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New euro-Tesla designed in Berlin
Published in Transportation
Wednesday, 25 November 2020 12:06

New euro-Tesla designed in Berlin


If you believe Musk

Elon Musk made rare comments about a new Tesla vehicle to be designed in Berlin, adding that the reason behind the new vehicle programme is to attract new talent from Europe.

Panasonic developing new battery for Tesla
Published in News
Thursday, 29 October 2020 11:29

Panasonic developing new battery for Tesla


Stores more and is cheaper to make

Panasonic is working to develop a new battery cell for Tesla which has a larger cylindrical format called 4680 that can store more energy and is easier to make.

Tesla makes another profit
Published in News
Thursday, 22 October 2020 12:11

Tesla makes another profit


Record revenue of $8.8 billion

Tesla reported its fifth consecutive quarterly profit on record revenue of $8.8 billion, boosted by an uptick in vehicle deliveries and sales of environmental regulatory credits to other car makers.

Tesla has his water cut off
Published in Transportation
Friday, 16 October 2020 11:47

Tesla has his water cut off


Didn't pay his bills

A German utility company says it has shut down the pipes supplying Tesla with water for the construction of a factory near Berlin because the carmaker hasn’t paid its bills.

Intel, Qualcomm, Tesla against ARM–Nvidia merger
Published in PC Hardware


Exclusive:
Few others, Apple maybe

Multiple well-informed sources have informed us that there is a big uprising in Silicon Valley against the proposed Nvidia–ARM acquisition. We have spoken with people from multiple technology companies, and everyone - outside ARM and Nvidia - believes that this is bad for the industry.

Tesla Model three knows if you hack it
Published in News
Wednesday, 09 September 2020 11:30

Tesla Model three knows if you hack it


Records your efforts for future court cases

As recently highlighted by a Tesla Model 3 owner on Reddit, your connected car knows when you've hacked it, and it might be logging that data to use against you in a future warranty claim.

Tesla staff member turned down a million dollar bribe
Published in News


Saved Tesla from a serious cybersecurity attack

Elon Musk said Tesla Inc’s factory in Nevada could have been hit by a “serious” cybersecurity attack, but was saved by an employee of the company who turned down a one million dollar Russian bribe to install malware.

Tesla's wiper controls banned in Germany
Published in Transportation
Wednesday, 05 August 2020 12:15

Tesla's wiper controls banned in Germany


Road hazard

Tesla's wiper controls through its touchscreen have been ruled illegal in Germany after someone crashed their Model 3 while using them and fought a fine and driving ban through the court system.

Daft Musk schooled by Egyptians
Published in News
Monday, 03 August 2020 10:19

Daft Musk schooled by Egyptians


Why Musk keeps tweeting stupid things is one of the world's mysteries

Tesla boss Elon Musk has attracted a lot of hate from Egyptian students after he published a bizarre tweet claiming that the Great Pyramid was 'obviously' built by aliens.

Tesla complains of staff poaching
Published in Transportation
Friday, 24 July 2020 11:42

Tesla complains of staff poaching


Rivian nicked sensitive information

Tesla alleges that four of its former workers took highly sensitive proprietary information as they left to work for the rival EV startup Rivian.