Tesla gears up for Model Y production in China

Tesla has started production of the Model Y in Shanghai. A drone video shows around 40 units of the Model Y in a parking lot of the plant. Elon Musk indirectly confirmed the start of production on Twitter and wrote that he plans to travel to Shanghai in January, possibly for delivery launch. Until now, […]

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SpaceX’s first Starship booster a step closer as custom parts arrive

While SpaceX remains focused on Starship flight testing as the dust settles from SN8’s launch debut, the company continues to make slow but steady progress building the first Super Heavy booster prototype. For the most part, SpaceX has learned from trial and error and developed a decent stainless steel rocket manufacturing process by building a […]

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Toyota CEO inadvertently validates Tesla Energy while dubbing EVs as “overhyped”

Toyota President Akio Toyoda inadvertently made a case for Tesla Energy while speaking during a conference for the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association on Thursday, December 17. Toyoda stated that EVs were “overhyped” and suggested that more of them would actually worsen carbon dioxide in Japan, considering the source of the country’s electricity. Companies like Tesla Energy […]

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Tesla Model Y spotted at Giga Shanghai test track as initial production spools up

Recent footage from Phase 2 of Gigafactory Shanghai’s complex hints that initial production of the Made-in-China Tesla Model Y is well underway. The short video, which was taken near Giga Shanghai’s road test site, shows production Model Ys being put through a test track. Drone operator Wu Wa noted that full mass production of the […]

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