Tesla says Semi deliveries to begin this year, ending battery constraint worries

Tesla says that deliveries of its all-electric Semi will begin this year. The news that Tesla delivered in its Q1 2021 Update Letter seems to hint that the battery constraint issues that put the Semi’s initial delivery dates into question could be coming to an end once-and-for-all. Earlier today, Tesla released its Q1 2021 Shareholder […]

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Tesla’s 2021 delivery guidance pushes new heights as Q1 Earnings Call approaches

Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) delivery guidance is increasing and bulls are becoming more convinced of a record 2021 following impressive Q1 2021 delivery and production figures. As the Q1 2021 Earnings Call is set to take off in just a few hours, bulls like Dan Ives of Wedbush, are putting in their last predictions for the […]

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Elon Musk to host Saturday Night Live on May 8

Fresh off the successful flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon to the International Space Station, CEO Elon Musk has been confirmed to be in line to host popular late-night comedy show Saturday Night Live in its May 8 episode. Together with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO will be pop singer Miley Cyrus, who would be serving as the SNL May […]

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Tesla Cybertruck 1:10 RC Car from Hot Wheels is ‘so damn fast’

The Tesla Cybertruck 1:10 scale RC car from Hot Wheels and parent company Mattel is finally arriving at customer doorsteps, and it’s so damn fast your head will spin. Last year, Mattel announced that it would be bringing the polarizing, all-electric Cybertruck to the market before Tesla could. The only difference is that this would […]

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Tesla coverage turns negative a week before crucial Earnings Call

Tesla news coverage this week has been especially negative, and the timing of it, which comes a week before arguably the most anticipated Earnings Call in recent memory. With Tesla reporting production and deliveries that were well over Wall Street’s consensus, anticipation for the Q1 2021 Earnings Call is slightly higher than usual, and the […]

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This Tesla analyst just destroyed the Consumer Reports self-driving trick test

Tesla analyst Pierre Ferragu of New Street Research is not impressed with Consumer Reports’ test that apparently “tricked” a Model Y into driving itself without anyone in the passenger seat. Earlier this week, Consumer Reports claims that it made a Model Y drive itself by “tricking” it with a series of weights, contraptions, and loopholes […]

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Tesla’s child-saving wave sensor granted, FSD driver monitoring takes new focus

Tesla’s request for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to approve a millimeter-wave sensor for child protection and anti-theft measures has been granted. Along with five other companies, Tesla received “a grant of waivers” on April 14, 2021, that would allow the installation of radar sensors in the 57-64 GHz frequency band in passenger motor vehicles. […]

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Tesla reveals data logs of Shanghai protestor’s crash, driver traveled well above speed limit

Tesla has revealed the data logs of the car that belonged to a protestor that made an appearance at the Shanghai Auto Show earlier this week. The data indicates that the driver of the car, who was the protestor’s father, was traveling well above the posted speed limit of 80 kilometers per hour (49.7 MPH). […]

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Tesla bumps Model 3 and Model Y non-Performance builds by $500

Tesla has increased the non-performance variants of the Model 3 sedan and Model Y crossover by $500, changing the cost of the two cars for the fourth time so far in 2021. The least expensive Tesla is now the Model 3 Standard Range+ starting at $38,990. The Dual Motor All-Wheel-Drive Configuration of the Model 3 […]

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Elon Musk offers advice to $100M XPRIZE Carbon Removal competitors

XPRIZE officially launched the $100 Million XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition. In honor of the launch, XPRIZE founder Peter H. Diamandis sat down with Elon Musk, who is funding the competition through the Musk Foundation. In February, the Tesla CEO announced he was teaming up with XPRIZE to manage the $100 million carbon capture prize he […]

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