5 Model X Videos
Tesla Model X spy shots keep rolling in, and the past few days have seen some really interesting ones, including some colorful ones! Previously, we had just seen black and white mules, but this week has brought […]
JB Straubel (Tesla CTO) Talks About Disruptive Shift To Lithium-Ion Batteries, + More
Earlier this year, Tesla Motors CTO JB Straubel gave a presentation at the THINK 15 conference. I recently caught word of a video of his presentation and checked it out. It’s a good one (of course), so […]
Tesla Model X Reservations Twice What Model S Reservations Were?
Some serious crowdsourcing by members of the Tesla Motors Club (and, most specifically, Model X reservation holders) and some nice sleuthing by Fred Lambert reveal that there seem to be about twice as many reservations for […]
Tesla Gigafactory Ahead of Schedule, Model X Production Line Has Several Times More Robots
A couple of quick updates on Tesla Motors* manufacturing have come through the wires in recent days. First of all, a Nevada economic development official said last week that the Tesla Gigafactory is actually ahead of schedule. […]
Tesla Model X — New Images, Best Ones Yet?
Another day, another new Tesla Model X spy photo. (Or actually several new photos in this case, thanks to the extensive Tesla Motors fan club out there). These first two are pretty interesting, though admittedly it’s […]
First Look Into Interior Of The Production Tesla Model X… Possibly
With the official launch of the Tesla Model X edging closer everyday, some people are starting to get antsy, looking for any little tidbit or glimpse that they can get. So, for those of you out […]
Tesla Model X Delivery Schedule On Target, Model 3 On Schedule Too
The delivery schedule for Tesla’s Model X SUV is still on track, going by the company’s most recent filing with the SEC (on April 23) — which reported that both the Alpha and Beta prototypes of the electric […]
Tesla’s Competitive Advantages — 5 Big Ones
Tesla has several big competitive advantages, imho. I’m going to discuss 5 below, but 3 tangible ones and 2 intangibles. [Full disclosure: I’m long TSLA… for obvious reasons.] Tesla’s huge competitive advantages, imho, are: 1) The […]
Tesla Sales — Updates & Estimates
Based on Tesla’s sales, delivery, and production statements from its conference call the other day, I’ve updated US Tesla delivery (what we’re calling “sales”) estimates for 2014 and 2015. I’ve left the estimate for January 2015 as […]
Tesla: More Pure-Electric Car Revenue Than All Other Companies Combined
The folks at Tesla aren’t stupid. They know what to highlight to make a point. The first sentence in the 4th quarter & full year shareholder letter Tesla published last night reads: “Tesla continues to drive […]
Tesla Model X Special Features = No Show Before Delivery
We’ve got a lot to report from Tesla’s 2014 4th quarter earnings report and conference call. This post will discuss some of the Tesla Model X stuff. First, however, the Model X has been spotted testing a […]
Tesla Model X vs Top SUVs
How does Tesla’s soon to be released Model X SUV compare, specs wise, to some of the other top models out there? This wonderful graph below (coming to us via Tesla Motors Club forum member MartinAustin) […]
Tesla CTO Presentation In Southern California
On October 10, Tesla CTO & co-founder JB Straubel gave a presentation at the Southern California Energy Summit. Unfortunately, I wasn’t at that one, but JB’s presentation was posted online, so I decided to pull out […]
This Is Not The Model X, Tesla Confirms
Not that many people would assume it was, but just for clarity’s sake (or, more likely, a bit of fun), Tesla Motors took to the Twittersphere in order to officially state that the vehicle in the […]
Tesla Fremont Factory Tour, From An Automotive Insider ©
Originally published on CleanTechnica. By Jeff Cohen Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to tour many automotive assembly plants. As a child, I saw 1965 Ford Mustangs assembled at the Ford River Rouge factory in Michigan. When […]