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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Bitcoin breaks $47,000-mark following Tesla purchase

    Bitcoin breaks $47,000-mark following Tesla purchase Bitcoin hit a fresh record above $47,000 on Tuesday after Tesla Inc.’s announcement of a $1.5 billion investment in the largest cryptocurrency. The token rose as much as 6.3% to almost $47,493 in Asian trading before paring some of the...
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    SA businesses buy Tesla Powerwalls for employees working from home

    SA businesses buy Tesla Powerwalls for employees working from home Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and the return of load-shedding in South Africa, companies are buying Tesla Powerwalls for employees to enable them to work from home without interruption. A Tesla Powerwall is a self-contained...
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    Tesla Powerwall prices come down in South Africa

    Tesla Powerwall prices come down in South Africa South Africans looking for a reliable load-shedding solution will be pleased to know that the price of a Tesla Powerwall setup has decreased substantially since last year. Powerwall is a home battery system that stores excess energy for use when...
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    The tech investment that would have turned your R10,000 into R2.9 million in 10 years

    The tech investment that would have turned your R10,000 into R2.9 million in 10 years A R10,000 investment in electric vehicle and clean energy company Tesla made at the beginning of 2011 would have grown to over R2.9 million now. Tesla Motors, named after inventor Nikola Tesla, was founded in...
  6. Joseph matane

    Solid State Battery

    A solid-state battery is a battery technology that uses solid electrodes and a solid electrolyte, instead of the liquid or polymer gel electrolytes found in lithium-ion or lithium polymer batteries. ... Solid-state batteries have found use in pacemakers, RFID and wearable devices. Do you think...
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    Tesla is now worth more than Berkshire Hathaway

    Tesla is now worth more than Berkshire Hathaway Tesla’s market cap of $555 billion is now higher than that of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, which stands at $543 billion. Tesla has had a knockout year, with its stock price increasing from $86 per share to $586 per share in eleven months.
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    Tesla launches its own brand of tequila

    Tesla launches its own brand of tequila Electric carmaker Tesla has launched its own brand of Tequila on its online store. The idea for the tequila started out as an April Fools' Day joke in 2018, where the liquor was referred to by Elon Musk as "Teslaquilla".
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    I shorted Tesla at $1,900 - It was a terrible idea

    I shorted Tesla at $1,900 - It was a terrible idea I shorted Tesla's stock when it hit $1,897 a week ago, and it was a horrible decision. As an IT journalist in South Africa, however, I naturally did not have any real money to invest and I used a demo Webtrader account from Standard Bank to...
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    Tesla share price surges to highest point this year

    Tesla share price surges to highest point this year Tesla Inc. shares touched their highest in more than a year after a host of positive news boosted sentiment for shares that have underperformed the broader market this year. The stock rose as much as 7% on Monday, touching the highest...
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    Morris Garage

    Ahhh MG, a British brand that has Chinese parents. SAIC, the owners of MG seem to be doing wonders for the brand of recently, just like what Geely is doing for Volvo, Lotus and Proton, in fact they recently bought a chunk of smart car and they own a car company that plans on making cars that...
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    Tesla Powerwall is back in South Africa

    Tesla Powerwall is back in South Africa Tesla Powerwall is returning to South Africa, Rubicon sales director Greg Blandford has told MyBroadband. Pre-orders from Rubicon open on 2 December and the first shipments will arrive at the end of the year. Package deals with solar panels and inverters...
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    Tesla fails to reach 100,000 deliveries

    Tesla fails to reach 100,000 deliveries The good and the bad Elon Musk were on full display Wednesday, when Tesla Inc. released its much-awaited third-quarter delivery figures. The good: Musk’s relentless drive to ramp up output helped push deliveries to a record 97,000 units. [Bloomberg]
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    Tesla researcher unveils million-mile battery

    Tesla researcher unveils million-mile battery A research partner of Tesla has published a paper about a battery cell that could last over a million miles, Electrek reports. Jeff Dahn and the rest of his lab released the test results on 6 September for the Li-Ion battery cell, which uses a...
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    Tesla batteries are powering Zimbabwe

    Tesla batteries are powering Zimbabwe Zimbabweans are relying on Tesla Inc. to help them pay their bills. Amid power outages of as long as 18 hours a day, Econet Wireless Ltd., Zimbabwe’s biggest mobile-phone operator, is turning to the Palo Alto, California-based automaker and storable-energy...
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    Tesla raises car prices in China

    Tesla raises car prices in China Tesla Inc. raised car prices in China, responding to trade tensions that weigh on the country’s currency and have led to oscillating import tariffs on vehicles. The price of a basic level imported Model 3 sedan went up more than 2% to 363,900 yuan ($50,900)...
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    Tesla begins offering insurance

    Tesla begins offering insurance Tesla Inc. began offering auto insurance to its vehicle owners in California, touting rates as much as 30% lower without offering much detail. The electric-car maker is offering online quotes through its website and plans to expand the service throughout the...
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    Tesla faces investigation over Model 3 safety claims

    Tesla faces investigation over Model 3 safety claims The U.S. National Highway Traffic Administration sent Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk a cease-and-desist letter last year regarding Model 3 safety claims and subpoenaed the carmaker for information on several crashes, according to documents posted by...
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    Tesla cars will soon be able to stream Netflix and YouTube

    Tesla cars will soon be able to stream Netflix and YouTube The ability to stream YouTube and Netflix when a Tesla vehicle is not moving is coming soon, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter. The change may come in August but wouldn’t take “more than a few months,” Musk said while responding to a...
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    Tesla CTO to step down

    Tesla CTO to step down Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced yesterday that long-time executive JB Straubel is stepping down from his position as Tesla CTO after 15 years in the position, The Verge reports. Straubel will remain with the company, however, and will transition into a senior advisor role.
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    Tesla is now working on its own battery cells

    Tesla is now working on its own battery cells Tesla employees told CNBC that the company is developing its own lithium-ion battery cells as well as the necessary processes to build these cells in large quantities. The electric vehicle company has been using battery cells from Panasonic for...
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