Archive: Tesla News

By Randell Suba Posted on December 18, 2019 Tesla will reduce the price of its Made-in-China Model 3 electric sedans by 20 percent or more next year, according to a report by Bloomberg. Update: Tesla China has refuted rumors of a China-made Model 3 price drop The U.S. carmaker is preparing to deliver the first […]

By Jamie Groh Posted on December 18, 2019 The first week of December kicked off a flurry of productivity for NASA Commercial Crew Program partners SpaceX and Boeing. Ahead of crewed astronaut flight in 2020, both partners are working toward the completion of integral test flights of the two crew capsules that will carry astronauts […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 18, 2019 The Tesla Cybertruck continues to grow on more and more people. Since its unveiling, auto experts and actual truck owners have come to defend the vehicle, dubbing the all-electric pickup as a bold move in function and form. The Cybertruck has indeed impressed its own fair share […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 18, 2019 Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has dealt another painful blow to short-sellers on Wednesday, as the electric car maker hit a record market cap of $70 billion and shares hit new all-time-highs. TSLA has achieved these milestones as ardent bulls and even longtime bears from Wall Street begin acknowledging the […]

By Joey Klender Posted on December 17, 2019 Brandenburg Minister of the Economy Jörg Steinbach has given insight for how the city of Brandenburg will supply water to Gigafactory 4 during its first three phases of construction. According to a report from Lausitzer Rundschau Online, Steinbach states the first production phase will require water consumption that […]

By Randell Suba Posted on December 17, 2019 Tesla has plans for the installation of new tent-like canopies for a “solar test house” at its factory, according to a new building permit issued by the City of Fremont. Per the description noted in the initial filing, Tesla is seeking “two canopy covers over solar test […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on December 17, 2019 SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket has completed its thirteenth launch of 2019, leaving the vehicle just one mission away from a major reliability milestone. At 7:10 pm ET, December 16th (00:10 UTC, Dec 17), Falcon 9 booster B1056, a new upper stage, and the nearly 7-metric ton […]

By Randell Suba Posted on December 17, 2019 Tesla’s efforts to convince the US Congress to extend the tax credit for electric vehicles went down the drain as lawmakers declined to extend the country’s EV incentives. The incentive for the purchase of electric vehicles helped boost the EV market in recent years and is seen […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on December 18, 2019 A bit less than a month after SpaceX’s first full-scale Starship prototype was partially destroyed during testing, the damaged rocket has been almost completely scrapped to make way for new and improved Starships. On November 20th, SpaceX effectively tested the Starship Mk1 – the first full-scale prototype […]

By Joey Klender Posted on December 16, 2019 A Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus owner recently demonstrated the improvements in his vehicle’s Supercharging speed following the release of the 2019.40.2.1 update. The over-the-air speed boost allows even lower-tier variants of the Model 3 to recharge their batteries at a rate that exceeds that of […]