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Tesla Model 3 (Page 22)

By John Goreham on
Two great cars: the Ioniq 6 and the Model 3 would make very poor robotaxis. Here’s why.
By Tinsae Aregay on
Previously Elon Musk has said Tesla will be using a new more powerful Giga press to build the Cybertruck. And now Tesla's Giga Press supplier, IDRA has revealed the new 9000-ton Giga Press will be completed in 3 weeks.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Tesla continues to allocate a significant amount of resources to an issue that is decisive and crucial to promoting the massive adoption of electric cars: expanding the network of fast charging points. The Supercharger network is one of the key features that allowed Tesla to distance and in fact, differentiate itself from other brands that also sell 100% electric vehicles.
By Tinsae Aregay on
According to a new research paper published by Tesla's battery research team head by Jeff Dahn, the group has discovered a new nickel battery chemistry that can last 100 years. The new battery couples the high energy density of nickel batteries with the long life cycle of lithium iron phosphate cells.
By Jeremy Johnson on
Elon Musk has declared war by creating a hardcore litigation department within Tesla and the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y are outselling EVERYTHING in California. We'll go over this and much more now.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Having eliminated some features, Tesla's autonomous driving system FSD will once again operate at speeds close to those used with the radar suite.
By Tinsae Aregay on
Yesterday, I reported on a suspiciously large Tesla short position opened before Bussiness Insider's Elon Musk sexual misconduct story came out. The short position bet large sums of money on Tesla stock falling 11% prior to the Bussiness Insider story. And today, that suspicious short-seller has made 1400% profit in a day.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Not long ago, at the beginning of the year, we echoed Tesla's decision to freeze the development of its new access electric car, a model smaller than the Model 3 and Model Y that would have a starting price of just $25,000. The existence of this project was first made known in September 2020 during Tesla Battery Day.
By Tinsae Aregay on
Tesla's Texas Gigafactory, although the largest building in the world, is still slightly less than a mile long. And now Musk says the EV maker will be extending Giga Texas to make it an even mile. Musk also explains the practical reason why Tesla's factories need to be so large.
By Nicolas Caballero on
A year after the celebration of its first thematic day about artificial intelligence and software, the AI Day of 2021, the second edition will be held this summer. Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, officially announced it through the usual channel, that is, his Twitter account: AI Day will take place on August 19 and it promises many interesting news.
By Marc Stern on
In what may be sure to renew calls for better automotive security, the NCC Group says it has found a vulnerability to hackers via Bluetooth, a common technology used in vehicles from Fords to Volkswagens.
By Tinsae Aregay on
Elon Musk at his latest appearance at the All-In Conference has revealed that he got the idea for Model Y front and rear casting from the manufacturing process of toys. This is yet another example of Musk's first principles ethos and why the EV maker is leading the industry.
By Tinsae Aregay on
Elon Musk is no fan of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the past, Musk has called the SEC Short Seller Enriching Commission. However, now Musk is calling on the SEC to open an investigation on Twitter, after agreeing to buy the social media platform for $44 billion.
By Nicolas Caballero on
The Indian government and Tesla have been negotiating for the past few months. Despite the efforts, an agreement has not been reached yet, and Tesla is still not officially operating in the country.
By Tinsae Aregay on
Elon Musk has called for an end to the war against plastic straws. Given he is the founder of Tesla, a company perhaps doing the most to clean up our environment, this was a bit of a head scratcher. However, Musk's words point to a larger critique of society.
By Tinsae Aregay on
Tesla's FSD beta testers are thrilled with the latest version of FSD software and asked Elon Musk if it's time to release FSD to all Tesla drivers. Musk, however, said he still believes the software "needs more work."
By Nicolas Caballero on
Hirokazu Umeda, Panasonic's chief financial officer (CFO) just revealed that Tesla is asking them to accelerate development of 4680 battery cells by building a new plant in the US.
By Tinsae Aregay on
Earlier today, Elon Musk announced that he was putting the deal to buy Twitter on hold. This sent Tesla shares up 7% following rumors Musk is planning to walk away from the Twitter deal altogether. However, soon after Tesla stock gave up some of its gains after Musk reiterated that he was still committed to buy the social media platform.
By Jeremy Johnson on
The Tesla Model 3 is a very cost effective car for range, performance, and battery life. There are three versions you can choose from: RWD, AWD (long range), and AWD (performance). Let's go over what makes this car so great.
By Nicolas Caballero on
In its 2021 impact report, Tesla announced that its closed-loop recycling system achieves a raw material recovery rate of 92%, maintaining the performance it announced last year when it made this process public.
By Tinsae Aregay on
Tesla's V3 superchargers are currently capped at 250KW. However, a recent glitch in Tesla's mobile app briefly showed a max charging speed of 387KW suggesting the EV maker might be preparing to launch V4 superchargers.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Tesla has been planning a strategy with batteries free of "complicated" raw materials, such as nickel or cobalt, for years now. In that sense, almost half of all new cars already have LFP batteries.
By Tinsae Aregay on
Tesla has started installing video cameras at superchargers to monitor drivers of non-Tesla EVs. The EV maker has also posted a notice with details of how the footage will be used, who will be able to see it, what is being captured, and when it will be erased.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Tesla has already opened two major new manufacturing centers, Giga Texas and Giga Berlin; both must accelerate their production in order to meet the expectation of 1.5 million Teslas produced in 2022.
By Tinsae Aregay on
In a move that will surely attract more retail investors, Tesla at the start of this month announced that the company will be doing a stock split. And now thanks to multiple leaks we have information that the EV maker is looking to do a 20 to 1 split.
By Tinsae Aregay on
After The Boring Company raised $675 million from outside investors, Elon Musk's confidence in his tunneling start up looks to be growing. And today, Musk offered the largest and most congested cities in the world if they want The Boring Company tunnels.
By Tinsae Aregay on
The Boring Company recently announced that it raised $675 million at a $5.6 billion valuation. And today Elon Musk announced The Boring Company will build a working Hyperloop.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Tesla's business is not limited to manufacturing amazing electric cars: it also sells stationary batteries, both to homes and industries, as well as solar photovoltaic panels and tiles. But how much does Tesla actually earn from this business?
By Jeremy Johnson on
Tesla, in the latest Q1, 2022 financial results conference call, confirmed that close to half of all its vehicles use LFP batteries, since last quarter. This is quite a fast transition to a new battery chemistry.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Tesla increased its turnover by 81%, in yet another quarter of record sales and deliveries of its Model 3, Model Y and S & X electric models.