coronavirus

A big step back to normalcy According to reports from ABC NewsNow KOLO8, Tesla is poised to reopen Gigafactory 1 in Sparks, Nevada, on Monday, May 4th. We reported in late March that Panasonic was suspending battery production at the facility due to COVID-19 shut down precautions. Panasonic’s...

Tesla’s ventilator developed to help meet the demand caused by COVID-19 will be “heavily based on Tesla car parts,” according to a video the company released.  “We wanna use parts that we know really well, we know the reliability of, and they’re available in volume,” an engineer explained in...

Tesla will leverage its worldwide delivery network to ship FDA-approved ventilators to hospitals in need, Chief Executive Elon Musk said Tuesday. “We have extra FDA-approved ventilators,” Musk said in a tweet. “Will ship to hospitals worldwide within Tesla delivery regions. Device & shipping...

Tesla’s production efforts have slowed due to the coronavirus outbreak, reportedly causing the company to furlough workers and reduce the workforce at its Nevada plant by about 75%. Business Insider reported that sluggish sales forced Tesla to temporarily lay off some workers in Norway. ...

Tesla will partner with medical equipment manufacturer Medtronic to begin producing ventilators at the automaker’s Fremont, Calif. factory. Medtronic Chief Executive Omar Ishrak appeared Wednesday on CNBC and confirmed the two companies are combining efforts to build ventilators to meet the...

I've seen a lot of claims on social media in regards to interior detailing protecting consumers from SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 / CORONAVIRUS and I'd like to frame expectations of car owners so they better understand an interior detail is not a "silver bullet" for protecting themselves. In my...

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has donated more than 1,200 ventilators to support medical facilities in California as they treat coronavirus. California Governor Gavin Newsom confirmed Musk’s donation during a press conference on Monday. “I told you a few days ago he was likely to have...

I know we have many doctors, engineers and business owners that may be able to help with this. we in the 3D printing community/adaptive manufacturing industry are going all in to help hospitals and first responders around the globe in manufacturing face shields and masks to help with this...

Is it safe to clean the touchscreen with something like Dettol or antiseptic skin wipes? I usually just use the supplied microfibre cloth slightly dampened. But with all the official advice about the C-19 virus, was thinking it may now be time to take greater precautions to help prevent the...

Please read our blog on the new Model Y as they are coming in HOT!! Due to the Coronavirus situation, we are providing all of our Model Y paint protection film customers with a FREE antimicrobial screen protector, a FREE antimicrobial treatment of your Model Y interior, and 10% off a Full Body...