Tesla
Tesla Model Y Test Drives Hit the United States and Canada
Image via Ryan W. from Facebook Tesla has been emailing its mailing list to let potential customers its Model Y “is now on display in your local showroom and available to test drive." According to a screenshot of the email sent out today, shared to the Tesla Model Y Canadian Group on Facebook by Ryan...
President Trump Congratulates Tesla and Elon Musk for Texas Gigafactory
Earlier this week, Elon Musk announced that Tesla would be building their newest $1 billion Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. This is going to be the second Gigafactory in the United States, with one already built in Nevada. President Trump took credit for the construction of Gigafactory Texas on an interview with Fox News: “[Elon Musk] […]
Watch Jamie Foxx Test Drive a Tesla Model 3 Performance [VIDEO]
With technology constantly evolving, more celebrities like Jamie Foxx are now getting into the electric vehicle (EV) Industry! Foxx uploaded a video on YouTube late Thursday where he was his usual funny self, trying out a Tesla Model 3 performance owned by one of his friends. This was an interesting test drive for him. […]
Tesla Inches Closer to S&P 500 Inclusion After Surprise Q2
Tesla has attracted the attention of many investors, with the general public becoming interested in buying shares as well (through third-party apps like Robinhood), as the stock has been on fire lately. Tesla absolutely surpassed expectations with their Q2 (second quarter) results, rising about 6% after trading finished on Wednesday. As reported on Yahoo Finance, […]
Tesla Accuses Rivian of Stealing Trade Secrets in New Lawsuit
Having raised nearly $6 billion in funding, Rivian is an electric vehicle manufacturer that is set to release new electric vehicles next year. The company has also secured a deal with a major investor Amazon for 100,000 delivery vans. Tesla has recently accused Rivian of job poaching (essentially stealing employees) and acquiring insider information. According […]
Tesla Autopilot’s Full Self-Driving Release Still on Track for 2020 Says Elon Musk
During Tesla’s Q2 2020 earnings call, CEO Elon Musk shed new details on the rollout of Autopilot’s Full Self-Driving feature, which would be a Tesla able to drive by itself without human intervention between destinations. Musk said currently Full Self-Driving is “profoundly better than people realize,” emphasizing the release is still on track for a...
Tesla to Build Next Gigafactory in Austin, Texas Says Elon Musk
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 Q2 2020 Earnings Report: $6 Billion in Revenue, $104 Million Profit
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...
Tesla Teams Up with Tencent’s ‘Game of Peace’ for Model 3 Skins
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 […]
Elon Musk Teases Render of Las Vegas Convention Center Underground Loop
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 Trailer Store Debuts in Warsaw, Poland
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 […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Qualifies for Unprecedented $2.1 Billion USD Payout
Tesla CEO Elon Musk qualified for an unprecedented payout of $2.1 billion USD yesterday, his second bonus since May from the company following its incredible stock surge. A new report from Reuters notes that Tesla’s six-month average market capitalization officially surpassed $150 billion today, triggering the vesting of the second of 12 tranches of options granted to […]
Tesla Reportedly Plans New Model S and Model X Codenamed ‘Palladium’
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 […]
Tesla 2020.28.5 Software Update Brings 250 kW Max Charging to Model S/X
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 Supercharger in Perth, Ontario Now Live [u]
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...