Last week, we got our first in-person look at the production version of the all-electric ID.4. During the socially distanced event, VW set high expectations for the crossover EV. “We believe this is our most important product launch since the Beetle,” said EV product manager, Jeffrey Lear.
To achieve that goal, Volkswagen set a Bug-like mainstream price. The sizable SUV — with dimension…
Tesla suffers complete network outage, internal systems and connectivity features down [Update: connectivity returning]
September 23, 2020
Tesla is currently suffering a complete network outage with internal systems being down and customer connectivity features not accessible.
Sources familiar with the matter told Electrek that Tesla’s internal systems are currently inexplicably down with staff not able to…
Tesla unveils battery puzzle pieces of smart material science, design, and manufacturing innovation
September 23, 2020
At its Battery Day event, Tesla unveiled its new 4680 battery cell developed in-house and the manufacturing process behind it.
The highly-anticipated presentation went deep into details about all the different pieces of material science, design, and manufacturing innovations…
Tesla announces $25,000 electric car enabled by new battery cell
September 23, 2020
Tesla announced today an upcoming $25,000 electric car enabled by its new battery cell and coming within the next 3 years.
Originally, CEO Elon Musk indicated that Tesla wouldn’t likely make a car for less than $35,000.
Is thought process was that with the advent of autonomous ride-sharing electric car fleets would reduce the cost of travel per mile and address the lower-end of the…
Tesla unveils new 4680 battery cell: bigger, 6x power, and 5x energy
September 23, 2020
Tesla has unveiled its new battery cell, now known as the 4680, at its Battery Day event.
The new cell is bigger, offers six times the power of Tesla’s previous cells, and five times the energy capacity.
Tesla is currently holding its Battery Day, and it started the show…
Tesla unveiled today its Model S Plaid, the new highest performance version of its flagship sedan.
The electric car is going to have over 520 miles of range, 200 mph top speed, and 0 to 60 mph acceleration in less than two seconds.
As it was highly expected, CEO Elon…
Tesla brought several prototypes to its Battery Day and Shareholders Meeting event today, including the Roadster, Cybertruck, and more.
We bring you a photo gallery of the vehicles in this point.
Tesla’s Battery Day is starting now, and you can follow everything that…
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Tesla (TSLA) Battery Day and 2020 Shareholders Meeting News Hub
September 23, 2020
Tesla (TSLA) is holding its Battery Day and 2020 Shareholders Meeting today, and we are going to post all the important news coming out of the event in this Electrek News Hub.
The event — or both events, depending on how you look at it — is going to be held at Tesla’s 901 Page Avenue facility in Fremont, California.
It is supposed to start at 1:30 p.m. PDT/4:30 p.m. EDT (and you can check…
