Showing posts with label Tesla. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tesla. Show all posts

Sunday, July 3, 2016

Tesla Misses Deliveries Forecast Due to "Steep" Production Ramp

Tesla Car "Autopilot" Feature Linked to Driver Death Tesla Motors Inc. delivered 14,370 vehicles in the second quarter, missing its forecast of 17,000 units because of what it called extreme ramp up in production.The maker of electric cars and energy storage devices now expects to deliver 50,000 cars in the second half, according to a statement Sunday. That means 79,180Model S sedans and Model X sport utility vehicles shipped...
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Tesla driver killed in autopilot crash might still be alive if trailers had side underride guards

PORSCHE GT2 RS, TESLA AUTO-PILOT DEATH & MORE!!! HOTBOX HOT TOPIC - Episode 6Joshua Brown, the driver of a Tesla Model S, died on May 7 when the autopilot drove it into the side of a tractor-trailer which was making a turn across the divided highway. According to the police report,On May 7 at 3:40 p.m. on U.S. 27 near the BP Station west of Williston, a 45-year-old Ohio man was killed when he drove under the trailer...
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Friday, July 1, 2016

Witness: Driver watched "Harry Potter" as self-driving car crashed

Tesla Driver Killed in First Fatal Auto-Driving Car Crash The U.S. announced Thursday the first fatality in a wreck involving a car in self-driving mode. The government said it is investigating the design and performance of the system aboard the Tesla Model S sedan. (June 30) APModel S with Autopilot engaged.(Photo: Tesla Motors)The Ohio man who died while using the Autopilot feature on his Tesla electric carwas watching...
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Sunday, July 19, 2015

Mike Copeland: New building permits, Kelly Services moves downtown, Tesla ...

Kelly Services has relocated its local headquarters from the Wells Fargo building on Wooded Acres Drive to the Roosevelt Tower at 400 Austin Ave. ...
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Saturday, July 18, 2015

Writer calls Gov. Greg Abbott "an idiot" when it comes to Tesla in Texas ...

Tesla employees work on a Model S cars in the Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif., Thursday, May 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made it clear this week that he wants nothing to do with the electric car company, Tesla, entering the Lone Star States economy.RelatedAbbott told Bloomberg Radio earlier this week that the Texas auto sector is working just fine the way it is and does not need Tesla.Texas has a very...
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Friday, May 1, 2015

What backing up your home with Tesla's battery might be like

This story has been updated. Late Thursday, Teslaunveileda suite of new battery products for homes, business, and even utility scale applications. The home product, dubbed theTesla Powerwall, will store either 10 kilowatt-hours worth of power (for $ 3,500) or 7 kilowatt-hours (for $3,000). Importantly, though, these costs do not include the cost of installing the battery or the cost of a power inverter, meaning that...
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Thursday, April 9, 2015

Here is Tesla's New Model S 70-D, Starting at $75000

Tesla's new entry-level sedan comes with an improved battery, all-wheel drive and the ability to go from zero to 60 mph in 5.2 seconds. The Model S 70-D also comes with a higher price tag, starting at $75,000.Tesla will stop selling the older model, the Model S 60, on Wednesday. It started at $70,000 and featured rear-wheel drive, the ability...
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