Tesla’s former head of energy products has launched a new startup to compete against Powerwall with a new home battery pack, and it managed to secure significant funding from key partners. Kunal Girotra, a chemical engineer, spent five years at Tesla. During his tenure, he led energy products, including Powerwall, solar panels, and solar roofs… Continue reading Tesla’s former energy head launches startup to compete against Powerwall with key partners
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Tesla (TSLA) stock splits, gets new target at $360 a share
Tesla’s (TSLA) stock has now officially split 3-for-1 after closing at $891 per share yesterday, which means it should start trading at around $297 per share this morning. But now it already got its first price target update post-split at $360 a share. Tesla’s stock is an important indicator of the move to electrification since… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) stock splits, gets new target at $360 a share
Elon Musk tells early Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta testers not to complain
Elon Musk has told an early Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta tester not to complain about the new FSD Beta update. Isn’t that kind of their job? A job that not only they are not paid for, but that they are paying Tesla for the privilege of doing? FSD Beta enables Tesla vehicles to drive autonomously… Continue reading Elon Musk tells early Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta testers not to complain
Tesla, BMW’s EV battery manufacturer, CATL, doubles profits in Q2 earnings
Chinese EV battery maker CATL continues its reign as the world’s largest battery manufacturer after posting robust growth in its Q2 earnings. As the transition to electric vehicles in the auto industry gains momentum, the need to lock up critical EV battery materials is becoming evident. Automakers are scrambling to lock up deals with EV… Continue reading Tesla, BMW’s EV battery manufacturer, CATL, doubles profits in Q2 earnings
Tesla releases new deep-dive presentations on its Dojo AI supercomputer
Tesla has released two new deep-dive presentations into its Dojo AI supercomputer ahead of its upcoming AI Day 2. You can check the slides from both presentations below. Dojo is Tesla’s own custom supercomputer platform built from the ground up for AI machine learning and more specifically for video training using the video data coming… Continue reading Tesla releases new deep-dive presentations on its Dojo AI supercomputer
Tesla releases new software update with cloud-based driver profiles and bunch of goodies
Tesla has started pushing a new software update to its fleet with a bunch of new features, including the promised cloud-based driver profiles and bunch of goodies to make your Tesla experience a bit better. This week, Tesla has started the wider release of its latest software update (2022.24) through 2022.24.5. The update comes with… Continue reading Tesla releases new software update with cloud-based driver profiles and bunch of goodies
Tesla engineer accused of stealing Dojo supercomputer secrets is now in bizarre situation
A former Tesla engineer who the company accused of stealing Dojo supercomputer secrets is now in a bizarre situation where he can’t defend himself as Tesla moves the case to arbitration. Tesla has a clause in its employment contract that requires employees to settle workplace disputes by arbitration, an out-of-court method that relies on third-party decision-makers… Continue reading Tesla engineer accused of stealing Dojo supercomputer secrets is now in bizarre situation
Small Vermont utility quietly builds fleet of 4,000 Tesla Powerwalls
Green Mountain Power (GMP), a Vermont electric utility, has quietly built a fleet of 4,000 Tesla Powerwalls, and it is saving them a lot of money. GMP has been one of Tesla’s best partners when it comes to deploying Powerwalls, Tesla’s home battery pack, in a decentralized way with electric utilities. The relatively small electric utility… Continue reading Small Vermont utility quietly builds fleet of 4,000 Tesla Powerwalls
Tesla dominates charging experience satisfaction, and that’s a problem now that it’s going public
Tesla is dominating the charging experience satisfaction among EV owners, and it’s going to be a problem for charging network operators now that Supercharger is going public. This is a problem that needs to be put in perspective since most electric car charging happens at home. Therefore, public charging issues mainly affect only a small… Continue reading Tesla dominates charging experience satisfaction, and that’s a problem now that it’s going public
Tesla FSD 10.69 update rolls out with $15k price hike, but is it worth it?
Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” software, which currently costs $12k, will get a $3k price hike to $15k on September 5th in North America, coinciding with the wide release of the 10.69.2 Beta update. The early release version has just started rolling out to beta testers, and results are coming in to give us a sense of… Continue reading Tesla FSD 10.69 update rolls out with $15k price hike, but is it worth it?