Tesla launched a new website Wednesday that offers some new details about its first factory in Europe. Located in Grünheide and dubbed Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, construction of the facility is expected to begin in 2020 with production targeted for 2021. Phase 1 will focus on production of Model Y, with a target capacity of 10,000 vehicles…
SpaceX added Monday another 60 satellites to its Starlink constellation, but failed to land its Falcon 9 rocket after a streak of successes. After a successful launch, the rocket’s first stage attempted to land on the drone ship “Of Course I Still Love You” stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Instead, Tesla said the rocket did…
A German court has stopped work at the site of Tesla’s first factory in Europe due to environmental concerns. The Higher Administrative Court for Berlin-Brandenburg ordered Tesla to stop clearing trees until the court can consider an environmental group’s appeal. A lower court told Tesla last week that it could clear the trees as it…
Tesla plans to raise $2 billion in a new stock offering, the company said Thursday. Tesla watchers quickly pointed out that Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk recently said that that the company did not have plans to raise more capital. “Diluting the company to pay down debt doesn’t sound like a wise move,” Musk said…
Tesla is recalling 15,000 Model X SUVs, citing a problem with the power steering that could increase the risk of a crash. This recall applies to most Model X vehicles built before mid-October 2016. Model X vehicles built after mid-October 2016 are not affected. Tesla posted a note on its website addressing the recall: We…
Tesla’s Giga Shanghai reopened Monday after being temporarily shut down as China works to contain the spread of coronavirus. Reuters reported Friday that the factory would reopen on Monday with assistance from the Chinese government. The factory has been closed since the end of last month. “In view of the practical difficulties key manufacturing firms including…
The Tesla Model Y received an official rating from the Environmental Protection Agency, with the Performance variant certified for 315 miles of range. The rating for the “2020 Tesla Model Y Performance AWD” bests even Tesla’s target range, placing the Model Y’s efficiency ahead of all non-Tesla EVs on the market. The Performance models of…
The innovative electric pickup truck would be the perfect fit for the new plant. No company would leave the decision to open a factory to a Twitter poll. Anyway, Elon Musk decided to give his Twitter followers that feeling when he started one about a possible Tesla Gigafactory in Texas. You can see that on…
Tesla is delaying deliveries of Model 3 from Giga Shanghai as the country tries to contain the deadly coronavirus. Giga Shanghai has been closed for about two weeks following government guidelines. “The proposed delivery (of cars) in early February will be delayed,” Tao Lin, vice president at Tesla, published on microblogging service Weibo, according to…
Tesla and China’s top electric vehicle battery maker CATL have agreed to a supply agreement, according to a Reuters report. While the partnership had been previously acknowledged, a new filing confirms the deal. “‘Tesla will determine the battery purchase volume between July 2020 and June 2022, according to its own needs,’ CATL said in a…
