Tesla’s residential solar business will suffer layoffs related to the company’s plan to slash its workforce by 9 percent. A report from Reuters says more than a dozen of the company’s instillation facilities will be closed. Tesla’s solar business was established two years ago with the $2.6 billion purchase of SolarCity, a sales and installation…
Tesla has added a new feature that enables owners to limit the speed of their cars through a mobile app. “Speed Limit Mode” gives owners the ability to set limits for both speed and acceleration. Maximum vehicle speed can be set between 50-90 mph. Tesla previously release a similar feature with “Valet Mode,” which temporarily…
Tesla has filed a lawsuit against a former employee alleging he “unlawfully hacked the company’s confidential and trade secret information and transferred that information to third parties.” The company is seeking $1 million from the former employee, Martin Tripp, who worked as a process technician. According to the petition, Tesla says Tripp admitted to writing…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said earlier this month that the company hopes to make an announcement this year about a new factory in Europe. He said this week on Twitter that Germany is currently the “leading choice” for the European factory. Germany is a leading choice for Europe. Perhaps on the German-French border makes sense, near…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the massive tent set up to house a Model 3 manufacturing line at the Fremont, Calif. factory was necessary to reach the company’s 5,000 cars per week goal by the end of the quarter. Musk previously shared a photo inside the tented assembly line showing the first performance version of…
The first dual motor performance version of the Tesla Model 3 has rolled off the company’s Fremont, Calif. assembly line. Chief Executive Elon Musk shared a photo to Twitter of the vehicle, complete with the red brake calipers and white interior only available on the performance version of the car. Amazing work by Tesla team….
We saw artists take their best guess in renderings for the new Roadster, which weren’t really on target. Still, it’s fun to imagine. And that game is starting again with the Model Y. Tesla has teased a pair of shadowy rendering, one from the front and one from the side. Based on those, graphic artist…
The Boring Company offered Thursday new details on its plan to build a high-speed underground transit system, including a video of Model X accelerating through a tunnel on electric skates. The Boring Company was selected to build an underground transportation system connecting downtown Chicago and O’Hare International Airport, which Mayor Rahm Emanuel said will be…
TMC Member DESinUS has opened himself up to questions in a thread titled “I was a delivery specialist for many years – Ask Me Anything.” Tesla job postings describe the delivery specialists as “brand ambassadors, supporting our mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy by creating memorable experiences for our customers and assisting with…
The Boring Company has been selected to build an underground transportation route connecting downtown Chicago and O’Hare International Airport, Mayor Rahm Emanuel told the Chicago Tribune. The price tag for the system will come in under $1 billion, which is part of an $8.5 billion overhaul of O’Hare airport, the paper reported. The Boring Company…
