Tag: tesla
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News of the World: What have We Missed?
Here’s what we’ve missed amid all the drama at the ABC: Three Women Have Accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of Sexual Misconduct Three women have come forward accusing the judge of sexual assault. Julie Swetnick, Christine Blasey Ford, and another unnamed woman have come forward with claims that prospective Associate Justice for the Supreme Court, Brett…
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Tesla’s Upcoming Release Gets Great Early Reviews
Tesla has allowed a number of its customers to try out its upcoming electric truck – the Semi. An early customer test received positive praise from potential buyers like UPS (United Parcel Service) who called it “one smooth ride.” https://twitter.com/IllinoisUPSers/status/1034163909484335105 https://twitter.com/IllinoisUPSers/status/1034162962611752970 Over the last few weeks a prototype for the Tesla Semi has been travelling…
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Tesla CEO Plans to Turn Company Private: What Does That Mean for Shareholders?
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced his intentions to turn Tesla into a private company. In a Tweet sent on August 7th, Musk claimed, “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured”. Tesla was founded in 2003, and has become renowned for creating the most high technology, innovative electric vehicles in the world, with…
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Tesla recalls luxury model cars globally
Tesla’s luxury electric Model S and Model X cars have suddenly been recalled worldwide due to concerns that their parking brakes pose a possible safety threat. The major recall is cautionary and thankfully there have been no reported incidents, but Tesla wants to avoid last year’s debacle. The vehicles being recalled are Model S and Model…
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Tesla stock is worth more than Ford
Tesla stock has stunned the stock market by overtaking the 115 year old company Ford in stock value. Tesla’s market cap was US$47.46 billion (AUS$62.5 bn) yesterday, whereas Ford’s market cap decreased to US$44.89 billion (AUS$59 bn). This sudden drop in Ford value is due to recent bad news announced by the company, which contrasted Tesla’s good news. Tesla reported an…
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A rundown of the South Australia energy crisis
South Australia and their energy crises issues seem never ending. If it’s not the gas crisis, it’s the energy gridlock. Luckily, an exchange between two multi-millionaires has brought the spotlight on what South Australia can do in relation to their energy crisis. Elon Musk, the renowned founder of Tesla Motors, has released a new battery in…
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Will there be an Apple car?
It seems that Apple is dabbling in just about every market these days and the next on their list is the automotive industry. Word on the street (pun intended) is that Apple is building a car. The company is doing its best to keep the project under wraps but considering it’s size it’s going to…
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Hire a Tesla Model S for a day
You can now hire a Tesla. Yep, that’s right folks you can hire the revolutionary Tesla Model S for travel between Sydney and Canberra as well as hire it for the day in Sydney. According to Gizmodo the luxury electric car costs about $95,000 for the 60kWh and $200,000 for the fully-optioned, performance-spec 85kWh. If that’s…
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Tesla store to open in Sydney’s Martin place
Tesla is building its first standalone store in Australia and it will be right in the heart of Sydney’s CBD at 20 Martin Place. This will become the flagship store and add to the service centre and stores in St Leonards NSW and Richmond Victoria. It will be a two-level showroom set to open in the…
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Tesla’s Model 3
Tesla’s Model 3 has arrived! Future customers waited in huge numbers at showrooms and behind computer screens to place $1,000 deposits on the new electric car. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter that 180,000 orders had been made in just 24 hours. The company currently has the Model S and Model X retailing for…