An executive team shake-up was part of the news from Tesla’s Q4 2016 earnings report. Below are a few noteworthy items from the call. Tesla announced the resignation of CFO Jason Wheeler and the hiring of Deepak Ahuja, who served as Tesla’s CFO from 2008 until 2015. The Model 3 on track for initial production… Continue reading Tesla Q4 2016 Earnings Call Takeaways
Month: February 2017
Motor Trends Puts the Tesla Model S P100D Through the 0-100 Test
Motor Trend’s recent testing of the Tesla Model S P100D named it the fastest accelerating production car in the world – 0-60 mph in 2.275507139 seconds. But, the test also included a 0–100–0-mph. The result? The P100D captured a combined time of 10.2 seconds – 6.0 seconds to 100 mph and 4.2 more to stop… Continue reading Motor Trends Puts the Tesla Model S P100D Through the 0-100 Test
Video: Tesla Owner Shows Off Autopilot Struggles
YouTuber “Scott S.” has posted a video of his Model S swerving all over the road in Autopilot mode. According to the video description, the Model S is equipped with HW2/AP2 and updated with the software build 17.5.36. Autosteer and traffic-aware cruise control (TACC) are engaged.
Tesla CFO Wheeler to Step Down, Ahuja to Return to Role
Tesla announced that CFO Jason Wheeler has decided to leave the company in April to pursue opportunities in public policy. Wheeler will be replaced by Deepak Ahuja, who was Tesla’s first CFO and worked for the company for more than seven years before stepping away in 2015. Deepak will formally take over as CFO in… Continue reading Tesla CFO Wheeler to Step Down, Ahuja to Return to Role
Waymo Accuses Uber of Stealing its Driverless Vehicle Tech
Waymo, Google’s self-driving car division, has filed a lawsuit that claims a former engineer and current executive at Uber stole 14,000 confidential documents that were used to build Uber’s self-driving vehicles. The suit specifically points to Anthony Levandowski, who was influential in Google’s self-driving car efforts and later left the company to co-found Otto, a… Continue reading Waymo Accuses Uber of Stealing its Driverless Vehicle Tech
Tesla GigaFactory Costs Cross $1B
Construction costs for the Tesla Gigafactory in Nevada have crossed $1 billion, according to public records. BuildZoom, a site connecting construction contractors with homeowners, has been tracking permits filed for the project, which is expected to exceed $5 billion in total. Tesla has been issued 153 building permits from Storey County Community Development. The largest… Continue reading Tesla GigaFactory Costs Cross $1B
Tesla to Repair Hero’s Car
Elon Musk confirmed on Twitter that Tesla will repair a car sacrificed by its owner to bring a car with an unconscious driver safely to a stop. German newspaper Muenchner Merkur reported that 41-year-old Manfred Kick noticed a Volkswagen driving erratically on the Autobahn near Munich. When Kick discovered the driver was unconscious he pulled… Continue reading Tesla to Repair Hero’s Car
Elon Musk Launches Tunneling Company
Elon Musk has launched a new company that intends to create an unprecedented underground transportation network for cars and high speed trains like the Hyperloop. Musk provided the exclusive details on The Boring Company – the new venture’s official name – to Bloomberg. Evidence of the effort is a 15 feet deep and 50 feet… Continue reading Elon Musk Launches Tunneling Company
Smart To Go All Electric
As of September, all Smart ForTwos sold in North America will be fully electric. “Developments within the micro-car segment present some challenges for the current smart product portfolio,” Dietmar Exler, head of Mercedes-Benz USA, said in a statement. “A dedicated focus on the electric drive in the U.S. and Canada provides a logical step to… Continue reading Smart To Go All Electric
Hyundai Announces EV Pricing
Pricing has been announced for Hyundai’s first dedicated electric vehicle dubbed Ioniq. It will offer three powertrain options in the same body shell: hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric. The 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid starts at $23,035, while the Ioniq Electric model starts at $30,035. Both base prices include an $835 destination charge, but not any… Continue reading Hyundai Announces EV Pricing