Elon Musk sat down for an interview with veteran engineer Sandy Munro. In their talk, they discussed the new 12v battery in the Model S & X, engineering changes coming to Tesla vehicles, and many more topics.
For the refreshed Model S & X, Tesla has chosen to go with a yoke steering wheel and replaced the gear and turning stalk with AI. These changes have had a mixed reaction. However, they will undoubtedly be embraced since, like all Tesla vehicles, were underpinned with first principles design.
According to Teslarati, the site has been able to get pictures of the refreshed Model S testing in the Fremont track. This further corroborates reports by The Kilowatts youtube which posted pictures of the vehicle driving around Fremont.
Tesla cannot build its way to any meaningful market share. If Tesla really wants to play in the big leagues it will have to acquire other automakers or buy their production capacity. Here’s why it isn't already happening.
We calculate Tesla’s current share of the three main global marketplaces that have adopted green vehicles. Here’s Tesla’s present-day share worldwide, in the US, in Europe, and in China.
Competition between Ford and Tesla will be good for the consumer. Ford is first legacy manufacturer that can go toe-to-toe with Tesla on most stats, says one expert. Mustang Mach-E's price and range in line with other leaders of the EV segment.
Toyota’s RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle is selling at a pace faster than expected in the United States. Its launch volume is much faster than most successful EVs.
Tesla has started huge new activity in the eastern side of its Giga Shanghai factory. Single-piece casts are spotted outside suggested refreshed and redesigned Model 3 and Model Y from Tesla China.
Tesla China almost doubled its November Model 3 sales as according to CPCA, 21,604 MIC Model 3s were sold in November vs 12,143 sold in October. That’s a huge jump from the previous month, reports Torque News friend and Tesla news enthusiast Ray4Tesla.
The first Tesla Model 3 vehicles from the Chinese Gigafactory in Shanghai using LFP batteries have now reached customers in Germany, and owners are complaining of range and charging problems related to cold weather.
Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) software is getting smarter with each update. Now that Tesla FSD driving is deployed for some users in the United States as a beta test, drivers do not hesitate to film the feats achieved by their vehicles, including this one, in which Dave Mac's Model 3 intelligently passed the garbage truck in front of it.
Apparently, no one recognizes Tesla as an American car company? At least Ford does not seem to. Take a look at why this is bad publicity and a slap in the face to Elon Musk.
Two notable sources of independent reviews have some revealing data about how well Tesla compares when the playing field is about as equal as it can be for Tesla.
According to leaks coming out of China, next year Tesla plans to produce 550,000 vehicles in Giga Shanghai. Of those 250,000 will be Model Y and 300,000 Model 3s.
According to filings, Tesla plans to construct 623 charging stations in the Gigafactory Berlin compound. This will support the future employees of the site which can reach up to 40,000 people in 3 shifts.
With the release of Tesla's FSD software Elon Musk, thanks early access beta testers for their contribution to improving the software. He also emphasized the importance of labeling in 4D video.