Daily Archive: July 19, 2023

One of the most interesting elements of Tesla’s quarterly shareholder reports is something that seldom gets much or even any attention. There’s not a lot to write about it, but it is always fascinating to look at and ponder. What I’m talking about is Tesla’s graph on the company’s market share in three major auto […]

The first big nugget of news from today’s quarterly Tesla conference call is that Tesla will finally allow Tesla owners who have a car with Full Self Driving (FSD) to transfer that to a new Tesla purchase — but this is a one-time offer, so act quickly! Let me explain. … Historically, if you buy […]

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Tesla continued to rake in the cash in the second quarter of 2023, on the back of record global deliveries. The company brought in nearly $25 billion in revenue in the second quarter (Q2), which was 47% more than in Q2 2022. But let’s look a little more closely at these and other numbers. Tesla […]

Idaho National Laboratory intern Jake Guidry has developed a cybersecurity research tool that could improve the security of electric vehicle charging. AcCCS (pronounced access) is a combination of hardware and software that emulates the electronic communications that occur between an electric vehicle and an extreme fast charger during the charging process. The tool gives researchers […]

Another positive quarter for Tesla is in the books.

Much has been made of the successful use of inexpensive drones by Ukraine’s military and civilian resistance in an asymmetric war against Russia’s illegal invasion. But what will happen after Russia is defeated and sent back behind its borders at last? There have been a few silver linings in the gray cloud of misery and […]