November 20th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
In March 2019, the Fremont Police Department began testing a Tesla Model S 85 that was customized for patrol operations. Testing ended one year later, and yesterday, the Fremont Police Department released the test results and emailed them over to CleanTechnica (and surely other media outlets)
October 9th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
It's a dark and stormy night — well, here in Louisiana — and adventures abound! Well, the adventure I am talking about is one experienced by WholeMarsBlog's Omar Qazi as he finds himself at Tesla's 4860 cell production site at Kato and Page
August 26th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Tesla fans have zeroed in on a battery startup called Amprius. A number of clues indicate that it may be acquired by Tesla in the future, or that it at least plays a role in Tesla's battery innovation and coming announcements at Tesla Battery Day. I'll come back to the Tesla–Amprius connections in a minute. First, once I saw the name popping up, I recognized it and decided to check the CleanTechnica archives for it. Let's start there
May 12th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
As you may have read, Tesla reopened its Fremont factory yesterday. You may have even read that this was controversial. Following that, Elon Musk sent an email to Tesla employees thanking them for their hard work in making Tesla successful
May 10th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
Following the news from Elon Musk that Tesla will be filing a lawsuit against Alameda County's unelected Interim Health Officer, who, seemingly against the wishes of the governor and president, believes that Tesla shouldn't reopen until June first, Tesla owners and shareholders are speaking out against what they see as unfair treatment of Tesla by Alameda County
February 12th, 2020 | by Chanan Bos
For Tesla it’s all about vertical integration. Anything that doesn’t meet Tesla’s stringent quality standards, they bring in house. It’s [&hellip
January 12th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
An idea for Tesla's Sentry Mode would be to make it crowdsourced, which could be called "Super Sentry" or "Crowd Sentry."
August 16th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Earlier this year, Tesla launched the third version of its Supercharging stations. While the basic functions of the V3 Superchargers are the same as previous generations, there are some subtle differences, so CleanTechnica hit the road to put the new stations to the test
March 31st, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesla recently invited CleanTechnica to its automotive factory in Fremont, California, for an exclusive tour that took us behind the scenes in one of the largest manufacturing facilities in the world. This is the factory that serves as the beating heart of Tesla's automotive business
March 18th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesla took a few minutes while it had the world's attention at the unveiling of its Model Y to flesh out its plans for its Supercharger network. Version 3 of the network will see 250 kilowatt (kW) chargers rolled out as the new standard around the world
March 10th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
Walking into Tesla's large, open, light office space at its Fremont factory, it only took a moment before something hit me. The atmosphere is enormously different from the image of Tesla that you find in much of the media
March 7th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesla rolled out the first of the next-generation V3 Supercharger tonight in Fremont, California, at an exclusive event for an exclusive subset of Model 3 owners in Tesla's Early Access Program. The new chargers will initially roll out for the Model 3, with the capability being provided for the Model S and X via over-the-air software updates over the course of the next few months
July 1st, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna
California rebates for electric vehicles have forced Tesla into a legal battle over worker conditions
April 19th, 2018 | by Kyle Field
An internal email from Tesla CEO Elon Musk to all Tesla employees was obtained by Jalopnik and provides insights into Tesla's progress to date on Model 3 production rates as well as the path forward for Model
July 18th, 2017 | by Kyle Field
July is perhaps the biggest month in Tesla's history, with the first 30 29 Model 3 production vehicles set to be turned over to the first lucky owners on the 28th of the month. Until now, it was uncertain when the event would actually take place, and more than that, where it would be. The first production Model 3 was confirmed to be for Ira Ehrenpreis, but he gifted the prized vehicle to Elon Musk earlier this month, leaving 29 of the first 30 vehicles to be delivered at the event
July 7th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Editor's Note: Tesla Model 3 production is supposed to begin today. No, the Tesla Fremont factory will not be pumping out Model 3 electric cars in the hundreds or thousands today. However, the people and machines that will hopefully be doing so in one year will be getting their muscles warmed up today. The Alien Dreadnought is wakening from a deep slumber after being put together by Victor Frankenstein Elon Musk, JB Straubel, and some relatively unknown characters from Panasonic. It is a momentous day, so we thought it was a good time to share this interesting writeup from Charles Morris of EV Annex
February 28th, 2017 | by Kyle Field
Earlier today, EVgo and ABB unveiled the first "High-Power" fast charger for EVs in the US in Fremont, California. Fremont is well known in EV circles as the home to Tesla and as such, is quickly becoming the epicenter of EV activity, as evidenced by this installation
