Andrej Karpathy is parting ways with Tesla; will spend more time focusing on technical work in AI, open source, & education.

Tesla’s Senior Director of Artificial Intelligence, Andrej Karpathy announced on Twitter that he was parting ways with Tesla. “It’s been a great pleasure to help Tesla towards its goals over the last 5 years and a difficult decision to part ways. In that time, Autopilot graduated from lane keeping to city streets and I look […]

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Tesla Model Y Display At ION Orchard In Singapore

The Tesla Model Y is visiting the ION Orchard in Singapore until July 24, Esquire Singapore reported. The ION Orchard is Singapore’s premier mall. It has eight levels with over 300 retail, entertainment, and food and beverage stores. The article noted that in Singapore, it’s pretty challenging to get ahold of a Tesla. This will […]

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Tesla Todd is an EV driving angel for Meals On Wheels as gas prices soar

Todd Muncie, the owner of a Tesla Model 3, is doing some good in his community. Meals on Wheels is a nonprofit organization that addresses the hunger and isolation of senior citizens. It serves almost every community in America. In Todd’s community, the rising cost of gas prices is proving to be a challenge for […]

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UK Government Updates Its Anti EV FUD Website

The government of the United Kingdom updated its anti-EV FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) website recently. I took a quick look at it and also used the Wayback Machine web archival website to compare the updates with the previous version of the website. According to the Wayback Machine, the UK government updated the webpage yesterday, […]

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s response to Trump’s lies: “Lmaooo”

Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to another one of former president Donald Trump’s lies in a hilarious fashion. It seems that the former President of the United States, Donald Trump, is following the footsteps of his opponents Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren regarding Elon Musk. Although he hasn’t taken out ads against Elon Musk, […]

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Tesla’s WARN notice filing was expected; 229 employees affected

Tesla’s 60-day Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice and its layoffs of workers were to be expected. Elon Musk has previously said that 3%-3.5% of Tesla’s employees would be affected by layoffs that were mentioned in an email and reported last month. Tesla recently filed a 60-day WARN notice according to reports. Reuters […]

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Tesla’s latest submission for Texas VPP pilot

Tesla’s been working with the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). The hope is that Texas will allow homeowners with Tesla Powerwall to participate in virtual power plants (VPPs). The Texas utility would be able to reduce the stress on its fragile grid by allowing for extra renewable […]

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Tesla giving 50% off at select Superchargers in Texas during off-peak hours

Tesla is giving 50% off discounts at select Superchargers in Texas during off-peak hours. I suspect this is to help the Texas grid cope with the intense heat wave affecting the Deep South. Gail Alfar shared on Twitter that when she checked her screen, Tesla had alerted her to the half-price charging before 11 AM […]

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Tesla and EVs have saved at least 120,000 lives so far

Tesla and electric vehicles have saved at least 120,000 lives so far. Not A Tesla App initially reported on the results of a study that reflected these statistics. I’m going to dive into that study momentarily. The article noted that a high EV adoption rate isn’t just good news for our planet. It is increasing […]

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Tesla and PG&E invite customers to create world’s largest distributed battery to support grid reliability

Tesla and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) invitd 25,000 customers to create the world’s largest distributed battery to support grid reliability, the utility announced. We knew about this partnership in June when the two companies announced they were working together to launch a virtual power plant (VPP) program. The program allows homeowners with a Tesla […]

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