Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai facility seems mostly complete. Its Phase 1 and Phase 2 areas are operational, and both facilities are already producing the Made-in-China Model 3 and Model Y en masse. Yet if a new drone flyover of the Giga Shanghai site is any indication, it appears that the electric car maker is not done, […]
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When Tesla was preparing to enter the electric vehicle segment with a wholly-owned factory in China, former Industry Minister Miao Wei stated that the American EV maker’s presence would result in a “Catfish Effect” on the country’s electric car industry. Just over a year since Gigafactory Shanghai started operations, it seems like Miao’s statements are […]
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Since the Model Y’s unveiling, debates about the all-electric crossover’s third-row seats have been abounding. Tesla supporters noted that the Model Y’s seven-seat setup would be perfect for a family with small children, while skeptics argued that there was simply no realistic way for the vehicle to have usable seven seats. A recently uploaded video […]
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While delayed from Friday to Saturday, SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 launch still appears to be on track to obliterate the world’s current record for most satellites launched on a single rocket. Currently set at 104 satellites by an Indian PSLV rocket launch in 2017, all signs point to SpaceX beating that record by almost 50% […]
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Tesla Gigafactory Texas received parts of the EV maker’s bespoke Giga Press machines recently. Two long narrow crates containing some of Tesla’s Giga Press parts from IDRA were spotted in a video by drone-operators Joe Tegtmeyer and Jeff Roberts. The arrival of the Tesla Giga Press hints that Giga Texas’s construction is moving at a […]
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Tesla has rolled out a 40% price reduction for the Model S and Model X’s infotainment upgrade, with the MCU1 to MCU2 retrofit now being priced at $1,500. Owners who opt-in for the upgrade are poised to enjoy a more advanced and smoother experience on their vehicles’ media control units (MCU). Tesla rolled out a […]
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The Tesla Model S was a subject of a conversion project at Ares’ Design, turning the flagship sedan into a stunning two-door convertible. The Model S was Tesla’s second car behind the original Roadster from 2008. Since its original release in 2012, Tesla has made several small refinements to the car. One of the most […]
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It is no secret that Tesla is expected to dominate 2021’s electric vehicle market as the company begins to show it has the robust nature it takes to grow in such a competitive market. After delivering just shy of 500,000 vehicles, according to its own Shareholder Deck via its Investor Relations website, Tesla is poised […]
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SpaceX’s reign as the only privately funded American spaceflight company to reach and successfully deploy small satellite payloads into orbit ended on January 21, 2018, when Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket delivered three customer CubeSats to orbit for the first time. SpaceX and Rocket Lab have since been the only private American companies to offer dedicated […]
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Tesla has taken the top prize in consumer intelligence company J.D. Power’s first-ever Electric Vehicle Ownership Study. The study dove into the top electric vehicles available in the U.S. and aimed to “set the standard for benchmarking EV owner satisfaction.” After diving into the quickly-growing electric vehicle community by noting that 27% of U.S. consumers […]
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