Tesla Model 3 has shown up in Europe in several unofficial events, but Tesla is now officially bringing the new electric car on the old continent for the first time this month. more…
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Volkswagen is considering bringing back the Beetle as an all-electric car
Volkswagen is reportedly considering bringing back the iconic Beetle as an all-electric car on the upcoming new MEB platform, which is supporting the series of new VW electric cars planned for launch in the next 4 years. more…
Ford mocks Tesla’s Model 3 production achievement despite lagging behind in electric vehicles
Tesla’s latest production milestone has been surprisingly controversial. Tesla employees and enthusiasts have been celebrating it while Wall Street is doubting the significance of it.
Ford is adding itself to the conversation by somewhat mocking …
Tesla’s SVP of engineering Doug Field won’t return at the automaker after leave
Doug Field, Tesla’s second most senior engineer at Tesla after CTO JB Straubel, has been on leave from the automaker since May, but we now learn that he will not be returning at Tesla. more…
Tesla stock price (TSLA) tumbles as Wall Street throws cold water on Model 3 production ramp
Tesla’s stock surged in pre-market trading following the news that it achieved its production target of 5,000 Model 3 vehicles per week. Now the stock is taking a tumble as Wall Street throws cold water on the Model 3 production ramp. more…
New bill to remove limit for $7.5k electric vehicle federal tax credit introduced as Tesla hits threshold
Tesla is likely going to be the first automaker to hit the 200,000th electric car delivery threshold in the US this quarter, which will initiate a one-year-long phase-out period to eventually remove access to the $7,500 federal tax credit for Tesla buy…
Panasonic is open to increasing its investment in Tesla Gigafactory 1
With Model 3 production steadily increasing as Tesla confirmed today, Gigafactory 1 in Nevada, where Tesla and Panasonic produce the batteries for the vehicle, is going to need to keep up with the production of the critical EV component.
Panasonic now …
Tesla releases official production numbers: 53,339 vehicles including 28,578 Model 3’s in Q2, 6,000 per week next month
After information gradually leaked this weekend, Tesla has now released the official production and delivery results for the second quarter.
The company delivered 40,740 vehicles and produced 53,339 vehicles, including 28,578 Model 3’s. more̷…
Amazon is buying a fleet of all-electric vans from Mercedes-Benz
Logistics companies from around the world are starting to look at electric powertrains for their delivery vehicles in order to reduce costs.
Now Amazon is getting on board with a fleet of all-electric vans from Mercedes-Benz. more…
Tesla’s stock price (TSLA) surge just when Elon Musk predicted the shorts would run
They can’t say he didn’t warn them. A little less than 3 weeks ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that people betting against Tesla have ‘about 3 weeks before their position explodes’.
It put the timing around when Tesla releases its production …