Prolific German union IG Metall recently criticized Tesla Germany over allegations of excessive working hours. The union also noted that workers are afraid of speaking out at the company’s Brandenburg plant, Gigafactory Berlin. The allegations were shared by the union at its annual news conference. IG Metall has an office near Giga Berlin, and the…
Global electric vehicle sales reached 10 percent of all new cars sold in 2022, an increase from 8.3 percent in 2021. EVs continue to become more popular year over year, and consumers are making the switch from gas-powered vehicles to battery-powered ones across the world. Some markets have proven to be hot spots for electrification,…
Tesla has filed for a $59 million diecast shop at Giga Texas, new filings show. Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas is still moving closer to Cybertruck production, as we reported recently based on comments that Chief Vehicle Designer Franz von Holzhausen made on the Ride the Lightning podcast. As the facility is still being built out, more of the plant…
For years, Tesla has seemed unstoppable — the stock price long ago soared beyond what most folks (including, at times, the company’s CEO) thought was reasonable. Conventional wisdom was that only a drop in demand would bring the TSLA rocket ship back down to Earth. Well, now it appears that demand for Tesla’s luxury EVs is…
The Cybertruck production has been delayed several times over the past few years, but it appears Tesla is on track to begin production in early 2023, as CEO Elon Musk said last year. But as manufacturing of the pickup nears, there is still one big thing missing: the Cybertruck’s price. After being unveiled in late…
Recently, Tesla caught a number of headlines after an update to the Model S and Model X’s configurator revealed that a round steering wheel was now available for the vehicle. It was a rare move for Tesla, considering that the steering yoke is something that CEO Elon Musk has been very firm about. In a…
Teslas are not like other vehicles on the road. They’re all-electric, they’re very minimalist, and they have tech and features that one would likely expect from a smartphone, not a car. Yet Teslas like the Model 3 and Model Y have breached the mainstream auto market, with the latter likely on track to become the…
Tesla FSD Beta users are still waiting for the release of V11, which CEO Elon Musk noted started its initial rollout way back on November 11, 2022. But while FSD Beta V11 is yet to see a wide rollout, Musk has been pretty consistent in his recent estimates for the update’s release. When Musk was asked recently…
One of the best things about the Tesla Cybertruck is its stainless steel exoskeleton, which is extremely tough and durable. But while steel is a strong material to begin with, it can still be damaged. This happened during the all-electric pickup truck’s unveiling event, after Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen smashed a sledgehammer onto the…
Tesla is constantly improving the Model S, Franz von Holzhausen, the company’s chief designer, said in a recent interview. Tesla has been making improvements to its flagship design since launching it in 2012. In June 2022, Tesla celebrated the ten-year anniversary of the Model S, which has undergone many improvements, including the launch of the Tesla…