A series of recent Starship and Starlink delays have pushed SpaceX’s Starship flight test and two Falcon 9 launches into the same ~25-hour period, potentially setting the stage for a frenetic Wednesday and Thursday. SpaceX announced a third delay for its Starlink-16 mission late on January 18th, pushing the launch to no earlier than 8:02…
Electrek obtained the first picture of Tesla’s new structural battery pack with a honeycomb architecture that will power its future electric vehicles. Tesla structural battery pack At its Battery Day event last year, Tesla not only unveiled its new 4680 battery cell but also a new battery architecture built around the new cell. Inspired by the aerospace…
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is seeing some bumps in stock price and in outlook from Wall Street analysts after China’s initial deliveries of the Model Y. The company’s stock has remained relatively stagnant over the past week, hovering between the $820 and $860 mark in a seven-day period. Tesla’s initial deliveries of the Model Y in…
The first deliveries of Tesla’s Model Y in China proved to be a smooth affair, with the electric car manufacturer handing over the first batch of vehicles in a simultaneous event spanning 10 cities to their respective owners. Tesla wanted to provide a “epidemic prevention package” with every car, apparently as a way to highlight…
SpaceX is in the midst of preparing for back-to-back Falcon 9 launches from its two Florida pads, a feat that will also require two drone ships for each rocket booster to land on. Drone ship Just Read The Instructions (JRTI) is already on station off the coast of North Carolina for SpaceX’s first Starlink launch…
Tesla has renewed its contract with Jeff Dahn and Dalhousie University. The partnership between Tesla and the Canadian University, which started on June 8th, 2016, held the intention of developing longer-lasting, lower-cost EV batteries. For years, Tesla has been working with Dahn’s research team to develop new strategies for EV battery development and longevity. One of the…
Tesla has released a new one-minute long video spot showing the company’s production lines for battery cells. Elon Musk noted that in other industries, some of the best production technology is present, inciting some interest that Tesla may have drawn inspiration for its battery scaling projects from other sectors. It is no secret that Tesla…
Tesla will consider adding monetary value to its Full Self-Driving suite when an owner is attempting to trade-in their vehicle. The company is looking into the possibility following a request to Elon Musk from notable Wall Street analyst and Tesla bull Pierre Ferragu. Ferragu, an analyst from New Street Research, currently owns a Model 3 equipped…
The American pickup truck segment may be the biggest prize yet in the country’s auto market. The US, after all, loves pickups, as evidenced by the fact that the country’s top-selling vehicles are dominated by trucks. This is why it is pertinent for EV makers like Tesla to ensure that their respective entries into the…
The Tesla Semi has its own fair share of critics, and even today, some notable voices such as Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believe that the Class 8 all-electric truck is not feasible. When one looks at the currently available information about the upcoming vehicle, however, one would see that the Tesla Semi is vastly underestimated. …