tesla

  1. Jan

    Elon Musk has enough wealth to buy several of South Africa's biggest companies and get change

    Elon Musk is worth more than MTN, Vodacom, Checkers, and Absa — put together Elon Musk has so much money that he can buy MTN, Vodacom, Standard Bank, Capitec, Sasol, Absa, Checkers, Nedbank, and Woolworths — and have over R2 trillion left.
  2. Jan

    Tesla Model 3 becomes first electric car to top European sales

    Tesla Model 3 first electric car to top European best-sellers list Tesla's Model 3 was the top-selling vehicle in Europe last month — the first time an electric car has outsold rival models with gasoline engines.
  3. Jan

    Eskom is spending R14 billion on batteries - here's how many Tesla Megapacks it could buy

    Tesla to the rescue — How many Megapacks Eskom can buy for its R14-billion battery project Power utility Eskom could buy at least 1,000 Tesla Megapacks for the same amount it plans to spend on an extensive new battery storage capacity. Eskom CEO André de Ruyter recently revealed the utility...
  4. Jan

    Tesla Autopilot scrutiny grows as U.S. asks if recall is planned

    Tesla under recall scrutiny over autopilot issues The U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration stepped up its scrutiny of Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot, grilling the company over whether it should have issued a safety recall and questioning its rollout of new software customers are...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Tesla delivered 241,300 cars in last quarter

    Tesla delivered 241,300 cars in last quarter Tesla Inc. delivered a better-than-expected 241,300 cars worldwide in the third quarter, a record for the electric-car maker led by Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk. Quarterly deliveries are one of the most closely watched indicators for Tesla...
  6. Jan

    Tesla Powerwall availability and price in South Africa

    Tesla Powerwall — Price and availability in South Africa The Tesla Powerwall can help South Africans avoid load-shedding and save electricity. This is how much it costs and how it works.
  7. Jan

    Tesla Wall Connector charger for electric cars in South Africa

    Tesla electric car chargers launched in South Africa Tesla's home charging solution for electric vehicles — the Tesla Wall Connector — is now available in South Africa. The Tesla Wall Connector will be sold by sustainable technology company Rubicon Group, which currently also distributes...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Tesla crash victim's autopsy shows he was above the legal alcohol limit

    Tesla crash victim's autopsy shows he was above the legal alcohol limit The Tesla owner killed along with a friend last spring in a fiery crash outside Houston had almost twice his state’s legal limit of alcohol in his system, an autopsy report obtained by Bloomberg News shows. The gruesome...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Tesla is working on an android

    Tesla is working on an android As Elon Musk stood in the wings at Tesla Inc.’s AI day, a person dressed in a skintight white suit and grey space helmet did a jerky robot dance across the stage. And with that, Musk flagged a move into a new realm of science-fiction: lifelike humanoid robots...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Elon Musk hits out at Apple over App Store fees

    Elon Musk hits out at Apple over App Store fees Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Friday that he never met with Apple Inc. about a potential takeover and slammed the tech giant’s App Store fees, calling them a “global tax on the internet.” He was responding to an upcoming...
  11. Jan

    Bitcoin surges on Amazon speculation and as shorts liquidate

    Bitcoin booms Bitcoin soared on Monday to approach $40,000, a rally some attributed to traders exiting bets on declines as well as ongoing speculation over Amazon.com Inc.’s potential involvement in the cryptocurrency sector.
  12. Jan

    Tesla, MicroStrategy, Square face earnings consequences for Bitcoin holdings

    Bitcoin's big business backers face the music It’s time for Bitcoin’s corporate champions to account for a brutal selloff in the cryptocurrency. Companies such as Tesla Inc. and MicroStrategy Inc. that have emerged as some of Bitcoin’s biggest backers will have to reckon with their digital...
  13. dawidmsnyders

    Musk Wraps Up Trial Testimony Defending Role in SolarCity Deal

    Musk Wraps Up Trial Testimony Defending Role in SolarCity Deal Elon Musk wrapped up two days of testimony in a Delaware trial over Tesla Inc.’s 2016 takeover of SolarCity, continuing to argue that the purchase was a sound decision and that it wasn’t done to benefit himself instead of...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Tesla made record number of new car deliveries in second quarter

    Tesla made record number of new car deliveries in second quarter Tesla Inc. delivered 201,250 cars worldwide in the second quarter, a record for the electric-car maker led by Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk. While the company doesn’t break out sales by region, business appeared healthy in...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Elon Musk says Tesla sold some Bitcoin to prove its liquidity

    Elon Musk says Tesla sold some Bitcoin to prove its liquidity Elon Musk said Tesla Inc. sold 10% of its Bitcoin holdings to demonstrate the token’s liquidity, while adding that he’s retained his personal investment in the cryptocurrency. Tesla’s earnings report showed the firm -- which bought...
  16. Chris

    Audi’s new Q4 e-tron will go head-to-head with Tesla

    Audi’s new Q4 e-tron will go head-to-head with Tesla Audi’s new Q4 e-tron will go head-to-head with Tesla Inc. in the fast-growing market of compact crossover SUVs to help parent Volkswagen AG narrow its electric-car sales gap with the world leader. The model Audi unveiled Wednesday is among a...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Tesla claims record car sales in last quarter

    Tesla claims record car sales in last quarter Tesla Inc. delivered more cars than expected in the first quarter, a strong start to a year in which Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk will be scaling global operations and building two more factories. The maker of electric vehicles delivered...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Tesla shares stumble in wake of big Bitcoin drop

    Tesla shares stumble in wake of big Bitcoin drop Tesla Inc. shares wiped out their year-to-date gains Tuesday and briefly traded below the level where they were when the electric-carmaker entered the S&P 500 Index in December. The stock dropped as much as 13% to $619 in New York, its biggest...
  19. J

    First Tesla Model X ships to South Africa next week

    First Tesla Model X ships to South Africa next week Sustainable technology group Rubicon is bringing a Tesla Model X Performance Edition all-electric SUV into South Africa next week. "This is a big step forward for raising the profile of renewable energy in South Africa," the director of...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Audi reveals E-Tron GT luxury EV to take on new Tesla Model S

    Audi reveals E-Tron GT luxury EV to take on new Tesla Model S Audi expects the U.S. to be the largest market for its new electric four-door coupe, one of the most powerful cars Volkswagen AG’s premium brand has ever built. It offers slightly less-blazing acceleration than Tesla Inc.’s latest...
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