Tesla files to expand Fremont factory, make Model Y ‘tent’ permanent

Tesla has filed an application with the City of Fremont to expand its vehicle production facility by 64,000 square feet. The application describes plans to implement foundations and install below-ground utilities under General Assembly 4.5 (GA 4.5), where the Model Y production lines are located. GA 4.5 is currently a tent, or spring structure, that […]

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Tesla Model 3 among winners of Consumer Reports’ Green Choice award

The Tesla Model 3, along with several Toyota hybrids, captured Consumer Reports’ new Green Choice award for the most environmentally-friendly vehicles available to car buyers. The Model 3 joined the Toyota Prius, Toyota Corolla, and Toyota Camry on the list for the new award, which according to CR Director of Testing Jake Fisher, is a […]

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Tesla bull Cathie Wood talks Robotaxis and ARK Invest’s greater conviction in TSLA

Tesla bull Cathie Wood added 130,000 TSLA shares to three of ARK Invest’s ETFs recently. The ARK Innovation ETF bought 89,447 TSLA shares, while the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF added 29,508 Tesla stocks, and the ARK Autonomous Technology and Robotics ETF added 13,173 shares.  Founder, CEO, and CIO of the asset-management company Cathie Wood […]

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Tesla flops in 2021 J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Survey

The old saying goes: You can’t win them all. Tesla flopped in J.D. Power’s most recent Vehicle Dependability Survey, placing 30th out of 33 manufacturers. Tesla has celebrated various awards from J.D. Power over the past several years, including the firm’s initial EV Ownership Study and the APEAL Study, which tests an owner’s emotional connection […]

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Bill Gates talks Elon Musk and comments on his rumored TSLA short position

Elon Musk and Bill Gates may not always see eye to eye when it comes to projects and initiatives like the Tesla Semi, but the Microsoft co-founder recently gave a notable nod to his fellow billionaire. In a segment with CNBC‘s Squawk Box, the tech titan admitted that Musk’s accomplishments are remarkable. He also responded to […]

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Boring Company FL project moves forward as mayors set date to visit Las Vegas & CA tunnels

Elon Musk’s Boring Company projects in Florida are taking some steps forward. Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis and the City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez seem to have set dates to visit The Boring Company’s (TBC) tunnels in Las Vegas and California. The visits may determine the viability of the tunneling startup’s projects back in […]

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Tesla’s institutional investors are making big moves with the EV maker’s stock

Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) major institutional investors are making big moves with their holdings of the EV powerhouse’s stock. New reports show that at least three large firms are modifying their TSLA holdings, either adding or selling shares after a massive 2020. Major Tesla investment firm Baillie Gifford has sliced its holdings of the electric automaker’s […]

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Tesla’s manufacturing advantage lies in legacy auto’s stranded assets

Tesla’s focus on manufacturing has solved a vast number of issues that the electric automaker has encountered in its first few years of mass-scale vehicle production. With only two operational vehicle production facilities and several more on the way, Tesla’s biggest advantage in production doesn’t necessarily come down to efficiencies and solving bottlenecks. Instead, it […]

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Elon Musk walks the walk by consuming far less carbon than other billionaires

Elon Musk may be trading places with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos these days for the title of the world’s richest person by net worth, but the Tesla and SpaceX CEO also holds a unique place among his fellow billionaires. Based on estimates from anthropologists from Indiana University, Elon Musk may very well be one of […]

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Tesla shares stunning photo of Giga Texas covered in rare Austin snow

Tesla shared a stunning photograph of its Giga Texas production facility covered in snow, a rare sight for many who call the state’s fourth most-populous city “home.” Austin isn’t a place that snow is seen on an annual basis. With its snowiest month usually being January with an average snowfall of just .2 inches per […]

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