Tesla

By Eric Ralph Posted on October 28, 2021 For the second time, SpaceX is gearing up to install a full six Raptor engines on the first orbital-class Starship prototype. This time around, though, there’s reason to believe that the preparations SpaceX is making aren’t a false start and could culminate in one or several record-breaking

By Joey Klender Posted on October 27, 2021 Tesla has officially launched Live Camera Access for the Sentry Mode security feature with Software Update 2021.36.8. Sentry Mode is a security feature available to Tesla owners which helps record events that happen near a vehicle. It has been used in the past to catch vandals, solve

By Joey Klender Posted on October 26, 2021 The future of autonomous vehicles is almost a certainty, but for people with seizures and epilepsy who are dependent and reliant on having transportation for their day-to-day activities, it is anything but. The self-driving cars of the future could offer independence and freedom for those who are

By Joey Klender Posted on October 25, 2021 Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has officially reached a $1 trillion valuation after the stock price passed $1,000 per share today. The company’s valuation makes it the sixth company to currently be worth $1 trillion or more. Tesla stock surged on Monday morning following news of a massive deal

By Eric Ralph Posted on October 24, 2021 Perhaps the single biggest mystery of SpaceX’s Starship program is how exactly the company plans to refuel the largest spacecraft ever built after they reach orbit. First revealed in September 2016 as the Interplanetary Transport System (ITS), SpaceX has radically redesigned its next-generation rocket several times over

By Joey Klender Posted on October 23, 2021 Tesla’s newest version of the Full Self-Driving Beta was delayed from Friday to Sunday, according to CEO Elon Musk. If you were expecting to receive a new bi-weekly download and didn’t receive it, it will “probably” release tomorrow, the CEO said. Tesla has been releasing new versions

By Joey Klender Posted on October 22, 2021 Tesla’s Sentry Model will soon livestream directly to the Tesla App on your Smartphone, CEO Elon Musk confirmed via Twitter. For years, Tesla owners have used their eight external cameras for multiple things, including Autopilot and Full Self-Driving operation. However, many drivers have also used them for

By Joey Klender Posted on October 21, 2021 Among the most interesting announcements made by Tesla during its Q3 2021 Earnings Call yesterday was the strategy to move all of its Standard Range vehicles to a cheaper LFP, or lithium iron phosphate, battery chemistry. “For standard range vehicles, we are shifting to Lithium Iron Phosphate

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 20, 2021 Nine profitable quarters and counting. With its blockbuster Q3 2021 results, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has all but proven that is a sustainable business. An earnings per share (EPS) of $1.86 and a monster 30.5% automotive gross margin just proves that. Tesla was bold in its Q3 2021 Update

By Joey Klender Posted on October 19, 2021 A fire that claimed over thirty original 2008 Tesla Roadsters is now under investigation, according to new reports. The fire took place near Phoenix, Arizona, on October 16th at Gruber Motor Company, a haven that specializes in electric vehicle repairs and modifications. Peter Gruber, CEO of the

By Eric Ralph Posted on October 18, 2021 In the last two days, SpaceX has transported a giant mystery tank and the second-to-last ‘cryoshell’ to Starbase’s orbital tank farm, pushing Starship’s first orbital-class launch site a step closer to completion. While the horizontal tank moved to the pad on Sunday remains decidedly mysterious, the ‘cryoshell’

By Maria Merano Posted on October 17, 2021 The Tesla Model S Plaid was spotted back on the Nürburgring racetrack recently, seemingly as part of the company’s efforts to break its own world record for a production electric car. Teslarati pictures revealed that the Plaid was equipped with what appears to be Tesla’s Track Pack, and

By Joey Klender Posted on October 16, 2021 This is a preview from our weekly newsletter. Each week I go ‘Beyond the News’ and handcraft a special edition that includes my thoughts on the biggest stories, why it matters, and how it could impact the future. Tesla is coming off its most successful quarter in

By Joey Klender Posted on October 15, 2021 The Tesla Model S Plaid will make its television debut on an episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” on November 10th. In the episode, the former late-night TV show host will get behind the wheel of the Model S Plaid at Famoso Raceway, where the all-electric flagship sedan

By Joey Klender Posted on October 14, 2021 Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shareholders voted overwhelmingly to retain Kimbal Musk, brother of CEO Elon Musk, and James Murdoch on Tesla’s Board of Directors, according to an 8-K filing with the SEC that revealed the number of votes to re-elect the two to the company’s Board for three

By Joey Klender Posted on October 13, 2021 Volkswagen Auto Group CEO Herbert Diess met with a company supervisory board in September with a stern warning: a slow shift to electric vehicles from combustion engines could cost 30,000 company employees their jobs. Diess has been the driving force behind the German auto giant’s shift to

By Joey Klender Posted on October 12, 2021 Tesla CEO Elon Musk says that Gigafactory Texas could have an event similar to the “Giga Fest,” a County fair-style event that the automaker held at Gigafactory Berlin this past weekend. Musk announced several months ago that Tesla would hold the Giga Fest in Germany to help

By Joey Klender Posted on October 11, 2021 Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) announced this weekend that the production of its electric vehicles at Gigafactory Berlin in Germany would begin in November. The start date is a timely advantage that Tesla has, according to Wedbush analyst Dan Ives, who believes the ramp of production at the Berlin

By Eric Ralph Posted on October 10, 2021 SpaceX has begun preparing its Starbase ‘launch tower’ for the installation of a pair of giant arms designed to lift, stack, and even catch Starships and Super Heavy boosters out of mid-air. Deemed ‘Mechazilla’ by CEO Elon Musk, assembly of first of the structure’s three main arms

By Joey Klender Posted on October 9, 2021 Indian Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari nailed the point that Tesla will not be able to export Giga Shanghai Model 3 and Model Y vehicles from China to India. It is the most recent development in Tesla’s road to sell and manufacture its vehicles in India, a

By Joey Klender Posted on October 8, 2021 Tesla’s in-house insurance program will officially go live next week, Elon Musk revealed during the 2021 Shareholder’s Meeting held last night at Gigafactory Texas. In late 2019, Tesla launched Tesla Insurance in California exclusively. The automaker’s insurance program was specifically tailored for Tesla owners, offering significantly lower

By Joey Klender Posted on October 7, 2021 Tesla has started notifying those who applied to attend the company’s “Giga Fest” event at Gigafactory Berlin whether they can attend the county fair-style event the automaker will use to kick off the grand opening of the facility. In late 2019, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that

By Joey Klender Posted on October 6, 2021 Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) will hold its 2021 Annual Shareholder’s Meeting on Thursday, October 7, 2021. The meeting will be held at Tesla Gigafactory Texas in Austin and will begin at 5:30 PM EDT. Tesla utilizes Say Investor Relations, a platform used by several large companies to handle

By Joey Klender Posted on October 5, 2021 Tesla’s Model Y Performance variant, which is the fastest available configuration of the all-electric crossover, is nearly sold out for 2021, according to the company’s online Design Studio. Tesla has dealt with widespread demand for its electric vehicles in 2021. As the movement and transition to electrification

By Joey Klender Posted on October 4, 2021 Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) short-sellers are becoming a rare breed, new data from IHS Markit Ltd., a London-based information company, shows. For years, Tesla has been among the most shorted stocks on Wall Street. In the past, the company has had vocal critics like David Einhorn, Jim Chanos,

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 3, 2021 There are instances of road rage, and there are instances of a full-on attack with an evident intent to harm. Unfortunately for a Tesla Model X owner in Auckland, New Zealand, he ended up experiencing the latter. The result was $45,000 worth of damages to the all-electric

By Joey Klender Posted on October 2, 2021 Tesla has announced its production and delivery figures for the third quarter of 2021, confirming that it handily beat Wall Street consensus estimates which came in at 222,700 deliveries. Tesla delivered a record 241,300 cars in Q3 2021, producing 237,823 vehicles, another record for the automaker. “In

By Joey Klender Posted on October 1, 2021 General Motors plans to set itself up as the leader of electric vehicle software and intends to tell investors at a meeting next week that this, along with expanding its electric vehicle lineup to 20 models by 2028, is its focus over the next several years in

By Joey Klender Posted on September 30, 2021 Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) bull Chamath Palihapitiya said at the beginning of 2021 that he expected the company’s stock to double and triple in value. That was in January when $TSLA was trading at around $799 per share, comparative to current levels, which, at the time of writing,

By Joey Klender Posted on September 29, 2021 Wedbush analyst Dan Ives says September Tesla deliveries are on pace for “massive trajectory” Ives reiterates “Outperform” rating; holds $1,000 price target Tesla on pace for 230,000 deliveries, Ives predicts Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is set for its biggest quarter in company history, according to Wedbush analyst and