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Tesla is increasing the price of its Full Self-Driving software to $15,000

For the second time this year, Tesla is increasing the price of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature. On Saturday, Elon Musk tweeted that the upfront cost of the driver assistance software would increase to $15,000 on September 5th. The automaker will honor the current $12,000 price on orders made before that date but will deliver… Continue reading Tesla is increasing the price of its Full Self-Driving software to $15,000

Tesla’s Full-Self Driving software is going up in price again

Tesla’s increasing the price of its Full-Self Driving (FSD) software to $15,000. In a post on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the new price will go into effect in North America starting September 5th, representing a $3,000 jump. Drivers who order a vehicle before September 5th won’t have to pay the newly-increased price,… Continue reading Tesla’s Full-Self Driving software is going up in price again

Power crisis in China forces auto companies to shut down factories

Chongqing municipality is home to a host of factories that produce automobiles and computers. New Delhi: China, which is already staring at multiple economic challenges, now has another problem — an acute power outage driven by an intense heatwave in the country’s southwest region. This has forced a many factories to shut down temporarily, which… Continue reading Power crisis in China forces auto companies to shut down factories

Cleantechnica: Why Did Elon Musk Sell $6.88 Billion in Tesla Shares Ahead of the Twitter Trial?002192

Elon Musk recently dumped almost $7 billion in Tesla shares, leaving some investors wondering why. While it’s tough to say exactly why Musk does anything, the billionaire entrepreneur seems to know what he’s doing and it’s worth inspecting why he let go of these shares when he did. Musk sold $6.88 billion in Tesla shares… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Why Did Elon Musk Sell $6.88 Billion in Tesla Shares Ahead of the Twitter Trial?002192

Cleantechnica: Indonesia Wants To Be A Manufacturing Superpower 002191

The United States is desperate to move the supply chain for electric vehicles — especially battery materials — back onshore after 50 years of offshoring every facet of American manufacturing, mostly to China. The new Inflation Reduction Act is a big step forward on the path to reconstituting domestic production. But other countries want in… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Indonesia Wants To Be A Manufacturing Superpower 002191

Clean Technica: Tesla Semi Specs Change, Chinese Model 3 To Use CATL M3P Batteries002190

Covering Tesla as obsessively as we do at CleanTechnica is nearly a full time job. Just this morning, while gazing out at Montserrat from the executive dining room on the 14th floor of our ultra posh world headquarters, two tidbits came to our attention that we couldn’t wait to share with our readers. First, the… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Semi Specs Change, Chinese Model 3 To Use CATL M3P Batteries002190

One millionth Shanghai-made Tesla rolls off assembly line

Tesla employees pose with the 1 millionth China-made vehicle on Aug 13, 2022. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The 1 millionth China-made Tesla rolled off the assembly line at its Shanghai plant on Saturday, which means the facility has produced around one third of all vehicles the US carmaker has sold across the world. The carmaker… Continue reading One millionth Shanghai-made Tesla rolls off assembly line

Elon Musk is reportedly considering investment in Neuralink’s rival brain chip company

Neuralink, a company co-founded by Elon Musk, has been working on an implantable brain–machine interface since 2016. While it previously demonstrated its progress by showing a Macaque monkey controlling the cursor in a game of Pong, it has yet to start human trials. Now, according to Reuters, Musk has reached out to rival company Synchron… Continue reading Elon Musk is reportedly considering investment in Neuralink’s rival brain chip company