Tesla Investor Day 2023 Keynote PDF Download Now Available
Tesla has made its 2023 Investor Day slide deck PDF available for the public to download on Friday. The company’s head of investor relations, Martin Viecha, said today, “Due to popular demand, Investor Day deck is now available on our [Investor Relations] website.” The Tesla Investor Relations website now lists a link to the Investor […]
Tesla Nabs Over $330 Million in Tax Breaks for Giga Nevada Expansion
Tesla’s Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada will receive more than $330 million in tax breaks from the state for the company’s recently announced expansion plans, as gained on Thursday when Republican Governor Joe Lombardo’s office approved the proposal (via ABC News). The approval came from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, and Lombardo noted that the […]
Tesla’s Gigafactory Mexico Site is Nearly Double Giga Texas, Says Official
Tesla’s upcoming Gigafactory in Mexico will have a footprint of almost 4,200 acres, according to Santa Catarina mayor Jesus Nava in a recent interview, taking up almost twice as much space as the automaker’s Austin, Texas plant reports Reuters. The site is also over twice the size of the Mexico City International Airport and will […]
Tesla Model 3 Gets Price Drop in Italy, Now Eligible for €3,000 Subsidy
Tesla has dropped the price of its RWD Model 3 in Italy to €41,490 ($44,047.90 USD), now making it eligible for the country’s €3,000 subsidy, and even more in some provinces (via @Mathias Føns). The new list price can be seen on Tesla’s Italian order configurator, representing an 8 percent price reduction for the company’s […]
First Tesla V4 Supercharger Spotted in the Netherlands [VIDEO]
Tesla is building what appears to be one of the first V4 Superchargers in the world in Harderwijk, the Netherlands, as spotted in a video from the YouTube channel electricfelix shared on Friday. The video shows the site with the Supercharger stalls themselves wrapped and behind a fence. The station seems to have 16 stalls, […]
Tesla Sold 74,402 China-Made EVs in February, Up 32% Year Over Year
U.S. automaker Tesla sold 74,402 vehicles in China in February, representing a 31.65 percent increase year over year, according to data shared by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) this week (via @Tslachan). The figure also represents a 12.64 percent increase from the automaker’s 66,051 units sold in January. Tslachan also pointed out that fellow […]
Watch: Cybertruck Tonneau Cover Closing, Street Race vs Semi [VIDEOS]
Image: @adityasaielsh A Tesla follower j.aditya (@adityasaielsh) shared some new pictures of videos today of the company’s latest Cybertruck production beta, identified by its latest triangular mirror design. We also get another look at the rear tonneau cover closing on the Cybertruck. You can’t really see from the rear bed into the vehicle it seems: […]
Tesla Launching Unlimited Overnight Home Charging in Texas for $30/month
During a presentation of Tesla’s energy business by Drew Baglino yesterday at the company’s Investor Day, a new charging offer was teased and set to launch this summer. Baglino, the Senior Vice President of Powertrain and Energy Engineering at Tesla, detailed how the company’s Megafactory in Lathrop, California, was completed in less than 12 months. […]
Canada Approves kWh Billing at Fast-Charging Stations
Charging station owners in Canada may benefit from a recently passed proposal letting them charge customers for electricity used, rather than time spent charging. Canadian federal agency Measurement Canada has temporarily approved owners of Level 3 DC fast-charging stations to bill users by kWh for energy consumed instead of time charging, as reported on Thursday […]
SpaceX Partners with Salt for Starlink in Switzerland
SpaceX is partnering with Swiss-based telecoms company Salt to increase connectivity across Switzerland using the U.S. company’s Starlink satellite internet, as detailed in a press release on Wednesday. The agreement is set to allow future Salt mobile customers to access Starlink coverage in harsh areas of Switzerland, where connectivity isn’t usually as strong. The partnership […]
The Boring Company’s ‘Burnt Hair’ Fragrance Delivering in May 2023
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company sold out of its “Burnt Hair” fragrance not long after its launch in October, and now those who ordered it have received a delivery update. The Boring Company says its Burnt Hair fragrance is estimated to begin delivering in May 2023, as seen in an email shared with @Whole Mars […]
Here are the 10 Tesla ‘Magic Dock’ Superchargers in the U.S. So Far [LIST]
Tesla has begun unveiling its “Magic Dock” Superchargers in the U.S., allowing other electric vehicle (EV) brands to charge. Over the weekend, a list of Superchargers with the Magic Dock charging technology was shared in the forums at FastCharger.info, as can be seen, listed below. Magic Dock Superchargers in California Scotts Valley, California – Scotts […]
SpaceX Launches Crew-6 to Space Station, 9th Human Spaceflight in Under 3 Years [VIDEO]
After SpaceX was forced to delay its Crew-6 Mission launch plans again earlier this week, the company successfully launched the four-astronaut crew on Thursday morning using its Falcon 9 booster and Dragon spacecraft. The company also shared some stunning photos from the launch and stage separation of the Dragon spacecraft from the booster. Details of […]
Tesla Announces Gigafactory Mexico for its Next Gen Vehicle
As expected, Tesla has just announced its next Gigafactory and it will be in Mexico, while also showing a render of the new factory that has the outline of “TESLA” on its roof, which looks covered in solar panels. Our next Gigafactory will be in Mexico, manufacturing our next-gen vehicle pic.twitter.com/bk0IKrGtaZ — Tesla (@Tesla) March […]
Tesla Milestone: 4 Million Total Cars Built, Achieved This Morning at Giga Texas
Tesla today achieved a production milestone, hitting 4 million total cars built. The announcement was made by Tom Zhu, the company’s new global production chief speaking at Investor Day. Zhu said the accomplishment was made “early this morning” at Giga Texas. Tesla later shared a video of the Giga Texas team celebrating: We produced our […]