June 8th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently went on the Ride The Lightning podcast with Tesla enthusiast and IGN Executive Editor Ryan McCaffrey for a one-hour long interview. Topics ranged from the Tesla pickup truck to the Model Y and even delved into the possibility for a Tesla app store in the future. In the middle of their conversation, Musk opened up about the design of the Model Y and shared some interesting new details about the next big thing at Tesla
June 7th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesla is opening up its 250kW Supercharging V3 to the public for the very first time today with the addition of 8 new V3 stalls at its Fremont, California, factory. The new public V3 stalls are being opened to the public just 3 short months after Tesla first announced the new 250kW charging standard
June 4th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesla CEO Elon Musk went on the Ride The Lightning podcast with Tesla enthusiast and IGN Executive Editor Ryan McCaffrey for an hour-long interview. Topics ranged from the Tesla Pickup Truck to the Model Y and even delved into the possibility of a Tesla App store in the future. In his talk with McCaffrey, Musk unpacked the top priorities for Tesla over the next few months
June 3rd, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
The 20 most popular CleanTechnica articles of May are in a list below. First, though, I'll highlight some of my favorites.
Well, the #1 story on the top 20 is also perhaps my favorite, but I wrote it, so I'm biased. It is a cost comparison between the Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus and several Honda Accord trims. Guess who wins
May 29th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Tesla employees tell CNBC the company has decided to build the Model Y there. The Model S and Model X will be consolidated into one assembly line to make room for Model Y production. They also say a refreshed Model S is coming in September.
May 18th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
If you were following Tesla in the early days of the Model S, and more so if you were an early Model S owner, you probably know or know of Jerome Guillen. He led development of the Tesla Model S (program director) and was also VP of Worldwide Sales and Service for 2½ years. He was absolutely loved by owners. If you frequented Tesla forums in the pre–Model X days, you might have even seen more love for Jerome than for Elon (Musk). People loved him
May 11th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
We are used to software updates on our phones, but cars that require software updates are still somewhat of a [&hellip
May 7th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
A few weeks ago, Tesla brought CleanTechnica inside its Fremont automotive factory in Northern California for a custom tour of its Model 3 production line and gave an exclusive look at its in-house seat factory a few blocks away. This week, we are launching our final video from our visit to the Fremont factory, where Chanan Bos takes us into Tesla's body shop and general assembly areas
May 4th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
The most popular CleanTechnica articles of the past week included an original analysis of used Tesla Model 3s versus some of the used gasmobiles it competes against, a 380 mile used Nissan LEAF upgrade, a showering of love for Tesla's motors from a top auto industry expert, and much more
April 27th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesla invited CleanTechnica to its Fremont Factory and snuck in some time at its seat factory. Zach Shahan wrote up a beautiful article about Tesla's seat factory and Chanan Bos put together a fantastic video documenting the happenings inside the factory for CleanTechnica
April 27th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
The most popular CleanTechnica stories of the past week included a Tesla Model 3 Performance thumping a BMW M3 on the track, some breaking news about a Tesla Model S & X upgrade from Tesla, our idea for a Tesla 11 Year Death Anniversary. For more, scroll past three of our new videos (watch them if you haven't) and through the various popular articles. (Be sure to click and share all of them!)
April 22nd, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
If you've ever ridden in a Tesla vehicle featuring the company's white vegan leather seats, you were surely impressed. They're as soft as a cloud. They're as white as Conan O'Brien's grandma (I assume). Beyond the smooth surface, they're so cushy you feel like you just sat on the marshmallow man. And on a cold day, they'll toast your buns quicker than a looney roadrunner can climb a mountain
April 15th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
For our hot new CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, I recently sat down with Ross Gerber, cofounder, president, and CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management, to discuss Tesla financials, consumer demand for Tesla vehicles, Wall Street, Tesla financing, Elon Musk, and more
April 14th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
For our hot new CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, I recently sat down with Ross Gerber, cofounder, president, and CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management, to discuss Tesla innovation, Tesla's vehicle and manufacturing platforms, the media, Tesla communications and marketing, and more
April 14th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
You may have heard — CleanTechnica recently got to tour Tesla's Fremont factory in great detail. We spent hours walking the floors, talking to engineers and factory workers, and gawking at Tesla's impressive machinery and manufacturing processes. Kids in a candy store is the best metaphor that comes to mind
April 13th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
For our hot new Cleantech Talk podcast interview series, I recently sat down with Ross Gerber, cofounder, president, and CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management, to discuss cleantech innovation, Tesla, climate change, insurance companies, and more. The conversation was approximately one hour long, so to cut it down into more manageable portions, we've split it up into a couple of episodes. Listen on your favorite podcast platform or via the embedded player below
April 1st, 2019 | by Vijay Govindan
In my last article, I gave a brief summary on the pros and cons between the Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y, and between the Standard Range and Long Range options. I hope it helped people. I had a comment from Barry asking if I could summarize the debate in a decision tree
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 31st, 2019 | by Chanan Bos
For many years now CleanTechnica has been looking to expand beyond articles, and now it's finally happening. Zachary Shahan is on the verge of launching a special new podcast that is focused on interviewing top people in the cleantech world, and we are also launching CleanTechnica TV on YouTube, which I will host.
Our very first episode? How about a full-fledged exclusive tour of the Tesla Fremont factory
March 30th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
The 1990s and early 2000s saw companies around the world extending their supply chains into global markets in a way that the world had never seen before, or perhaps even imagined. The business models that emerged from the outsourcing movement were spread far and wide, with central organizations extending some semblance of control of their supply chains through quality spec sheets, service level agreements, and detailed supplier contracts
March 26th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesla posted a new video to its YouTube account that shows yet another perfect family in their perfectly clean Tesla Model S taking a road trip to a ski resort in Austria for vacation. My Tesla Model 3 never seems to be clean, with random crayons, papers, books, and toy parts in every crevice, but that's another story. The quick video (below) made me reflect on one of the huge benefits of Tesla's navigation system compared to the ones from other automakers: automatic charging stop integration
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 17th, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna
Tesla's "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day" sets the foundation for a more diverse future tech workforce
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
