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Tesla Ramps Up Hiring For Gigafactory Berlin

Tesla Ramps Up Hiring For Gigafactory Berlin

Posted On: March 7, 2022
A few days after Tesla secured the final environmental approval for Giga Berlin, the EVmanufacturer ramps hiring for its factory in Germany.A quick search through Tesla's career page reveals that the company has listed at least 50 new jobs in Grunheide, Brandenburg. The Giga Berlin hiring ramp includes jobs in several categories, like H.R, Manufacturing, Operation and Business Support, and Supply Chain. The hiring ramp reveals the job opportunities Giga Berlin has brought and will bring to Grunheide in the future.Last week, Tesla received envir . . . [More]





Tesla Ramps Up Hiring For Gigafactory Berlin

Tesla Ramps Up Hiring For Gigafactory Berlin

Posted On: March 7, 2022
A few days after Tesla secured the final environmental approval for Giga Berlin, the EVmanufacturer ramps hiring for its factory in Germany.A quick search through Tesla's career page reveals that the company has listed at least 50 new jobs in Grunheide, Brandenburg. The Giga Berlin hiring ramp includes jobs in several categories, like H.R, Manufacturing, Operation and Business Support, and Supply Chain. The hiring ramp reveals the job opportunities Giga Berlin has brought and will bring to Grunheide in the future.Last week, Tesla received envir . . . [More]



Tesla Owner In China Faces Shocking 600K Supercharging Bill

Tesla Owner In China Faces Shocking 600K Supercharging Bill

Posted On: March 7, 2022
An interesting story was recently reported by the Chinese media about a strange bug in the Tesla Supercharging billing system.According to CnEVPost, a Chinese Tesla Model 3 user received an alert from the Tesla app that his vehicle is banned from the Tesla Supercharging network due to unpaid fees of $608,708 USD.Such a high amount for charging sounds weird, especially since the user had some free Supercharging credits.CnEVPost's article includes images that show 1,923,720 kWh of energy, at 2 CNY per kWh.According to the estimations - it would b . . . [More]





Tesla Owner In China Faces Shocking 600K Supercharging Bill

Tesla Owner In China Faces Shocking 600K Supercharging Bill

Posted On: March 7, 2022
An interesting story was recently reported by the Chinese media about a strange bug in the Tesla Supercharging billing system.According to CnEVPost, a Chinese Tesla Model 3 user received an alert from the Tesla app that his vehicle is banned from the Tesla Supercharging network due to unpaid fees of $608,708 USD.Such a high amount for charging sounds weird, especially since the user had some free Supercharging credits.CnEVPost's article includes images that show 1,923,720 kWh of energy, at 2 CNY per kWh.According to the estimations - it would b . . . [More]



New Graphite Nanowire Batteries By Amprius

New Graphite Nanowire Batteries By Amprius

Posted On: March 6, 2022
California based company Amprius just announced it has already been able to manufacture the first batch of what it claims are the lithium battery cells with the highest energy density available today. The use of its own silicon nanowire anode technology resulted in cells capable of storing 73% more energy than Tesla Model 3 cells and occupying 37% less volume.The new Amprius cells represent a significant advance in this field, both in terms of specific energy and energy density, since they claim they are capable of reaching 450 Wh/kg and 1,15 . . . [More]





New Graphite Nanowire Batteries By Amprius

New Graphite Nanowire Batteries By Amprius

Posted On: March 6, 2022
California based company Amprius just announced it has already been able to manufacture the first batch of what it claims are the lithium battery cells with the highest energy density available today. The use of its own silicon nanowire anode technology resulted in cells capable of storing 73% more energy than Tesla Model 3 cells and occupying 37% less volume.The new Amprius cells represent a significant advance in this field, both in terms of specific energy and energy density, since they claim they are capable of reaching 450 Wh/kg and 1,15 . . . [More]



Tesla Giga Fest In Texas Is Moved To April 7th

Tesla Giga Fest In Texas Is Moved To April 7th

Posted On: March 6, 2022
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Tweeted on February 18th that the company’s second Giga Fest event would be held at Gigafactory Texas on April 1st. In less than four hours, the calendar had flipped to the 7th. It may have been a case of Musk not wanting a super serious event to fall on a not-so-serious day. Or it might have been the fact that April 1st did not align with Travis County Fire Marshal guidelines.We know Musk is a comic in his own right. While some of his jokes have gotten him into hot water, there are some that are pretty funny. Musk recen . . . [More]





Tesla Giga Fest In Texas Is Moved To April 7th

Tesla Giga Fest In Texas Is Moved To April 7th

Posted On: March 6, 2022
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Tweeted on February 18th that the company’s second Giga Fest event would be held at Gigafactory Texas on April 1st. In less than four hours, the calendar had flipped to the 7th. It may have been a case of Musk not wanting a super serious event to fall on a not-so-serious day. Or it might have been the fact that April 1st did not align with Travis County Fire Marshal guidelines.We know Musk is a comic in his own right. While some of his jokes have gotten him into hot water, there are some that are pretty funny. Musk recen . . . [More]



Teslas Gigafactory Shanghai To Expand Annual Production To Two Million

Teslas Gigafactory Shanghai To Expand Annual Production To Two Million

Posted On: March 6, 2022
Tesla recently announced plans to expand production at Gigafactory Shanghai. Reuters reported that Tesla filed documents with the local city government to increase its parts production in order to meet growing demand for exports. The automaker plans to add production workshops, increase the number of workers at the plant and increase the lengths of shifts.Last year, Tesla announced that Gigafactory Shanghai had surpassed the company’s Fremont factory in production capacity. Tesla has made the Chinese factory its main export hub. In 2021, Tesl . . . [More]





Teslas Gigafactory Shanghai To Expand Annual Production To Two Million

Teslas Gigafactory Shanghai To Expand Annual Production To Two Million

Posted On: March 6, 2022
Tesla recently announced plans to expand production at Gigafactory Shanghai. Reuters reported that Tesla filed documents with the local city government to increase its parts production in order to meet growing demand for exports. The automaker plans to add production workshops, increase the number of workers at the plant and increase the lengths of shifts.Last year, Tesla announced that Gigafactory Shanghai had surpassed the company’s Fremont factory in production capacity. Tesla has made the Chinese factory its main export hub. In 2021, Tesl . . . [More]



Elon Takes Chinas US Ambassador For A Spin

Elon Takes Chinas US Ambassador For A Spin

Posted On: March 5, 2022
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently offered a ride to China's Ambassador to the United States in a Model S Plaid equipped with FSD Qin Gang described the experience as a smooth ride despite the vehicle's being very powerful.A China-based Tesla representative confirmed to Bloomberg that the drive took place in Fremont, California, without providing further details. The diplomat shared photographs from inside the car on Twitter, along with a shot from a meeting with Musk, dressed in a black suit and tie, which is not a very common outfit for the eccen . . . [More]





Elon Takes Chinas US Ambassador For A Spin

Elon Takes Chinas US Ambassador For A Spin

Posted On: March 5, 2022
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently offered a ride to China's Ambassador to the United States in a Model S Plaid equipped with FSD Qin Gang described the experience as a smooth ride despite the vehicle's being very powerful.A China-based Tesla representative confirmed to Bloomberg that the drive took place in Fremont, California, without providing further details. The diplomat shared photographs from inside the car on Twitter, along with a shot from a meeting with Musk, dressed in a black suit and tie, which is not a very common outfit for the eccen . . . [More]



Higher Gas Prices Benefits Companies Like Tesla

Higher Gas Prices Benefits Companies Like Tesla

Posted On: March 5, 2022
There's been some pictures of gas prices of 7 dollars in some places. The increase in price for oil and gas is a good thing for EV companies and it benefits Tesla the most. Let's see how.First off, higher gas prices are going to hit the global economy and the average consumer who uses an internal combustion engine vehicle. The lower gas mileage the vehicle and the bigger it is, the bigger the hit will be. This is where an EV comes in.Let's see what gas prices are in the United States across all 50 states. To do that, I visited AAA Gas Prices. I . . . [More]





Higher Gas Prices Benefits Companies Like Tesla

Higher Gas Prices Benefits Companies Like Tesla

Posted On: March 5, 2022
There's been some pictures of gas prices of 7 dollars in some places. The increase in price for oil and gas is a good thing for EV companies and it benefits Tesla the most. Let's see how.First off, higher gas prices are going to hit the global economy and the average consumer who uses an internal combustion engine vehicle. The lower gas mileage the vehicle and the bigger it is, the bigger the hit will be. This is where an EV comes in.Let's see what gas prices are in the United States across all 50 states. To do that, I visited AAA Gas Prices. I . . . [More]



Tesla Is Now Officially Approved To Open Giga Berlin

Tesla Is Now Officially Approved To Open Giga Berlin

Posted On: March 5, 2022
After a multitude of back and forth for many months, the government of Brandenburg has published an official press release stating that Tesla's Giga Berlin was granted final environmental approval. The release followed a press conference that happened several hours ago.Essentially, the news is really no different from that of yesterday. The only difference is that the press conference and press release make it all official. We told you earlier that Tesla had received approval, but couldn't begin production. The news wasn't yet official, but now . . . [More]





Tesla Is Now Officially Approved To Open Giga Berlin

Tesla Is Now Officially Approved To Open Giga Berlin

Posted On: March 5, 2022
After a multitude of back and forth for many months, the government of Brandenburg has published an official press release stating that Tesla's Giga Berlin was granted final environmental approval. The release followed a press conference that happened several hours ago.Essentially, the news is really no different from that of yesterday. The only difference is that the press conference and press release make it all official. We told you earlier that Tesla had received approval, but couldn't begin production. The news wasn't yet official, but now . . . [More]



Rafa Roundup: How Rafael Nadal has changed his game?

Rafa Roundup: How Rafael Nadal has changed his game?

Posted On: March 5, 2022
ARTICLES: Super Service: How Nadal Is Powering His Success In 2022 | ATP Tour A quick dig into the numbers behind his winning streak shows that Nadal’s serving has been fundamental to his recent success. According to Infosys ATP Stats, the Spaniard has won 89.7 per cent of his service games this year, up on […]Re Posted From: Rafa Roundup: How Rafael Nadal has changed his game?Rafael Nadal . . . [More]





Rafa Roundup: How Rafael Nadal has changed his game?

Rafa Roundup: How Rafael Nadal has changed his game?

Posted On: March 5, 2022
ARTICLES: Super Service: How Nadal Is Powering His Success In 2022 | ATP Tour A quick dig into the numbers behind his winning streak shows that Nadal’s serving has been fundamental to his recent success. According to Infosys ATP Stats, the Spaniard has won 89.7 per cent of his service games this year, up on […]Re Posted From: Rafa Roundup: How Rafael Nadal has changed his game?Rafael Nadal . . . [More]



Elon Musk On Affordable Electric Trucks

Elon Musk On Affordable Electric Trucks

Posted On: March 4, 2022
Tesla's CEO Elon Musk responded to a tweet related to pricing of upcoming electric vehicles, specifically the Tesla Cybertruck.He wrote that the company's primary challenge is affordability, because Creating an expensive truck is relatively easy.He hasn't specified a certain price level and there is no pricing available for the Tesla Cybertruck, but we can safely assume that Tesla would like to be below vehicles like the G.M.C. Hummer EV Pickup starts at about $110000.Very interesting is the second part of the tweet, which says that introduci . . . [More]





Elon Musk On Affordable Electric Trucks

Elon Musk On Affordable Electric Trucks

Posted On: March 4, 2022
Tesla's CEO Elon Musk responded to a tweet related to pricing of upcoming electric vehicles, specifically the Tesla Cybertruck.He wrote that the company's primary challenge is affordability, because Creating an expensive truck is relatively easy.He hasn't specified a certain price level and there is no pricing available for the Tesla Cybertruck, but we can safely assume that Tesla would like to be below vehicles like the G.M.C. Hummer EV Pickup starts at about $110000.Very interesting is the second part of the tweet, which says that introduci . . . [More]



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