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Tesla Giga Berlin’s final assembly line takes shape after new approval

May 19, 2021 Joey Klender Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla Giga Berlin’s final assembly line is taking shape after the Brandenburg local government gave the automaker preliminary approval to begin installing “machines and aggregates (among other things for the assembly of interior fittings, cockpit, merging of chassis, engine) in the final assembly.” The Brandenburg Ministry of Agriculture, Environment, and Climate Protection announced earlier today […]

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Tesla’s Elon Musk comes through for UFC’s Beneil Dariush

May 19, 2021 Joey Klender Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla’s Elon Musk has come through for UFC fighter Beneil Dariush, who used his post-fight victory interview with Joe Rogan to bring attention to his delayed Tesla Model X order. Musk provided Dariush with a Model Y loaner vehicle, according to his agent, until the Model X is ready to be delivered. On Saturday, Dariush, […]

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Tesla’s Elon Musk thanks Brandenburg Minister for supporting Giga Berlin

May 19, 2021 Maria Merano Syndicated Comments Off

Recently, Elon Musk thanked Jörg Steinbach—the Minister of Economy, Labor, and Energy for the state of Brandenburg in Germany—for supporting Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin. Musk visited Giga Berlin’s construction site over the weekend to check up on its progress. Steinbach tweeted about his informal “catch-up” with Elon Musk at Giga Berlin earlier in the day. He […]

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Tesla’s next-gen Model Y from Giga Berlin aims to redefine ‘German engineering’

May 18, 2021 Joey Klender Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla’s next-generation Model Y from Giga Berlin in Germany may redefine “German engineering.” A Tweet from CEO Elon Musk shows the company aims to improve build quality down to the micron, a unit of measurement that is equivalent to one-thousandth of a millimeter. “German engineering” is a phrase that has been around for decades and […]

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A familiar Tesla foe has placed a $530 million bet against the stock

May 17, 2021 Joey Klender Syndicated Comments Off

A familiar foe to Elon Musk’s electric car company Tesla has revisited his doubt for the stock. Michael Burry, famous for “The Big Short,” has reiterated his short position against Tesla as a new 13-F filing with the SEC reveals he has placed a $530 million bet against the company. Burry was made famous in […]

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Tesla’s Elon Musk visits Giga Berlin, hopes to begin production by end 2021

May 17, 2021 Joey Klender Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has landed in Germany for a “technical” visit to Giga Berlin, the European production facility Tesla plans to launch later this year. During an interview with local media, Musk stated that he hopes production can begin by the end of 2021. According to Jörg Steinbach, the Minister of Economics, Labor, and […]

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Tesla Giga Texas’ Model Y front megacast is as intimidating as it is revolutionary

May 17, 2021 Maria Merano Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla made waves a few months ago when it revealed that it was already utilizing single-piece megacasts for the Model Y’s rear underbody. The innovation was evident with automotive veterans such as Sandy Munro praising Tesla for its bold strategy. During that time, Tesla announced that its 6,000-ton Giga Press machines could produce megacasts for […]

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Tesla Autopilot Abusers need to be held accountable, but how?

May 15, 2021 Joey Klender Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla Autopilot Abusers need to be held accountable for their actions. For years, Tesla engineers have worked long and hard to improve Autopilot and Full Self-Driving. Hundreds of thousands of hours of work have been put into these driving assistance programs, whether it would be through software, coding, and programming or through other mediums. However, […]

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Tesla is performing Model Y Giga Press casting tests at Texas factory: rumor

May 13, 2021 Joey Klender Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla’s Giga Texas production facility is rumoredly undergoing some test runs of the Model Y’s rear, one-piece casting months ahead of its scheduled initial production phases, according to some close to the project. Tesla has spent the last year developing land and constructing its largest Gigafactory production facility to date in Austin, Texas. In what […]

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Tesla Giga Berlin slated for late-Summer start: Economic Minister reiterates production dates

May 13, 2021 Joey Klender Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla Giga Berlin will begin producing cars in late-Summer or early-Fall. After a meeting with the Economic Committee of the Landtag, Brandenburg Economic Minister Jörg Steinbach said that there shouldn’t be major delays as previously reported. Steinbach first confirmed to Teslarati last week that Giga Berlin would be slated for a late-Summer or early-Autumn start after […]

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