Tesla

Tesla Surpasses $500 Billion Market Cap For the First Time

Tesla (TSLA) has had a remarkable year this year, with CEO Elon Musk surpassing Bill Gates to become the world’s second-richest person as proof. But the growth shown by the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer is known worldwide, with a total of 139,300 vehicles delivered in the third quarter alone. On Tuesday morning, Tesla (TSLA) surpassed […]

China EV Sales October 2020: Tesla Model 3 Takes Second Spot

Electric vehicles (EVs) are on the rise throughout the world, and doubly so in what is the world’s biggest vehicle market. In China, October EV sales were up 120% year-over-year (YoY), making up 82% of all plugin vehicle sales, according to EV Sales Blogspot. While battery electric vehicles were up a total of 128% year-over-year […]

Yup, an Apple M1 MacBook Air Works as a Tesla Key [VIDEO]

Tired of carrying your smartphone as your Tesla key because it’s…not cool enough? Well how about using a MacBook Air instead? YouTuber tech reviewer, Quinn Nelson, showed off his new Apple Silicon MacBook Air unlocking and controlling his Tesla Model 3. For those unaware, Apple recently launched a trio of Macs that use its own […]

Elon Musk Now the Second-Richest in the World, Surpassing Bill Gates

According to the daily Bloomberg Billionaires Index ranking, Tesla CEO Elon Musk surpassed Bill Gates to become the world’s second-richest person, with a total net worth of $128 billion. Musk recently saw a gain of $7.24 billion according to Bloomberg, due to the recent surge of Tesla, ahead of the latter’s inclusion into the S&P […]

LG Chem to Supply Batteries for Tesla Model Y in China

Tesla has been working closely with LG Chem Ltd, even expressing interest in owning a small portion of the company’s stake. As LG Chem Ltd, and other companies, to be sure, provide the battery supply needs to electric vehicle (EV) companies moving forward, it will be interesting to see which batteries land where. On Sunday, […]

Elon Musk Acknowledges Xpeng Stole Old Version of Autopilot Source Code

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has publicly acknowledged Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng has a copy of the company’s Autopilot source code—but an old version to boot. Last year, Guangzhi Cao, a former Tesla engineer at Tesla, admitted in a court filing he uploaded Autopilot source code (over 300,000 files and directories) to his Apple iCloud […]

New Tesla Service Center Coming to Santa Monica, California

According to a commercial building permit found and shared to the TMC Forums by user MarcoRP (@MontrealTesla), Tesla has been approved to start work on an existing commercial building located at 1100 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA, and turn it into a Service Center. Tesla has already made it clear that the company wants to establish more […]

California Tesla Employees Exempt from COVID-19 Health Orders

According to a report by CNBC, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has deemed Tesla employees working at the company’s Fremont, California factory “essential workers”. This move exempts Tesla employees from California’s new Limited Stay at Home order. The California Department of Public Health has deemed Tesla employees "essential workers" in the state and exempted […]