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2X Superchargers, Model 3 robots, mobile app update: Tesla week in review

The top stories this week on Teslarati focused almost exclusively on Tesla's constant innovations, with just a bit of ennui…

Why is Elon Musk’s surprise trip this week to China so important?

The Chinese official news agency Xinhua posted a photograph on Tuesday night of Tesla CEO Elon Musk in formal conversation…

Elon Musk will speak at TED 2017 in Vancouver this week on April 28: “The Future You”

Serial tech entrepreneur Elon Musk will be speaking at this week's TED 2017: "The Future You" conference on Friday, April 28. The…

Tesla top 5 week in review: Model X wins AAA award, Model 3 Supercharger apocalypse, Gigafactory, and more

This week on Teslarati, several stories in the news caught our readers' attention. It was exciting when Tesla CEO Elon…

Is the trucking industry ready for Tesla? Experts weigh in

When Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla will unveil an electric semi-truck in September, many in the trucking industry,…

VW prepares to spend first $300M of $2B on EV charging infrastructure project

Volkswagen will designate $300 million by 2019 to establish a network of more than 450 electric vehicle charging stations in…

Apple joins Tesla in approval to test self-driving cars on California streets

Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has received a California permit to test autonomous cars. This action makes transparent Apple's intentions to join…

Tesla Top 5 Week in Review: Competition, Power, and Model 3 Stir the Tesla Brand

This week in the news, we examined the claim that the Dodge Demon may surpass the Tesla Model S P100D…

Helicopter video captures Tesla’s nightmarish parking situation

First it was the company's factory in Fremont, California. Now it is the company headquarters that has employees experiencing parking…

Tesla’s value is based on a vision of a better tomorrow

On Monday, April 10, 2017, Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares closed at $312.39, surpassing the stalwart General Motors Corporation (NYSE:…

Tesla partner Panasonic says 30% energy density increase in lithium-ion batteries possible

The market for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is expected to exceed $33 billion by 2019 and $26 billion by 2023, according…

Tesla Top 5 Week in Review: Utah Bans Tesla Sales, Controversy Over Drivers Data, Model 3 Sensors, and More

What a week it was for Tesla! Reaching all-time trading highs was certainly an achievement to celebrate. So, too, was…

How Tesla capitalizes on four components of great consumer experience

Tesla may have the edge over other automakers as they make the transition to autonomous vehicles, machine learning, and cloud-based engineering. That's because…

Tesla defends its right to release individual driver data to disprove claims

During a week in which the House of Representatives voted to repeal Obama era Internet privacy protections, Tesla has come…

Tesla Full Self-Driving could soon be allowed in Germany, gov approves legislation aimed at autonomous driving

The national Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany decided on Thursday to change an existing traffic law that had…

Tesla (TSLA) stock nears all-time high ahead of Model 3 production

Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) stocks pushed upward to just within a shadow of its all-time high yesterday at a time when…

Elon Musk backs Neuralink startup aimed at linking human brains with computers

What was once only science fiction is now a lot closer to becoming science fact. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla,…

Popularity of Tesla South Korea spawns six month wait list for Model S test drive

Starfield Hanam mall was brimming with enthusiasm last Wednesday when visitors flowed in and out to witness two Tesla Model S…

Gigafactory 1 passes compliance report; Nevada releases $11.5 million tax credits to Tesla

Nevada's Executive Director for Economic Development, Steve Hill has confirmed that Tesla has met all requirements within the most recent…

Tesla Top 5 Week in Review: Solar Roof, P100D Race Car Composites, Model 3 sighting, and more

The top articles of the week at Teslarati revolved around some of the Biggest Tesla Stories for 2017, with solar roof production…