The Tesla Semi was spotted on California Highway 580 earlier today, testing on public roads ahead of the truck’s initial production. The Semi was spotted by a member of Tesla Owners Club Silicon Valley and showed a Semi running in the fast lane, hauling what appears to be cut-down trees behind it. It is the first sighting of…
Ford told dealers this morning to not deliver Mustang Mach-E units after a potential safety defect related to the possible overheating of a high-voltage main battery contactor can cause power issues. Ford will recall 48,924 Mach-E units from 2021 and 2022. Ford dealerships will still be able to sell the units, but delivery will not occur…
Tesla has lost one of the key executives it hired to handle business in India after the company’s plan to enter the market stagnated due to a disagreement on import duties. Manuj Khurana, Tesla’s Policy and Business Development executive in India, was appointed in March 2021 and played a crucial part in the company’s domestic…
Tesla bull ARK Invest added 2,800 shares of the electric automaker’s stock on Monday morning, equating to a roughly $1.8 million investment. Tesla shares were up over 2 percent just after noon on Tuesday in New York, rebounding from a tough five-day stretch last week where shares dropped roughly 10 percent. ARK added the Tesla…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has just left the world’s most exclusive club. Until recently, Musk has been the last and only member of the $200 billion net worth club, which used to be populated with fellow billionaires like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. But amidst the pressures in the market today, even Musk’s net worth has fallen below…
Australian renewable energy Edify Energy has formally announced that its high-profile 150MW / 300MWh battery storage system has completed its financing. The project will be using Tesla Megapack batteries, and it will be located in New South Wales (NSW). The battery storage system will be comprised of three separate partitions; the 60MW / 120MWh Riverina Energy Storage…
While Tesla is hard at work ramping the production capabilities of Gigafactory Texas, the company is reportedly also considering some locations around North America for its next plant. The update was reportedly related by Elon Musk during a company-wide meeting with Tesla workers. During the meeting, Musk was asked about Tesla’s plans regarding the location…
Tesla’s longtime battery supplier LG Energy Solutions (LGES) announced that it would invest 730 billion won ($567.76 million) to expand its battery production capacity in South Korea. The expansion includes a new assembly line that would produce 4680 cylindrical battery cells, stated a note to the press LGES provided Teslarati. The investment is in line with…
Elon Musk will answer questions from Twitter’s workers during an all-hands virtual meeting later this week. Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announced Elon Musk’s attendance at the next virtual meeting through a brief email on Monday, June 13. The virtual Twitter meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 16. Agrawal stated in his email that “we’ll cover…
Last week, Elon Musk tweeted in a series of updates that Tesla would be attempting to service two-thirds of customer requests “same day.” One of the many benefits of owning an electric vehicle is the lack of service required. According to Autoblog, of the top 5 most common car repairs – oxygen sensor replacement, inspection of…