Inside the deal to build Gigafactory Berlin

Bloomberg has a very interesting story about the negotiations between Tesla and local governments over the location of the European Gigafactory: Fresh from his experience building a factory in China, Musk had a demand that was as clear as it was hard to execute for notoriously bureaucratic Germans: to build the site as swiftly as the one […]

Tesla secures permit for Gigafactory Shanghai

With all the talk of Gigafactory Berlin, its sibling Gigfactory in Shanghai may have gotten a little jealous for attention. Tesla Inc. won permission to start mass production at its China factory, clearing one of the last hurdles to begin selling locally built cars in the world’s largest electric-vehicle market. Bloomberg Permits secured baby 😎 […]

These are the top 10 cars traded in for a Model 3

The latest part of Tom Randall’s Model 3 Survey is out, and as usual there are lots of interesting tidbits. In particular, I thought their list of top trade-in cars was interesting. Here’s the top 10: Toyota Prius –– Average $27,080 BMW 3 Series –– Average $46,477 Honda Accord –– Average $25,428 Honda Civic –– […]

Dissecting Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin Anouncement

Today at Das Goldene Lenkard, the German new car-model award ceremony, Tesla made a surprise announcement: the location for the European Gigafactory will be in the Berlin area. Leaving aside the announcement itself, the video of the ceremony itself feels surprising and historic in a lot of ways –– so let’s pick it apart together […]

New 16 inch Macbook Pro launching as soon as tomorrow

Someone has been leaking to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg: This will be the first major update since the MacBook Pro line was redesigned three years ago. Apple is moving from a 15-inch screen to a higher-resolution 16-inch screen, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing unannounced products. The display will likely appeal […]

Kettleman City Supercharger being upgraded to V3

Reports are coming in that the Kettleman City, California supercharger, which features solar power and a lounge area, is being upgraded to Tesla’s faster V3 supercharging technology. Only half the stalls are being upgraded at a time, so this should not affect availability of the station. Hopefully, the station will be completely upgraded before Thanksgiving […]