Tesla’s Elon Musk faces the SEC in hearing over contempt charges (Updates)

By Simon Alvarez Posted on April 4, 2019 The day after the release of Tesla’s Q1 vehicle delivery and production report, CEO Elon Musk headed to a Manhattan courthouse to face the charges leveled against him by the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC accused Musk of violating the terms of his settlement with …

Tesla Semi, all-electric trucks get scathing criticism from auto tech expert

By Simon Alvarez Posted on April 4, 2019 The Tesla Semi might be receiving a lot of interest from companies and the electric vehicle community as a whole, but an automotive technology expert from Germany is not that impressed. In a statement, Chair of Automotive Engineering at the Technical University of Munich Markus Lienkamp criticized …

Tesla will start installing Model 3 production equipment in Gigafactory 3 this May: report

By Simon Alvarez Posted on April 3, 2019 Tesla President of Automotive Jerome Guillen and Shanghai Deputy Mayor Wu Qing held a meeting on Tuesday, where they discussed the progress of Gigafactory 3’s buildout in the Shanghai Lingang Industrial Zone. The Tesla executive and Chinese official shared in-depth updates on the project, including an estimated …