Archive: Tesla News

By Eric Ralph Posted on December 3, 2019 SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 launch and landing is well into the late stages of preparation, leaving the company approximately 24-48 hours away from its next mission to orbit. To support the surprise ocean landing, a drone ship has already been dispatched and recently departed Port Canaveral. Departure! […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 3, 2019 Tesla may soon see more opportunities in China, as the country adopts a more aggressive target for EV sales by 2025. These targets could bode well for Tesla, whose Gigafactory 3 is expected to produce Made-in-China versions of the company’s mass-market vehicles, the Model 3 sedan and […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on December 3, 2019 Speaking in a press briefing prior to NASA’s next Cargo Dragon launch, a SpaceX official shed some light on a surprise Falcon 9 drone ship landing planned for Wednesday, revealing the circumstances behind the unique decision. SpaceX confirms that this is basically correct: after Dragon separates, the […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 2, 2019 Tesla holds a lead in several aspects of the electric car market, from its battery management and efficiency to its over-the-air software updates. Part of this is due to its vertical integration, which allows the company to develop software that is specifically designed to work well with […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 1, 2019 For the Tesla Cybertruck to excel in the pickup truck market, it will have to exceed or at least match the utility capabilities of the industry’s biggest players such as Ford, whose F-150 has become an icon of the United States. Elon Musk’s recent comment regarding the […]

By Randell Suba Posted on December 2, 2019 A Tesla Model Y with a combination of matte black window trim and Tesla’s signature chrome trim was spotted at the Barstow, CA Supercharger station over the US Thanksgiving weekend. Tesla owner and Redditor ChooChooSparky recounts pulling up next to the all-electric crossover while charging, but without […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on December 2, 2019 A SpaceX Starship hardware mystery has been effectively solved after rocket parts arrived at Port Canaveral and were loaded aboard a transport ship, seemingly preparing for an unexpected journey by sea. SPACEX STARSHIP: 2 Starship bases & a Bulkhead that had been removed from the Cocoa site […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 2, 2019 Tesla’s Gigafactory 3 in China may still be waiting for its final approvals before it could start delivering the locally-produced Model 3, but the construction activities in the Shanghai-based complex are still moving at an accelerated pace. The electric car maker’s battery facility shell is almost done, […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 2, 2019 Tesla’s Autopilot continues to get more refined with each new update, and if a recent video from a Model 3 owner is any indication, it appears that the driver-assist system is getting more capable in recognizing and reacting to unexpected incidents on the road. Take, for example, […]

By Joey Klender Posted on December 2, 2019 A Tesla Model 3 owner demonstrated his vehicle’s ability to “Smart Summon” across a snow-covered parking lot and it performed flawlessly. The video posted to Youtube is one of the first instances of Smart Summon being used in conditions where minimal visual indicators exist for the vehicle’s […]