Tesla Chair explains why Australia is key to avoiding battery supply crunch

Amid the auto industry’s transition to electric vehicles, lithium powerhouse Australia needs to add capacity in refining and manufacturing to help the world meet its battery demand. This was according to Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm, who has served as the EV maker’s Chair since Elon Musk was forced to step down from the post in […]

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GM CEO Mary Barra stands by ambitious Tesla-beating EV pledge for 2025

Tesla’s lead in the global all-electric vehicle sales market may be growing, but GM CEO Mary Barra believes that her company can still top the segment. Despite selling less than 10% of the electric cars that Tesla sold last year, Barra stated that GM can still sell more EVs in the United States than Tesla […]

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Tesla’s self-driving rollout strategy for Boring Co’s Las Vegas Loop gets teased

Steve Hill, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), has shared some interesting tidbits about The Boring Company’s plans for the rollout of its self-driving Tesla fleet for its Las Vegas tunnels. Hill noted that while the entire system would likely not be self-driving by the end of this year, […]

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Tesla’s vehicle prices could be lowered if inflation calms down: Elon Musk

Tesla has implemented a number of price increases this year, to the point where the company’s entry-level vehicles like the Model 3 and Model Y are already closing in on the prices of flagship cars like the Model S from a few years ago.  According to recent comments from Elon Musk, however, Tesla could make […]

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Tesla allowed to sell early Model Y production units from Giga Berlin

Just recently, it was revealed that Tesla is looking to sell some of its early Model Y production units from Gigafactory Berlin. The Brandenburg State Office for the Environment (LfU), the responsible approval authority in the matter, has stated that Tesla won’t be violating any rules if it sells good quality early Model Ys to […]

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Panasonic selects Kansas as site of its North American 4680 plant: report

Tesla battery supplier Panasonic has reportedly decided to build its next battery plant in Kansas, USA. The facility is expected to provide high-capacity 4680 battery cells to American electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla.  Reports of Panasonic’s upcoming United States plant have been around for several months now. Back in March, the Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) or the Japan […]

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Noted short-seller Hindenburg Research backs Twitter, bets against Musk

Noted short-seller firm Hindenburg Research has accumulated a significant long position in Twitter amidst the social media company’s legal efforts to enforce Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition. By doing so, Hindenburg has taken a stand against Musk. In a post on Twitter, Hindenburg noted that Twitter’s complaint “poses a credible threat to Musk’s […]

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Tesla China drone video shows massive fleet ready for Q3 exports

Tesla China may have encountered a lot of challenges in the second quarter, but the company seems extremely intent on bouncing back with a vengeance this Q3. Initial hints of these efforts were observed recently when drone videos taken at the Luchao Port, about 6 kilometers away from Giga Shanghai, showed a massive fleet of […]

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Twin Tesla Semi updated prototypes sighted testing on freeway

During the Cyber Rodeo event last April, Elon Musk noted that 2023 would finally be the year when Tesla would start producing the Semi. Continuous testing of the all-electric Class 8 vehicles on public roads suggests that this might definitely be the case.  Unlike in previous years when Semi sightings were far and between and […]

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Elon Musk formally moves to terminate Twitter’s $44 billion acquisition

In a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Tesla CEO Elon Musk formally moved to terminate his acquisition attempt of social media platform Twitter. Musk and the Twitter board had agreed to a buyout at $54.20 per share, or $44 billion. In a letter, Musk’s legal team stated that despite the […]

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