Tesla

Tesla’a new facility in Lathrop of California broke ground in a low-profile manner. The new facility, known as Megafactory, is expected to produce the electric car maker’s largest utility-scale battery storage system Megapack. ...  more

The online shop of Tesla that became available in Taiwan this year has had a new product that is favored by global car owners and fans. The new “Tesla Lightning Glass Bottle” is priced at NT$4,450, and the thing is, there is no liquor inside the bottle. What Tesla is selling is essentially just an empty bottle, which was sold out instantly, and a restock time is not yet revealed. ...  more

Whilst Tesla had originally planned to kick off mass production of its all-electric Cybertruck by the end of 2021, the company’s official website quiet made changes to the announcement on August 8 and indicated a delay in Cybertruck production, with one of the reasons speculated to be the ongoing shortage of the Model Y. ...  more

Tesla will begin introducing electric vehicles adopted with the CCS2 charging interface starting in the third quarter in order to respond to the development of EV infrastructures in Taiwan in accordance with the standard specification of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). ...  more

Tesla released the 3MWh grid-grade energy storage device Megapack in 2019, which ascended the company’s battery energy storage business to a new level, and now Tesla has revealed the price tag for this enormous battery for the first time. The battery is priced at US$1,235,890 (approx. NT$34.63 million), and does not include tax and annual maintenance cost. ...  more

Tesla announced its financial statement for the second quarter of 2021, and has surpassed US$1.1 billion in profit for the first time under a YoY growth of nearly 10 times, as well as exceeded the anticipation of the analysts pertaining to earning per share. ...  more

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has finally provided a clear response regarding when it would make its Superchargers available for other auto manufacturers. According to a recent tweet from Musk, the company will give EVs from other brands access as early as this year. Tesla had already been discussing details on the access to its Superchargers with countries like Germany and Norway since last month. ...  more

Despite being announced over a year ago, the Tesla Cybertruck is still attracting a lot of attention within the industry. The schedule of its mass production, which may or may not take place this year, has already gotten a lot of people talking. ...  more

Tesla, now adopted with Tesla Vision after the removal of its radar sensors, was revoked of multiple safety certifications at one point. However, the latest IIHS test has given Tesla the highest level of safety qualification for the new radar-less Model 3. The Consumer Report also decided to grant the model with a “Top Pick” rating. ...  more

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed at a court hearing recently that his company will not be able to fulfill the current production targets of the Tesla Powerwall due to an ongoing chip shortage. According to Musk, the company will not even be able to meet half of the  target that was set for this quarter. ...  more