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Elon Musk Says a Trip to Mars Could Be Cheaper than a House on Earth
Elon Musk Says a Trip to Mars Could Be Cheaper than a House on Earth

14 Feb 2019, 15:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Musk says that should the volume of people going to the Red Planet be sufficient, a ticket could cost “less than $500k & maybe even below $100k.”

 
2019 Tesla Model 3 Now $1,100 Cheaper Regardless Of Variant
2019 Tesla Model 3 Now $1,100 Cheaper Regardless Of Variant

6 Feb 2019, 16:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Taking another $1,100 off the Model 3 will help U.S. demand for the electric sedan, but is it enough to keep Tesla afloat going forward?

 
SpaceX Raptor Flight Engine Test Fired in Texas
SpaceX Raptor Flight Engine Test Fired in Texas

4 Feb 2019, 15:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The version of the engine shown here is the redesigned variant that will actually take off with the Starship sometime in the future

 
No, Elon Musk Did Not Just Release All of Tesla's Patents
No, Elon Musk Did Not Just Release All of Tesla's Patents

1 Feb 2019, 08:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in 2014, Elon Musk announced Tesla will not be suing anyone who uses its patents to create electric cars, but a Twitter post on Thursday caused confusion

 
Nikola Goes After Employees Fired by Rival Tesla
Nikola Goes After Employees Fired by Rival Tesla

28 Jan 2019, 10:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Nikola CEO urges fired Tesla employees to give his company a chance and quickly promises to review those bold enough to try and get a job

 
SpaceX Starship Broken in Half by Heavy Winds, Weeks Needed for Repairs
SpaceX Starship Broken in Half by Heavy Winds, Weeks Needed for Repairs

24 Jan 2019, 07:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Elon Musk confirmed the Starship prototype has indeed been hurt by 50 mph winds and it will take weeks to repair the damage

 
Tesla Firing Thousands Despite Making First Meaningful Profit in 15 Years
Tesla Firing Thousands Despite Making First Meaningful Profit in 15 Years

18 Jan 2019, 13:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Tesla has decided to lay-off around 3,000 of the 45,000 thousand it currently employs so that it can support selling cheaper cars

 
Tesla to End Customer Referral Program on February 1
Tesla to End Customer Referral Program on February 1

17 Jan 2019, 14:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / On Wednesday, Elon Musk twitted that the company's referral program is scheduled to end on February 1 because of high cost

 
SpaceX Starship Hopper Has a Human Underneath
SpaceX Starship Hopper Has a Human Underneath

11 Jan 2019, 15:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Starship is the latest name for the crew-capable spaceship that over the years was named Interplanetary Transport System or the Big Falcon Rocket

 
Musk Confirms U.S.-Built Model Y at Tesla China Factory Groundbreaking Ceremony
Musk Confirms U.S.-Built Model Y at Tesla China Factory Groundbreaking Ceremony

7 Jan 2019, 09:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The rumors that started surfacing when news of Tesla looking for a production site in China pointed to the Model Y not being produced at the Fremont plant

 
Time Lapse Video Shows Tesla Model 3 Being Built from Scratch
Time Lapse Video Shows Tesla Model 3 Being Built from Scratch

31 Dec 2018, 10:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Tesla releases a time lapse video showing how a Model 3 electric car is being assembled at the company's factory in south Fremont, California

 
Tesla Appoints Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison to Its Board
Tesla Appoints Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison to Its Board

28 Dec 2018, 15:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Tesla named Larry Ellison and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson to its board of directors as a means to comply with the SEC requirements

 
Elon Musk Promises Full Coverage of Europe with Tesla Superchargers
Elon Musk Promises Full Coverage of Europe with Tesla Superchargers

28 Dec 2018, 09:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Currently, the network of Tesla superchargers is densely concentrated in Germany, parts of France and the UK. There are none in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria

 
Elon Musk’s Stainless Steel Starship Is a Sign of Things to Come
Elon Musk’s Stainless Steel Starship Is a Sign of Things to Come

27 Dec 2018, 10:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The steel used for the construction of the Starship was treated at cryogenic temperatures to createa material that is better than carbon fiber

 
After Shooting a Tesla into Space, Elon Musk Shoots One into a Very Tight Hole
After Shooting a Tesla into Space, Elon Musk Shoots One into a Very Tight Hole

19 Dec 2018, 14:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A Model X traveled through the tunnel at speeds of about 35 mph (56 km/h), while being kept from hitting the walls by a retractable wheel gear

 
Elon Musk Wants to Fly to Mars, Probably Die There
Elon Musk Wants to Fly to Mars, Probably Die There

26 Nov 2018, 12:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Elon Musk says there's a 70 percent chance to fly to Mars on future SpaceX missions, despite the fact there's a big probability of death there

 
Steve Wozniak Doesn’t Believe Self-Driving Cars Will Happen Anytime Soon
Steve Wozniak Doesn’t Believe Self-Driving Cars Will Happen Anytime Soon

15 Nov 2018, 16:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Apple co-founder says “Tesla owns the world” thanks to its charging infrastructure, but he no longer believes anything Elon Musk says about driverless cars

 
Elon Musk’s Teslaquila Awakens the Mexican Tequila Lords
Elon Musk’s Teslaquila Awakens the Mexican Tequila Lords

14 Nov 2018, 13:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / According to media reports the Mexican Tequila Regulatory Council opposes the use of the Teslaquila name for Elon Musk's latest product

 
Could Tesla Cars Be Used to Save Lives in Wildfires Thanks to HEPA Filters?
Could Tesla Cars Be Used to Save Lives in Wildfires Thanks to HEPA Filters?

12 Nov 2018, 15:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Elon Musk says during the Sierra Nevada wildfires that Tesla cars can be used to rescue people thanks to its hospital grade HEPA filter

 
Elon Musk to Be Replaced at the Head of Tesla Board by Telstra CFO Robyn Denholm
Elon Musk to Be Replaced at the Head of Tesla Board by Telstra CFO Robyn Denholm

8 Nov 2018, 10:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Telstra CFO Robyn Denholm will be replacing Elon Musk at the head of Tesla's board six months from now, with Musk to help her make the transition.