Archive: Tesla News

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 26, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Tesla’s upcoming ramp this Q4 2018 is starting to look a lot more encouraging, as Gigafactory 1, the company’s battery and powertrain facility, is set to receive upgraded battery lines from Panasonic, as well as new machines from […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 26, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments The end of the third quarter is drawing nearer, and Tesla is going full throttle in its efforts to achieve its ambitious self-imposed goals, including the production of 50,000-55,000 Model 3 and attaining profitability. As Tesla adopts out-of-the-box […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 26, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Elon Musk recently stated that Tesla’s Software Version 9 was just undergoing final tweaks before it gets released, and that he is hoping for the update to see a wide rollout at the end of the week. Just […]

Von den über 400.000 Reservierungen für das Model 3 dürften zahlreiche aus Europa stammen, hierzulande ist der 2017 in den USA gestartete Mittelklasse-Tesla allerdings erst ab nächstem Jahr zu haben. Im Vorfeld der nahenden Markteinführung bereitet der US-Hersteller seinen europäischen Standort im niederländischen Tilburg auf den neuen Stromer vor.

Seine Elektroautos und die dazugehörige Technik baut Tesla in Nordamerika, in Tilburg finden lediglich die Endmontage und Qualitätstests von in Europa ausgelieferten Fahrzeugen statt. Die Produktionsstätte wurde kürzlich erweitert, berichten niederländische Tesla-Fans auf Twitter.

Today discovered, after being tipped, new Tesla facility in Tilburg NL very close to the existing factories. Not yet know if it will be 1) Delivery center Model 3, 2) Distribution center for parts 3) Replacement for building one. Keep you informed. 35k m2. https://t.co/zOTB7t1qSr pic.twitter.com/8SNC3mrHfE

— Hans Noordsij (@HansNoordsij) September 18, 2018

Bisher verließen die Tilburger Hallen Teslas große Limousine Model S und das SUV Model X. Für das auf den internationalen Massenmarkt abzielende Model 3 reichen die Räumlichkeiten offenbar nicht mehr. Noch offen ist, welchem Zweck das neue Gebäude in der Nähe der bestehenden niederländischen Einrichtungen dient. Das Unternehmen spricht derzeit offiziell von einem “größeren Warenlager”.

Neben dem Stauraum für Fahrzeuge und Komponenten sowie der Modifikation und finalen Abnahme importierter Elektroautos muss Tesla demnächst auch die Kapazitäten für die Auslieferung des Model 3 ausbauen. In den USA sorgte der nach anfänglicher Probleme deutlich anziehende Hochlauf der Fertigung bereits für Verzögerungen bei der Übergabe neuer Fahrzeuge. In Europa sollen unter anderem spezielle Auslieferzentren Abhilfe schaffen, Konkretes gibt es hierzu aber noch nicht.

Ebenfalls noch offen ist, wo die von Firmenchef Elon Musk angekündigte erste europäische Tesla-“Gigafactory” gebaut wird. Deutschland stehe “ganz oben auf der Liste”, hieß es im Juli, aber auch die Niederlande seien als möglicher Standort im Gespräch.

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 25, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Tesla’s highly-anticipated Software Version 9 update has not been released yet, but the safety features of Autopilot continue to impress owners of the company’s electric cars. Among these safety features is Autopilot’s blind spot detection, which was recently […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 25, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments There is no denying that Tesla’s goals for the third quarter of 2018 are ambitious. After achieving its then-elusive goal of producing 5,000 Model 3 per week at the end of Q2 2018, Tesla immediately set its sights […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on September 25, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Over the course of the past week, Teslarati photographer Pauline Acalin has captured a multitude of unusual occurrences at SpaceX’s Port of Los Angeles dock space, each time involving a Falcon fairing recovery vessel like Mr Steven or NRC […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 25, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Earlier this month, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced a series of strategic promotions that are aimed at taking the company to reach new heights in the years to come. Among the promotions, Elon Musk’s appointment of veteran accomplisher […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on September 24, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments At the same time as the hardware for SpaceX’s first BFR spaceship is entering the early stages of manufacturing, the company’s South Texas test facility is slowly taking shape after more than 18 months of what can be […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 24, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments As Tesla heads into the final days of the third quarter, the electric car maker is attempting to ramp its electric car deliveries to reservation holders. Last week, Elon Musk noted on Twitter that Tesla has transitioned from […]