tesla

  1. Jan

    Tesla Powerwall in South Africa - prices and what it offers

    Buying a Tesla Powerwall in South Africa — pricing and load-shedding protection One option for South Africans looking to power their home or office appliances during load-shedding is the Tesla Powerwall. The second generation of the acclaimed backup battery system is highly popular in the US...
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    Tesla crypto tokens rise after record quarterly car deliveries

    Tesla crypto tokens rise after record quarterly car deliveries Tesla Inc. investors are signaling confidence that the automaker can power through disruptions such as the continued shutdown of its Shanghai factory due to Covid-19 lockdowns, at least based on crypto-token trading that suggests...
  3. Jan

    Elon Musk says he's thinking about creating a social media platform

    Elon Musk thinking about launching social media platform Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla Inc., said in tweets that he is giving serious thought to creating a social media platform because Twitter is “failing to adhere to free speech principle.” “Given that Twitter serves as the de facto...
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    Panasonic will build factory in US to produce Tesla batteries

    Panasonic will build factory in US to produce Tesla batteries Panasonic Corp. plans to build a U.S. factory to supply Tesla Inc. with lithium-ion batteries, Japanese national broadcaster NHK reported, seeking to ramp up production to meet anticipated demand for electric vehicles. The Japanese...
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    "Fun police" made Tesla remove Boombox feature — Elon Musk

    "Fun police" made Tesla remove Boombox feature — Elon Musk Elon Musk apparently isn’t pleased with the pressure the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration exerted on Tesla Inc. to conduct its 11th recall of U.S. vehicles in just over three months. Asked by a Twitter follower on...
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    Despite Elon Musk's skepticism, Lidar is winning over self-driving adopters

    Despite Elon Musk's skepticism, Lidar is winning over self-driving adopters Elon Musk is skeptical of putting lidar sensors on vehicles, but a growing number of his competitors are quietly adding the technology to their lineup. For those new to the topic, lidar, short for light detection and...
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    Elon Musk sued by father of teen who died in Tesla crash, even after weeks-long email exchange

    Elon Musk sued by father of teen who died in Tesla crash, even after weeks-long email exchange Elon Musk emailed for weeks with the father of a teen who died in a fiery Tesla crash and helped to update a speed-limiting safety feature at the grieving man’s request, court records show. Emails...
  8. Jan

    South African tech stocks off to a rough start

    Bruising start to 2022 for South African tech stocks Many South African tech shares started the year in the red, following the trend set by mega-cap tech stocks in the United States. The share prices of large technology companies like Netflix, Tesla, and Amazon were hard hit last month.
  9. Jan

    Teen hacker claims ability to remotely control 25 Teslas worldwide

    Hacker claims he remotely breached 25 Teslas in 13 countries A 19-year-old security researcher claims to have hacked remotely into more than 25 Tesla Inc. cars in 13 countries, saying in a series of tweets that a software flaw allowed him to access the EV pioneer’s systems. David Colombo, a...
  10. Jan

    Elon Musk's wealth is more than all South Africa's tech and telecoms companies combined

    Elon Musk's wealth versus South Africa's top tech companies Elon Musk’s fortune jumped by R530 billion on Monday to R4.8 trillion, which is significantly more than any South African tech company. Tesla’s share price rose 13.5% to $1,199.78 (R18,984) on Monday after fourth-quarter results...
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    Tesla blasts annual and quarterly vehicle delivery records

    Tesla blasts annual and quarterly vehicle delivery records Tesla Inc. delivered 308,600 vehicles worldwide in the fourth quarter, smashing the previous record for the electric-car maker and setting a capstone on a year in which the company joined the exclusive $1 trillion market valuation club...
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    Big Tesla recall

    Big Tesla recall Tesla Inc. recalled some 475,000 cars in the U.S. -- nearly equivalent to its global deliveries last year -- because of technical defects that may increase the risk of accidents. The company plans to recall all Model 3 vehicles made between 2017 and 2020 -- that’s as many as...
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    Elon Musk sells R16.01 billion in Tesla shares, bringing total offload to R259 billion

    Elon Musk sells R16.01 billion in Tesla shares, bringing total offload to R259 billion Elon Musk sold a further $1.02 billion (R16.01 billion) of Tesla Inc. shares, taking him close to his target of reducing his stake in the electric-car maker by 10%. The Tesla chief executive officer -- also...
  14. Jan

    Tesla disables video game function in cars that triggered probe

    Tesla shutting down gaming while driving Tesla Inc. is disabling a feature in its vehicles that allowed drivers and passengers to play video games while driving, a U.S. highway-safety regulator said Thursday, one day after opening a formal investigation. Tesla told the National Highway Traffic...
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    Elon Musk jokes he might quit after selling R189 billion in Tesla shares

    Elon Musk jokes he might quit after selling R189 billion in Tesla shares Elon Musk paired another disclosure that he’s disposed more Tesla Inc. stock with a joke tweet about quitting his jobs. Tesla’s chief executive officer offloaded another $963 million worth of shares to pay taxes on the...
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    Elon Musk sells Tesla shares worth R16 billion

    Elon Musk sells Tesla shares worth R16 billion Elon Musk offloaded another $1.01 billion worth of Tesla Inc. shares, advancing toward the goal of selling 10% of his stake in the electric-car maker. In the latest transaction, the world’s richest person got rid of about 934,000 shares, according...
  17. Jan

    Project Titan - Apple accelerates work on car project aiming for fully autonomous vehicle

    Apple aiming to launch self-driving car by 2025 Apple is pushing to accelerate development of its electric car and is refocusing the project around full self-driving capabilities, aiming to solve a technical challenge that has bedeviled the auto industry.
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    Elon Musk's massive tax bill if he decides to sell 10% of Tesla stock

    Elon Musk's massive tax bill if he decides to sell 10% of Tesla stock Elon Musk almost certainly had his reasons to crowdsource a decision about his first mass share sale in years. Maybe it was designed to keep Tesla Inc. investors entertained -- more than 3 million people voted -- or perhaps...
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    Photos of South Africa's only Tesla Model X

    Photos of South Africa's only Tesla Model X MyBroadband recently had the opportunity to go hands-on with the only Tesla Model X currently in South Africa. The famous electric SUV was featured at an event hosted by real estate investment company Growthpoint at its 144 Oxford offices in...
  20. Jan

    Hertz lands exclusive deal to supply Uber drivers with electric vehicles

    Uber in exclusive electric vehicle deal with Hertz Hertz Global Holdings Inc., fresh off a blockbuster order for 100,000 Teslas, reached an exclusive agreement to supply Uber drivers with electric vehicles and signed up Carvana Co. to dispose of rental cars it no longer wants. Taken together...
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