According to a report from MySA, Tesla has become one of the largest tenants in all of San Antonio, Texas, after signing a lease for a 439,809-square-foot industrial park space at Foster Ridge 2, located at 7015 Lancer Blvd. on the Far Eastside. Dallas-based real estate company CBRE said in a separate report that Tesla accounted […]
Tesla has dropped Supercharging prices and done away with on- and off-peak charging prices around downtown Austin, according to owner @Alex Thompson who was charging at the South Lamar Boulevard station. In the post, Thompson included a photo of the infotainment screen in his car, displaying navigation to the nearby Supercharger which was offering charging […]
The Boring Company has offered to spend up to $60 million USD of its own money to kickstart construction on its proposed transit tunnels in San Antonio as talks with the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (RMA) continue — reports the San Antonio Express News. Elon Musk’s Boring Co. has proposed a loop of tunnels to […]
Tesla is considering a possible lithium refining operation in Texas in Nueces County, as detailed in an application for tax breaks filed with the Texas Comptroller’s Office last month (via Bloomberg). The application says Tesla is “evaluating the possible development of a battery-grade lithium hydroxide refining facility, the first of its kind in North America, […]
Tesla was way ahead of the pack in Bexar County, Texas, which saw electric vehicle (EV) sales jump 184% through July of this year as compared to the same period last year — reports San Antonio Express-News. Bexar County saw the highest year-over-year increase in EV sales volume across Texas, up to 3,815 units. The […]
SpaceX has filed plans for a massive, 521,521-square-foot “shell building” in Bastrop County, located about one hour east of Austin, with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation reports Austin Business Journal. There’s no word yet on what exactly the rocketry and space transportation giant wants to do at this planned facility. The filings did, […]
Tesla has started shipping its Model Y compact crossover SUV by rail car, according to the latest drone flyover by Brad Sloan. A video filmed on August 31 shows Model Y vehicles arriving by transport truck, to then be loaded into rail cars at the RCR Taylor Logistics Park, a master planned rail-served logistics and industrial […]
Tesla has joined a task force chaired by CenterPoint Energy that aims to launch an Aggregated Distributed Energy Resources (AEDR) pilot project in the state of Texas (via @SawyerMerritt). Among other things, the program seeks to create a model for virtual power plants (VPPs) to export energy to Texas’ energy grid. A VPP is a […]
Elon Musk is planning to build a private airport east of Austin, Texas, according to multiple sources speaking to Austonia. It’s unclear when or exactly where Musk plans to build the airport, but sources say it will be near Bastrop, to the east of Austin. Tesla currently owns 2,500 acres of land in southeast Travis […]
As Texas continues to struggle to keep up with electrical demands during record heat, Tesla has added a new discount to further incentivize drivers to avoid charging during peak hours. Tesla is offering 50 percent off for off-peak Supercharging rates in Texas, as detailed in an email to customers in the area. Thank you for […]
Tesla reiterated a call to Texas drivers to avoid charging during off-peak hours on Monday, amidst record-breaking heatwaves that have impacted the state’s electricity grid, according to electrek. In May, Tesla sent the same notification requesting that drivers only charge during off-peak hours. In the notification to drivers, Tesla wrote, “A heat wave is expected […]
Police across the U.S. are working to electrify their fleets, and one major city in Texas is now the latest station to be approved for a trial period of electric vehicles (EVs). The San Antonio Police Department is planning to invest in Ford and Tesla’s EVs to test if they were suitable for “law enforcement […]
The Boring Company has been embroiled in a protracted regulatory battle with the City of Bastrop, Texas, where its new research and development center is located — reports Bloomberg. According to documents obtained by Bloomberg News through a public records request, Elon Musk’s tunnelling company built a driveway where it wasn’t supposed to and without […]
Tesla’s cars have remained the top-selling vehicles in the emerging zero-emission sector, although the company is still not supported by subsidies in some states like Texas. The best-selling electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S. aren’t eligible for Texas’s rebate program, since Tesla is not permitted to have dealerships in the state, according to a report […]
Following Tesla’s deployment of many solar panels, Megapacks and Powerwalls, the company is apparently looking to give owners of the energy systems a leg-up in Texas’ notoriously bad utility system. Tesla is lobbying for Texas residents with solar power and energy storage systems to participate in the state’s energy market, as detailed by Arushi Sharma […]
