Tesla is rumored to be working on some sort of battery factory in Indonesia, according to comments made by a local official. expand full story
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A Tesla Model 3 driver mowed down 11 construction cones, shared the TeslaCam video, and blamed Tesla’s Automatic Emergency Braking feature powered by Autopilot.
The video serves as a good reminder to remain vigilant when using Autopilot, especially in construction zones. expand full story
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Warsaw has placed an order for 130 articulated electric buses from Polish bus maker Solaris in one of the largest European orders for e-buses to date.
Tesla (TSLA) is set to announce its second-quarter 2019 financial results tomorrow, Wednesday, July 24, after the markets close. As usual, a conference call and Q&A with Tesla’s management is set, following the results. This time it’s going to be an hour later than usual: 3:30 p.m. PT (6:30 p.m. ET).
Here we take a look at what both the street and retail investors are expecting for the quarterly results. expand full story
Daimler and Bosch announced today that their driverless valet parking system in Stuttgart, which will park cars independently without any safety personnel, is the first such autonomous parking function to be approved for everyday use.
Tesla is working on several significant manufacturing improvements for the Model Y production program and it includes building a giant new casting machine to produce a big part of the Model Y frame in one single piece. expand full story
CUPRA has teased its first all-electric vehicle ahead of its official debut at the Frankfurt motor show next month.
In today’s EGEB:
- Berkeley, California becomes the first US city to ban natural gas in new homes.
- Africa’s largest wind farm launches in Kenya.
- A new consortium looks into high-wave offshore solar technology.
- Melbourne’s trams to run on 100% solar power.
The five commissioners making up the State of New York’s Public Service Commission, which oversees utilities in the state, have told Tesla that unless it opens up its Supercharger network to other vehicles, its stations will get no relief from demand charges on the electricity rates they pay. Instead, only newly built stations that use “commonly accepted non-proprietary standardized plug-types” will get relief.
The commissioners clarified that Tesla could continue to offer its proprietary plug, but would have to offer equally powerful non-proprietary plugs at the same spot to get rate relief. This means that Tesla’s made-in-Buffalo V3 Superchargers will be discriminated against in their home state.
