Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD) Version 12 has started rolling out to customers. There are, naturally, some owners raving about its improvements on social media. The update uses an end-to-end neural network to try to improve the self-driving/driver-assist tech in certain areas of driving and certain scenarios. I have two … [continued]
Tesla’s growth in recent years has been phenomenal, something for the history books and economics textbooks. It is also what some of us predicted 10 years ago. Most seemed to doubt Tesla’s growth potential, but the path forward seemed clear, and it was clear enough that Tesla rose to the … [continued]
Some years ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk noted that Tesla service centers would never be a profit center for the company. Counter to how dealerships make a lot of their money on service, Musk contended it wasn’t the right thing to do and Tesla service centers would never be focused … [continued]
Speculation about the content of Tesla’s quarterly financial report is always rampant. Today’s announcements will be a harbinger of the all-electric vehicle maker’s stock price and a primer in the likely state of global EV sales generally in 2024. Investors are keen to learn about CEO Elon Musk’s vision for … [continued]
The image of the small town farmer patiently plowing their fields is a contemporary myth. Today’s farming is all about agritech. Labor costs too high? Buy driverless tractors. Can’t be profitable if seed rows are laid out sporadically? Automated seed planters will take care of that. Want to limit the … [continued]
If you own an electric vehicle (EV) and live in a cold weather climate, you may be concerned about winter charging capacity. But don’t despair! Your EV model probably comes equipped with a heat pump, which can help EVs retrieve anywhere from 3% to 15% of the range—up to 50 … [continued]
Another week comes and goes. What big and fun cleantech stories from the past week do we need to highlight? Here’s what I’ve got! What future is coming? Well, this one is more about news in 11 years than it is about news in the past week, but it’s an … [continued]
With the turn of the new year comes a media frenzy about which stocks will significantly outpace the rate of inflation. Portfolios are filled with ratios where promise drives earnings and investors who look to companies that have above-average earnings, stable or growing profitability, and a robust current price. Analysts … [continued]
Elon Musk tweeted a video yesterday of a Tesla Optimus robot folding a shirt. My first impression was: Holy cow! That’s not actually a simple task! And Optimus is doing it so well! But then … Elon followed that tweet with a clarification: “Important note: Optimus cannot yet do this … [continued]
News out of the Tesla Gigafactory in Fremont is that workers there that they are getting a raise, as are other Gigafactory employees across the US. This means Tesla, as a nonunion car manufacturer, has acquiesced to UAW pressure to adjust labor pay. The move comes after the never-before, separate-and-conquer … [continued]
