In South Australia, Tesla’s giant Powerpack battery system, also known as the Tesla Big Battery, has just been extended and is showing record capacity in testing before bringing it online. The Tesla Powerpack 100 MW/129 MWh project in South Australia offers the same grid facilities as peaker plants but, with its battery technology, it is…
Tesla’s propensity to encounter delays with the launch of its vehicles and features has fostered the word “Elon Time,” humorously referring to the CEO’s habit of being excessively ambitious with its target timetables. But with the business reaching its groove with the construction of their Gigafactories in Shanghai, Berlin, and now, Texas, a new phrase…
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has reported that its board of directors has approved a 5:1 split in the form of a dividend for the company’s common stock. The move would make TSLA stock ownership more affordable to both employees and investors alike. The electric car maker said that on August 21, 2020, each stockholder of record…
According to a recent survey sent to local shareholders, Tesla is contemplating becoming a “power provider” in Europe and is looking at bundling Solar, Powerwall and its EV charger together for some form of all-in-one home energy kit. Tesla has been making further moves in the last few months to grow its solar and energy…
Tesla China announced Beijing’s first Supercharger V3 is now operational. The launch of the new V3 site marks yet another phase in the efforts of the electric car manufacturer to scale up their charging network in China, which will provide more support to customers as the local Model 3 gets ramped up in the region….
Tesla has introduced their own car wrap service via distribution centers beginning in China with 5 cities. Can this be brought into other markets? Tesla has reduced the number of color choices on its cars over the past few years to streamline production and encourage maintenance at service centres. As a result, many owners switched…
A recent survey found that in the second quarter of 2020, Tesla’s Made in China Model 3 was ranked as the country’s highest-quality sedan, reporting just .7 complaints per 10,000 cars. While the data shows that Model 3 strikes a chord with its Chinese customers, it also shows the quality of the company’s products that…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk highlighted the ability of his company to sustain high demand during the coronavirus pandemic due to their streamlined online ordering process. In the first part of a three-part interview with Jason Stein from Automotive News, Musk claimed that Tesla’s online purchasing process, which prevents visiting a dealer to purchase a vehicle,…
Tesla has publicly released its Q2 2020 Quarterly Safety Report, showing that the quality of the company’s Autopilot and driving assistance features are better than cars operating without it. For every 4.53 million miles driven in which drivers had engaged Autopilot, the company announced one accident recorded. It represents the second safest quarter in company…
In June, the Tesla Model 3 held the top spot on the Global Top 20 sales list for electric vehicles, while the Model Y joined the chart. The Model 3 remained the most popular electric vehicle throughout 2020, maintaining over 15 percent of the global market share of battery-powered cars sold worldwide. With 35,854 units…