Archive: Tesla News

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 14, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Tesla’s Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo, NY was dubbed fully complete by state and company officials this past April, starting a countdown clock for Tesla to provide 1,460 jobs to Buffalo, NY within the next two years. Failure to […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on August 14, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments SpaceX’s fairing recovery vessel Mr Steven was spotted on Monday, August 13 conducting the first fairing recovery tests to involve actually craning a fairing half onto the huge, upgraded net, and doing so repeatedly in a short period […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on August 12, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments SpaceX’s first Falcon 9 Block 5 booster has returned to Port Canaveral, FL once again after the rocket’s second successful launch, likely the first of countless reuses to come over the next months and years. Of note, B1046.2 […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 13, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Tesla’s Destination Charging network gives its drivers the convenience of topping off their vehicle’s batteries when parked in select establishments, such as hotels, restaurants, and shopping centers, among other businesses. Just like the company’s high-power Superchargers, the Destination Charger […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 13, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments In an update on Tesla’s official blog, Elon Musk provided more details about his bid to take the company private. The CEO narrated how he brought the go-private initiative to Tesla’s board of directors, and how he got […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 13, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Since hitting its Q2 target of producing 5,000 Model 3 per week, Tesla appears to have accelerated its efforts to build and deliver the electric car to as many reservation holders as possible. The vehicle’s ramp has been […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 13, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Tesla Model 3 reservation holders in Australia and New Zealand would soon be able to get up close and personal with the company’s newest electric car. The viewings in Australia are set to be held simultaneously next week […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 12, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Tesla has filed more than 16,000 new Model 3 VIN registrations in the past seven days, in what is yet another encouraging sign that the company is hitting its stride with the production of the electric car. Tesla […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on August 10, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Update: Issues with rocket and ground support hardware ran down the August 11 launch window. ULA scrubbed the attempt and has recycled the launch to August 12, 3:31 am EDT/07:31 UTC. The second attempt will again be streamed […]

By Gene Posted on August 10, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Inspectors at the California Highway Patrol commercial truck inspection station were in for a treat Friday afternoon on August 10 when a spotless Tesla Semi truck pulling a trailer full of cargo made its way through the Donner Pass […]