August 15th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
I recently published an article on global plugin vehicle sales showing that Tesla accounted for 19% of the world's plugin electric vehicles (EVs) in the first half of 2020. That includes fully electric vehicles as well as plugin hybrids
August 14th, 2020 | by Alex Voigt
On average, more than 60% of all new passenger cars sold in Germany are company cars. That’s an astoundingly high number already, but even more impressive is that every 12th employee in Germany drives one. This incredibly high number is not a coincidence, and I believe it’s the highest company car rate in the world
August 14th, 2020 | by Kyle Field
Tesla's Solar Roof is potentially one of the most disruptive products in the portfolio, but presents a massive challenge to roll out at scale. Produced at Tesla's Solar Gigafactory in Buffalo, New York, Tesla struggled to refine the design of the tiles not only for mass production, but for rapid, efficient, and long-lasting installations. Roof tiles are no joke and must produce power and protect the home if they are to succeed
August 14th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
Tesla just released its agenda for its annual shareholder meeting that will take place on September 22, 2020. Twitter user, Kelvin Yang shared a screenshot of the agenda. There's a lot to unpack from this highly anticipated meeting, so let's jump in
August 14th, 2020 | by Kyle Field
Tesla continues to dominate in the world of EV performance, and a new software update brought a noticeable increase in performance to the flagship Tesla Model S with the raven battery, including the highly anticipated Cheetah launch mode
August 14th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
In a new report by Wood Mackenzie, the organization forecasts that the global lithium-ion cell manufacturing capacity pipeline could quadruple and reach 1.4 terawatt-hours (TWh) by 2030 compared to last year
August 13th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
What does top 10 mean? Good question. Perhaps top 10 best sellers. Perhaps top 10 in terms of sales growth. Perhaps top 10 in terms of other measures of popularity
August 13th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
Want some proof that Tesla vehicles can appreciate in value over time? Look no further than one Tesla owner who was stunned to find out that her car's value didn't decrease, but increased, in the past month
August 13th, 2020 | by Carolyn Fortuna
A network of independent experts, activists, leaders, and organizations of Russian indigenous peoples has called on Tesla CEO Elon Musk to boycott a Russian mining company until it meets specific ecologically-sound conditions. The letter to Musk acknowledges that Nornickel is an international leader in nickel production but is “also a global leader in environmental pollution."
August 13th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
Does the world need another Elon Musk/Steve Jobs comparison? I’ll leave that up to you to decide, dear readers (read on, or flit to the next flower). I assure you that only the most interesting, insightful, and incisive specimens of the genre are chronicled in these pages, and an unusual video by Admazing caught my editorial eye
August 13th, 2020 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
Construction is progressing at a rapid clip at Tesla Gigafactory Berlin, with a roof and walls now going up on a second structure — the drive unit building
August 12th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
An apparent Tesla employee (since 2014) has noted on Twitter that Tesla employees will be the first to own a Tesla Cybertruck
August 12th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
This is not a comprehensive electric vehicle sales report for the United States. There is no such report. Too many automakers do not publish EV sales data to create such a report, and there is no national vehicle registration data to comb through and use
August 12th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
With data in for the first half of 2020, it's time to once again compare Tesla's global sales to BMW Group's global "electrified" vehicle sales — that is, sales of its many plug-in hybrid models and its two fully electric models, the BMW i3 (which I used to own) and the MINI Electric
August 11th, 2020 | by Press Release
Palo Alto, California, August 11, 2020 -- Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”) announced today that the Board of Directors has approved and declared a five-for-one split of Tesla’s common stock in the form of a stock dividend to make stock ownership more accessible to employees and investors. Each stockholder of record on August 21, 2020 will receive a dividend of four additional shares of common stock for each then-held share, to be distributed after close of trading on August 28, 2020. Trading will begin on a stock split-adjusted basis on August 31,
August 11th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Tesla is asking potential customers in Germany what energy services they would like to be offered, from rooftop solar to residential storage and expanded charging options.
August 11th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
Tesla stole the show at a Targa Rally in Australia over the weekend
August 11th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
In a new article by Statesman out of Austin, Texas, the writer muses over just how good an impact "The Tesla Effect" will have on the Del Valle area
August 10th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
There are a few names that routinely come up when it comes to self-driving vehicles and driver-assist suites — Waymo, Tesla, Mobileye/Intel, and Nvidia pop to mind for me
August 10th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
In California, Orange County (the Orange County Transportation Authority) has made a couple of changes when it comes to its vanpools. First of all, the fleet of vehicles in operation has dropped from 470 vehicles to 164 vehicles. In the midst of this cut in operations, Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is also beginning a shift to electric vehicles, starting with a Tesla Model
