Tesla Solar Roof V3 shows a more cautious Elon Musk, and that’s a good thing

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has previously stated that 2019 will be the year of the Solar Roof, the company’s flagship solar product. This prediction almost seemed like it was forgotten for some time, until now, with the electric car maker launching its Solar Roof V3 (now named Solarglass) last Friday. Solar Roof V3 appears to […]

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EV prices are coming within reach of Millennials, but are they buying?

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Tesla resumes Gigafactory 1 solar panel installations

Tesla has resumed the buildout of its planned solar roofing system on its Gigafactory 1 in Reno, Nevada amidst the company’s positive third-quarter earnings report earlier this week. Aerial images of Gigafactory 1 show additional progress has been made on the facility’s roof in the Nevada desert following the company’s quarterly earnings call that included […]

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Tesla Model Y sales impact on Model 3, addressed by Elon Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated he does not expect the upcoming production and sale of the Model Y to cannibalize sales of the Model 3 during the company’s Q3 earnings call. After being asked about the company’s concerns of Model 3 sales dropping amidst the upcoming release of the Model Y by New Street Research’s […]

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Tesla Model S, X, 3 to get power boost via software update in coming weeks

Tesla vehicles will receive additional power increases, as well as improvements in Supercharging and drivability in the coming weeks via over-the-air software updates. CEO Elon Musk announced during Tesla’s Q3 earnings call that a number of power improvements will be made to the Model S, Model X, and Model 3, including the increase of range, […]

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Tesla Model Y production to begin sooner than expected at Fremont factory

Tesla announced in its third-quarter Update Letter that Model Y production would begin sooner than expected in its Fremont, California factory. According to the electric car maker, the crossover SUV is now expected to enter production sometime in Summer 2020. The Silicon Valley-based electric car maker states that Model Y equipment is being installed ahead […]

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Tesla Model S Nurburgring update: A crash, more Superchargers, and new mods

Recent reports from Germany have provided some interesting new updates about Tesla’s ongoing activities at the Nürburgring. Among these was the unfortunate crash of a Plaid Model S unit, the construction of more Supercharger stalls at the iconic racetrack, and the inclusion of even more aero mods to another prototype.  According to a report from […]

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Rivian’s custom key fob design is a shoutout to its outdoor clientele

Rivian recently gave future owners of its R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV a peek at its intended design of the vehicles’ key fob, directly inspired by the company’s outdoor theme. The key fob design was unveiled at the electric truck startup’s Seattle, Washington event in late September. The spotlight of the event was the […]

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The Boring Company’s Las Vegas tunnel project enters full construction phase

The Boring Company’s transport tunnel for the Las Vegas Convention Center has entered its full construction phase, with images of the dig site showing heavy equipment working on what appears to be a passenger station at the end of a transport tunnel. Apart from this, images taken over the past week also reveal that a […]

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SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 launch delayed until November as lull drags on

For unknown reasons, SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 rocket launch has slipped from October to November, extending an already record-breaking lull in commercial US launch activity. Depending on when SpaceX finally returns to flight, the company could have easily spent more than a quarter of 2019 between launches. On August 7th, SpaceX successfully completed its most […]

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