Tesla’s infrastructure is growing at a new record pace with more stores and service centers added in the last quarter than ever, but it’s still not growing as fast as its deliveries. The phrase “victim of its own success” is something that you can often apply to Tesla, especially when it comes to service. The… Continue reading Tesla’s infrastructure is growing at record pace, just not as fast as deliveries
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Tesla adds Quicksilver and Midnight Cherry Red colors to Giga Berlin lineup
Tesla has added two new paint colors, Quicksilver and Midnight Cherry Red, to their Giga Berlin paint lines. The new colors are available now – but only for European and Middle Eastern customers. The colors are a slick-looking medium silver and a deep red metallic color. They replace the former Midnight Silver Metallic (which is… Continue reading Tesla adds Quicksilver and Midnight Cherry Red colors to Giga Berlin lineup
GM’s community EV charging program has its first North American dealer
The first General Motors dealership in North America officially installed Level 2 EV chargers Thursday morning as part of GM’s Dealer Community Charging Program. General Motors revealed its Dealer Community Charging Program a year ago, with plans to install up to 40,000 Level 2 chargers across North America. The program is an extension of its… Continue reading GM’s community EV charging program has its first North American dealer
NanoGraf’s Li-ion 18650 battery achieves a new energy-density milestone
Chicago-headquartered NanoGraf Technologies, which claims it has enabled the highest energy-density cylindrical 18650 Lithium-ion cell in the world, today announced that its battery has achieved a new industry energy-density milestone of 810 Wh/L (4.0Ah capacity). Ampere hours (Ah) is the amount of energy charge in a battery that enables 1 ampere of current to flow for one hour. In 2021, NanoGraf announced it… Continue reading NanoGraf’s Li-ion 18650 battery achieves a new energy-density milestone
Tesla opens up voting for new supercharger locations
Tesla has opened their planned Supercharger voting site, allowing the public to cast votes for upcoming Supercharger locations. Tesla Superchargers have reached high penetration levels already – earlier this year, Tesla deployed its 35,000th Supercharger stall globally. This represents about a 35% year-over-year increase in the last few years. The Supercharger map shows that there… Continue reading Tesla opens up voting for new supercharger locations
Tesla makes progress on 4680 battery cells, reduces dependence on them
Tesla gave an update on the progress of ramping up 4680 battery cell production. It sounds like they are making progress, but the automaker also appears to be reducing dependence on the new cell. At its Battery Day in 2020, Tesla unveiled its 4680 battery cell and made a big deal about how the new… Continue reading Tesla makes progress on 4680 battery cells, reduces dependence on them
Tesla is aiming to ramp up to 50,000 Tesla Semi electric trucks per year
Tesla is aiming to ramp up Tesla Semi production to 50,000 electric trucks per year – as soon as 2024. It would make Tesla one of the largest class 8 truck manufacturers. After five years of waiting, Tesla is now finally in early production with the Tesla Semi electric truck. Electrek exclusively reported that Tesla was building… Continue reading Tesla is aiming to ramp up to 50,000 Tesla Semi electric trucks per year
Tesla is working on next-gen electric car platform for half the price
Elon Musk announced that Tesla’s engineering team had turned its focus on a next-generation electric car platform that will be half the price of the Model 3/Y platform. For years now, Tesla has been talking about making cheaper electric vehicles, but inflation and high demand for electric cars have led to prices going up instead.… Continue reading Tesla is working on next-gen electric car platform for half the price
Elon Musk says Tesla (TSLA) could soon be worth more than Apple (AAPL)
Elon Musk says Tesla (TSLA) could soon be worth more than Apple (AAPL), and the company is putting its money behind this position with a $5 to $10 billion share buyback. Today, Tesla released its Q3 2022 financial results. The automaker delivered a small miss on revenue-based on expectations, but it beat earnings expectations. Tesla has… Continue reading Elon Musk says Tesla (TSLA) could soon be worth more than Apple (AAPL)
Waymo will expand robotaxi operations to LA next
Google’s Waymo driverless ride-hailing service is expanding operations to Los Angeles, California. Waymo has not yet specified a timeline for when the rides will start – just that Los Angeles will be next in line. It’s a major announcement, given the size and scope of LA driving, which is more complex than both Phoenix and… Continue reading Waymo will expand robotaxi operations to LA next