At Tesla Inc’s ballyhooed Battery Day event in September, chief executive Elon Musk set himself an ambitious target: to produce a US$25,000 electric car in three years. Like all batteries, have the same basic components: two electrodes – a cathode and an anode – and an electrolyte that helps shuttle the charge between them, there… Continue reading World NM: Why building an electric car is so expensive, for now000317
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Tesla is recalling almost all Model S/Model X sent to China over suspension issue
Tesla is issuing a recall on close to 30,000 Model S and Model X vehicles sent to China, the bulk of those models exported to the country, over an issue with its suspension. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation made the announcement earlier today. The government says that it affects 29,193 vehicles produced by Tesla: “Part… Continue reading Tesla is recalling almost all Model S/Model X sent to China over suspension issue
Lucid’s CEO says he has ‘more advanced technology than Tesla,’ and wants to use it to lower the price of EVs
Lucid CEO and CTO Peter Rawlinson doesn’t think big batteries are the key to efficiency. He has plans to mass-produce the tech behind the Lucid Air and wants to see it in other cars. He also said that Lucid’s tech is “more advanced” than Tesla’s. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Believe what you… Continue reading Lucid’s CEO says he has ‘more advanced technology than Tesla,’ and wants to use it to lower the price of EVs
Tesla is adding a new ‘4D’ radar with twice the range for self-driving
We learn that Tesla is looking to add a new “4D” radar with twice the range of its current radar in order to help its self-driving effort. Tesla Loves cameras and radar, hates lidar Early on its Autopilot and self-driving effort, Tesla made a clear decision to bet on computer vision powered by camera and… Continue reading Tesla is adding a new ‘4D’ radar with twice the range for self-driving
Tesla fires ‘Mister Gigafactory’, the engineer behind its factory construction projects
Tesla has dismissed Evan Horetsky, also known as ‘Mister Giga’, the engineer behind Tesla’s construction projects and more recently leading Gigafactory Berlin construction, according to a German report. Horetsky is a mechanical engineer who joined Tesla back in 2015 to work on the Gigafactory Nevada project. He has since participated in most of Tesla’s construction… Continue reading Tesla fires ‘Mister Gigafactory’, the engineer behind its factory construction projects
Tesla is increasing price of Full Self-Driving package to a whopping $10,000
Tesla indicates that it is about to increase the price of its Full Self-Driving package to a whopping $10,000 and yet, that’s a good deal according to Elon Musk. The decision to pre-sell a “Full Self-Driving” package in its vehicles years before it planned on making the technology available through the software has been controversial,… Continue reading Tesla is increasing price of Full Self-Driving package to a whopping $10,000
Elon Musk said Tesla is about to hike the price of its ‘full self-driving’ software by $2,000
Tesla is raising the price of its “full self-driving” software by around $2,000, its CEO Elon Musk announced on Thursday. The price of the assisted driving add-on will rise on Monday, October 26, to $10,000. It follows the limited beta release of the software on Tuesday. Tesla has raised the price of its “full self-driving”… Continue reading Elon Musk said Tesla is about to hike the price of its ‘full self-driving’ software by $2,000
Tesla’s release of new ‘self-driving’ software closely watched by U.S. regulator
By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: A Tesla service center is shown in Costa Mesa, California, U.S., October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake (Reuters) – The U.S. auto safety regulator on Thursday said it was closely watching Tesla Inc’s TSLA.O release of a software version intended to allow its cars to drive themselves, saying… Continue reading Tesla’s release of new ‘self-driving’ software closely watched by U.S. regulator
First Look at Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta and it looks just insane
We get our first look at Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta software update as some owners who are testing it are sharing videos and it looks just insane. After months of working on a complete core rewrite of its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving Package, Tesla has now started its Full Self-Driving Beta rollout. As expected. the… Continue reading First Look at Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta and it looks just insane
Tesla owner says a ‘safety issue’ on his Model Y roof was discovered after the company scheduled an inspection days after a California family reported their roof blew off on the highway (TSLA)
Earlier this month, a California family said they were driving their brand-new Tesla Model Y home when the roof blew clear off the car and fell onto the road behind them. “I looked up and the roof was gone,” Walter Chien, a cardiologist from Stockton, CA, told Business Insider. Tesla has yet to comment publicly… Continue reading Tesla owner says a ‘safety issue’ on his Model Y roof was discovered after the company scheduled an inspection days after a California family reported their roof blew off on the highway (TSLA)