CEO Elon Musk reiterated that SpaceX is still targeting a big rocket reuse goal that he initially set a few years ago for the company and announced that his Falcon rockets will eventually rise far beyond it. Musk has been talking publicly about reusable rockets for well over a decade but the first hard numbers…
\n Elon Musk recently defended elevator music and now he wants Tesla to build a new feature so that their cars can play elevator music through their external speakers and spread the joy of jazz around. \n\n\n\n Tesla vehicles have external speakers. The purpose is to give out a pedestrian warning sound, which has become…
Construction of industrial facilities in Germany is typically a lengthy and extensive process. Often securing permits and dealing with the environmentalists and the public — in addition to the construction phase itself — can sometimes drag out over ten years. A good example of this is “Willy Brandt” Berlin Brandenburg Airport, which has been under…
A few days ago, my esteemed colleague Maarten Vinkhuyzen posted an excellent article on self-driving systems that explores the difference between being 10 times safer or 10 times better than a human driver. His conclusion is that 10 times better is the preferred metric, since 10 times safer still results in about 4,000 road deaths a year…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is continuing to fuel our curiosity with new information about the supercar after sharing news that Tesla Roadster 2.0 will have rocket thrusters. On Twitter, Musk tweeted that the wheels of Roadster 2 will have only one center-nut. He explained in his next tweet that the nut would be relatively growing….
Elon Musk’s net worth is soaring in 2020, as Tesla’s surging stock price has roughly quadrupled since the start of the year. Musk owns about 20% of Tesla’s stock, a stake that’s worth more than $50 billion, according to research firm Wealth-X. Overall, Musk’s personal net worth is estimated to be at least $66.7 billion, according to Wealth-X, which…
Tesla’s newest electric vehicle, the Model Y, has been introduced to the lineup of children’s cars by Radio Flyer. The Model Y is the first crossover SUV produced by Tesla. It has a five-seat option currently available, and a seven-seat version soon to be released. Now Radio Flyer has launched a one-seater option to take…
The positive impact from the transition to sustainable transport is expected, but now a report is confirming that the mass adoption of electric vehicles would save thousands of lives and billions of dollars. The study comes from Northwestern University where researchers have combined climate modeling with data from public health to assess the impact of…
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock hiked 11.20 percent in Monday’s trading, and Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas clarified why the potential benefit of the business lies inside batteries and talented people who want to work for Elon Musk. Jonas appeared Monday on an episode of CNBC’s “Squawk Alley” to address his price target for the electric car…
There’s one statistic to rule them all when it comes to comparing electric vehicles: range. Range gets headlines. It earns automakers bragging rights, or gives their competitors mocking rights. Range is what determines whether or not an electric vehicle will fit into someone’s lifestyle. Short-range EVs like the 84-mile Fiat 500e serve as great commuters,…