Archive: Tesla News

By Joey Klender Posted on February 12, 2020 It took some time, but it appears that Tesla’s Solarglass Roof ramp is accelerating. Amidst Elon Musk’s recent tweets about the solar shingles on Twitter, the company has started making preparations that would allow it to expand its Solarglass Roof installations to more areas in California. Recent […]

By Randell Suba Posted on February 11, 2020 Tesla will be holding a “company talk” in April from its  Giga New York location where the company manufactures its Solarglass Roof tile and energy products from. Elon Musk took to Twitter on Monday to share initial details about the upcoming Gigafactory New York event, noting that […]

By Randell Suba Posted on January 27, 2020 As the cost of installing solar drops in the United States by as much as 70% in the last decade, more and more homeowners in the US are considering a switch to greener energy. At the forefront of Tesla’s push into residential solar is its flagship Solarglass […]

By Randell Suba Posted on January 22, 2020 Tesla is set to activate a massive 25 MW Powerpack battery farm that will support Infigen’s 278.5 MW Lake Bonney Wind Farm in South Australia. Tesla’s utility-scale battery storage system will help Infigen Energy provide reliable electricity to households and businesses while lowering South Australia’s emissions footprint. […]

By Nicole Arce Posted on January 22, 2020 Tesla is now offering a $250 award to new solar customers who purchase or subscribe to a solar panel system through the company’s referral program. The $250 incentive will also apply to anyone who refers a buyer through a referral link. “Our goal is to build the […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 9, 2019 Tesla’s Virtual Power Plant project in South Australia is only around ~2% complete, but it is already proving to be a difference-maker, rescuing Queensland’s grid during an unexpected power outage. The response time and efficiency of the Virtual Power Plant mirror that of Tesla’s other large-scale energy […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 2, 2019 Tesla’s Powerwall 2 batteries are helping Zimbabwe change the landscape of its local telecom networks.  Zimbabwe is a country that usually faces a shortage of physical cash. With this in mind, the southern African country has widely embraced digital financial transaction systems, a notable part of which […]

By Dacia J. Ferris Posted on August 28, 2019 Tesla’s internships for high school graduates at Gigafactory 1 in Sparks, Nevada have been well received due to their mutual benefits for both the company and participants. In Tesla’s Manufacturing Development Program, for instance, students develop skills for gainful employment in a future-minded industry while earning […]

By Dacia J. Ferris Posted on August 27, 2019 On the heels of Walmart’s recent lawsuit against Tesla Energy laying claim to 7 fires allegedly caused by Tesla’s solar panel installations, Amazon has now claimed that it also experienced a fire in June 2018 with the same company as culprit. The online retailer has also […]

By Dacia J. Ferris Posted on August 23, 2019 After a wake of headlines quick to paint Tesla Energy as an irresponsible solar power company proliferated, it appears there’s more to the story of Walmart’s lawsuit against the all-electric car maker, particularly with regard to Tesla’s attempts to resolve the issues involved. A joint statement […]