Germany’s conservative candidate who will succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor is scheduled to meet Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk sometime today during a visit to the company’s gigafactory site in Gruenheide near Berlin. “I am glad that Elon Musk has just… Read More ›
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Tesla slashes on-site staff at Nevada plant, NY plant to make ventilators
In a statement, the local county manager of U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Inc stated, the on-site staff at its Nevada battery plant will be slashed by 75% because of the Wuhan coronavirus. The development comes in the wake of Panasonic… Read More ›
Tesla scouting for new U.S. Gigafactory in central U.S.
Testla Inc is looking for a new U.S. location to build its Cybertruck Gigafactory. In a tweet, Tesla’s Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk said, he was looking for locations in the central United States to build the company’s new Gigafactory… Read More ›
Tesla to sell longer driving range Model 3 vehicles in China
On Friday, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stated, Tesla Inc has secured an approval from the government to sell a longer-range Chinese-made model 3 vehicles in the country. These Model 3 vehicles will have a driving range of… Read More ›
Tesla can avail state subsidies for its Gigafactory: German economy minister Peter Altmaier
In an interview to a German weekly newspaper, Germany’s economy minister stated, Tesla could avail state subsidies if it were to set up a gigafactory in the country. “In my conversations with (Tesla CEO) Elon Musk I have always made… Read More ›
Tesla extends profit run backed on record deliveries
Tesla has posted its second quarterly profit in a row following a record number of vehicle deliveries; it said it expects to deliver more than 500,000 units in 2020. With the news reaching the market on Wednesday, the electric carmaker’s… Read More ›
China’s state planner to introduce policies that lowers investment barrier for new and old players
With U.S. tariffs biting hard, China is hoping to rely on its huge population to fuel its economy. China’s state planner aims at introducing policies that boost domestic consumption across a range of segments. A senior state planning official from… Read More ›
Tesla plans on ramping up production of Model Y
Tesla will use its Gigafactories in Nevada, U.S. and that in China to produce Model Ys. Producing locally to serve domestic consumers will significantly mitigate risks of import tariffs imposed by the United States and China in their trade wars…. Read More ›
Panasonic willing to increase investment in Gigafactory
Panasonic, the sole supplier of automotive batteries for Tesla’s current production models, has stated it is willing to increase its investment beyond its current $1.6 billion. On Monday, Panasonic Corp, which is already partnering with Tesla Inc in its Gigafactory,… Read More ›
Tesla offers Australia a helping hand to solve its massive power outages
Australia desperately needs within the next 2 years more installations of wind and solar energy plants to avert severe blackouts. Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, has offered to save Australians from their dependency from the state by installing battery storage worth… Read More ›