Elon Measures Tesla by Time Reduction to Replacing Regular 2.5 Billion Cars and Trucks
Elon measures the fundamental good of Tesla should be measured by the number of years by which it accelerates the transition to sustainable transport.
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Like Energizer Bunny the Tesla Model 3 Will Keep Going for a Million Miles
Like the Energizer Bunny Elon Musk says the Tesla Model 3 will keep going and going for a million-mile life. This would be five times more than regular cars which are usually fail before 200,000 miles.
Tesla Will Reduce Wiring in Cars From 1800 Meters to 100 Meters
Sandy Munro of Munro & Associates talks more about Tesla car technology, future plans and what Tesla is doing in China. Munro specializes in design for manufacturability and gets paid to tear down cars to find ways to improve costs, quality, design and manufacturing. At 13.5 minutes Sandy says that Tesla is reducing the wiring …
Tesla Will Sell $500+ Million Worth of Vehicle Emissions Credits to Fiat Chrysler
Fiat Chrysler and Tesla have a deal where Tesla will sell carbon emission credits to Fiat Chrysler. The deal could be worth over $500 million to Tesla over 2 to 3 years. This will enable Fiat Chrysler to meet strict European vehicle emissions legislation. Tesla qualifies for EU super-credits which allow a trade-off of electric …
Tesla Upgraded the Autopilot and Model S and Model X Engines Will Soon Be
Electrek reports that Tesla is working on engine upgrade to the Model S and Model X. The engine work is codenamed Raven. They will use permanent magnet reluctance motors like the Tesla Model 3. The improvements will likely add a few dozen additional miles of range. There is no specific target date for the upgrade, …
Tesla Delivered 63000 Vehicles in Q1
Tesla deliveries were approximately 63,000 vehicles, which was 110% more than the same quarter last year, but 31% less than last quarter. This included approximately 50,900 Model 3 and 12,100 Model S and X. In the first quarter, they produced approximately 77,100 total vehicles, consisting of 62,950 Model 3 and 14,150 Model S and X. …
Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory Will Install Production Equipment in May 2019
Laoyaoba reports that Tesla production equipment will be installed in the Shanghai Gigafactory in May 2019. Some Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory production lines will be start mass-production by the end of 2019. This is reported from statements made at a Tuesday meeting with Tesla President of Automotive Jerome Guillen and Shanghai Deputy Mayor Wu Qing. They …
Tencent Keen Security Lab Tricks Tesla Autopilot into Oncoming Traffic
Tesla Autopilot recognizes lanes and assists control by identifying road traffic markings. Tencent Keen Labs proved that by placing interference stickers on the road, the Autopilot system will capture this information and make an abnormal judgment, which causes the vehicle to enter into the reverse lane. Tesla stated “a driver can easily override Autopilot at …
Tesla Likely Delivered 80,000 Cars in the First Quarter
Bloomberg’s Tesla Tracker is showing nearly 80,000 Model 3’s Tesla delivered for the first quarter. If this is accurate that would be a huge quarter for Tesla and Elon Musk. In January, Musk warned that about 10,000 cars could be stuck in transit at the end of the quarter. Tesla built about 85,000 cars in …
Tesla Semi Maybe Nearing Pre-Production Level
Elon Musk tweeted pictures of a Tesla Semi delivering Tesla passenger electric cars. The Tesla Semi was not expected to be in full production until 2020. However, it appears that Tesla will be using a few dozen of the Tesla Semi’s and could start delivering some pre-order Semi trucks in 2019. Tesla will start making …
Tesla Model Y Will Hold Seven Passengers
The Tesla Model Y will have three rows of seats and hold seven passengers. Each second-row seat folds flat independently, creating flexible storage for skis, furniture, luggage and more. The liftgate opens to a low trunk floor that makes loading and unloading easy and quick. There will be versions priced from $39,000 to $61,000. The …