Kat Lee5 days agoEV demand is so hot that Tesla owners are flipping their cars like housesverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Ronald D. WhiteDennis Wang lost money on his first try, but then he learned from his mistakes. On his second effort as an electric vehicle flipper, Wang made $4,000. On his third, he hit what he considered the sweet spot, a $7,000 profit. All the deals involved Teslas that Wang bought and resold, flipping them …
Kat Lee6 days agoElon Musk's Tweets Echo Tactics Used to Great Effect by Donald Trumpverified_publisherBloomberg - Maxwell Adler, Josh WingroveUsing repetition, deflection and schoolyard taunts, Elon Musk can move markets, confound, distract and offend with a single tweet — heavily evoking …
Kat LeeTesla launches new virtual power plant that pays Powerwall owners to help end brownoutsverified_publisherElectrek - Fred LambertTesla has launched a new virtual power plant in partnership with PG&E in California that will pay Powerwalls owners to help stabilize the electric grid and end brownouts in California. A virtual power plant (VPP) consists of distributed energy storage systems, like Tesla Powerwalls, used in concert …
Kat LeeElon Musk’s daughter legally changes name and cuts ties with her fatherverified_publisherThe Guardian - Kari Paul and agenciesElon Musk’s 18-year-old daughter has legally changed her name to dissassociate herself from her billionaire father, legal filings that came to light Monday show. “I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form,” she said in a petition for both a name …
Kat LeeElon Musk had a bad weekverified_publisherCNBC - Lauren FeinerIn what's been a particularly eventful year for Elon Musk, this was a decidedly rough week. Tesla's stock, which has lost almost half its value since …
Kat LeeHundreds of Car Crashes Linked to Self-Driving and Other TechThe Wall Street Journal. - Ryan Felton, Rebecca ElliottElectric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc. reported the most vehicle crashes suspected of involving advanced driver-assistance technology in the U.S. government’s first-ever survey of such incidents. The auto industry’s top safety regulator said Wednesday that it had received reports of nearly 400 recent …
