Originally published on EVANNEX This week, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk took the stage at the Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verde, CA. In a fascinating interview with Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg, Musk answered a wide range of questions and revealed some intriguing insights into the Tesla Model 3 and its … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Reminder: Monthly US EV sales reports are now published here — the current month’s report as well as reports from previous months (but just one previous month so far). Chevy Volt rose to #1 again, after many, many months trailing other popular electric vehicle models on … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. In order to qualify as an “official” owners’ club, Tesla is requiring all interested groups to agree to a set of rules that carry a number of interesting stipulations. Amongst which, is the agreement that official owners’ clubs will participate in lobbying efforts if requested, … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. A commenter on the Tesla Motors Club forum by the name of “bobbykansara” recently posted the first report (and picture), that I’m aware of, of a Tesla Model X windshield that was cracked during regular vehicle use. The cracked windshield in question (seen in the … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Tesla’s newest referral prize program began on May 30th and will run through July 15th. While the general rules of the new program are roughly the same as previous ones, the prizes on offer have been switched up somewhat. Amongst the new prizes is a … [continued]
Originally published on TeslaMondo. Have you seen the TV show? Aspiring entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to “shark” venture capitalists. Well, here’s how young Tesla Motors conceived, polished and pitched its big idea, as recounted by co-founder Marc Tarpenning in this under-exposed interview. TeslaMondo has mildly refined it for logical and temporal flow, and … [continued]
Editor’s Note: Alongside 23 other notable statements from Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting, I highlighted Elon’s admission that unlimited, free Supercharging would not be available on the base Tesla Model 3. Rather, you’ll have to “get that package” to get that. That was one of the big highlights of the night, … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. With Tesla’s star now clearly on the rise, a great many countries and organizations around the world have begun working to ensure that they get their piece of things… While some of this behavior is no doubt motivated solely by financial factors, there’s also quite … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Apple has spent more money on the research and development of electric, autonomous vehicles in the last few years than it did on the development of the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch — combined. So, needless to say, the company clearly has big plans for future … [continued]
One of the keys to good communication, in my eyes, is to open up and talk to people in an honest way as you would a friend. As you’ve probably already read, that’s one of the things that I think makes a lot of people love Elon Musk (one of … [continued]
