Tesla names Milan Kovac as VP, Head of Engineering for Optimus

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 17, 2024 Tesla’s Director of Optimus and Autopilot Engineering Milan Kovac has been promoted to Vice President of Optimus (Tesla Bot). The update was posted on the executive’s personal LinkedIn page.  Similar to Tesla’s Director of Autopilot Software Ashok Elluswamy, who was promoted to Vice President of AI Software …

Tesla Superchargers follow Model 3 and Model Y to South American country

By Joey Klender Posted on October 16, 2024 Tesla Superchargers have followed the Model 3 and Model Y to a South American country, marking their first appearance in Chile after the two vehicles landed there in April. Tesla announced the first Superchargers have been built and are now active in Chile, with two locations kicking …

Belgium’s largest battery goes live with 53 Tesla Megapacks

By Zachary Visconti Posted on October 15, 2024 Operators recently turned on what is now Belgium’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS), as backed by Tesla’s Megapack grid-scale batteries. The Ville-sur-Haine BESS project in Wallonia, Belgium became operational over the weekend, as supported by 53 Tesla Megapacks for 50MW/200 MWh of capacity. The site is …