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The Boring Company event sneak peak: venue, tunneling machine, completed watchtower
After months of operating underground, The Boring Company is coming to the surface with the unveiling event of its test tunnel in Hawthorne, CA. The Boring Company is set to livestream Tuesday’s opening party, as Elon Musk presents what could very well be the first step towards a future connected with ultra-high-speed tunnels.
The Boring Company’s tunnel unveiling event is poised to feature a lot of fun, lighthearted activities, as represented by the multi-story medieval watchtower constructed on the opening party’s venue. The idea of the watchtower came from one of Elon Musk’s playful Twitter sessions, where he announced that the tunneling startup would be building a watchtower on the Los Angeles site, where a person dressed as a knight would be tasked to “yell insults at people in a French accent” to passers-by — a reference to one of the most memorable scenes in the classic comedy film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
- The Boring Company’s completed watchtower. (Photo: Pauline Acalin/Teslarati)
- The Boring Company’s completed watchtower. (Photo: Pauline Acalin/Teslarati)
- The Boring Company’s completed watchtower. (Photo: Pauline Acalin/Teslarati)
- The Boring Company’s completed watchtower. (Photo: Pauline Acalin/Teslarati)
- The Boring Company’s completed watchtower. (Photo: Pauline Acalin/Teslarati)
- The Boring Company’s completed watchtower. (Photo: Pauline Acalin/Teslarati)
- The Boring Company’s completed watchtower. (Photo: Pauline Acalin/Teslarati)
- The Boring Company’s completed watchtower. (Photo: Pauline Acalin/Teslarati)
- The Boring Company’s completed watchtower. (Photo: Pauline Acalin/Teslarati)
The Boring Company’s completed watchtower. (Photo: Pauline Acalin/Teslarati)
The watchtower was constructed in a quick and clever manner, with the Boring Co. utilizing a metal framework overlaid with pre-made sections of Boring Bricks. Teslarati photographer Pauline Acalin has followed the tower’s construction over the past couple of weeks, and returning to the site on Monday, she was able to capture images of a fully-constructed watchtower, complete with wooden window shutters and more refined brickwork.
Driving by the site on Monday night, Pauline and fellow Teslarati photographer Tom Cross were able to capture more images of the opening party’s venue. Pictures and video taken of the site reveal that The Boring Company is already setting up the lights and the sound system for the event. Some details of Elon Musk’s completed Monty Python-style watchtower, such as torches on both sides of the structure’s wooden doors, could also be seen. Furthermore, The Boring Company appears to have laid some accent lighting on a tunnel boring machine currently under construction, which is set to be utilized for its high-profile Chicago tunneling project.
- The Boring Company’s next-gen TBM, which appears to be under construction, is highlighted with some accent lighting. (Photo: Tom Cross/Teslarati)
- The venue for The Boring Company’s opening event on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. (Photo: Tom Cross/Teslarati)
- The venue for The Boring Company’s opening event on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. (Photo: Tom Cross/Teslarati)
- The venue for The Boring Company’s opening event on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. (Photo: Tom Cross/Teslarati)
- Torches invoke an air of Elon Musk’s “Medieval Futurism” on the site of the TBC opening party. (Photo: Tom Cross/Teslarati)
- The venue for The Boring Company’s opening event on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. (Photo: Tom Cross/Teslarati)
- The venue for The Boring Company’s opening event on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. (Photo: Tom Cross/Teslarati)
The venue for The Boring Company’s opening event on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. (Photo: Tom Cross/Teslarati)
The Boring Company’s test tunnel unveiling event on Tuesday stands as a milestone for the young startup. Elon Musk, for one, noted in a tweet earlier this month that the December 18 product launch will be “more than a tunnel opening.” Seemingly teasing some progress on a garage-elevator concept that the company is building near the SpaceX headquarters, Musk also stated that the event would “include modded but fully road legal autonomous transport cars & ground to tunnel car elevators.” Free test rides would be offered to the public after the tunnel unveiling event as well.
While The Boring Company is considered more as one of Elon Musk’s more fun hobbies, the startup has been extending its reach nonetheless. The company, for one, beat out more experienced rivals when it was selected to construct a high-speed transport line that would connect downtown Chicago to O’Hare airport. Recent permits from Hawthorne also reveal that The Boring Company is opening The Brick Store, a physical location that will sell Boring Bricks, which could be used for fun projects or low-cost construction and are made from tunneling rock.
Be sure to follow along on Twitter as we take you behind the scenes at The Company unveiling. For now, enjoy this 6-minute footage from Tom and Pauline as they scouted the site of tonight’s opening party.
https://twitter.com/_TomCross_/status/1074869183454691329
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Tesla China registrations hit 20.7k in final week of June, highest in Q2
The final week of June stands as the second-highest of 2025 and the best-performing week of the quarter.

Tesla China recorded 20,680 domestic insurance registrations during the week of June 23–29, marking its highest weekly total in the second quarter of 2025.
The figure represents a 49.3% increase from the previous week and a 46.7% improvement year-over-year, suggesting growing domestic momentum for the electric vehicle maker in Q2’s final weeks.
Q2 closes with a boost despite year-on-year dip
The strong week helped lift Tesla’s performance for the quarter, though Q2 totals remain down 4.6% quarter-over-quarter and 10.9% year-over-year, according to industry watchers. Despite these declines, the last week of June stands as the second-highest of 2025 and the best-performing week of the quarter.
As per industry watchers, Tesla China delivered 15,210 New Model Y units last week, the highest weekly tally since the vehicle’s launch. The Model 3 followed with 5,470 deliveries during the same period. Tesla’s full June and Q2 sales data for China are expected to be released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) in the coming days.
Tesla China and minor Model 3 and Model Y updates
Tesla manufactures the Model 3 and Model Y at its Shanghai facility, which provides vehicles to both domestic and international markets. In May, the automaker reported 38,588 retail sales in China, down 30.1% year-over-year but up 34.3% from April. Exports from Shanghai totaled 23,074 units in May, a 32.9% improvement from the previous year but down 22.4% month-over-month, as noted in a CNEV Post report.
Earlier this week, Tesla introduced minor updates to the long-range versions of the Model 3 and Model Y in China. The refreshed Model 3 saw a modest price increase, while pricing for the updated Model Y Long Range variant remained unchanged. These adjustments come as Tesla continues refining its China lineup amid shifting local demand and increased competition from domestic brands.
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Tesla investors will be shocked by Jim Cramer’s latest assessment
Jim Cramer is now speaking positively about Tesla, especially in terms of its Robotaxi performance and its perception as a company.

Tesla investors will be shocked by analyst Jim Cramer’s latest assessment of the company.
When it comes to Tesla analysts, many of them are consistent. The bulls usually stay the bulls, and the bears usually stay the bears. The notable analysts on each side are Dan Ives and Adam Jonas for the bulls, and Gordon Johnson for the bears.
Jim Cramer is one analyst who does not necessarily fit this mold. Cramer, who hosts CNBC’s Mad Money, has switched his opinion on Tesla stock (NASDAQ: TSLA) many times.
He has been bullish, like he was when he said the stock was a “sleeping giant” two years ago, and he has been bearish, like he was when he said there was “nothing magnificent” about the company just a few months ago.
Now, he is back to being a bull.
Cramer’s comments were related to two key points: how NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang describes Tesla after working closely with the Company through their transactions, and how it is not a car company, as well as the recent launch of the Robotaxi fleet.
Jensen Huang’s Tesla Narrative
Cramer says that the narrative on quarterly and annual deliveries is overblown, and those who continue to worry about Tesla’s performance on that metric are misled.
“It’s not a car company,” he said.
He went on to say that people like Huang speak highly of Tesla, and that should be enough to deter any true skepticism:
“I believe what Musk says cause Musk is working with Jensen and Jensen’s telling me what’s happening on the other side is pretty amazing.”
Tesla self-driving development gets huge compliment from NVIDIA CEO
Robotaxi Launch
Many media outlets are being extremely negative regarding the early rollout of Tesla’s Robotaxi platform in Austin, Texas.
There have been a handful of small issues, but nothing significant. Cramer says that humans make mistakes in vehicles too, yet, when Tesla’s test phase of the Robotaxi does it, it’s front page news and needs to be magnified.
He said:
“Look, I mean, drivers make mistakes all the time. Why should we hold Tesla to a standard where there can be no mistakes?”
It’s refreshing to hear Cramer speak logically about the Robotaxi fleet, as Tesla has taken every measure to ensure there are no mishaps. There are safety monitors in the passenger seat, and the area of travel is limited, confined to a small number of people.
Tesla is still improving and hopes to remove teleoperators and safety monitors slowly, as CEO Elon Musk said more freedom could be granted within one or two months.
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Tesla launches ultra-fast V4 Superchargers in China for the first time
Tesla has V4 Superchargers rolling out in China for the first time.

Tesla already has nearly 12,000 Supercharger piles across mainland China. However, the company just initiated the rollout of the ultra-fast V4 Superchargers in China for the first time, bringing its quick-charging piles to the country for the first time since their launch last year.
The first batch of V4 Superchargers is now officially up and running in China, the company announced in a post on Chinese social media outlet Weibo today.
The company said in the post:
“The first batch of Tesla V4 Superchargers are online. Covering more service areas, high-speed charging is more convenient, and six-layer powerful protection such as rain and waterproof makes charging very safe. Simultaneously open to non-Tesla vehicles, and other brands of vehicles can also be charged. There are more than 70,000 Tesla Superchargers worldwide. The charging network layout covers 100% of the provincial capitals and municipalities in mainland China. More V4 Superchargers will be put into use across the country. Optimize the charging experience and improve energy replenishment efficiency. Tesla will accompany you to the mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas with pure electricity!”
The first V4 Superchargers Tesla installed in China are available in four cities across the country: Shanghai, Zhejiang, Gansu, and Chongqing.

Credit: Tesla China
Tesla has over 70,000 Superchargers worldwide. It is the most expansive and robust EV charging network in the world. It’s the main reason why so many companies have chosen to adopt Tesla’s charging connector in North America and Europe.
In China, some EVs can use Tesla Superchargers as well.
The V4 Supercharger is capable of charging vehicles at speeds of up to 325kW for vehicles in North America. This equates to over 1,000 miles per hour of charging.
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