Category: tesla

Elon Musk Launches ‘Burnt Hair’ Scented Perfume, Sells 10,000 Bottles

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has turned perfume salesman after unveiling his new fragrance: Burnt Hair. The billionaire businessman took to Twitter on Oct. 9 where he revealed that the new perfume from his Boring Company would be coming to markets soon, adding that it could be purchased using the Dogecoin cryptocurrency. Musk described the scent,…


Musk Says Pepsi to Receive Tesla’s First Semi Trucks in December

Tesla Inc. is starting Semi electric commercial truck production and PepsiCo Inc. will get the first deliveries on Dec. 1, the electric vehicle maker’s chief Elon Musk tweeted on Thursday. When Musk unveiled the prototype of the futuristic, battery-powered Semi in 2017, he said the Class 8 truck would go into production by 2019. However,…


Tesla Will Remove More Vehicle Sensors Amid Autopilot Scrutiny

SAN FRANCISCO—Tesla Inc. said on Tuesday it will remove ultrasonic sensors from its vehicles starting this month, as it moves ahead with using only cameras in its safety and driver-assistant features. Tesla vehicles now have 12 ultrasonic sensors on the front and rear bumpers, and short-range sound sensors are mainly used in parking applications and…


Tesla Vehicle Deliveries Fall Short in Q3, Causing Shares to Dip

Deliveries of Tesla vehicles fell short in the third quarter despite setting a new record, according to a report published by the company over the weekend, causing shares to tumble. The electric vehicle (EV) company said it requires a further boost in sales in the last quarter of 2022 to meet its annual growth target for…


Tesla Rebounds to Report Record Deliveries in Q3 as It Charts Course for Strong Finish to the Year

Tesla Inc. on Sunday announced that third-quarter deliveries rose to a record level after the previous quarter’s production-induced setback. What Happened Tesla said it sold 343,830 cars in the third quarter, the company said in a statement on Sunday. This represented a nearly 35 percent increase from the 254,695 units sold in the second quarter,…


Tesla Uses Company Guilty of Oil Price Manipulation, Bribery, and Corruption for EV Batteries

On May 24, Glencore, a commodity trading and mining firm, pled guilty to a decades-long bribery and corruption scheme stretching across Africa and South America. Separately, Glencore also admitted to manipulating oil prices. In response, Assistant U.S. Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., stated, “Glencore Ltd. undermined public confidence by creating the false appearance of…


Improving Electric Vehicles: Researchers Develop New High-Speed Motor

A team of researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has developed a new record-breaking high-speed motor that could improve the range of electric vehicles (EV). The new motor is the fastest Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (IPMSM) that has ever been built with commercialised lamination materials, achieving speeds of 100,000 revolutions per minute, doubling…


Tesla Countersues State Agency for Slapping It With Workplace Racism Complaint

Tesla, the world’s most valuable carmaker, filed a countersuit against the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) after the agency alleged that the company’s Fremont plant fostered racial bias. In its February complaint, the CRD called the plant a “racially segregated’ workplace. The agency reported about a black worker at Fremont having heard racial slurs up…


Fire at PG&E’s California Tesla Battery Facility Fully Under Control

A fire outbreak at PG&E Corp.’s energy storage facility that uses battery packs made by Tesla Inc. has been fully controlled, the Monterey County sheriff’s office in California said late on Tuesday night. The shelter-in-place advisory and all road closures have also been lifted, the county sheriff’s office and the North County Fire Department said….


Tesla Recalls Nearly 1.1 Million US Vehicles to Update Window Reversing Software

WASHINGTON—Tesla is recalling nearly 1.1 million U.S. vehicles because the window automatic reversal system may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction, increasing the risk of injury. The electric vehicle manufacturer told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it would perform an over-the-air software update of the automatic window reversal system. The recall…