Tag: Model 3
Tech Digest daily round up: Virgin Media O2 announces new branding
Virgin Media and O2’s new merged brand has been unveiled after the pair’s £31 billion tie-up was given the green light by regulators last month. Both household names are retained and unified as one, forming Virgin Media O2. The firm – jointly owned by Liberty Global and Telefonica – has pledged to provide “unbeatable choice”…
Tesla’s UK sales rose 90% in 2019, Companies House figures show
Tesla's UK sales soared by almost 90pc in 2019 while profits more than doubled as more Britons opted to buy its high-end electric vehicles, reports The Telegraph. Elon Musk's company posted revenues of £589m for 2019, up 88pc on the previous year, according to accounts filed with Companies House. Profit after tax during this period…
Is Tesla Dog Mode a good idea? No, say animal charities RSPCA and Blue Cross
Animal charities have expressed ‘serious concerns’ over Tesla’s Dog Mode which is designed to keep pets cool in unattended cars. RSPCA and Blue Cross worry that the technology could fail and promotes the wrong message. The software update, which has been made available on all Tesla models this week, allows owners to leave the air…
Electric car maker Tesla to cut workforce after a difficult year
Tesla is to cut its workforce by about 7% after a difficult year for the electric car maker. “The road ahead is very difficult,” the company’s founder and CEO Elon Musk said in an email to employees. He said Tesla hopes to post a “tiny profit” in the current quarter but that after expanding its…
The world’s first sexy and affordable electric car? Pre-orders for Tesla Model 3 hit 276,000 in two days
Is this the car that's going to thrust electric vehicles (EVs) in to the mainstream? Certainly Tesla's charismatic chief executive Elon Musk thinks so. He has just announced 276,000 pre-orders in 48 hours for the company's latest EV, the Model 3. Expected to cost at least $35,000 when it ships in mid-2017, that means the company…
