Tesla Gigafactory 3 site escapes flooding amid one of China’s worst typhoons

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 13, 2019 This past weekend, Tesla’s Gigafactory 3 in China faced what could very well be its first test of endurance, as the yet-to-be-completed electric car production facility caught the rains and winds of Typhoon Lekima, which made landfall between Taiwan and Shanghai on Saturday morning. As could be …

Tesla gets a free-trade pass on China tensions with the US, or does it?

By Dacia J. Ferris Posted on August 10, 2019 It’s hard to miss all the headlines about the United States’ trade war with China, the stock market’s reaction to it, and the various industry struggles in response to it if you spend any decent amount of time online. Honestly, I’m not much of a finance …

Tesla Model 3 owner implants RFID key card chip into her arm as ultimate hack to unlock door

By Dacia J. Ferris Posted on August 9, 2019 Tesla owner, maker, and software engineer Amie DD has undertaken the ultimate hack: Implanting the chip from inside her Model 3 valet key card into her arm. The idea for the Tesla bio implant, as described by Amie, came from an RFID chip she already has …