Tesla China Roars Back With 212 Percent Month Over Month Production Increase

Tesla China is back, and Gigafactory Shanghai is hitting its pace once more. As per data released by the China Passenger Car Association, Tesla was able to produce 33544 vehicles in May in its Shanghai E.V plant, a 212% increase compared to April’s 10757.Tesla China’s May figures represent a recovery for the electric vehicle maker, which experienced a steep decline in April due to the country’s stringent Covid-19 lockdowns. But with the plant now operating with multiple shifts and the facility’s closed-loop system about to end, Giga Sha...[More]

Tesla China Roars Back With 212 Percent Month Over Month Production Increase

Tesla China is back, and Gigafactory Shanghai is hitting its pace once more. As per data released by the China Passenger Car Association, Tesla was able to produce 33544 vehicles in May in its Shanghai E.V plant, a 212% increase compared to April’s 10757.Tesla China’s May figures represent a recovery for the electric vehicle maker, which experienced a steep decline in April due to the country’s stringent Covid-19 lockdowns. But with the plant now operating with multiple shifts and the facility’s closed-loop system about to end, Giga Sha...[More]

Samsung Wins Multi-Billion Dollar Tesla Camera Deal

Samsung Electro-Mechanics, the electronic components units of Samsung, has won a deal to supply Tesla with camera modules.According to a report by KED, the deal is worth somewhere between $3.2 billion and $4 billion.Samsung Electro-Mechanics beat rivals LG Innotek and Primax Elecontrocis to secure the deal.With the deal, Samsung will supply 80 per cent of camera modules used by Tesla. LG Innotek will supply the other 20 per cent.This is the largest contract ever for the electronic component unit and makes it the largest supplier of camera modul...[More]

Samsung Wins Multi-Billion Dollar Tesla Camera Deal

Samsung Electro-Mechanics, the electronic components units of Samsung, has won a deal to supply Tesla with camera modules.According to a report by KED, the deal is worth somewhere between $3.2 billion and $4 billion.Samsung Electro-Mechanics beat rivals LG Innotek and Primax Elecontrocis to secure the deal.With the deal, Samsung will supply 80 per cent of camera modules used by Tesla. LG Innotek will supply the other 20 per cent.This is the largest contract ever for the electronic component unit and makes it the largest supplier of camera modul...[More]

Tesla FSD Beta Version 10.13

Tesla's FSD package has managed to establish itself as, no doubt, the best in the world. Although some analysts.out that it is not a fully autonomous driving system yet, its constant evolution has clearly made it possible to improve instant response and general circulation. The latest update was released just a few weeks ago, but Elon Musk himself has already acknowledged that Tesla is working on a more advanced version, that will include many important new features in addition to solving current problems.Version 10.12 of the FSD Beta package, ...[More]

Tesla FSD Beta Version 10.13

Tesla's FSD package has managed to establish itself as, no doubt, the best in the world. Although some analysts.out that it is not a fully autonomous driving system yet, its constant evolution has clearly made it possible to improve instant response and general circulation. The latest update was released just a few weeks ago, but Elon Musk himself has already acknowledged that Tesla is working on a more advanced version, that will include many important new features in addition to solving current problems.Version 10.12 of the FSD Beta package, ...[More]

Ford Dealer Doubles Price Of F-150 Lightning

Despite Ford issuing a warning to dealers earlier this year about activities that were damaging to the brand, one dealer in Florida has taken it to the extreme and doubled the price of the F-150 Lightning with a market adjustment.The offending dealer is Gary Smith Ford in Fort Walton Beach, who was able to secure a base model F-150 Lightning Pro. Parked on the showroom floor, the truck has a base price of $69554.According to the window sticker, this price includes a protection package, fender well liners, first aid and roadside assistance kit...[More]

Ford Dealer Doubles Price Of F-150 Lightning

Despite Ford issuing a warning to dealers earlier this year about activities that were damaging to the brand, one dealer in Florida has taken it to the extreme and doubled the price of the F-150 Lightning with a market adjustment.The offending dealer is Gary Smith Ford in Fort Walton Beach, who was able to secure a base model F-150 Lightning Pro. Parked on the showroom floor, the truck has a base price of $69554.According to the window sticker, this price includes a protection package, fender well liners, first aid and roadside assistance kit...[More]

Tesla Has Over Three Years Worth Of Cybertruck Orders

Tesla has over three years’ worth of Cybertruck orders, even if it were to produce them at a rapid production pace, as detailed in a statement from CEO Elon Musk reported by CNBC. The news comes after Tesla announced plans to stop accepting Cybertruck orders beyond North America earlier this month.To be sure, Tesla’s Cybertruck is not even in production yet, and it won’t be until at least next year. Tesla plans to produce the Cybertruck at its Austin, Texas Gigafactory, where it’s just beginning to ramp up the production of its Model Y ...[More]

Tesla Has Over Three Years Worth Of Cybertruck Orders

Tesla has over three years’ worth of Cybertruck orders, even if it were to produce them at a rapid production pace, as detailed in a statement from CEO Elon Musk reported by CNBC. The news comes after Tesla announced plans to stop accepting Cybertruck orders beyond North America earlier this month.To be sure, Tesla’s Cybertruck is not even in production yet, and it won’t be until at least next year. Tesla plans to produce the Cybertruck at its Austin, Texas Gigafactory, where it’s just beginning to ramp up the production of its Model Y ...[More]

Tesla Cybertruck Shines at the Moss Landing

Tesla Cybertruck was spotted at the Moss Landing Battery System commissioning ceremony. The electric pickup truck is the epitome of a sustainable future powered by renewable energy.On June 6, Pacific Gas and Electric Company held a grand commissioning ceremony for the Elkhorn Battery System in Moss Landing, which consists of 256 Tesla Megapacks. This marked an important step in making clean energy available on demand to support California's electric grid reliability. The project has become one of the world's largest utility-owned lithium-ion ba...[More]

Tesla Cybertruck Shines at the Moss Landing

Tesla Cybertruck was spotted at the Moss Landing Battery System commissioning ceremony. The electric pickup truck is the epitome of a sustainable future powered by renewable energy.On June 6, Pacific Gas and Electric Company held a grand commissioning ceremony for the Elkhorn Battery System in Moss Landing, which consists of 256 Tesla Megapacks. This marked an important step in making clean energy available on demand to support California's electric grid reliability. The project has become one of the world's largest utility-owned lithium-ion ba...[More]

Tesla China Is Actively Hiring New Talent

Tesla China is actively hiring new talent and is still in need of more employees, according to people familiar with the matter. This is the best demonstration that the company does not intend to unleash a tsunami of layoffs, and dispels fears artificially inflated in the media.Last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent an email to employees saying the company will streamline its workforce by cutting departments that are not essential for its successful development. At the same time, he clearly wrote that this does not apply to employees involved in th...[More]

Tesla China Is Actively Hiring New Talent

Tesla China is actively hiring new talent and is still in need of more employees, according to people familiar with the matter. This is the best demonstration that the company does not intend to unleash a tsunami of layoffs, and dispels fears artificially inflated in the media.Last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent an email to employees saying the company will streamline its workforce by cutting departments that are not essential for its successful development. At the same time, he clearly wrote that this does not apply to employees involved in th...[More]

Is Elons Twitter Deal Dead

Twitter violates the rights of Elon Musk as a buyer by not providing him with the requested information about the number of spam and fake accounts on the platform. Twitter's resistance to a fair deal could see the head of the world's most disruptive companies pull out of the deal.The work of Twitter has long been a reasonable concern among its users. The biggest problem is spam and fake accounts that make using the social network unpleasant. However, this is exactly the area in which Twitter is trying to hide something from prying eyes. Twitter...[More]

Is Elons Twitter Deal Dead

Twitter violates the rights of Elon Musk as a buyer by not providing him with the requested information about the number of spam and fake accounts on the platform. Twitter's resistance to a fair deal could see the head of the world's most disruptive companies pull out of the deal.The work of Twitter has long been a reasonable concern among its users. The biggest problem is spam and fake accounts that make using the social network unpleasant. However, this is exactly the area in which Twitter is trying to hide something from prying eyes. Twitter...[More]

Elon Musk Wants The Best Engineers At Tesla

Amidst higher demand for electric vehicles than ever, Tesla has faced a wide range of supply issues from semiconductors to battery materials and other components. But a little talked about demand issue facing Tesla is also related to its need to produce batteries: skilled engineers able to help develop E.V batteries en masse.Elon Musk has always emphasized an engineering-first approach at Tesla. Not surprisingly, Tesla has bumped median salaries for battery engineers throughout the past few years, according to a report from Bloomberg. With medi...[More]

Elon Musk Wants The Best Engineers At Tesla

Amidst higher demand for electric vehicles than ever, Tesla has faced a wide range of supply issues from semiconductors to battery materials and other components. But a little talked about demand issue facing Tesla is also related to its need to produce batteries: skilled engineers able to help develop E.V batteries en masse.Elon Musk has always emphasized an engineering-first approach at Tesla. Not surprisingly, Tesla has bumped median salaries for battery engineers throughout the past few years, according to a report from Bloomberg. With medi...[More]

Tesla Team Presents New Battery Design that Could Last 100 Years

The Jeff Dahn team that works with Tesla has revealed a new battery design that could last 100 years before a replacement is required. This means the battery can be reinstalled in several other vehicles before it needs to be recycled.Created in 2016, Tesla Advanced Battery Research has partnered with Dalhousie University in Canada to develop a nickel-based battery that offers far greater longevity than batteries currently used in electric vehicles. The nickel-based alternative described in the new study is theoretically able to overcome energy ...[More]

Tesla Team Presents New Battery Design that Could Last 100 Years

The Jeff Dahn team that works with Tesla has revealed a new battery design that could last 100 years before a replacement is required. This means the battery can be reinstalled in several other vehicles before it needs to be recycled.Created in 2016, Tesla Advanced Battery Research has partnered with Dalhousie University in Canada to develop a nickel-based battery that offers far greater longevity than batteries currently used in electric vehicles. The nickel-based alternative described in the new study is theoretically able to overcome energy ...[More]