Audio Supercut [VIDEO]

Tesla held its 2021 Q4 earnings call on Wednesday, and one channel has taken to cutting up the highlights to make the call a quick listen, rather than a long, slow burn. Solving The Money Problem shared a 15 1/2-minute supercut of Tesla’s Q4 earnings call on Wednesday, featuring mostly the highlights from the investor’s […]

Tesla Not Working on $25,000 Electric Car Right Now, Says Elon Musk

During Tesla’s Q4 2021 earnings call, the automaker provided an update on its $25,000 USD car. “We’re not currently working on the $25,000 car,” said CEO Elon Musk. “At some point we will,” he added, saying Tesla has “enough on our plate right now,” and it’s “too much, frankly” at the moment. Musk said the […]

Tesla Insurance Set for Europe Next, After Wider U.S. Rollout

Tesla announced on its Q4 2021 earnings call the next market for its Tesla Insurance product, which offers insurance based on real-time driving data collected by the company’s Safety Score metric, will be Europe. Currently, Tesla Insurance is only available in Arizona, California, Illinois, Ohio and Texas. Tesla says its insurance product “encourages safer driving,” […]

Tesla Cybertruck Won’t Launch in 2022, Confirms Elon Musk

Tesla confirmed on its Q4 2021 earnings call its Cybertruck and new Roadster won’t launch this year and will “hopefully” launch next year, said CEO Elon Musk. The company said while it won’t be launching new vehicles this year, it will be creating engineering and tools to create those vehicles, and start production hopefully by […]

Tesla Vehicle Delivery Growth, Operating Margin Beats All Other Automakers

Tesla’s Q4 2021 earnings resulted in another record quarter, with revenue beating Wall Street’s expectations, at $17.71 billion. The automaker shared a couple of charts detailing its lead versus other established automakers, such as GM, Toyota, BMW, Honda and more. Tesla’s vehicle delivery growth (time-to-market) currently continues to outpace legacy automakers, in particular for Q4. […]

Tesla Gigafactory Berlin’s First Cars Will Be Made with 2170 Cells

Tesla produced 305,840 cars in Q4 2021, and the automaker said this was achieved partly by record production from its factory in Fremont, California. The automaker said Q4 “saw a continuation of global supply chain, transportation, labor and other manufacturing challenges, limiting our ability to run our factories at full capacity.” While Tesla states its […]

Elon Musk Foundation Donates $2.5 Million to Schools in Brownsville, Texas

According to MyRGV News, the Elon Musk Foundation has awarded $2,533,346 USD to the Brownsville Independent School District. The funds will be used to purchase teaching equipment and devices for students, including interactive panels, desktop computers, iPads, and laptops. “This will provide our students the necessary tools to fill in the learning gaps that were […]

Tesla Now Has Nearly 60,000 Cars Testing Full Self-Driving Beta in the U.S.

Tesla announced record Q4 2021 earnings today, and during the company’s update, it also shared some more details on Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD). The electric automaker said, “the team continued to iterate on FSD Beta software, releasing seven updates throughout the quarter.” Tesla also revealed its FSD beta testers have now reached close to […]