Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed on Twitter this past weekend that Tesla’s vehicles maintain a reserve of 5 to 15 miles of range even after the in-dash display shows that the battery is fully empty.
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things…
of reluctance machines
and induction machines
of Carborundum
and other amazing things…
and of course the question of whether pigs have wings”
All the Tesla news from this weekend. Tesla has begun updating the software that controls Model 3 emergency braking. Two fanbois set a Model 3 mileage record. And Model X sales soar in Shanghai after price cut.
“Tesla bankwuptcy” would perhaps be better termed “shorts losing their shirts”
When consumers walk into a US car dealership and have a choice of buying either an electric or internal combustion engine (ICE) powered version of the same model, what percentage opt for the BEV or PHEV version? The short answer is 9.8% on average.
Business Insider decided to join the chorus of Tesla-bashing media. It did give the job to an excellent writer who had no idea what he was writing about, so it might have convinced others he was right who didn’t quite know what they were reading about. We can’t all be experts, but a real “insider” would not write this misinformed and misleading piece.
City Furniture, one of the nation’s top-selling furniture brands, became the first furniture retailer in the U.S. to announce the pre-order of five all-electric Tesla Semi trucks, marking the next step in the company’s innovative “green” approach to all facets of its business.
A class action lawsuit surrounding Tesla’s Autopilot was recently settled.
I just published a long piece on why I think Tesla CEO Elon Musk was so wrong in his reactionary, broad-brushed response to certain media coverage. But as a great reminder of what has been raising his blood pressure for months or years, the NYTimes coverage regurgitated the narratives that have pushed Elon over the edge — without putting them in proper context. Ugh. Do you have to do such a poor job responding to his criticisms when we need to convince Sir Elon to keep away from generic media bashing?
Look, believe it or not, Elon Musk has more followers than I do. He has more expertise in electric drivetrains, batteries, big-ass rockets, and building multi-billion-dollar companies. In a “who’s more credible when it comes to cleantech” poll, there’s a solid chance the cleantech king would win — and win big. As it should be. I expect him to have more nuts & bolts expertise than me!
