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Tesla continues growing, increasing its staff at a steady pace. All in all in 2021 the firm had 30% more employees than in 2020, exceeding a total of 100,000 well-qualified workers.

According to Adam Jonas, a well-known analyst from Morgan Stanley, in eight years (by 2030) Tesla will surpass the overall market share of Ford and General Motors in the United States. According to his estimates, Tesla will have an 18% stake, as compared to a 10% for Ford and 12% for General Motors.

For the fourth consecutive year Tesla Model 3 has been crowned the best-selling electric car in the world: launched in 2017, it has been claiming this title on an annual basis since 2018, its first year in full production. However, its reign could end soon due to the rise of another top-selling fully electric superstar: the Model Y.

Tesla mobile app just added a cool new function: it shows the charging statistics so that the monthly charging costs are reflected and can be easily compared with those of an ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) car.

The race to find the perfect match in battery chemistry has led university teams and private companies around the world – including Tesla, obviously - to research multiple possible pathways. One of those companies, "C4V", just introduced an interesting alternative to Lithium-Iron batteries, with LFP properties but way more efficient.

When it comes to battery technology, Toyota and Tesla are two companies I keep my eye on. With the announcement of LFP for Tesla and Solid-state for Toyota, is there a clear winner? Here is what I think.

According to official data, the adoption of electric vehicles in Switzerland is growing at an exponential rate. In one year, new electric vehicle registrations grew by an impressive 63%: yet another positive, tangible example for the world.

Battery storage is becoming an increasingly efficient tool to regulate and balance the electricity grid, in order to make the most of renewable sources; a clean alternative to fossil fuels that has a long way to go in terms of production. Tesla has indicated they hope to contribute by raising their annual production at rates of Terawatt-hours (TWh).

Following the disappointment caused by Tesla's latest earnings call, Musk has started emphasizing FSD's value. Elon says besides Tesla it will take all other competitors at least 5 years to reach level 5 autonomy.

A new video shows the refreshed Model Y driving around Giga Texas. This marks the first time the vehicle has been seen out in the wild.

IIHS crash tests show outstanding results for the Tesla Model Y, which in fact turns out to be slightly safer than Model 3.

The two most popular Tesla models, Model 3 and Model Y, have just updated their different ranges due to slight, subtle changes in their equipment and chip processing technology.

Tesla's unified computing architecture has become a key part of the manufacturer's dodging of the recent semiconductors crisis, allowing its AI engineers to rewrite its own software as they see fit; a huge and decisive difference also related to widely using Open Source Software.

Volkswagen Group has detailed its 2021 sales totals in a recent report, based on its battery electric car production; and although still far behind from Tesla, it does show significant progress.

All new Tesla Model 3 and Model Y will start incorporating a series of improvements, most of which are not critically important but will be highly appreciated by customers. These changes have been communicated in an internal memorandum and have not been officially made public, but social media user Sawyer Merritt has shared them in an interesting Twitter thread.

According to Wedbush Managing Director and Senior Equity Analyst Daniel Ives, Tesla has received final approval to begin refreshed Model Y production at Giga Texas. Production is expected to begin in the next 7 to 10 days.

China is the undisputed leader of the electric car industry, as it managed to monopolize more than half of the world production of battery electric vehicles, as well as a large percentage of sales of its brands; while Tesla leads the way in EV sales not only in the US, but also in Europe.

Tesla Inc. and the electric car markets in general have had a really good year 2021 when it comes to actual sales numbers. However, by 2022 Tesla hopes to have much more significant figures in many different segments.

Transition to a fully electrified transportation is at full speed in the Netherlands, with a peak 57% of electric cars sold in December. Tesla Model 3 and Model Y were in the top 5 ranking (3rd and 5th respectively), where Volkswagen ID 4 took the first place and Skoda Enyaq the second.

Tesla has a small selection of vehicles you can order: Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X. There's also upcoming options for the Cybertruck, Semi, and Roadster. This small set of vehicle options gives Tesla a big advantage against other automakers.

Tesla Motors, driven by software, has more than once updated its infotainment system with good results. Sometimes, though, the results resemble updates that have gone out to the AutoPilot subroutine. In this case. the automaker's large front screen could access video games that could be played by the operator -- not a great situation at 70 mph.

Tesla Inc. has agreed to take the majority of battery-ready graphite from a production facility planned in Louisiana, in a deal with Syrah Resources, an Australian Stock Exchange listed industrial minerals and technology company with its flagship "Balama Graphite" Operation in Mozambique, and a downstream Active Anode Material facility in the United States.

Tesla has just updated its software with powerful entertainment add-ons. The end of the year version (2021.44.25) introduces changes to the interface, dark mode and several new features such as integration with TikTok. We have known for a long time that Tesla promotes drivers to play directly from their cars when they are stopped or charging; with each update drivers have more reasons to do so.

We've just received a video of a Tesla (we think a Model 3) that was driving and from the dashcam of the car behind it, a large tree toppled over and smashed directly on top of the Tesla.

According to Edmunds, we should give credit to Tesla, as "… despite an influx of new electric vehicles hitting the market, the company's Model 3 is the 2021 Edmunds Top Rated EV, a title it's now held for three years in a row."

As per the latest data available, the Tesla Model 3 is on the path to become the best selling BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) both in Germany and France, beating local brands for the first time. It is also the best selling BEV in the UK.

QuantumScape has announced impressive performance figures for what may be the first commercially viable lithium metal solid state battery. They claim that they can increase the autonomy of an electric car by up to 80%, and it that it can charge from 0 to 80% in just 15 minutes.

I own both a 2022 Kia Sorento PHEV and a 2018 Tesla Model 3 RWD LR EV. Besides the obvious form factor, performance and handling differences between the Tesla sports sedan and the upmarket, 6 passenger Kia SUV, what differences are worth pointing out between these two vehicles in their day to day driving experience?

Elon Musk said that Tesla is becoming the world's biggest robot company, as Tesla vehicles are basically robots on 4 wheels; also that it will be useful to put all that same technology into robots. "With FSD - Autopilot, we're creating the most practical AI for navigating the real world."

Tesla's Giga Shanghai production numbers are out. And according to China Passenger Car Association, the EV maker produced 52,859 vehicles in November. This is the second month in a row Giga Shanghai production has decreased and points to stabilizing production rate.