Texas is one of the few states which strictly regulates vehicle sales, requiring all vehicle sales to be made through third-party franchised dealerships. The system, which currently doesn’t affect legacy automakers like Ford or General Motors, may soon be uprooted by a new bill, according to a new report. In an update Monday, The Statesman […]
With our world starting to use electric vehicles (EVs) and solar energy more frequently than ever before, energy storage is also becoming an increasingly hot topic. Tesla has made its first move into the Texas power market, with new developments showing hidden construction of a giant battery connected to Texas’s electrical grid, according to Bloomberg. […]
It now appears SpaceX is planning to build a manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, according to a new job posting, reports KXAN (via CNBC). “To keep up with global demand, SpaceX is breaking ground on a new, state of the art manufacturing facility in Austin, TX,” reads the job posting. The factory is being made […]
Texas doesn’t receive snow very often, but when it does, it apparently skyrockets the price of electricity. On Tuesday, Oilprice.com reported that Texas’ current weather disaster, and subsequent electricity shortage, has electric vehicle (EV) charging prices surging, with the cost of charging a Tesla equating to about $900 (USD). The same charge in Texas at […]
Texas was battling a winter storm on Sunday and the situation was exacerbated on Monday, when the state’s power grid failed systemwide, leaving millions without power. However, one homeowner @dayyanl with solar panels on their roof and Tesla Powerwalls demonstrated life as usual, showing a blacked-out neighbourhood and then their house lit up. It’s one […]
According to the latest drone flyover of Tesla’s Fremont factory in California, we see for the first time the company’s giant Giga Press casting machines working, producing the chassis for Model 3 and Model Y. The 10-minute video comes from drone pilot Gabeincal, in a bold flyover of Tesla’s Fremont factory during working hours. The […]
Snow isn’t much a catalyst for construction work, as one can imagine, nor is it common in Texas. On Sunday, Tesla’s Gigafactory Austin gave us a good picture of both, in a unique new video of the Texas construction site. In a new video released Sunday by Jeff Roberts, we see an unlikely snowfall at […]
In a recent tweet, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk revealed that the aerospace giant is currently building a bar overlooking its rocket factory in Boca Chica Village in Texas. That’s actually our restaurant, but SpaceX is building a futuristic bar at the top of the high bay with 360 degree windows & a glass […]
Unlike Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin, which was, once again, ordered by German courts to stop removing trees on the site due to snakes, Tesla’s Gigafactory Austin is coming together quite nicely and with little to no disruption. In the most recent video shared to YouTube by Jeff Roberts, he shares the happenings of Tesla’s Gigafactory Austin […]
Tesla CEO has confirmed he has moved from California to Texas, speaking at the Wall Street Journal CEO Council Summit. “Tesla and SpaceX obviously have mass operations in California,” Musk told WSJ editor-in-chief, Matt Murray, in a 27-minute chat. “In fact, it’s worth noting that Tesla is the last car company still manufacturing cars in […]
“Giga Texas factory will be an asskicker,” says a recent comment from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and judging by how well things are progressing at the 2,481-acre Gigafactory site in Austin, Texas, that statement will certainly hold up. In a recently published YouTube video, Jeff Roberts gives us another progress update on day 120 of construction at […]
In a new video uploaded by Randy of YouTube channel Terafactory Texas, drone footage shows the construction site of Tesla’s new factory-to-be, along with the addition of a number of concrete columns to the site’s south side in preparation for completing the foundation of the building. While a number of other new procedures are happening […]
Under a new proposal, electric vehicle (EV) and hybrid vehicle owners could face higher annual fees, set to help improve the state’s road funds which are directly tied to gas taxes, as reported by the Houston Chronicle. With gas on its way out, the state needs to find new ways to fund its road services, […]
As we reported earlier this month, Tesla plans to build battery packs on-site at its Texas factory, and new filings show that it will, in fact, still be pursuing these plans. According to new filings with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Tesla will have its own cell facility when it begins operations in […]
With recent predictions stating that Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory will almost double its previously-estimated amount of jobs, providing up to 15,000. In a new video uploaded by automotive YouTube channel host Joe Tegtmeyer, a number of exciting progress updates are shown off in a drone video of Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas. The factory, set for completion in […]
