Archive: Tesla News

By Randell Suba Posted on December 30, 2019 As Tesla awaits the green light to begin ground clearing on the Gigafactory 4 site in Grünheide in the Oder-Spree district, Economics Minister of Brandenburg Jorg Steinbach expressed his excitement about the positive impact that the upcoming electric vehicle facility will bring to the region. “I am […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 29, 2019 A Tesla Model 3 owner recently received a pleasant surprise when his vehicle started displaying tube pylons while operating on Autopilot. The new visuals became evident as the car was passing through a section of the highway that was laid with both traffic cones and pylons.  According […]

By Randell Suba Posted on December 30, 2019 Tesla Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai plans to increase its current production by gradually ramping up to two shifts per day. At the moment, the facility is producing 280 vehicles per 10-hour shift or more than 1,500 vehicles per week on a six-day workweek. The facility will likely […]

By Randell Suba Posted on December 30, 2019 Tesla continued its strong push in the Netherlands with an impressive 1,011 registrations on Saturday, with the all-electric midsize Model 3 sedan leading the charge with 989 new entries in the books. Aside from the Model 3, there were also 11 Model S and 11 Model X […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on December 30, 2019 On the heels of a brand new animation simulating the spacecraft’s next orbital launch milestone, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a tentative schedule for Crew Dragon’s astronaut launch debut. Known as Demo-2, short for Crew Dragon’s second orbital demonstration mission, the launch could make SpaceX the […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 30, 2019 Tesla stock (NASDAQ:TSLA) dropped on Monday amid the release of a bearish note from Cowen, which predicted that the electric car maker’s stock price is poised to be halved, and that the Model 3 is experiencing “demand saturation.” On the heels of Cowen’s note, TSLA shares dropped […]

By Randell Suba Posted on December 30, 2019 Tesla owners welcomed the news that Disney+ is coming to their in-car entertainment system and they can soon enjoy the popular Star Wars series The Mandalorian, but no one can deny that the force is also strong with this one — a Tesla Cybertruck aboard the SpaceX […]

By Randell Suba Posted on December 30, 2019 Tesla CEO Elon Musk is committed to ensuring the electric car maker meets its guidance of delivering 360,000 to 400,000 vehicles this year – so much that he’ll be assisting on vehicle deliveries on New Year’s Eve at the Fremont factory delivery hub. Coming from a busy […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on December 31, 2019 Confirmed yesterday morning by CEO Elon Musk, SpaceX has copied Tesla’s approach to factory expansion and is building a giant tent to upgrade its South Texas Starship production facilities. A big step towards more traditional aerospace-style manufacturing facilities, SpaceX has contracted the same company used by Tesla […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 29, 2019 There are two things that buyers can be certain of when they purchase a Tesla. One, they are extremely quick, with even the most conservatively-specced vehicles in the company’s lineup being snappy and nimble. Two, they are all engineered to be as safe as possible. This second […]