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By Tinsae Aregay on April 11, 2022 - 5:17PM
Tesla China has just posted its second-highest monthly delivery number in March producing and selling 65,814 vehicles. This number is even more impressive when we take into account Shanghai, the location for Tesla's only China factory has been experiencing lockdowns due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
By Tinsae Aregay on April 11, 2022 - 8:33AM
In the past 2 years, prices of lithium have gone up 11 folds. Following this, Tesla CEO Elon Musk now is saying the EV maker is considering entering the lithium mining and extraction business at scale. Musk also added Tesla has pioneered a sustainable process of lithium mining.
By Tinsae Aregay on April 6, 2022 - 10:06PM
Twitter in a regulatory filing today announced Elon Musk's stake in the social media platform had gone down by 371,900. This fueled rumors Musk was offloading his Twitter shares after gaining a seat on the company's board. However, Musk says he hasn't sold any shares.
By Tinsae Aregay on April 6, 2022 - 7:58PM
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been a vocal critic of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, today it was revealed Musk is enriching the Russian government through the use of Russian for its gigafactory in Germany.
By Tinsae Aregay on April 6, 2022 - 6:01PM
At a recent flyover of Tesla's Texas Gigafactory, we spot two different-sized Cybertruck prototypes parked next to each other. The 2 prototypes were under a car cover still, the difference is easily noticeable.
By Tinsae Aregay on April 4, 2022 - 3:46PM
Tesla is currently conducting a pilot program to open up the supercharger network to none-Tesla vehicles. And this has raised the question, how much profit can the EV maker make from this move. Today, Elon Musk revealed the surprisingly small profit Tesla plans to make.
By Tinsae Aregay on April 3, 2022 - 9:48PM
Elon Musk has given us a detailed explanation of why Tesla Model S Plaid motors can't be used to power, his other venture, SpaceX's Starship rocket.
By Tinsae Aregay on April 2, 2022 - 10:07PM
Today, Tesla announced yet another record delivery number for Q1 2022. Still, despite Tesla's incredible performance, CEO Elon Musk says China's zero COVID policy and supply chain disruptions have made the quarter exceptionally challenging.
By Tinsae Aregay on April 1, 2022 - 1:53PM
Despite Tesla increasing vehicle production at an incredible pace, demand for the EV maker's vehicles seems to have no end. And in a new sign of the skyrocketing demand, today Tesla inventory tracking sight announced the EV maker ended the quarter with only 17 inventory vehicles in the US.
By Tinsae Aregay on March 30, 2022 - 6:53AM
Senator Elizabeth Warren in a new CNBC Squawk Box interview has softened her criticism of Tesla CEO Elon Musk. In the interview, Warren says she celebrates Elon Musk's success and that she is asking the richest individuals to pay their fair share of taxes so that the next Elon Musk has a chance.
By Tinsae Aregay on March 25, 2022 - 9:20AM
Wedbush Technology analyst Daniel Ives believes Tesla can finish the year with a run rate of 2 million vehicles a year. Ives says Tesla's strong sales in Europe and China have increased his confidence about Tesla's 2022 performance.
By Nicolas Caballero on March 24, 2022 - 2:36PM
IHS Markit consulting firm from London has analyzed different strategies of current EV manufacturers around the world, as to how their electric motors are produced: turns out most brands tend to develop them in-house.
By Jeremy Johnson on March 2, 2022 - 10:54AM
Elon Musk just stated that Tesla could have made a 600 mile range Model S, 12 months ago. He also said that the vehicle would not have handled as well, weighed down by extra battery and would cost more. Do customers want a 600 mile range EV? Let's discuss this and more.
By Jeremy Johnson on February 10, 2022 - 7:11PM
Sandy Munro just tore down the Tesla Model S Plaid battery. He says it's an engineering masterpiece.
By Jeremy Johnson on February 7, 2022 - 11:12AM
Sandy Munro says Tesla Model S Plaid engineering "To Die For". This is after multiple videos showing a tear down of the Tesla Model S Plaid, which was made available by generous donations to Munro and Associates.
By Jeremy Johnson on February 5, 2022 - 4:12PM
Jay Leno test drove a Tesla Model S Plaid a while back and we have some of his thoughts about Tesla's most highly performing and expensive vehicle. Let's see what he had to say.
By Timothy Boyer on January 27, 2022 - 2:02PM
Is Tesla’s “Bioweapon Defense Mode” feature more of a gimmick than living up to its name? Here’s a demo that shows what happens when Tesla’s Bioweapon Defense Mode is put to the test in a smoke-filled bubble.
By Jeremy Johnson on January 25, 2022 - 11:28PM
In the red corner, we have the Tesla Model S Plaid. Costing at around $124,490 with 1,020 horsepower. In the blue corner, we have the Lucid Air Dream Edition, of which only 520 have and ever will be made, costing around $169,000 with 1,111 horsepower. Who will win this drag race matchup?
By Tinsae Aregay on January 19, 2022 - 9:48AM
Tesla fans have been complaining after the EV maker recently increased FSD price to $12,000 in the US. Elon Musk explained why the price increase is fair saying "people do not yet understand how valuable an autonomous vehicle will be."
By Tinsae Aregay on January 17, 2022 - 5:23AM
Tesla's steel supplier, Steel Dynamics, recently opened a new plant in Sinton, Texas. According to General Manager Dennis Black, the plant will use 90% recycled scrap metal. The plant is expected to supply Tesla with stainless steel for the Cybertruck.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 16, 2022 - 4:07AM
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is famous for saying the EV maker's stock price is too high. And despite his calls, Tesla stock just keeps rising. However, now Musk seems to be ringing the alarm saying Tesla shares, with the broader stock market, have reached their peak.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 12, 2022 - 6:09AM
According to the wholesale number released by China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) Tesla sold 70,847 vehicles in the month of December. This is a 34% growth month over month and 3 times the production year over year.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 8, 2022 - 6:22AM
Over the years, as Tesla has moved out of the brink of bankruptcy to the most valuable automaker in the world, more and more companies are starting to notice the EV maker's value. And a recent addition to this group is Apple which has officially added Tesla to its select group of peer companies.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 5, 2022 - 12:53PM
Nikola has agreed to drop the $2 billion patent infringement case against Tesla. The two companies agreed to withdraw the case against each other after Nikola's founder got indicted for securities fraud.
By Jeremy Johnson on January 4, 2022 - 7:32PM
We have a new video of the Tesla Model S Plaid reaching a top speed of 175 miles per hour. This makes it faster than the previous fastest EV, the Lucid Air Dream Edition, at 168 MPH.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 4, 2022 - 12:32PM
Following Tesla's incredible Q4 delivery numbers, the EV maker's stock has surged 14% in a single day. Even more bullish for Tesla, the surge in the stock price is taking place before some of the company's most exciting projects have come to fruition.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 3, 2022 - 11:13AM
After stopping Model S & X production back in 2020, Elon Musk had promised Tesla will be back to producing 1000 Model S's a week in the fourth quarter. And now, after the EV maker released Q4 2021 production numbers, we see Elon Musk has kept his promise setting up Tesla for a record-breaking 2022.
By John Goreham on January 3, 2022 - 11:07AM
Tesla’s Model X and Model S vehicles have hit a historic low for the company. Here’s how few the company delivered in 2021.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 30, 2021 - 2:33PM
Today Tesla submitted the final paperwork necessary for Giga Berlin's environmental review process. Following this milestone, Brandenburg’s Minister-President Dietmar Woidke says he is hopeful Tesla can begin production early next year.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 30, 2021 - 2:13PM
Days before the official presentation of the Mercedes VISION EQXX, the brand has launched a video miniseries on its official YouTube channel through which we will know the details behind the development of this electric car, which will apparently be direct competition for no other than the Tesla Model S Plaid.