Tesla trademarks ‘Robobus’ and ‘Robotaxi’
Tesla has trademarked ‘Robobus’ and ‘Robotaxi’ – giving us a better idea of the vehicles’ names, which were somehow unclear despite the unveiling event last week.
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DHL tests Tesla Semi and confirms the electric truck’s impressive performance
DHL revealed the result of a Tesla Semi trial it recently did and the company came out impressed by the electric truck’s performance.
BEV, PHEV, HEV, FCEV, ICE: Decoding the Alphabet Soup of Electric Vehicles
EV Acronyms Seriously Suck Elon Musk once famously sent an email to the entire SpaceX team with the subject line: Acronyms Seriously Suck. He wasn’t wrong. As he put it, “No one can actually remember all these acronyms, and people don’t want to seem dumb in a meeting, so they just sit there in ignorance.”…
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Court rules against Tesla Sweden in license plate withholding suit
A court in Sweden has ruled that Tesla can’t force a local post provider to resume deliveries of the company’s license plates, after the country’s largest postal service joined labor efforts last year by withholding all mail from the company. PostNord, Sweden’s largest mail provider, joined strikes lodged against Tesla by union IF Metall last […]
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Check out this Tesla Cybertruck-inspired ‘Cybertrailer’
With the unveiling of its Cybercab and Robovan last week, Tesla is now set to offer an even wider array of electric vehicle (EV) options to the market. Even as the company’s lineup has expanded over the years, however, many fans have continued to request a first-party camper or trailer of some sort, and one […]
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SpaceX aces fifth Starship test flight with successful Super Heavy booster catch
Update 9:56 a.m.: Added para 8 to reflect successful splashdown in Indian Ocean. SpaceX aced its fifth Starship test flight this morning, known as Integrated Test Flight 5 (IFT-5), after gaining licensing from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The launch was the most successful yet and featured an unbelievable moment as SpaceX performed the first-ever […]
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Tesla reboots its FSD Supervised transfer program for Q4
Tesla has once again re-launched free transfers of Full Self-Driving (FSD) when buyers purchase a new vehicle, coming on the heels of the company’s unveiling event for the Cybercab and Robovan this week. On Thursday, Tesla updated one of its support pages to say that it will once again be allowing transfers of FSD Supervised […]
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Tesla powers on $65 million Megapack project in Alaska
Another Tesla Megapack system was powered on this week, coming as the latest of the company’s increasing deployment of the grid-scale batteries. Tesla and others have commissioned a $65 million battery energy storage system (BESS) project sporting 40MW/80MWh of Megapacks in Anchorage, Alaska, as detailed in press releases from Chugach Electric and the Matanuska Electric […]
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Fisker bankruptcy approved with added $2.5 million tech support deal
Troubled electric vehicle (EV) maker Fisker has been approved for its bankruptcy plan to sell off its remaining inventory, after the deal was nearly paused this week due to service concerns for owners. After Fisker filed for bankruptcy in June, the Ocean EV maker weeks later submitted filings to sell its remaining 3,231 units for […]
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Tesla hints at in-house LFP batteries with new job listing
Tesla has posted a new job listing on its website hinting at plans for in-house manfucturing of a previously used battery chemistry this week, coming just on the heels of the company’s unveiling of its Cybercab and Robovan. On its careers page, Tesla launched a job listing for a Senior Cell Materials Engineer position for […]
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It sure seems like the Optimus robots at Tesla’s event were under human control
We didn’t learn much new from Tesla’s Robotaxi event last night, but one piece of information we were looking forward to was a little information on Optimus, Tesla’s humanoid robot. And we got some, but it’s maybe a little less flattering to Tesla than some might have liked.
Tesla’s ‘one-time’ FSD transfer scheme is back for the fourth time
Tesla will once again allow current owners to transfer Full Self-Driving to a new vehicle purchase, even though it previously said that this program would never return after it ended for the third time 11 days ago.
Tesla China achieves 3 million vehicle production milestone
Tesla China has announced that it has produced its 3 millionth vehicle. The electric vehicle maker celebrated the occasion with a commemorative photo showcasing the facility’s 3 millionth car, a red Model Y, and the Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai team. As highlighted by Tesla Vice President Grace Tao in a post on Chinese social media platform […]
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Elon Musk confirms inspiration behind Tesla Robovan design
The Tesla Cybertruck was a vehicle with so much shock factor that the Robovan, which does not even look like it has wheels, was almost not surprising at all. With such design comes a lot of criticism and mockery, of course, as the Robovan still looks quite unlike any other vehicle on the road today. […]
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Elon Musk explains Tesla Robovan suspension system
When the Robovan approached the stage at Tesla’s “We, Robot” event, it became evident that the electric vehicle maker was definitely not shying away from creating machines that look like they belong in a sci-fi movie. But while the event itself was thin on technical details about the Cybercab and the Robovan, CEO Elon Musk […]
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Tesla Model 2 launch speculations: Gene Munster
Tesla’s “We, Robot” event was precisely what Elon Musk and the company teased it would be: an event to showcase autonomy, robots, and the future. The Model 2 had no place at the event and Gene Munster has a theory as to why. “The one missing topic from tonight’s event was the ‘more affordable’ vehicle…My […]
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Tesla’s goal with the Cybercab: ‘Individualized Mass Transit’ [OPINION]
Tesla’s ultimate goal with the Cybercab is to deliver an “individualized mass transit” vehicle. In extension, the Robovan enables Tesla to transport a larger group of people at a time. The “We, Robot” event revealed that Tesla didn’t just design the Cybercab, Robovan, and Optimus because they were cool or for its bottom line. Tesla […]
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Tesla Robotaxi Cybercab: Seats, price, special features, release date, and more
Tesla has officially unveiled its Robotaxi Cybercab, a long-awaited and highly-anticipated fully autonomous vehicle that the company says will revolutionize passenger travel. The vehicle was unveiled to the world on October 10 in an event held by Tesla at Warner Bros. Studios in Los Angeles. During his presentation, CEO Elon Musk mentioned that the Cybercab […]
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Tesla teases Cybercab inductive charging and robot cleaning system
Tesla is definitely going all in on its Cybercab efforts. During the vehicle’s unveiling at the “We, Robot” event, CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the Cybercab would not be equipped with a NACS charging port. Instead, the vehicle would exclusively use an inductive charging system. The use of inductive charging for the Cybercab highlights Tesla’s […]
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Tesla unveils the Robovan at ‘We, Robot’ event
Tesla unveiled the Robovan at the “We, Robot” event at Warner Bros. Studios in Los Angeles. “We’re going to make this,” CEO Elon Musk said, “and it’s going to look like that. Could you imagine going down the streets and seeing this coming toward you?” Details on the Tesla Robovan Musk hinted that this could […]
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