Tesla said Thursday that it has now delivered 200,000 vehicles, which means tax credits for consumers buying the electric cars will begin to phase out. A tax law passed last year by congress gradually eliminates tax credits to be used towards the purchase of an EV after the manufacturer has delivered 200,000 vehicles. Starting in…
Tesla has finalized plans for a factory in Shanghai that would have capacity for 500,000 vehicles a year, according to a Bloomberg report. A deal to produce Teslas in China has been in the works for some time, as the automaker has been trying to work out details with Shanghai’s municipal government. Those conversations were…
The Tesla Model 3 is available for test drives for the first time, offering up the opportunity to reservation holders in the San Francisco Bay Area. Test cars are located at Dublin-Amador Plaza, Corte Madera, Sunnyvale, and Palo Alto showrooms. The program is expected to soon land in San Jose, Burlingame, and San Francisco stores….
Doug Field, Tesla’s engineering chief won’t return from his leave of absence, the Wall Street Journal reported. Field, senior vice president of engineering, took leave in May “to recharge and spend time with his family,” the company said at the time. They did not indicate that the leave would be permanent. Now, Tesla has confirmed…
Tesla produced 53,339 vehicles during the second quarter, an increase of 55 percent from the prior period. In a press release, Tesla said it was “the most productive quarter in Tesla history by far.” That company produced 28,578 Model 3 sedans and 24,761 Model S and Model X cars combined. It was the first time…
The age of autonomous driving is upon us. Automakers are making the promise of self-driving cars a reality. From street ready auto-drive systems to beta-tests of fully automated vehicles, the industry is driving towards a future where humans no longer sit behind the wheel. Most players in this space are ushering in this era through…
Tesla narrowly missed its goal of producing 5,000 Model 3 vehicles by the end of the quarter, but made huge improvements in production volume. Chief Executive Elon Musk tweeted that the company built 7,000 vehicles in a week, which included all models. Reuters reported that Tesla hit the 5,000 cars mark for Model 3 “several…
During the annual Tesla shareholder meeting, CEO Elon Musk announced that Roadster 2020 would have a SpaceX option package that will include rocket thrusters. Later, Musk tweeted a few more details: the thrusters won’t actually combust; instead, they will expel high-pressure air to give the Tesla an extra boost of acceleration. Industry experts and the…
