Elon Musk says he ‘supposedly’ tested positive for COVID-19

Elon Musk has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time, but the Tesla and SpaceX CEO is skeptical. Musk said he’s “supposedly” tested positive for the virus while criticizing the numerous variants of the virus, asking, “How many gene changes before it’s not Covid-19 anymore?” Musk confirmed he is nearly asymptomatic, which is sometimes […]

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Tesla battery supplier CATL’s Sichuan Plant is first Zero-carbon facility in industry

Sichuan Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited, or CATL-SC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CATL, had its facility certified as the first Zero-carbon factory in the new energy industry late last week. The factory received the PAS 2060 certification on carbon neutrality earlier this month. CATL, a battery supplier for Tesla and other electric vehicle manufacturers, has worked […]

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USPS doubles EV delivery truck order to over 10,000 units

The United States Postal Service has officially doubled the number of electric delivery trucks it planned to order from 5,000 to at least 10,019, officials for the agency said last week. The Postal Service planned to order just 5,000 electrified models of its delivery trucks when it announced previous plans in February. A January report […]

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Judge approves $40m SEC payout plan from 2018 Tesla, Musk settlements

A United States Federal Judge authorized the SEC to begin distributing over $40 million to shareholders that the agency received from Tesla and Elon Musk as part of a 2018 settlement. The SEC filed the request to begin distributing the funds in March, three and a half years after Tesla and Musk paid their $20 […]

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Tesla begins inviting 15,000 guests to ‘Cyber Rodeo’ at Gigafactory Texas

Tesla has officially started inviting the 15,000 guests to its “Cyber Rodeo” event at Gigafactory Texas on April 7, as CEO Elon Musk published a photo of a virtual invitation to the event last night. Tesla announced it would hold an event to commemorate the opening of its newest production facility and second in the […]

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Tesla pushes several trim levels for Model Y, Model X back to 2023 delivery

Tesla has pushed delivery wait times for several trim levels of the Model Y and Model X back to 2023 as demand for the automaker’s vehicles continues to exceed the company’s production capabilities. In 2021 and 2022, Tesla saw demand for its cars reach extraordinary levels as it continues to work on expanding its production […]

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Tesla removes strange Full Self-Driving loophole that shortened wait times for vehicles

Tesla has removed a strange Full Self-Driving loophole that some customers used to reduce delivery wait times for the company’s all-electric vehicles. Tesla has been experiencing an increase in delivery times to customers as demand continues to outpace the company’s production capabilities. Due to the wait times, some customers have opted for another electric car, […]

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Tesla’s crazy laser windshield wipers have been published by the US Patent Office

Tesla’s idea for a crazy windshield wiper that would clear debris from a driver’s line of sight using a laser beam has been officially published by the United States Patent Office. Tesla filed the application for the patent in May 2019, and it finally was granted in late 2021. Now, the U.S. Patent Office has […]

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Tesla Model 3, Y axed from CVRP rebate after price hikes from ‘inflation pressure’

Tesla’s mass-market Model 3 and Model Y vehicles have been axed from the California Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP) following the automaker’s latest price hikes due to “inflation pressure.” A representative for the CVRP program told CarsDirect the Model 3 and Model Y were recently excluded from the program after price increases applied by Tesla pushed […]

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Volkswagen delays ID.5 launch in Germany due to part shortage from Ukraine

Volkswagen is delaying the launch of the all-electric ID.5 by a month as a part needed from a Ukrainian supplier has not arrived because of supply disruptions. The shortage of the part, which is a wire harness, kept Volkswagen from producing enough exhibition and demonstration vehicles for its sales partners, according to a letter seen […]

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