A look at Tesla’s online configurator for the Model Y has revealed that the electric car maker recently adjusted the starting prices of its upcoming vehicle, the Model Y. The company has also updated its configurator to reflect the Model Y’s updated default color, Pearl White Multi-Coat. Tesla’s adjustments in the Model Y’s price involve […]
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It’s hard to miss all the headlines about the United States’ trade war with China, the stock market’s reaction to it, and the various industry struggles in response to it if you spend any decent amount of time online. Honestly, I’m not much of a finance person, i.e., I only learned what a ‘short seller’ […]
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The buildout of Tesla’s Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai continues to be impressive, with the facility and its surrounding complex showing more progress with every new update. This is particularly evident in the site’s general assembly building, which is looking more and more like one of Tesla’s iconic factories in the United States. Interestingly enough, workers in […]
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Elon Musk has made it clear that the Tesla Network’s potential is no joke. “The fundamental utility of your vehicle will increase by a factor of 5,” he told the audience during Tesla’s Investor Autonomy Day earlier this year. Then, during a broad investor call in May, he reportedly said that self-driving would give Tesla […]
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Tesla’s second-quarter report and its succeeding earnings call provided updates on what could very well be two of the electric car maker’s most pertinent projects to date: the Model Y ramp and Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai, China. Based on Tesla’s recent reports, it appears that both initiatives are moving along at an impressive pace, perhaps […]
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Tesla’s fourth Gigafactory that’s planned to serve the European market will have its location decided on by the end of this year, according to CEO Elon Musk during the company’s Q2 2019 earnings call. Also confirmed by Musk was Tesla’s plan to continue sourcing European vehicle orders from their Fremont, California factory until a European […]
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In the second quarter of 2019, Tesla achieved record deliveries of 95,356 vehicles and record production of 87,048 vehicles, surpassing the previous quarterly records of ~91,000 deliveries and ~86,600 units produced in Q4 of 2018. This is an important …
Tesla has devised a new wiring architecture for its vehicles that could greatly streamline production. The new wiring system is designed to allow robots to handle more of the assembly process. One of the main reasons for the highly-publicized delays in early production of Model 3 was that Tesla tried to introduce too much automation,… Read more »
In an effort to continue streamlining its manufacturing process, Tesla has developed a new vehicle frame casting machine. The specifics are described in a patent application published on July 18, 2019 titled, “Multi-Directional Unibody Casting Machine for a Vehicle Frame and Associated Methods.” CEO Elon Musk previously referred to such a machine that was under […]
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Teslas are supposed to provide a great many benefits to their owners. They’re really fast, super energy efficient, have zero emissions, and provide driver ease and comfort on long journeys via Autopilot. However, as the artificial intelligence (AI) in their Full Self-Driving computers improves, it’s plausible that the software in the all-electric vehicles will eventually […]
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