Archive: Tesla News

By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 31, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments One of Tesla’s first residential Solar Roof customers has provided more details about his recently-installed solar and battery system. In a follow-up interview with E for Electric‘s Alex Guberman, Tri Huynh, the owner of the Solar Roof-equipped home, […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 31, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Panasonic Corp, Tesla’s exclusive battery partner, is looking to increase its Gigafactory battery production capacity by 30% in order to address the increasing demands for battery cells due to the ongoing Model 3 ramp. The update from Panasonic […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on July 31, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments SpaceX Principal Mars Development Engineer Paul Wooster gave a surprise talk at a February 2018 meeting of the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group, where he provided a brief overview of SpaceX’s plans for the Red Planet, ranging from prospective landing […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 30, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Tesla’s Europe Gigafactory might still be years away, but the upcoming facility has already begun attracting the interest of some European states. According to recent reports, authorities from Germany and the Netherlands have started initiating talks with the […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 30, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is set to release its financial report for the second quarter after markets close on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, followed by its Q2 2018 earnings call at 2:30 p.m. PST (5:30 p.m. EST). With a vast […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 30, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Elon Musk dubs Tesla as a company aiming to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable transportation and energy. Since the company started with the original Roadster, Tesla has courted as many dedicated critics as it does supporters. A […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 30, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Tesla continues to push new initiatives to get the Model 3 delivered to buyers as efficiently as possible. In a recent announcement on Twitter, CEO Elon Musk revealed that the electric car maker has been trying out a […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on July 29, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Teslarati photographer Pauline Acalin has captured SpaceX’s first West Coast Falcon 9 Block 5 booster recovery in the best detail yet seen of the rocket upgrade, well-worn after its first successful launch of Iridium NEXT-7, July 25. Iridium-7 […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on July 27, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments According to observations of SpaceX booster movements at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on July 24, it appears that the company will reuse a Falcon 9 Block 5 booster for the first time ever on August 4, just […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 29, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Looking at the listed performance specs for the Long Range Tesla Model 3 in single motor configuration, the vehicle’s 0-60 mph time of 5.1 seconds and a top speed of 140 mph isn’t the frightening power and acceleration […]