A new survey shows that prospective electric vehicle buyers are considering Tesla over any other brand as more buyers consider electrified options due to soaring gas prices. According to Kelley Blue Book, 25% of new car buyers considered an EV in January, February, and March 2022. After reviewing the findings of a customer perception survey, the…
Teslas may be among the most technologically-advanced vehicles on the road, but they are also extremely tough. Despite their sleek looks, their trademark components such as their glass roofs have been proven to be extremely durable. The Tesla Model S, for example, made headlines when it was tested by the NHTSA. During the course of…
A SpaceX Starship prototype that could become the first to launch into space has returned to the company’s Starbase rocket factory after completing a series of thorough proof tests. Starship S24’s test campaign got off to a rough start when the roughly nine-meter (30 ft) wide, 50-meter (~165 ft) tall rocket blew a high-pressure pipe…
To state that Tesla’s second quarter this year has been challenging would be an understatement. With Giga Shanghai being shut down for several weeks, the company’s overall vehicle production and delivery figures for Q2 2022 would likely be adversely affected. It appears that Wall Street is taking these factors into consideration. In a recent update,…
It was a challenging task, but Tesla China has reportedly done it. Gigafactory Shanghai has returned to 100% capacity utilization. This should allow Tesla to end the second quarter on a high note in China. Tesla’s Shanghai plant was shut down in late March due to the country’s intensive anti-Covid measures. Thanks to the lockdowns, Giga Shanghai’s…
Several months after the first prototype was spotted floating around Starbase, SpaceX has finished assembling a tank designed to put upgraded Starship domes to the test. Known only as “EDOME” per a tracking label taped to its side, the prototype looks fairly ordinary from the outside and could easily be mistaken for just the latest…
Despite a challenging second quarter thanks to Giga Shanghai’s shutdown and pressure on TSLA stock partly due to CEO Elon Musk’s efforts to acquire Twitter, Tesla has received an optimistic outlook from UBS analyst Patrick Hummel nonetheless. In recent comments, Hummel opted to upgrade Tesla from “Neutral” to “Buy” with a price target of $1,100…
After several weeks, Twitter’s Board has reportedly agreed to comply with Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s demands over the social media company’s bot data. Musk had announced that he was putting his Twitter buyout on hold until the social media platform provided him with legitimate data on its fake and spam accounts. With Twitter’s Board reportedly succumbing…
On Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 7 p.m. Shanghai time (1100 GMT), Tesla China started an online hiring event to fill a dozen new job postings in the country. According to Tesla China, the company is recruiting staff to fill “smart manufacturing” roles. Tesla China’s WeChat states that the company currently has 224 job posts…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said after a recent sighting of the upcoming Cybertruck that he believes it will be the company’s “best product ever.” The Cybertruck was spotted at the Moss Landing Battery System’s commissioning event in California earlier this week, sporting its 30X Cold-Rolled Stainless-Steel exoskeleton and its somewhat challenging wiper blade, which has…