Tesla wants new video games to be made at Giga Texas

Tesla is looking to ramp up its in-car video game presence for owners based on job descriptions on the company’s website. The electric automaker is planning to hire a series of Video Game and Infotainment engineers. They will be employed at the new Giga Texas production facility, just 15 minutes outside of Austin. Tesla posted […]

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Tesla’s Nickel Problem: The quest for sustainable sourcing

Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised a “giant contract” to a nickel supplier during the Q2 2020 Earnings Call. The problem is that the company will have trouble finding an efficient and environmentally-friendly nickel mine, and it could prove to be Tesla’s biggest challenge yet. Nickel is a crucial metal in electric vehicle batteries because it […]

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Tesla to sell $5 billion in TSLA stock amid monster rally, SEC filings reveal

Recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission have revealed that Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) will be selling up to $5 billion in stock. According to the SEC filings, which were posted on Tuesday, the additional shares will be sold “from time to time” and “at-the-market” prices.  Several financial institutions are involved in Tesla’s initiative. Among these […]

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Tesla Giga Berlin shocks with near completion of drive unit facility’s roofing

When Elon Musk initially remarked that Gigafactory Berlin will be constructed in the same pace or even faster than Gigafactory Shanghai, many were skeptical, and some critics even took it upon themselves to mock the CEO’s aggressive timeframe for the facility. As work started in the massive plot of land, and as buildings started getting […]

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Tesla China’s Gigafactory Shanghai-produced Model Y poised for imminent launch

Tesla China may have hit its pace with the ramp of the Model 3, but the company is still yet to release what could very well be its most disruptive vehicle yet, the Model Y crossover. But if recent sightings and local reports are any indication, it appears that the Made-in-China Model Y’s local launch […]

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Tesla’s battery strategy has “no advantage,” Ford CEO says

Tesla’s battery strategy will not be adopted by legacy automotive company Ford, because Jim Hackett, the company’s CEO, says there is “no advantage” in migrating capital into owning a cell manufacturing facility. During Ford’s Q2 2020 Earnings Call in late July, Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas asked about the company’s strategy to produce EV batteries in-house, […]

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Tesla’s Elon Musk passes rival Mark Zuckerberg in net worth

Tesla’s meteoric surge in stock price has put CEO Elon Musk ahead of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg on the Richest in the World list. The two men have a tumultuous relationship that has resulted in a rivalry, and it all started in 2016 when SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket blew up, destroying a Facebook satellite. Musk is […]

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Tesla teardown specialist Sandy Munro lays the law on TSLAQ over false allegations

When Sandy Munro started his analysis of an early production Tesla Model 3, he was aghast at the vehicle’s quirks, and he made his disapproval known. Munro did not pull his punches back, pointing out the vehicle’s build quality issues and outlining exactly what was wrong with the all-electric sedan. Yet as soon as his […]

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How Tesla (TSLA) took advantage of the retail investing boom

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock has split 5:1. With its increased volume of shares, the price has adjusted accordingly, making its stock more available to retail investors who have become more prevalent and populous during 2020. TSLA stock officially adjusted in price on Monday, August 31, 2020, and are now available for $442.68 per share. The […]

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Tesla (TSLA) gets first post-split PT increase from Argus, citing resilience and growth

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) received its first post-split price target increase today after Argus Research hiked its outlook for the electric automaker to $566 from $378. The price target adjustment comes after TSLA shares had their prices adjusted this morning following the planned split, which Tesla announced on August 11th. Before the split occurred on August […]

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