Tesla Model Y deliveries to start in Hong Kong and Macau next month

Tesla will be starting its Model Y deliveries in Hong Kong and Macau next month. The information was related to local media outlets by Tesla in an update on Monday.  Apart from the confirmation of its customer deliveries, Tesla also provided an outline of the Model Y’s pricing structure. According to the company, the base […]

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Tesla Giga Texas expected to start Model Y production test runs in coming weeks

Tesla Gigafactory Texas seems to be rearing to go and has started preparing for Model Y production already. Recent information from insiders on Tesla’s Giga Texas site suggests that Model Y production in the Lone Star state could start in a few months, with initial manufacturing test runs beginning in the coming weeks. Drone operator […]

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Tesla’s Master Plan turns 15 years old: What Elon Musk’s company has achieved so far

Fifteen years ago today, on August 2nd, 2006, Co-Founder and CEO of what was then called “Tesla Motors” Elon Musk put out his top-secret Master Plan. Essentially, the cleverly titled document outlined what Musk envisioned for Tesla a few years before it would ever pump an electric vehicle off its production lines. Musk, who has […]

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Tesla’s war against direct sales wages on with big win in Virginia

Tesla’s war with laws that prohibit the direct sale of cars to consumers continues to wage on, but the automaker is making progress across the United States. The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles has approved Tesla to sell its cars and will open three new locations in the State. Tuesday, Virginia DMV Commissioner Richard Holcomb […]

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Biden campaigns for 40% of US automaker sales to be electric

President Joe Biden is campaigning for United States automakers to commit to a sales goal that would see 40% of its delivered units be electric by 2030. The request from Biden is still in the negotiation phase, according to a UAW representative, who stated no agreement had been reached yet. The White House has emphasized […]

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Tesla price targets move as analysts unravel massive Q2 earnings beat

Following Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) second-quarter Earnings Call that took place on Monday evening, analysts tasked with following the automaker’s stock have revised their price targets, working to unravel the massive beat that the company reported. Here is a quick rundown of what a few analysts are saying and how their outlook of the stock has […]

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Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai is now a primary vehicle export hub

Tesla recently revealed that Gigafactory Shanghai has fully transitioned to being the company’s primary export hub. Giga Shanghai has been instrumental to Tesla’s record deliveries this year, so it may not be surprising that it has become the company’s main export center. “Due to strong U.S. demand and global average cost optimization, we have completed […]

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Tesla will produce Model Y in 2021 at Giga Texas and Berlin

Tesla has confirmed that it still is on track to manufacture the Model Y crossover at both the Giga Texas and Giga Berlin plants in 2021 as construction at both facilities continues. Additionally, the news confirmed that the Cybertruck is taking a backseat to the Model Y, ending speculation of what vehicle Tesla would manufacture […]

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Tesla updates 4680 battery cell development at its Kato Rd. facility

Tesla has finally updated the public about the development of its 4680 battery cells, giving new details regarding the development and performance of the new chemistry and additional details about the structural battery pack and how it is performing in crash tests. 4680 Battery Cell Unveiled at Tesla Battery Day in September 2020, the 4680 […]

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Tesla Model Y taxi fleet from Revel set for NYC launch after regulatory mix up

Revel, a New York City-based ridesharing company, will launch its fleet of Tesla Model Y taxis in the Big Apple in early August after a mix-up with NYC’s regulatory agency, the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). The approval and soon-to-be-launched fleet of Model Y taxis will hit New York City streets on August 2nd, according […]

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