Tesla Cybertruck rival Ford F-150 EV hits speed bump as battery supplier gets 10-year US ban

The ramp of the Ford F-150 Electric, the veteran automaker’s response to upcoming electric trucks like the Tesla Cybertruck, Rivian R1T, and the Hummer EV, has hit a speed bump. SK Innovation, the automaker’s battery supplier, received a 10-year import ban in the United States over allegations of theft from fellow South Korean battery firm […]

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Tesla’s Elon Musk and Kanye West set to host bizarre live audio stream and you can listen in

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and hip hop sensation Kanye West are set to meet up in a Clubhouse meeting, allowing anyone to listen in to the conversation between the two well-known icons. Musk announced on Twitter that he and West have agreed to meet on Clubhouse, an invitation-only audio-chat social networking application. The app has […]

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Tesla contacts Model X ‘Refresh’ orderers with delivery date range

Tesla is contacting those who have pre-ordered the “Refreshed” versions of the Model X crossover, communicating that they should prepare for delivery between February 15th and March 15th. Model S and Model X Refresh In December, Tesla shut down production lines of the Model S and Model X at its Fremont, California, production facility, indicating […]

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Tesla supercharges 4680 battery effort at Giga Berlin with new timeline

Tesla’s Giga Berlin production facility will revolutionize the electric automaker’s presence in the highly-concentrated European electric vehicle market. While Tesla holds considerable advantages in EV tech, pricing, range, and performance, it holds another considerably important element that determines a company’s ability to control pricing: battery production. With Tesla planning to manufacture its newly-detailed 4680 cells […]

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Tesla investor Vanguard becomes third-largest TSLA shareholder after 57.8M share purchase

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has a new large-scale shareholder in Pennsylvania-based investment firm Vanguard Group Inc, after a Form 13G filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows the firm purchased 57,814,310 shares of the automaker’s common stock. This makes Vanguard a 6.1% shareholder of the company, trailing only Elon Musk and another institutional investor in […]

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Tesla Bitcoin purchase could launch SEC investigation, former Branch Chief says

Tesla’s $1.5 billion purchase of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin could be subjected to an investigation, according to Doug Davidson, a former Branch Chief of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Divison of Enforcement. The SEC could look into the exact date of Tesla’s BTC purchase, as well as if CEO Elon Musk’s tweets gave its investment an […]

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Tesla’s advanced Autopilot, FSD features to find home in Germany as gov’t allows Lvl 4 autonomy

Tesla’s more advanced Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features may soon find a home in Germany, with the country now allowing Level 4 autonomous driving on its roads. The law, which would allow autonomous cars and buses to operate in defined zones nationwide, was passed by the federal cabinet on Wednesday.  The update was related by […]

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Elon Musk’s Starlink opposed by ISP groups over slow internet speed concerns

Elon Musk’s upcoming satellite internet service, Starlink, is receiving some opposition from US-based ISPs, with broadband industry groups representing fiber and rural internet providers arguing that the speed of SpaceX’s satellite constellation will likely provide customers with internet speeds that are far too slow. The arguments were presented in a report to the FCC, which […]

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Tesla Energy shares sneak peek at updated mobile app interface

A recently-released video showcasing Tesla’s suite of solar and battery storage products has provided a short glimpse of what could very well be an upcoming update on the company’s mobile app. Based on the video, it appears that Tesla’s updated mobile app will feature a new user interface with animated elements. Tesla’s suite of products, […]

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Tesla Model 3 earns ‘Recommended Car of the Year’ title in China for its health-conscious interior 

The Giga Shanghai-produced Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus scored another 5-star rating recently from the China Automotive Health Index. The top rating earned the made-in-China Model 3 the “Recommended Car of the Year in the Health Index” title. Based on results gathered in the second half of 2020, the China Automotive Health Index gave […]

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