Tesla investment in India could land in Maharashtra: Industries Minister

Tesla’s plans to enter India with an investment plan that would place a production facility somewhere in the second-most populous country in the world. With documents stating that Tesla is planning to set up its main facility in India in the state of Karnataka, Industries Minister Subhash Desai of the State of Maharashtra is confident […]

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Tesla Model 3 with heated steering wheel begins US deliveries

Tesla Model 3 customers who are taking delivery of the newest builds of the all-electric sedan are reporting that their vehicle has a heated steering wheel, a feature Tesla included in some of the “refreshed” versions of its mass-market cars. It has long been speculated whether the Model 3 would be receiving a heated steering […]

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Elon Musk’s Twitter Break is something we could all learn from

We are a month into 2021, and I wanted to switch things up a little bit and get away from the technical jargon of Tesla talk and move onto something a little lighter-hearted. Earlier this week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that he was taking a break from Twitter, and it inspired me to write […]

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink is a last chance at a normal life for some

Kate Kegans doesn’t own a Tesla or any other products from Elon Musk’s many entities. Still, his Neuralink program could be her last chance at a normal life after experiencing vision impairments nearly nine years ago. “I started having double vision, especially when I looked down,” Kegans said about her initial symptoms in 2011. “I […]

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Tesla China recalls Model S and X vehicles for touchscreen issues

Tesla China is recalling 36,126 Model S and Model X vehicles as touchscreen issues have required the company to replace an eMMC chip that could affect some safety functions. A new filing from China’s State Administration for Market Regulation revealed the issue earlier today. “Starting from February 5, 2021, some imported Model S vehicles with […]

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk talks Starship explosion: “We were too dumb”

Two days after a last-second failure caused Starship SN9 to smash into the ground and explode, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has returned to Twitter with some harsh preliminary reactions. Right off the bat, in response to a question about why Starships SN8 and SN9 both attempted their unsuccessful landings with only two of three available […]

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Tesla Semi production rumors swirl as frequent sightings up the ante on expectations

Rumors surrounding the Tesla Semi are plentiful in this day and age, especially as sightings of the company’s commercial vehicle are becoming more frequent. Expectations for the new Semi are high already, and Tesla aims to deliver the truck in a timely fashion after several delays. The new Semi has been spotted numerous times over […]

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The Boring Company talks for Ontario Loop project begins in San Bernardino County

The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) recently authorized negotiations with The Boring Company (TBC) for a proposed Ontario Loop. The project will create an underground transit Loop system between the Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink station and Ontario International Airport (ONT).  SBCTA estimated that the tunneling project would cost around $85 million, a fraction of the […]

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The Elon Musk effect: Dogecoin spikes after Tesla CEO Tweets meme

The Elon Musk effect is real, and it’s affecting everything from stocks to Cryptocurrencies. At 2:57 AM EST, the Tesla CEO Tweeted a legendary Lion King meme, with his face dubbed on Rafiki, and the Dogecoin logo photoshopped onto Simba. Before that, Musk shared a picture of Falcon 9 lifting off into the stratosphere. What […]

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Tesla Powerwall soars in Australia, contributing 34 MW of growth

Australian citizens are coming more in-tuned with the idea of powering their homes with sustainable energy, and they’re choosing Tesla Powerwalls for their energy storage needs. A subsidiary of SPI Energy, a Hong Kong-based renewable energy company that operates in several different countries, recorded over 34 megawatts of total growth into the residential sector of […]

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