Tesla shares hit record high as rally gathers pace

Tesla shares hit record high as rally gathers pace: Electric car maker now worth more than Ford and General Motors combined By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 13 January 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 13 January 2020 Shares in Tesla breached $500 (£385) for the first time after it made record … Read more

Elon Musk confirms Tesla in-cabin camera is meant to help owners monitor robo-taxis from afar

Elon Musk confirms Tesla Model 3’s in-cabin camera will be used to help owners monitor robo-taxis from afar Elon Musk confirmed one use for the Model 3’s mysterious in-cabin camera In a tweet, Musk said it could be used to monitor robo-taxi vandalism The tweet followed a video that showed what the camera sees for … Read more

Tesla shows off ventilators made using technology and parts from its Model 3 cars

As a critical shortage of ventilators looms, New York Governor Andre Cuomo revealed Friday that the state will begin repurposing BiPAP machines to sustain severely ill coronavirus patients.  Last week, the state resorted to converting anesthesia machines to supplement its stockpile of an estimated 6,500 ventilators.  Thursday, Cuomo said he wasn’t sure if BiPAP machines … Read more

Tesla delivers record number of electric cars in first three months of 2020

Tesla delivers record number of electric cars in first three months of 2020, boosted by demand for new Model Y By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:58 BST, 3 April 2020 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 3 April 2020 Tesla delivered a record number of electric cars in the first three months of 2020, … Read more

Tesla video hints new autopilot feature will enable cars to automatically stop at traffic lights

Tesla video hints that a new autopilot feature will enable cars to automatically stop at traffic lights A video shows Tesla’s autopilot feature stopping at a red traffic light The feature would mark an incremental step toward full autonomy It’s unclear if and when the feature will be included in future autopilot updates  By James … Read more

Lizzie Cundy attempts to plug a Tesla charger into a £250k electric Mercedes in Surrey

She is entering the Cash & Rocket (gumball rally style) race across Europe later this year. And Lizzie Cundy, 50, was seen attempting to plug a Tesla charger into a £250k fully electric Mercedes Pagoda – despite them not being compatible) in Surrey on Thursday as she tested out the new car.  The former WAG strutted her … Read more

August car sales down 1.6% despite flood of pre-regs and Tesla Model 3 arrival

New car sales were down by 1.6 per cent in August despite numbers being boosted by a flood of pre-registrations by dealers to beat an emissions deadine – and a flood of long-awaited deliveries of Tesla’s Model 3.   Battery electric vehicle sales ‘surged’ in the month, said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, with … Read more

Elon Musk’s Tesla battery farm has saved South Australia $116 MILLION

Elon Musk owned Tesla installed a battery farm in South Australia in 2017 and has since helped residents save $116 million in energy costs, Bloomberg reports. The company installed the world’s biggest lithium-ion batter to help reduce the risk of blackouts as the country moved to renewable power generation. Operating via the Hornsdale Power Reserve, … Read more

GM unveils modular electric vehicle and battery pack designed to compete with automakers like Tesla

GM unveils shape-shifting electric vehicle platform that can transform into an SUV or a car and uses a battery pack designed to compete with automakers like Tesla GM unveiled a modular electric vehicle and a new battery technolgy The modular vehicle can be configured into an SUV, car, or commercial truck A battery called Ultium … Read more