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Tesla Motors Inc ‘s recent acquisition of Grohmann Engineering – a German manufacturing automation specialist – comes at a time when an increasing number of Gigafactory competitors are springing up across Europe, says a report from GTM. Last month, the US firm announced the Grohmann deal after Swedish media said that its ex- supply chain vice…
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Tesla Motors Inc is coming out with its cheaper and more affordable electric car – the Model 3 – next year, and the customers are eager to own it. However, even though the car has created a lot of buzz, one hedge fund manager thinks the Model 3 will end up being a total disaster for…
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Tesla Motors Inc CEO Elon Musk revealed earlier this month that he wants to start building Gigafactory 2 in Europe sometime next year. Gigafactory 1 is a sprawling plant that Tesla is building out in the Nevada dessert where it plans to produce enough batteries for 500,000 EVs every year. Nonetheless, Musk has hinted that Gigafactory…
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Tesla Motors Inc Model X – the much celebrated SUV – is a ‘fast and flawed’ vehicle, as per a report in Consumer Reports magazine. The report noted that the all-wheel-drive Model X 90D has several features that “largely disappoint” such as rear doors that pause and stop often, and second–row seats that cannot be folded….
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Tesla Motors Inc will release its Model 3 as promised and on time. We can expect to see the car come of the production line in the 4th quarter of 2017. This is one of the many EVs due to come in the next 18 months, and will help push plug-in EVs (PEVs) into the mainstream….
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Tesla Motors Inc enjoys a cult following among buyers of its EVs and you could be in for an earful if you offer any criticism of Elon Musk, Tesla, or its cars. Of course, Tesla fanboys also gripe and complain about things that could be improved but they’ll not take it lightly with an ‘outsider’ who refuses…
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Tesla Motors Inc is currently the top dog in the EV market but there is a pack of wolves in pursuit and any misstep could see the firm losing its status. CEO Elon Musk understands that Tesla doesn’t have a monopoly on ideas and technology in the EV market; hence, he is making moves to consolidate Tesla’s lead….
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Tesla Motors Inc ’s addition of an inverter to its second-gen battery units could have huge market implications even when capacity (up) and cost (reduction) have been the focus of much of the hype around the newly released Powerwall 2. This is what Simon Hackett – CEO of Australian energy storage company Redflow and seasoned…
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Tesla Motors Inc announced that it has agreed to acquire Grohmann Engineering, an engineering company headquartered in Prüm, Germany. The automated manufacturing company, led by founder and CEO Klaus Grohmann, is regarded as one of the world leaders in highly automated methods of manufacturing. According to Tesla, Grohmann Engineering will be renamed Tesla Grohmann Automation…
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Tesla Motors Inc EV owners in Ohio will be unhappy to learn that they may be prohibited from driving their cars on most roads in the state. Only companies that make self-driving cars or self-driving car technology will be allowed to use autonomous cars on Ohio’s public roads for ‘testing purposes’ under a new bill, says a report from WCPO….
