Tesla has been found not to be violating labor laws at its German Gigafactory, better known as Giga Berlin, State Parliament members say. After a meeting on Tuesday, which had several members of the Parliament speak regarding their findings at the Giga Berlin site, Tesla is not violating any labor laws that protect employees and…
Recent photos of a Model S Plaid spotted parked in San Francisco streets reveal Tesla’s progress with its new flagship sedan. Tesla owner @BlakeM in San Francisco shared a few Model S Plaid photos with Teslarati. The pictures give a clear image of the now-infamous Yoke steering wheel and the rear display at the back. He…
It may be a bit challenging for Tesla skeptics to maintain the “brake failure” narrative in China, as the company’s all-electric vehicles are proving their critics wrong in real-life incidents. One of these, which has garnered some traction in China’s social media platforms, featured a Tesla that found itself in the middle of a multi-vehicle…
The New York Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) has issued a resolution for a pilot program to introduce more electric taxis into the city’s yellow cab industry. TLC noted that its rules “do not explicitly permit the use of fully electric vehicles as yellow taxis,” However, the Commission did recognize that one BEV model has…
Right now, Tesla is at the vanguard of an all-electric future. On Wall Street, the company’s market value has outpaced its auto industry counterparts who specialize in internal combustion engine (ICE) technology. Are things changing though? To that end, are Tesla’s competitors still investing in ICE development anymore? Analyzing legacy automakers, Jim Motovalli at Autoweek reports, “It’s plain that traditional gas and diesel…
According to a new product information sheet posted by a potential customer, Tesla is releasing the specifications for its new Powerwall+ energy storage device. Tesla’s Powerwall energy storage system is what the company uses for its solar customers. The Powerwall saves money by storing surplus energy captured by solar panels or from the grid and…
Inasmuch as Tesla has a vast network of Superchargers that are capable of charging its vehicles’ batteries quickly and conveniently, long-distance travel could still be challenging at times. For example, things become a bit aggravating when drivers end up having to use small Supercharger V2 stations during a long trip, and some stalls end up…
Tesla’s issues in Germany have now reportedly resulted in a six-month delay of the start of production at Gigafactory Berlin, according to a local industry paper. Gigafactory Berlin is one of Tesla’s most important projects right now since it will bring the Model Y to Europe, and it will introduce a new generation of the…
Over the past weeks, Tesla China found itself involved in a controversy surrounding its vehicles’ alleged brake failures. This came to a head at the Shanghai Auto Show, when a former Tesla owner protested in the EV maker’s booth by standing atop a Model 3 and loudly declaring that the company’s vehicles have faulty brakes. …
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez showed his support for Tesla’s Robotaxi fleet via Twitter recently. The Miami Mayor has been in talks with Elon Musk’s Boring Company for a tunneling project in his city. Now it seems he has also embraced another one of Musk’s companies. Tesla bull Steve Mark Ryan posted a poll on Twitter,…