The Tesla Model Y is a well-rounded, impressive vehicle. Its balance of efficiency and cost makes it the best EV in its class. Motortrend compared Model Y to other cars in the same class and is convinced of this. The 2020 Tesla Model Y Dual Motor Long Range was used for the test. The experiments…
A new study has been published by the National Transportation Safety Board, best known as the NTSB, showing that about 50 percent of fire departments are not readily equipped to tackle an electric vehicle fire. The NTSB is a federal agency of the United States in charge of investigating civil transportation incidents. US Airways Flight…
Police in Stamford, Connecticut recently reported that two suspects were charged in a series of armed sidewalk robberies in the area. Interestingly enough, officials claimed that the case was partially cracked because of video and photographs captured by a Tesla that happened to be parked at a spot where one of the robberies occurred. A…
A recently released EnergySage report on online comparison-shopping marketplace for rooftop solar and energy storage systems revealed something remarkable. The Powerwall 2 is currently dominating the U.S. residential battery storage market despite the understated ramp of Tesla Energy, and the rivalry is not even close. The dominance of Tesla Energy is due in no small…
Green Mountain Power (GMP) has announced that its growing energy storage network in 2020 would reduce the cost of all GMP customers by approximately $3 million. This network involves Powerwall home batteries, Tesla Powerpack batteries at solar sites on a utility scale, and carbon-reducing equipment such as smart chargers for electric vehicles. Green Mountain Power…
Some fascinating information about the vehicles that Tesla will be manufacturing at Giga Berlin have been verified by Elon Musk. The Model Y that will be manufactured at the facility will use the company’s 4680 cells and structural battery pack, according to the Tesla CEO. Gigafactory Berlin will also use single-piece front and rear castings…
It appears that Tesla Energy and Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s 730 MWh battery installation at Moss Landing in Monterey, California, is progressing well. The first batch of Tesla Megapacks was successfully installed enabling the project to take a step towards its goal of starting operations in the second quarter of 2021 as noted in…
According to a memo seen by Bloomberg News, Tesla is warning employees at its auto plant in Fremont, California, that an employee allegedly “maliciously sabotaged” part of the factory last month and was fired after an internal investigation. According to an email sent Monday by Al Prescott, Tesla’s vice president of legal and acting general…
Apparently, Tesla has a new plan for dealing with journalists: don’t bother with them at all. The electric car company has reportedly disbanded its global public relations unit, leaving the press at the world’s most valuable automaker with no formal point of touch. According to Electrek, the decision to disband the department was confirmed “at…
Tesla is currently at the top of the EV market. Unlike any other, its vehicles provide an experience, performance is excellent for their price, and the tech is top-notch. However, as the company pursues its goal of delivering 500,000 vehicles this year, something is becoming clear: Tesla needs to stress its quality control aggressively, especially…