Wall St. firm maintains Tesla $500 price target, citing Model 3 gross margin surprise

Tesla stock (NASDAQ:TSLA) continues to gain momentum in Monday’s intraday amid a vote of confidence from investment bank Berenberg, which maintained its price target of $500 per share and a “Buy” rating on the Elon Musk-led electric car and energy company. According to Berenberg’s analysts in a research note on Friday, despite the recovery of […]

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Tesla to release first Full Self-Driving Autopilot features in upcoming Version 9 software

It took Tesla almost two years, but the electric car maker is finally on the verge of releasing software Version 9. According to Elon Musk in a recent announcement on Twitter, Tesla would start rolling out firmware V9 in August. Musk also noted that the release of Version 9 would herald the release of the […]

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Tesla Roadster’s ‘SpaceX package’ with rocket thrusters could actually work

This weekend proved to be a fruitful one for Elon Musk’s Twitter followers and fans of the next-generation Tesla Roadster, as the billionaire entrepreneur discussed, in honest-to-goodness seriousness, how the electric car maker would utilize SpaceX technology to make the upcoming all-electric supercar an absolute monster on wheels. Needless to say, there was quite a […]

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Tesla Model 3 “Phantom Drain” compared to Model S and Model X

Tesla Model 3 currently leads the pack in terms of having the highest parasitic battery drain, or better known as “Phantom Drain”, over Tesla’s more mature Model S and Model X. Phantom Drain represents the amount of charge an electric vehicle loses when it is not being driven or operated by a person, similar to how smartphones […]

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Elon Musk teases ‘Ice Blaster’ as The Boring Co. delivers first 1000 flamethrowers

Following the release of the Not-a-Flamethrower, it was only a matter of time before Elon Musk announced the next merchandise that The Boring Company would offer. Never one to disappoint, Musk stated that the Boring Co. Ice Blaster would be offered sometime before winter. Elon Musk has actually mentioned the Boring Co. Ice Blaster earlier […]

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Tesla approved body shop highlights Model 3 repair in time-lapse video

Tesla-certified body shop, Autocraft Bodywerks based out of Austin, TX, has showcased just how much work goes into repairing and restoring a damaged Tesla Model 3 in a time-lapse video posted to YouTube. As could be seen in the video, workers of the body shop spent several days replacing Model 3’s rear-quarter body panel that […]

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Tesla Model 3, S & X to get “more advanced” Summon features, says Musk

Elon Musk recently stated that more advanced Summon capabilities will be rolled out for Model S and Model X with HW2 Autopilot, as well as all Model 3 cars. Musk’s updates came as a response to a question from Tesla enthusiast and Ride the Lightning podcast host Ryan McCaffrey, who inquired about updates on the […]

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Next-gen Tesla Roadster’s “Augmented Mode” will enhance drivers’ abilities

In a recent update on Twitter, Elon Musk revealed that the next-generation Tesla Roadster would feature an “Augmented Mode” that is designed to enhance drivers’ abilities when operating the all-electric supercar. Musk’s update came as a response to popular tech YouTuber and Tesla enthusiast Marques Brownlee, who inquired if the next-generation Roadster will have Autopilot. […]

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NTSB Prelim Report on fatal Tesla Model X crash: 8-seconds before impact

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a preliminary report on the tragic Tesla Model X crash near Mountain View, CA in March. The NTSB’s preliminary report provided details about the circumstances leading up the accident, as well as observations about the all-electric SUV’s battery pack five days after the crash. According to the NTSB, […]

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Tesla shorts down $1.1 billion after TSLA stock rallies 9.7% on Wednesday

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) short-sellers are down $1.1 billion in mark-to-market losses as TSLA stock rose 9.7% on Wednesday. The surge in the electric car and energy company’s shares comes on the heels of a successful 2018 Annual Shareholder Meeting, where CEO Elon Musk expressed an optimistic outlook in the Model 3’s production and Tesla Energy’s budding […]

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