Tesla Inc.’s hotly anticipated Cybertruck will begin production in Gigafactory Texas in late 2022 according to the company. It is racing to market to meet other electric pickup rivals such as the Ford Motor Company Electric F-150 or the General Motors Company Hummer EV. But after a video earlier today showed a Cybertruck prototype with…
Elon Musk Says Cybertruck Mirrors Required by Law, but Will Be Easy to Remove
First Berlin Teslas Could Come Next Month, Musk Tells Fans
GRUENHEIDE, Germany—The first cars to emerge from Tesla’s new Berlin factory should roll off the production line as early as next month, CEO Elon Musk said at the site of the plant on Saturday, but added that volume production would take much longer to achieve. Musk hopes to get the green light in coming weeks…
Musk Moves Tesla Headquarters from California to Texas
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said Thursday the company will be moving its headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to Austin, Texas, a decision coming in context of the tech billionaire’s turbulent relationship with California. “I’m excited to announce that we’re moving our headquarters to Austin, Texas,” Musk told the company’s annual meeting on Oct. 7,…
Musk Says Biden’s EV Policy ‘Controlled by Unions’: Code Conference
Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration was not the friendliest and its electric vehicle policy appeared to be controlled by labor unions. Speaking at a tech conference in California, Musk was critical of a White House summit on electric vehicles in August to which automakers other than…
Tesla Seeks COVID-19 Rules Waiver to Host 9,000 at Berlin ‘Giga-Fest’
BERLIN—Tesla, well-versed in German bureaucracy as it tries to build a huge factory near Berlin, is seeking a waiver from COVID-19 rules on mass gatherings to host up to 9,000 people at a “Giga-Fest” to showcase its plans. The electric vehicle maker, which began construction in the town of Grunheide in December 2019 but is…
ISS Urges Tesla Investors Not to Reelect James Murdoch, Kimbal Musk
Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) is recommending that Tesla investors not reelect directors James Murdoch and Kimbal Musk because the board approved excessive compensation packages to non-executive board members. Tesla shareholders will cast ballots on Oct. 7 on cutting director terms to two years, eliminating a supermajority vote requirement to approve certain changes,…
Bitcoin Miners Forging Partnerships With Struggling Nuclear Power Plants Amid Criticism Over Environmental Impact
Bitcoin miners facing growing scrutiny over the environmental impact of the process have turned to struggling carbon-free nuclear plants in an effort to resolve issues facing the industry, The Wall Street Journal reported. Miners hope the partnerships will create more stable and environmentally-friendly power, while also benefiting nuclear plants that are facing stiff competition from cheaper power sources and…
Elon Musk Expects Chip Shortage to Be Short-Lived as Production Capacity Expands
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said Friday that he sees an end to the semiconductor supply shortage in relatively short order thanks to new chip plants being planned and already under construction. “There’s a lot of chip fabrication plants that are being built,” Musk said via video uplink at an Italian Tech Week event. “I think…
Jeff Bezos Sends Rare Message to Elon Musk in First Tweet Since February 2020
By Emily Rella Are there olive branches in space? Sure looks like there might be in an unexpected yet, dare we say, seemingly sincere gesture from Jeff Bezos towards Elon Musk on Twitter. Musk, whose space exploration company SpaceX launched a historic all-civilian flight this week, was the recipient of a subtle congratulations by billionaire…
Home Computer Pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair Dies Aged 81
Home computing pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair has died at the age of 81. His daughter Belinda Sinclair told the Guardian that the pocket calculator trailblazer and the brains behind the Spectrum home computer died at his home in London on Thursday morning. Sir Clive Sinclair launched the first affordable consumer computer in 1980, costing less…
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