A newly leaked email from Tesla CEO Elon Musk indicates that its highly ambitious delivery goal for 2020 is within reach of the electric car manufacturer. Tesla retained its target of producing half a million cars this year amid a pandemic that virtually brought the broader automotive industry to its knees. The email from Musk…
Elon Musk said Friday that taking Tesla private is now “impossible” even though doing so could lead to further innovation at the electric car manufacturer. The share price of Tesla is almost eight times higher than it was at the beginning of the year and, on December 21, it joined the S&P 500 as its…
Tesla is beginning to roll out its highly anticipated over-the-air 2020 ‘Holiday Update’ that includes new driving visualizations for Full Self-Driving, new games, and an improved display for Supercharger and Vehicle Information, among others. The following are some of the most notable aspects of Tesla’s 2020 holiday update as part of Firmware 2020.48.25. Arguably, the…
Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison announced plans to move earlier this month from Silicon Valley to his island of Lanai, Hawaii. And not only will the island get a new full-time resident, but it might also get the state’s first Tesla Supercharging station. The electric-vehicle manufacturer recently applied for a permit in Maui County to build…
Tesla owners around the world recently pitched in to raise money for Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.), which is a non-profit organization that rescues children trafficked by human beings, in an effort to break a Guinness World Record. Tesla owners from all over helped by contributing, sharing the event, and raising awareness of what they were…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently shared his insights into a key innovation for its all-electric vehicle program that Apple is supposedly looking to implement. Reports have noted that a “monocell” battery design would be used for Apple’s upcoming electric car, which would allow the tech giant to maximize space inside the battery pack. Elon Musk…
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has gained a lot of praise this year, due in no small part to the milestones it achieved in the midst of a literal pandemic. And with these achievements in mind, TSLA has recently been hailed as the undisputed “Stock of the Year” for 2020 by financial media outlet The Street. The electric…
(Reuters) – Apple Inc is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The iPhone maker’s automotive efforts, known as Project Titan, have proceeded unevenly since 2014 when it first started to design…
Just recently, some strong criticism of the Tesla Cybertruck came from legendary automotive designer Frank Stephenson, the guy behind some of Ferrari, Mini, and McLaren’s most iconic vehicles. The designer, who was named as one of the most prominent car designers today by MotorTrend, lamented in a YouTube video about the Cybertruck’s powerful exterior and…
It seems that Tesla’s Supercharger Network will soon be serving vehicles outside the electric car lineup of the company. The update was announced on Twitter by CEO Elon Musk, who noted that the Supercharger Network is being made available to other EVs though the project remains low-key for now. They do, even though it’s kind…