Tesla plans to resume normal operations at its US facilities on May 4. The news was shared with company employees through an internal e-mail sent on Tuesday, April 7. Tesla officially shut down its main Fremont, California factory on March 23 after the day’s shift was completed. The company also closed its Giga New York…
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Tesla Model 3-based ventilator critiqued by ICU nurse: “Very good job…well done.”
An Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurse recently broke down Tesla’s video of its in-house ventilator system that is made from Model 3 parts. YouTuber Chris Vanderstock is a nurse by trade and holds over 20 years of experience in a medical setting. His resume includes years of administering patients with real-life medical conditions…
GM to build 30,000 ventilators for national stockpile for $489.4 million
General Motors will build 30,000 ventilators for the national stockpile for $489.4 million to assist in the coronavirus pandemic, government officials announced Wednesday.
Tesla Model 3 Long Range with 404-mile WLTP rating poised for release in China
Tesla is reportedly preparing to release a Long Range variant of its Model 3 sedan in China, and it could hit the market for consumers as early as this week. The vehicle would have 404 miles of range on a single charge under WLTP standards, or around 650 kilometers of driving distance when its battery…
SpaceX’s first Space Force launch delayed by coronavirus pandemic
Officials say that SpaceX’s first mission for the Space Force – also the company’s second upgraded GPS III satellite launch – has been significantly delayed by the United States’ growing coronavirus outbreak. Only recently folded into the Space Force, a Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) press release discussed the decision in greater detail, confirming…
First look at Tesla Model S ‘Cheetah Stance’ Launch Mode in action
The Tesla Model S may be due for a Plaid upgrade, but this doesn’t mean to say that the Raven Performance trim has stopped getting better. Tesla recently started rolling out a new update for its fastest sedan featuring a few “Cheetah Stance” Launch Mode, which is designed to make the all-electric car even faster…
Tesla Giga Berlin drone operator gets OK from Elon Musk after police run-in
A YouTuber popular for providing the Tesla community with Giga Berlin drone footage has been given the green light from CEO Elon Musk to film aerial video of the factory site. The response from Musk came after “Tesla Kid Grünheide,” was shut down by local police after flying his drone above the site that will…
Tesla will slash employee pay and furlough employees
Tesla will cut pay for all of its employees until the second quarter of 2020, and furlough all hourly workers until May 4, when it intends to resume production of electric cars, according to an internal e-mail that employees shared with CNBC.
Rivian R1T and R1S production delayed until 2021 over COVID-19 interruptions
American electric vehicle startup Rivian has confirmed that the start of its electric vehicle production at its factory in Normal, Illinois has been pushed back to 2021 as a result of the delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Rivian released a video in early April, along with a humorous “April Fools” joke, updating the public…
Tesla Model Y welding efficiencies paves way to better build quality, top safety rating
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the Model Y would be the safest midsized SUV on the road when it was unveiled in March 2019. Sandy Munro’s 11th episode of his Model Y breakdown series shows how the vehicle’s weld quality, added foam reinforcements, and “aluminum crush plate” could solidify Musk’s claims about the vehicle’s safety,…