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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP)–Tesla on Monday confirmed that the head of Model 3 production, who went on leave after chief executive Elon Musk took over his duties, will not be returning. The departure of engineering senior vice president Doug Field came as California-based Tesla appeared to have finally hit a self-imposed goal of cranking out 5,000 Model 3 electric cars in a week. Tesla co-founder Musk fired off a Twitter post over the weekend […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP)—Tesla chief Elon Musk told employees Monday the electric carmaker is being reorganized to speed up production of Model 3 vehicles — a key to profitability at the fast-growing firm. “To ensure that Tesla is well prepared for the future, we have been undertaking a thorough reorganization of our company,” the memo obtained by AFP said. “As part of the reorg, we are flattening the management structure to improve communication, combining […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — SpaceX will not send tourists around the Moon this year as previously announced, and will delay the project until the middle of next year, US media reported on Monday. “A new timetable for the flight — now postponed until at least mid-2019 and likely longer — hasn’t been released” by the California-based company, said the report in The Wall Street Journal. The reason for the delay is unclear. But it is […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Tesla on Thursday issued a voluntary recall of 123,000 Model S cars to replace a power steering bolt that could corrode due to salt used on winter roads. No accidents or injuries have been caused by a flaw that prompted the decision to replace the part in all Model S vehicles built before April of 2016, according to the Silicon Valley-based company. “If the bolts fail, the driver is […]
by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISO, United States (AFP) — With Facebook mired in its worst-ever crisis, the rest of Silicon Valley is looking to come to terms with the dark side of its data-driven business model where tech titans have mined fortunes from what people reveal online. There are signs the crisis could spread to other internet firms that have made no secret about using what they glean from digital data […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Tesla chief Elon Musk will only get paid if the company’s stock soars — but could cash-in to the tune of more than $50 billion if it does, according to a plan approved by shareholders Wednesday. A Tesla spokesperson confirmed that shareholders voted to approve the proposal for a 10-year performance stock award “entirely contingent on achieving market cap and operational milestones that would make Tesla one of the […]
by Luc Olinga Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A day after launching one of its cars into space, Tesla moved Wednesday to ease concerns on earth over production delays for its Model 3, the key to future growth for the star electric carmaker. In its quarterly earnings update, the carmaker led by entrepreneur Elon Musk said it is moving ahead toward its goal of producing 5,000 Model 3 vehicles per week by […]
by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — From cars to rockets, Elon Musk dreams big. On Tuesday, the South African-born entrepreneur combined both of those passions, blasting one of his Tesla electric cars into space aboard his own rocket. It was the latest feat for the 46-year-old Silicon Valley billionaire who has been hailed as a leading innovator and visionary. Born in Pretoria, on June 28, 1971, the son of an […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Tesla electric cars, which have a passionate following around the world, will soon have their own racing competition, a global sports organizer said on Thursday. Electric GT Holdings said the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), motorsports’ governing body, has approved circuit races for the Tesla Model S P100D. “The Championship is the first all-electric circuit race series in the world and heralds the dawn of a new electric future,” […]
by Rob Lever Agence France-Presse LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Henrik Fisker unveiled his $129,000 electric luxury car Tuesday, in a rebooted effort by the renowned auto designer to take on Tesla and other luxury automakers. The Fisker EMotion, which made its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, is part of a comeback effort for Henrik Fisker, a former BMW and Aston Martin designer whose first venture was halted in 2013 […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — UPS announced Tuesday it will buy 125 of Tesla’s all-electric semi trucks, the largest such order since the vehicle was unveiled in November. The order by UPS, one of the biggest operators of commercial trucking fleets, comes on the heels of a PepsiCo announcement two weeks ago to buy 100 of the Tesla trucks. The vehicles are designed to run up to 500 miles on a single charge, helping […]
JAMESTOWN, Australia (Reuters) — The world’s biggest lithium ion battery, built by Tesla, was switched on to feed Australia’s shaky grid just in time for the first day of summer, meeting an ambitious promise by Tesla’s Elon Musk to build it in 100 days or give it for free. Tesla won a bid in July to build the 129-megawatt hour battery for the state of South Australia, which has expanded in wind power far quicker […]
