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Blog Model 3 Named a 'Top Pick' by Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports has named the Tesla Model 3 as one of its Top 10 Picks of 2020, which considers road tests, reliability, owner satisfaction, and...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Feb 21, 2020 at 11:25 AM, 12 replies, in forum: Model 3
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German Court Orders Tesla to Stop Clearing Land at New Factory Site

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...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Feb 17, 2020, 43 replies, in forum: Tesla, Inc.
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Blog Tesla to Raise $2 Billion in Stock Offering

Tesla plans to raise $2 billion in a new stock offering, the company said Thursday. Tesla watchers quickly pointed out that Tesla Chief Executive...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Feb 13, 2020, 20 replies, in forum: Tesla, Inc.
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Workers Return to Giga Shanghai After Shutdown Due to Coronavirus

Tesla’s Giga Shanghai reopened Monday after being temporarily shut down as China works to contain the spread of coronavirus. Reuters reported...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Feb 10, 2020, 0 replies, in forum: China
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Coronavirus Epidemic Delays Model 3 Deliveries in China

Tesla is delaying deliveries of Model 3 from Giga Shanghai as the country tries to contain the deadly coronavirus. Giga Shanghai has been closed...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Feb 5, 2020, 0 replies, in forum: China
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Blog Musk to Host AI Hackers for House Party

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk took to Twitter Sunday to do some recruiting for the company’s artificial intelligence team. As part of a pitch to...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Feb 3, 2020, 1 replies, in forum: Autopilot & Autonomous/FSD
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Cybertruck Challenges Tesla Rivals Beyond Electrification

“What about the glass? It seems like a vulnerability,” Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said during the Cybertruck debut. It’s a good question....

Thread by: Ty_McMahan, Jan 31, 2020, 3 replies, in forum: Cybertruck
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Tesla Plans Model Y Deliveries in Q1, Adds Range and Wheel Options

The Model Y is the next big thing for Tesla. Chief Elon Musk has said he expects the all electric SUV to outsell all of the automaker’s other...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Jan 30, 2020, 13 replies, in forum: Model Y
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Blog Tesla Beats Earnings in Q4, Expects to Deliver 500K Units in 2020

Tesla’s fourth-quarter earnings report beat expectations with $7.38 billion in revenue and a message that the company expects to be cash flow...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Jan 29, 2020, 8 replies, in forum: Tesla, Inc.
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Tesla Offers Free Supercharging to Chinese Customers Threatened by Deadly Virus

Tesla has unlocked free Supercharging in China as the country deals with the health emergency caused by Coronavirus. Tesla owners in China...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Jan 28, 2020, 3 replies, in forum: China
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Blog Report: Rivian to Announce Lower Price for Electric Pickup

Rivian will price its electric pickup and SUV for less than previously announced, Reuters reported. “Rivian founder and chief executive R.J....

Thread by: TMC Staff, Jan 27, 2020, 1 replies, in forum: Electric Vehicles
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Blog Tesla Factories Get New Naming System

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said the company has a new naming system for its factories. No longer a Gigafactory, just a Giga. Musk said on...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Jan 26, 2020, 1 replies, in forum: Tesla, Inc.
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Report: Tesla Semi Production to Begin in Second Half of 2020

Tesla reportedly sent a notice to Semi reservation holders that the all-electric big-rig will go into production in the second half of 2020. The...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Jan 14, 2020, 1 replies, in forum: Semi
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Blog Rivian Will Add Alexa Voice Assistant to Upcoming Electric Trucks

Rivian will integrate Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant into its upcoming electric vehicles. The feature was announced this week at CES. Amazon is...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Jan 9, 2020, 7 replies, in forum: Future Vehicles
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Blog Tesla to Design a New Car in China

Tesla will invest in a new vehicle to be designed and produced in China for worldwide consumption, Chief Executive Elon Musk said Tuesday at an...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Jan 7, 2020, 0 replies, in forum: Tesla, Inc.
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Musk Shows Off Dance Moves as Model Y Launches in China

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk attended an event Tuesday at Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai to celebrate mass delivery of Chinese-built Model 3s. Tesla...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Jan 7, 2020, 1 replies, in forum: China
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Blog Tesla Delivered a Record 112,000 Cars in Q4

Tesla delivered an impressive 112,000 cars in Q4, marking a record quarter. The company delivered a total of 367,500 vehicles in 2019, a 50%...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Jan 3, 2020, 9 replies, in forum: Tesla, Inc.
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Report: Model 3 Deliveries to Chinese Customers to Begin Next Week

Tesla is planning an event for Jan. 7 at its Shanghai plant to deliver the first China-made Model 3s to the public, according to a report from...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Jan 2, 2020, 1 replies, in forum: China
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Blog Ford Says 'First Edition' Mach E is Sold Out

Ford says the “First Edition” of its recently-unveiled, Mustang-inspired, all-electric Mach E is officially sold out. The Premium edition and the...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Dec 31, 2019, 25 replies, in forum: Electric Vehicles
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Tesla Already Producing 1,000 Cars a Week in China

Tesla is already producing more than a thousand cars a week at Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai, according to media reports in China. Several executives...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Dec 31, 2019, 1 replies, in forum: China
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Blog Musk Offers Timeline on Historic Crew Dragon Flight

SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk says the company’s astronaut-transporting Crew Dragon capsule “should be physically ready” at the Cape Canaveral...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Dec 30, 2019, 0 replies, in forum: SpaceX
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Man Gets Down on One Knee During Delivery of Model 3

As if receiving a new Model 3 isn’t exciting enough, a recent delivery in China also included a marriage proposal. During a celebration of the...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Dec 30, 2019, 2 replies, in forum: China
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Tesla Delivers First Cars from Shanghai Factory

Tesla has officially delivered Model 3s built in its Chinese Gigafactory. A ceremony was held Monday at the factory, which included handing over...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Dec 30, 2019, 1 replies, in forum: China
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Cybertruck Featured in Music Video

A new music video from rapper Travis Scott would be a pretty good advertisement for Elon Musk companies. While Scott is a Grammy-nominated...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Dec 29, 2019, 4 replies, in forum: Cybertruck
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Report: Tesla to Deliver First Cars from Shanghai Factory on Dec. 30

Tesla will start delivering on Dec. 30 Model 3s built at its Shanghai plant, according to a report from Reuters. The deliveries will take place...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Dec 27, 2019, 7 replies, in forum: China
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Blog Rivian Raises $1.3 Billion from T. Rowe Price

Rivian has raised a giant $1.3 billion round of funding as it gets ready to deliver its all-electric pickup and SUV next year. The financing was...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Dec 24, 2019, 5 replies, in forum: Electric Vehicles
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Elon Musk Takes the Cybertruck Out for Weekend Cruise

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk took the radically-styled Cybertruck out on the town over the weekend. Musk was photographed by TMZ driving the...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Dec 9, 2019, 0 replies, in forum: Cybertruck
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Blog Tesla Software Update Includes New Autopilot Features

Tesla has pushed a new update that offers new features for Autopilot like speed adjustments and stop sign warnings. The new features continue to...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Dec 6, 2019, 33 replies, in forum: Autopilot & Autonomous/FSD
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Blog German Tesla Owner's Model S Hits 1 Million km

Hansjörg Gemmingen, a Tesla owner in Germany, has put more than 1 million km (621,000 miles) on his Tesla Model S. Gemmingen puts as much as 600...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Nov 30, 2019, 8 replies, in forum: Model S
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Tesla Takes Tug-of-War With Ford to Twitter

Tesla showed a video during the Cybertruck unveiling event of the all electric pickup dragging a Ford F-150 in a tug-of-war. Ford has called the...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Nov 27, 2019, 35 replies, in forum: Cybertruck
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Check Out the Cybertruck Promo Photos

Tesla debuted the Cybertruck Thursday, saying it is designed to have the utility of a truck and the performance of a sports car. Cybertruck will...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Nov 22, 2019, 158 replies, in forum: Cybertruck
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Musk Says Bond's Rocket-Firing Lotus Submarine Inspired the Cybertruck

Ahead of the Tesla Cybertruck reveal, Chief Executive Elon Musk tweeted that the truck design was partly inspired by the James Bond movie The Spy...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Nov 21, 2019, 4 replies, in forum: Cybertruck: Interior & Exterior
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Blog Tesla to Help Grow Australia's 'Big Battery' By 50%

Tesla’s giant battery installation in Australia is about to get a lot bigger.The Powerpack farm is already the world’s largest lithium-ion...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Nov 19, 2019, 2 replies, in forum: Tesla Energy
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Blog Bollinger Prices All-Electric Truck at $125K

Bollinger recently debuted the the all-electric B1 SUV and B2 pickup, and today they announced that both models will start at $125,000. The...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Oct 24, 2019, 30 replies, in forum: Electric Vehicles
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Model Y Production Expected to Start in Spring 2020

The Model Y production timeline has been moved up from fall 2020 to spring, Tesla said in its Q3 update. Tesla hoped that by sharing the same...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Oct 23, 2019, 12 replies, in forum: Model Y: Ordering, Production, Delivery
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Blog Tesla Posts Q3 Profit

Tesla posted a surprise third quarter profit on Wednesday. The company reported revenue of $6.3 billion versus estimates of 6.45 billion with a...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Oct 23, 2019, 14 replies, in forum: Tesla, Inc.
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Vendor Motor Control 101

Hi TMC! We have been working on this article in our spare time and wanted to share our nerdy interests with everyone. It looks like it formats...

Thread by: MountainPass, Oct 22, 2019, 2 replies, in forum: Electric Vehicles
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Tesla Ready to Begin Production in China

Tesla has received approval to begin production of vehicles at Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai, but still needs a “product certification” to start...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Oct 21, 2019, 3 replies, in forum: China
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Blog Porsche Announces Cheaper Version of the All-Electric Taycan

Porsche has announced a lower-priced version of its highly-anticipated Taycan electric vehicle, which could further entice consumers to stray from...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Oct 14, 2019, 52 replies, in forum: Electric Vehicles
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Blog Tesla's Full Self Driving Option to Receive $1,000 Price Increase

Tesla’s $6,000 Full Self Driving option will receive a $1,000 price bump next month, Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a tweet. While Tesla is...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Oct 13, 2019, 35 replies, in forum: Autopilot & Autonomous/FSD
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Blog Tesla Horn to Get Custom Sounds - Goats, Farts, Coconuts

Nothing says get out of the way like the sound of farts and goats. Soon, Tesla owners will be able to choose from a silly batch of sounds as their...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Oct 7, 2019, 73 replies, in forum: Tesla, Inc.
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Blog Musk Delivers New Details on Starship

SpaceX shared new details Saturday on its plan to make humans interplanetary. Chief Executive Elon Musk stood in front the the company’s...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Sep 29, 2019, 9 replies, in forum: SpaceX
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Blog Bollinger Turns the Renderings Into Reality

Bollinger, which has been hyping a “sport-utility truck” concept for about four years, held a “reveal” Thursday to give a better look at what to...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Sep 27, 2019, 14 replies, in forum: Electric Vehicles
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Blog Tesla Police Car Runs Out of Battery During Chase

A police officer’s Tesla Model S patrol car in Fremont, Calif. ran out of battery while pursuing a suspect. Police said the chase was called off...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Sep 25, 2019, 24 replies, in forum: Model S
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Blog Report: LG Starts Mass Production of Cells to Support Gigafactory 3

South Korean tech publication THEELEC has reported that LG Chem has ramped up production of battery cells to support Tesla’s new plant in China....

Thread by: TMC Staff, Sep 23, 2019, 3 replies, in forum: Battery Discussion
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Blog Tesla Owner Cleared of Criminal Charges After Explaining 'Dog Mode'

A Tesla owner in Ireland, Ross Hunt, was cleared of breaking animal welfare laws after a judge accepted that the owner’s beloved poodle was...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Sep 20, 2019, 46 replies, in forum: Model S: User Interface
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Blog SpaceX Offers to Buy Out Homeowners Near Texas Launchpad

SpaceX wants to buy out residents of a community near its planned rocket launch site in Texas, according to a report from Business Insider. Boca...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Sep 18, 2019, 37 replies, in forum: SpaceX
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Will the Next-Gen Tesla Roadster Be Delayed?

A new Tesla Roadster likely isn’t going to happen next year. Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Twitter Tuesday that the company’s high-performance...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Sep 17, 2019, 18 replies, in forum: Roadster 2020+
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Blog Tesla Launches Commercial Solar Subscriptions

Tesla’s solar sales model received another update last week when the company launched a subscription option for commercial applications. The...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Sep 17, 2019, 9 replies, in forum: Tesla Energy
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Blog Model S Owner Surprised with Hardware 3 Retrofit

Tesla is reportedly retrofitting vehicles with its next-generation Hardware 3 computer that the company says will make autonomous driving...

Thread by: TMC Staff, Sep 13, 2019, 103 replies, in forum: Autopilot & Autonomous/FSD

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