After a hold on the expansion of the structure over the last year, Tesla has made some moves for an expansion at Gigafactory 1 in 2018.
Pictures from a new flyover the giant factory shows that Tesla completed a massive new parking lot, which is going t…
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Tesla’s sales in Norway surge as it stabilizes monthly deliveries after issues
Norway has been a top market for Tesla for years despite its small size and every time it looks sales are peaking, Tesla’s sales increase again.
It’s happening again as Tesla’s deliveries are trending about twice as high as last year …
NTSB releases preliminary report on fatal Tesla crash on Autopilot
A fatal accident involving a Tesla Model X on Autopilot came under investigation by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in March.
The NTSB has now released its preliminary report of the accident. more…
Tesla loses another of its most senior engineering executives to farming startup Plenty
Last year, Tesla’s longtime battery technology director and one of the company’s most veteran engineers, Kurt Kelty, left the automaker to join vertical farming startup Plenty.
Now, the company has poached another senior engineering executi…
GM and Honda are partnering to build next-gen batteries for electric vehicles
GM and Honda are both aiming to get more serious about electric vehicles and that means securing a supply of high-performance batteries.
In order to achieve that, the two major automakers are announcing today a new partnership to build next-gen batteri…
Daimler unveils electric eCascadia semi truck to compete with Tesla Semi, launches electric truck group
Daimler, one of the world’s largest truck maker, has been feeling the pressure from Tesla’s electric truck – going as far as saying that they have “passed them by” if the claims Tesla is making about its electric semi truc…
Tesla (TSLA) rallies ~10% on Elon Musk’s confidence as the shorts scramble
Tesla’s (TSLA) stock rallied almost 10% during market hours today following CEO Elon Musk showing a lot of confidence during the company’s annual shareholder meeting. more…
Porsche: Mission E doesn’t aim to be a Tesla killer, it aims to be a ‘real Porsche’
Porsche is still gradually marketing its Mission E electric vehicle a full year ahead of going into production.
Stefan Weckbach, Head of the BEV Model Series at Porsche, has now taken a few people to get test drives in the Mission E Cross Turismo in Ca…
Tesla to open its own body shops by the end of the month, could offer same day repair, says Elon Musk
After it was revealed that Tesla owners were experiencing excessive wait times at body shops after being in accidents, Tesla started working on several initiatives to address the issue, including opening up its own ‘Tesla body shops’.
CEO E…
Tesla to release new Autopilot update and bring back free trials
During Tesla 2018 shareholder meeting yesterday, CEO Elon Musk teased a new Autopilot software update that could come as soon as this week and he talked a little about upcoming Enhanced Autopilot features.
He even confirmed that Tesla plans to bring ba…
