Image via @itsALLrisky On late Tuesday evening, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk declared himself ‘The Dogefather’, on Twitter, in a tweet promoting his upcoming appearance as host of Saturday Night Live (SNL) on May 8. Doge is a reference to the joke cryptocurrency Dogecoin, that followers of Musk have feverishly invested in. The DogefatherSNL […]
Earlier this month a 2019 Tesla Model S crashed in Texas, caught fire and resulted in two deceased occupants. The initial crash was erroneously said to be on Autopilot according to early media reports, later refuted by vehicle data according to CEO Elon Musk. On Wednesday, the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office released its report […]
According to a post on Earth Day from Tesla Supercharger Market Lead Justin Lange, all of Tesla’s Supercharger energy will be 100% renewable by the end of 2021, as reported by electrek. The post also detailed exciting developments since the Supercharger network’s first opening, including that it has delivered 2.4 Twh of energy, enabled 8.3 […]
Tesla is currently defending itself from environmental allegations in both Germany and the U.S., according to a financial filing submitted Wednesday. Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) claimed that Tesla has failed to prove its compliance with federal requirements for emissions of air pollutants, saying it is seeking details particularly on Tesla’s exterior […]
On Wednesday, electric transportation company Revel announced plans for its all-electric ride-sharing service, using a fleet of 50 custom, modified Tesla Model Y electric vehicles (EVs) which will operate below 42nd street in Manhattan, according to a press release. Revel’s employee-driven fleet is expected to help the company fund and accelerate the process of building […]
Texas Senate Bill 1728 (SB 1728) would levy a $200 electric vehicle (EV) fee, to make up for fuel taxes that support the state’s road and transportation infrastructures. According to Tesla, however, the average gas car driver spends only about $100 per year in fuel taxes, effectively making the proposed EV tax double what gas […]
Tesla and CEO Elon Musk have been known to offer ambitious timelines for the rollout of its products, with schedules changing frequently at random times. On Tuesday, @Tesla_Adri pointed out Tesla’s European Model Y configurator changed its description from “production is scheduled to start mid-2021,” to “deliveries expected end of 2021.” One person noted that […]
On Monday, Tesla held its quarterly earnings call for Q1 2021, and while Tesla saw record-breaking net income numbers, CEO Elon Musk also qualified for another hefty payout. Tesla’s record-breaking first-quarter earnings earned Musk payouts from stock options totaling $11 billion, according to Yahoo Finance. The news of Tesla’s $438 million net income, along with […]
Tesla’s Gigafactory Austin is well on its way to completion, and upon finishing the factory this summer, the plant will begin producing the long-awaited Tesla Cybertruck. On Monday, Bryan Roschetzky shared a video of current progress on Tesla’s Gigafactory Austin, with specific shots of the company’s second bridge crane arriving and ending up on the […]
In a Q1 earnings call on Monday, Tesla (TSLA) reported a record net income of $438 million, with $10.39 billion in revenue. Following the call, one analyst has upgraded his price target for the company’s shares. Oppenheimer analyst Colin Rusch raised Tesla’s price target to $1,080 from $1,036 on Tuesday, maintaining an Outperform rating on […]
On Tuesday, Loup Ventures Co-Founder and Managing Partner Gene Munster debated the bear-ish Gordon Johnson, the founder and CEO at GLJ Research on CNBC’s Squawk Box. In the segment, Munster said that Tesla (TSLA) is a “definitional growth story,” despite many production issues with the recent semiconductor shortage and Munster said, “This is rare what’s […]
During Tesla’s first quarter earnings report, the company said its Model 3 sedan was the “best-selling premium sedan in the world,” a stat based on the most recent comparable publicly available OEM data. Tesla said “about three and a half years into its production, and even without a European factory,” the Model 3 led worldwide […]
Tesla has revealed the early conclusions of a joint study with the NTSB, NHTSA and local police, regarding the Model S crash in Spring, Texas, that media reports erroneously claimed was the result of the company’s Autopilot system. During Tesla’s Q1 2021 earnings call, a retail investor asked, “does Tesla have any proactive plans to […]
During Tesla’s Q1 2021, the company also provided an update on its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology. According to Tesla, V9 of FSD City Streets beta “will soon become more widely available” in the United States. Tesla says it believes a “vision-only system is ultimately all that is needed for full autonomy.” Tesla explains […]
Tesla shared a new image of its Semi truck prototype testing, as found in its first quarter earnings report, which set new records for net income and revenue. The company also shared images of the Gigafactory Berlin, showing off the Model Y factory construction, as seen below: We also have a picture of the Giga […]