Tesla Model Y pre-production seems slated to start at Gigafactory Texas as predicted. Last week, an insider shared that Tesla aims to start test Model Y production in early August. The company’s plan seems to be moving on schedule. Recent pictures by drone operator Joe Tegtmeyer reveal just how prepared Gigafactory Texas is for Model Y…
Tesla Model Y bodies were spotted at Giga Berlin over the weekend, hinting at the beginning of pre-production operations at the plant. Tesla Giga Berlin drone operator @Gf4Tesla spotted nine Model Y bodies at the plant’s site. He also spotted two unopened boxes that might have contained more Tesla Model Y bodies. According to the Tesla enthusiast…
Tesla has formally moved the Cybertruck’s estimated customer deliveries to 2022. The update was reflected by the company in the all-electric pickup truck’s online configurator. Tesla’s update on the Cybertruck’s deliveries has been speculated for some time now. While the Cybertruck’s online configurator had maintained its late 2021 estimate since the vehicle’s unveiling, the ongoing chip crisis…
During the Q2 2021 Earnings Call Update Letter released in late July, Tesla revealed that the Semi program would be delayed once again due to battery cell constraints and supply chain bottlenecks. However, developments regarding the Semi’s charging system still move forward, and one document from Ideanomics subsidiary WAVE proposes an extreme fast-charging system that…
Ahead of the long-awaited arrival of Tesla’s Giga Berlin production facility in Germany, an employee of the automaker has now indicated that the all-electric Model Y crossover has arrived in Europe. Tesla’s Design Studio for the German market indicates the Model Y will be delivered in September, but some deliveries could begin even sooner. Tesla’s…
Former Nikola Motor frontman and founder Trevor Milton is calling upon the attorneys who assisted Tesla CEO Elon Musk in his 2018 settlement with the SEC. Milton is currently indicted for three counts of fraud, charges brought upon him within the last few weeks for allegedly falsifying some claims about Nikola’s business and products. Among the…
nIt appears that the pieces are starting to come together for the Tesla Cybertruck. Apart from the rapid development of Gigafactory Texas, Steel Dynamics, Tesla’s supplier for the steel that would be used in the vehicle, is also making some great progress in its Sinton, TX mill. Aerial video of Steel Dynamics’ Sinton site shows…
Jay Leno’s time was beaten by a Tesla Model S Plaid at the World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, IL. The Tesla Model S Plaid is a monster of a car. Even before its delivery event at the Fremont Factory in California, reports were already swirling that the vehicle had established a new world record at the…
Headlines all over the EV, cleantech, and normie media are highlighting Biden’s new EV plan. The big question becomes: is it feasible? Let’s look at some data and numbers and do a bit of projecting. First off, what is the White House actually promising? “… to make half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 zero-emissions…
Tesla could use Chinese automotive company BYD’s new, ultra-safe “Blade” battery design in some of its vehicles in 2022. The rumors that associate the Blade battery from BYD being paired with Tesla’s successful electric models in China follow a report from just days ago when Tesla was rumored to have already completed a prototype for…