Tesla Model S and Model X snubbed in favor of diesel cars by Australian officials

Tesla vehicles were snubbed in favor of diesel cars by the Australian federal government’s COMCAR fleet earlier this week. The government agency has decided to opt for BMW’s powered by diesel fuel and Toyota Camry Hybrids. The decision came from the Department of Finance, who initially had plans to include two separate models of Tesla […]

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Tesla Giga Shanghai roars back with busy Model 3 production line video

A new video out of China shows Tesla’s Giga Shanghai teeming with activity. The massive electric car production facility resumed its operations Monday following a government-mandated shutdown of businesses in the country due to the corona virus outbreak. Tesla Model S owner and Twitter user @JayinShanghai posted a video showcasing Giga Shanghai’s facade, stamping workshop, […]

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Mars’ longtime polar mystery may have finally been solved

From the surface, Mars may seem like a dry, desert-like world lacking water, but a closer look at the planet’s poles will some striking structures: massive polar ice caps. At the north pole, the ruddy terrain peeks through the ice, like zebra stripes. In the south pole lurks a mystery, a massive deposit of frozen […]

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Tesla submits grant application for Giga Berlin, could receive over €100 million

Tesla submitted its initial application to the Brandenburg Investment Bank (ILB)  for subsidies that will fund the construction of Giga Berlin in Grunheide. “The documents are now being successively completed,” ILB chief executive Tillmann Stenger told German publication Spiegel. The application also requires an investment plan and the documents will now be completed step by […]

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SpaceX set to launch NASA astronauts first after Boeing narrowly avoids catastrophe in space

SpaceX is set to become the first private company to launch NASA astronauts as few as three months from now, all but guaranteed after Boeing’s competing Starliner spacecraft narrowly avoided a catastrophe in space on its orbital launch debut. The ultimate purpose of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP) is to ensure that the US is […]

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Tesla Giga New York to host “company talk” in April, customer and media tours available

Tesla will be holding a “company talk” in April from its  Giga New York location where the company manufactures its Solarglass Roof tile and energy products from. Elon Musk took to Twitter on Monday to share initial details about the upcoming Gigafactory New York event, noting that there will also be factory tours for customers […]

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Tesla tops Instagram to become the ‘Fastest Growing Brand in the World’

Tesla has become the “Fastest Growing Brand in the World,” according to a new report from Brand Finance, a London-based business valuation company. Brand Finance’s Technical Director, Alex Haigh, was a guest on a recent episode of the Tesla Daily Podcast with Rob Maurer to discuss the company’s performance last year. Haigh was adamant about […]

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Tesla Model 3 air suspension option listed in official parts catalog

An update on Tesla’s parts catalog for the Model 3 reveals that the electric car maker is releasing an air suspension option to the all-electric sedan. The Model 3 was initially supposed to be equipped with Smart Air Suspension within six months after its initial release, as per Elon Musk’s Twitter update back in 2017. […]

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Tesla Giga New York awakens as Elon Musk’s Solarglass Roof push goes underway

Tesla’s Giga New York facility is ramping production to meet Elon Musk’s goals for the company’s energy business. Tesla started ramping solar roof sales and installations in 2019 when Q4’s 54 MW deployment showed a 26% jump from the previous quarter’s 43 MW. In a series of recent tweets, the CEO shared some of his […]

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Tesla’s battle lines are drawn with retail investors on one side and Wall St on another

There are very few stocks in the market that inspire such volatility as American electric car maker Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). The company has been on a tear lately, propelled by positive Q4 2019 results and emphasized by an ever-growing number of ardent supporters online. Yet amidst these victories, it appears that Tesla has finally reached a […]

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