Tesla solar plant dubbed “Gigafactory 2”, locations for Gigafactory 3, 4 and possibly 5 this year

Tesla used the fourth quarter earnings call and full year 2016 update to not only share financial performance but also…

Tesla will expand mobile repair service, aims to reduce wait times to less than a day

As Tesla prepares for volume production of its mass market Model 3 scheduled for later this year, the company is…

Tesla readies for Model 3 production in July, initial crash test results “positive”

Tesla's much anticipated Model 3 will begin to see production beginning in July, before ramping to volume production by September.…

Tesla on track to generate $500M from SolarCity merger, Solar Roof launch slated for second half of the year

In November, shareholders approved a deal for Tesla to buy SolarCity Corp. in a transaction worth approximately $2.6 billion. Since that…

Tesla’s former CFO Deepak Ahuja returns for good, Wheeler departs to public sector

Tesla CFO and Google's former VP of Finance Jason Wheeler announced during today's Q4 earnings call that he will be…

Tesla beats Wall St. estimates: $7 billion revenue; record Model S, X orders; Model 3 production starts in July

Tesla released its fourth quarter 2016 earnings after the closing bell on Wednesday, summarized in the Q4'16 Update Letter, surprising…

GPS error forces SpaceX Dragon supply capsule to abort docking attempt with space station

SpaceX's Dragon space failed to dock with the International Space Station Wednesday morning after an error was detected in the GPS…

Coder creates the ultimate Tesla Model S and solar data visualization tool

It is no secret that Tesla fans are, by and large, geeks. That theme manifests itself in the form of…

Tesla’s “overnight test drive” program ends badly for one P100D driver

An overnight test drive of the new Tesla Model S P100D didn't end as expected for a prospective buyer outside of…

UK energy storage startup takes on Tesla Powerwall 2 in home battery market

Tesla, Inc.'s CEO Elon Musk has made his company's mission to help the world to transition away from reliance on fossil…

Wall Street thinks Tesla ($TSLA) is headed into bear territory

In advance of tomorrow's Q4 earnings call, Tesla investors and Wall Street analysts have seldom held more conflicting views about…

All eyes on Tesla 2016 financial results and news of Model 3 tomorrow

Tesla is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter and full year financial results after market close on Wednesday. Following the update letter, to be…

Tesla delivery truck with Model Xs narrowly misses getting stuck underneath a railway bridge

A reader of Teslarati sent us a photo showing a Tesla transport truck, carrying three Model X vehicles through Switzerland,…

Tesla continues fight in Connecticut three years in a row over right to sell direct

For the third year in a row, a bill has been introduced in the Connecticut legislature that would allow Tesla…

Drone captures SpaceX Falcon 9 deploying landing legs before touching down

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket completed yet another beautiful touch down on Sunday after taking off on its first-ever commercial launch from…

Nevada official says Tesla Gigafactory has over 1,000 workers and is hiring 150-200 more each month

The head of the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development says Tesla has hired more than 1,000 workers at its Gigafactory plant outside…

SpaceX’s “three-eyed Raven” is a nod to Game of Thrones

In Sunday's SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, make sure to check out the "three-eyed Raven" rising on the back of…

SpaceX aborts launch over thruster control issue

The launch of an uncrewed Dragon space capsule on a resupply mission to the International Space Station was aborted just…

Tesla Top 5 Week in Review: TSLA surge, 0-60 mph 2.05 sec, neural nets, and more

Tesla has been in the news a lot this week, as usual, but the biggest headlines surrounded its unexpectedly strong…

Congress warned of delays to SpaceX and Boeing manned missions

The Government Accountability Office issued a report to Congress in which it warned legislators there is a strong likelihood neither SpaceX nor…