Musk shares sublime “Giga Berlin” design as Tesla prepares to lay foundations
Elon Musk tweets design render of new Gigafactory near Berlin at which it plans to make Model 3s and Model Ys for Europe.
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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
Tesla Model Y electric crossover SUVs land in NZ. Is Australia next?
So close... and yet so far. Three Tesla Model Y SUVs – not yet available to order in Australia or New Zealand – arrive in Auckland for reasons unknown.
Tesla shelves plans for low-cost Model Y
Musk scratches the cheapest version of the Model Y, saying the proposed configuration would not have delivered enough range.
Tesla increases price of Full Self Driving package in Australia
Tesla lifts price of Full Self Driving package in Australia from $A8,500 to $A10,100 - but what does this mean for the price of a standard Model 3?
Electric and hybrids shine amid gloom of faltering fossil-fuel car sales
Sales of electric cars in Australia continue to shine amid petrol and diesel downturn, and as Mercedes electric overtakes Tesla Model X.
Tesla beats pandemic slump with big Q2 deliveries, shares surge again
Tesla stuns analysts and with outstanding second quarter sales results, sending stock soaring again and leading CEO and co-founder Elon Musk to taunt SEC with a cheeky tweet.
Tesla rebounds from pandemic with Model 3 sales doubling in May
Tesla leads global EV market, doubling Model 3 sales in May, while BYD retains second place before launching into European market.
Australia’s luxury car tax threshold quietly lifted for electric vehicles
Luxury car tax on low and zero emissions cars in Australia is quietly relaxed, giving EVs bigger break than fossil fuel cars for first time in decade.
Tesla shares climb as Elon Musk wins top gong and flags break-even quarter
Tesla shares push above $US1,000 again after Musk flags break-even for second quarter in email to staff and is awarded top gong as best CEO.
A guide to Tesla destination charger etiquette
For many smaller regional businesses that have installed EV chargers, often at unreasonable installation costs, some ethical behaviour is required from EV owners.