All of that helped total revenue rise by 8 percent year over year to $25.2 billion. Gross profit jumped by 20 percent to $5 billion, and once generally accepted accounting principles are applied, its net profit grew 17 percent compared to Q3 2023, at $2.2 billion. What’s more, the company is sitting on a healthy treasure chest. Free cash flow… Read More
Today, federal safety investigators opened a new investigation aimed at Tesla’s electric vehicles. This is now the 14th investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and one of several currently open. This time, it’s the automaker’s highly controversial “full self-driving” feature that’s in… Photo and Credits: This article is from Jonathan M. Gitlin and it appeared on Cars – Read More
Brazil-originated range extender crossover with Tesla Model Y silhouette scheduled to start production in August 2026 … Source: Car Scoops
Enlarge / Tesla’s factory in Gruenheide, Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Tesla’s German car factory on the outskirts of Berlin allegedly operates under a “culture of fear,” and its workers take sick leave at more than three times the industry average. The plant, which was targeted by… Photo and Credits: This article is from Jonathan M. Gitlin and it appeared on Read More
Enlarge / An independent automotive testing company has evaluated Tesla FSD, and it found some concerning results. PonyWang/Getty Images Tesla’s controversial “Full Self Driving” is now capable of some quite advanced driving. But that can breed undeserved complacency, according to independent… Photo and Credits: This article is from Jonathan M. Gitlin and it appeared on Cars – Ars Technica on Read More
Tesla quietly removed a no-resale clause from its standard sales contract for the Cybertruck, and a new report says the company never fully enforced the clause anyway. The Tesla Cybertruck is arguably the most polarizing car in America. Its angry, brutal stainless steel body turns heads wherever it goes. It didn't live up to expectations because… Photo and Credits: This Read More
Enlarge / Human driver will continue to be a job at the Boring Company Las Vegas Loop for the foreseeable future. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Image Autonomous driving capabilities are a central component of Tesla’s stratospheric share price, with CEO Elon Musk repeatedly telling… Photo and Credits: This article is from Jonathan M. Gitlin and it appeared on Cars Read More
Unless you find yourself somehow living through a biblical plague, fish don’t normally fly. At least, that’s what a couple in Atlantic Highlands, N.J., thought until their Tesla was damaged by a falling fish outside their home. The Tesla was parked in their driveway when the falling fish was caught on camera. The owners, Cynthia and Jeff Levine, said they… Read More
Tesla car culture is full of hacks and shortcuts, some more effective than others. One, known as the “wet towel” trick, required the Tesla Charging department — or whatever remains of it — to publicly tell customers to knock it off. The “wet towel” trick involves wrapping a damp, cool cloth around a Supercharger cable handle as a way to Read More
TIJUANA, Mexico — A driver in the Mexican border city of Tijuana apparently had the bright idea of connecting his Tesla to an illegal electricity hookup connected directly to a powerline. Not only did the Tesla eventually burst into flames, the blaze was so hot it set a neighboring house on fire. Rafael Carrillo, Tijuana’s fire chief, said Tuesday that