Elon Musk News

17/05/2022

Tesla’s record Q1 powered by increased gross margin, average cost decreases

Tesla’s record first quarter in 2021 was powered by several things, but it all came down to the numbers, as usual. The automaker, coming off of its best quarter in terms of deliveries and production figures, was able to mark down significant gains in automotive gross margin while decreasing costs ...

16/05/2022

“People sometimes think technology just automatically gets better every year, but it actually doesn’t. It only gets better if smart people work like crazy to make it better. That’s how any technology actually gets better. Look at the history of civilization, many civilizations. And look at say ancient Egypt where they built all these incredible pyramids, and then they forgot basically how to build pyramids. And even hieroglyphics, they forgot how to read hieroglyphics. Or you look at Rome, and how they built these incredible road ways and aqueducts and indoor plumbing, they forgot how to do all of those things. And there are many such examples in history, so I think you should always bear in mind that entropy is not on your side.”
— Elon Musk

13/05/2022

SpaceX successfully returns four astronauts from International Space Station

The Crew-3 mission to the ISS is now complete.

12/05/2022

SpaceX launches morning Starlink mission from Kennedy Space Center

SpaceX launched 53 internet communication satellites to low Earth orbit on the Starlink Group 4-17…

11/05/2022

"The F-150 is the best selling car in America. If people are voting that's their car, then that's the car we have to deliver."
— Elon Musk
From https://elonmuskquotes.com/Tesla

10/05/2022

This is true belief in what you do.
From https://elonmuskquotes.com/BusinessInnovation

09/05/2022

sla Giga Texas ‘Bobcat Project’: What we know so far

Tesla recently purchased another plot of land to the East of the Giga Texas facility that the company is currently working on constructing. Documents from the Austin, Texas Public Database show that Tesla purchased another slice of land, but what are the company’s plans for it? Here is what we kno...

06/05/2022

Elon Musk’s Starlink secures supply deal from Google’s cloud unit

It appears that Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service has secured a formidable ally. In an announcement on Thursday, Google announced that its cloud unit had won a deal to supply computing and networking resources to SpaceX. With this deal in place, Google would be able to help deliver i...

05/05/2022

Over 90% of Tesla China’s Model 3 and Model Y parts now sourced locally: report

Tesla’s localization of its supply chain for the Made-in-China Model 3 and Model Y seems to be going well, with recent reports from local media outlets stating that over 90% of the all-electric vehicles’ parts are now being sourced from domestic companies. This should help Tesla China optimize i...

04/05/2022

Elon Musk urges Tesla suppliers to accelerate in order to deliver next-gen Model Y at Gigafactory Berlin

On Tuesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk urged suppliers to accelerate their efforts in order to deliver the next-gen Model Y at Gigafactory Berlin following a visit of the project site. Yesterday, we reported on Musk paying a visit to Gigafactory Berlin. During a media scrum, the CEO said that he expects Te...

29/04/2022

Tesla Giga Berlin’s battery plant to consume far less water than expected: report

Tesla has updated the Giga Berlin application it submitted to the Brandenburg State Environment Agency. According to the revised application, Tesla Giga Berlin’s water consumption will be far less than anticipated. According to Tagesspiegel, Tesla’s revised application notes that Giga Berlin’s...

26/04/2022

"We're running the most dangerous experiment in history right now..."
— Elon Musk News

14/04/2022

"We are going to exit the fossil fuel era. It is inevitable."
— Elon Musk News

26/03/2022

Rocket Report: SpaceX broomstick cleaning up contracts, Astra back on track

"We were surprised to learn of it on Friday."

17/03/2022

"We have a strict 'no-assholes policy' at SpaceX."
— Elon Musk

14/03/2022

SpaceX’s next Crew Dragon astronaut mission settles on Halloween launch

After initially moving forward 24 hours from October 31st to October 30th, SpaceX’s next Crew Dragon astronaut mission has slipped back to its initial Halloween launch date. Again scheduled to lift off around 2:21 am EDT (UTC-4) on Halloween morning, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon s**c...

10/03/2022

Hertz reportedly orders 100,000 Teslas in $4.2 billion deal

A huge deal for Tesla

04/03/2022

SpaceX successfully launches four astronauts on Crew-3 mission to the s**ce station

This is SpaceX’s third operational crewed mission for NASA

23/02/2022

Tesla and the EV sector’s growth is driving up lithium, cobalt, and nickel prices

The electric vehicle revolution is fully underway. Led by successful vehicles like the Tesla Model 3, which are compelling alternatives to comparable internal combustion cars, EV sales are taking off. The momentum of EVs as a whole may hit some challenges soon, however, partly due to the rising pric...

19/02/2022

VW CEO Diess disagrees with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, saying L3 autonomy requires Lidar (plus VW EV Pickup, summer OTA, and more)

In a wide-ranging AMA on Reddit today, VW CEO Herbert Diess provided answers to a ton of questions from the Reddit community, some of which were news to us. Importantly, he clarified Volkswagen’s position on Autonomy and ID.4 charging update timelines while waxing eloquent on a low-price VW EV and...

10/02/2022

Tesla dominates car sales in California with impressive growth in 2021 with 2 of top 5 best-selling cars

Tesla is dominating car sales in California with impressive growth in 2021 that has resulted in having 2 of the top 5 best-selling cars in the state. California might not be Tesla’s home market anymore, now that the company has officially moved its headquarters to Texas, but the state is still its...

04/02/2022

Tesla applies to build giant new cathode factory for battery production next to ‘Gigafactory Texas’

Tesla has applied to build a giant new facility, seemingly to produce cathode materials for battery manufacturing, next to “Gigafactory Texas” in Austin. In 2020, Electrek first revealed that Tesla is going to build its next Gigafactory in Austin. Later, it was confirmed that Tesla acquired ov...

28/01/2022

Tesla’s locations for next factories to be announced towards end of 2022: Musk

Tesla may already be launching two new vehicle factories this year in the form of Gigafactory Texas and Giga Berlin, but it appears that the company is still just getting started. During the recently held fourth quarter and full-year 2021 earnings call, CEO Elon Musk noted that while Tesla is not re...

26/01/2022

Tesla ‘Passenger Play’ option prompts NHTSA to open Preliminary Evaluation

Tesla’s Passenger Play feature has prompted the NHTSA to open a “Preliminary Evaluation” into the capabilities of the option, which will require the automaker to submit certain information to the agency by March 4. In late December, the NHTSA launched a formal investigation into over 580,000 T...

25/01/2022

Tesla Cybertruck spotted being offloaded in Gigafactory Texas

Recent footage taken of Gigafactory Texas has revealed that Tesla has brought over its all-electric pickup truck to its new headquarters. The arrival of the Cybertruck at the Giga Texas site comes just as new images of the vehicle’s alpha prototype were shared online. The Cybertruck’s delivery c...