August 2022

Tesla Model Y and Model 3 units arrive in Wellington, New Zealand

Tesla Model Y deliveries in New Zealand are imminent.  A few Teslarati readers have informed us that Model Y and Model 3 units have arrived in the country. Recently, Brendan Mckee saw several Tesla Model Y and Model 3 cars arriving at the port in Wellington, New Zealand.  Some Tesla cars have already been spotted on car

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Tesla’s lobbying efforts tease “advanced manufacturing facility” in Canada

Tesla lobbying efforts in Ontario suggest the EV automaker’s next gigafactory might be in Canada. Elon Musk considered a Tesla gigafactory in Canada during the recent Cyber Roundup (annual meeting of stockholders). Public documents submitted to Canada’s Lobbyists Registration system suggest that Tesla might be considering an advanced manufacturing facility in Ontario.  According to Electric Autonomy Canada,

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Tesla strikes $5 billion deal to purchase nickel products from Indonesia: report

Recent reports suggest that Tesla had signed contracts worth about $5 billion to purchase nickel products from Indonesia. The materials will reportedly be supplied by nickel processing companies in the country.  Indonesia has major nickel reserves, and it has been putting serious effort into attracting Tesla into the country. Being the world’s most esteemed electric

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Tesla boosts its legal team by hiring top securities lawyer

Tesla’s legal team received a boost last month, with the company hiring Derek Windham, a top securities lawyer, as its senior director and deputy general counsel for corporate and securities. Prior to his employment at Tesla, Windham had worked at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HP) for seven years.  As per Windham’s LinkedIn page, he joined

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Tesla supplier CATL commands 34.8% of the battery market in 1H22

A recent analysis from market research company SNE Research has revealed that Tesla’s battery suppliers are dominating the industry. Tesla supplier CATL, for example, has grown so much that it now commands a market share of 34.8% in the first half of 2022.  SNE Research noted that in 1H22, electric vehicle batteries with a total

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Baidu CEO says EV arm’s autonomous driving tech will be a generation ahead of Tesla

Robin Li, Baidu’s founder, chairman, and CEO, recently shared some bold predictions about the ROBO-01, a vehicle specifically designed to operate using autonomous driving technologies. The ROBO-01 will be produced by Jidu Auto, an intelligent electric vehicle company backed by Chinese internet giant Baidu and automaker Geely.  During its inaugural partner conference in Shanghai today,

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