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Tesla Powerwall 2 costs 30% less than closest competitor

Conservatively, Tesla’s Powerwall 2 home battery storage unit is 30% cheaper than its next closest competitor. Comparing the the cost per warrantied kilowatt-hour...

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Nevada says billionaire behind Faraday Future “doesn’t have any money”

He’s listed as #37 on China Rich List, #45 Richest In Tech, and #308 of all Billionaires. But Nevada’s State Treasurer Dan Schwarz...

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[Podcast] Here Comes the Tesla 100D

This week on Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast: Host Ryan McCaffrey interviews the world EV-range record holder about his record-setting...

Tesla-SolarCity plant at Riverbend in South Buffalo. [Source: Derek Gee/Buffalo News]

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Contractors at Tesla-SolarCity factory await payment from State amidst scandal

Contractors working on the Tesla-SolarCity plant outside of Buffalo, NY might be out of shopping money this holiday season after reports that the State of...

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Porsche expects Mission E all-electric sedan to be as popular as iconic 911

The Porsche all-electric Mission E sports car is scheduled to arrive within three years and, when it does, is expected to be...

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Tesla set to open showroom in South Korea’s largest shopping mall

South Korea’s largest shopping complex will soon get its first Tesla showroom store scheduled to open on Nov. 29. Officials at the...

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Tesla’s newest Autopilot under v8.1 on deck for December roll out

It’s been a couple of months since Tesla first announced that new Model S and Model X vehicles coming off the production...

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Why the Tesla strategic narrative drives its successes

Tesla’s power of story is as strong today, with the recent merger of SolarCity, as it was ten long years ago when...

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NASA to SpaceX: We still have faith & here’s a new contract to prove it

Despite the setbacks SpaceX has faced in recent months and subsequent inquiries into their fueling procedures, NASA has given a much-welcomed vote...

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Consumer Reports calls Tesla Model X ‘flawed’ but do they even matter?

Consumer Reports finds the Model X more showboat than functional calling it “fast and flawed” in its latest review of the electric...

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Behind the Tesla and Elon Musk Attacks: Big Energy and Conservative Groups

Elon Musk and Tesla Motors have their share of detractors, some of whom have become more vicious than usual as of late....

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Why Tesla’s microgrid project is life changing for Ta’u’s island community

Tesla’s subsidiary, SolarCity, is at the end of a one-year solar energy microgrid project on the American Samoa island of Ta’u that, at 1.4...

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Tesla begins Powerwall 2 sales in Australia

Following last month’s unveiling of Tesla’s improved Powerwall 2 home battery storage system, boasting twice the capacity at half the price, the company said...

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[Updated] Tesla Supercharger connecting LA to Vegas vandalized ahead of Thanksgiving weekend

Tesla owners looking to travel between Los Angeles and Las Vegas may need to reconsider travel plans this week. Just days before the busy U.S....

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[Podcast] Should Have Bought NVIDIA

Another week of Tesla news & renewable energy discussions with the guys! This week they discuss the Tesla/Solar City merger. Elon had...

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World Energy Outlook: “Electric cars are happening” as global gasoline consumption peaks

A new forecast put together by The International Energy Agency (IEA) indicates that worldwide consumption of gasoline has peaked as Tesla and...

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Tesla is powering an entire island with solar panels and batteries

The island of Ta’u in American Samoa, which has acquired power largely through diesel generators, is now nearing a year-long completion of a...

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Tesla Energy products will be making their way to showroom stores

Tesla’s Powerwall 2 home battery will soon be available at the company’s retail locations as part of a revitalization that emphasizes the energy side of...

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Chinese billionaire behind Faraday Future secures $600 million for LeEco EV business

Following reports that Faraday Future has stopped construction of its $1 billion North Las Vegas factory, Chinese billionaire Jia Yeuting who backed the company has...

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[Podcast] Ludicrous-er + SolarCity Acquisition

This week on Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast: “The Tesla-SolarCity merger gets the green light from shareholders, Elon’s P100D Ludicrous...