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New book tells the story of Tesla from its founding to the present

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Tesla constantly works to make its products better, and the fertile mind of Elon Musk is constantly coming up with ideas for new products, new features and sometime even whole new companies. I’ve updated every section and reorganized the entire book, adding four new chapters and several additional photos.

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How Tesla’s in-house software helped it weather the chip shortage

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For months, the auto industry has been crying the blues, as a shortage of computer chips forced it to suspend production, in some cases for months, leading to empty dealer lots and skyrocketing prices. What’s the secret? Like every other automaker, Tesla wasn’t able to get the chips it had ordered in sufficient quantities.

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Tesla’s success is “a combination of thousands of heroic feats that no one knows about” (book excerpt)

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A new excerpt from Tesla: How Elon Musk and Company Made Electric Cars Cool, and Remade the Automotive and Energy Industries , Edition 4.1. David Havasi was a car guy from birth. He grew up near Auburn Hills, and his dad worked in the auto industry. “My

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These were 10 key sustainable transport trends of 2020

GreenBiz

Many books will be written about 2020 as a turning point in — you name it: American power. Gas car bans make it big: While some cities around the world have been adopting gasoline-powered car bans and phaseouts for a couple of years, California was the first U.S. China relations. Just three months ago , California Gov.

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These were 10 key sustainable transport trends of 2020

AGreenLiving

Many books will be written about 2020 as a turning point in — you name it: American power. Gas car bans make it big: While some cities around the world have been adopting gasoline-powered car bans and phaseouts for a couple of years, California was the first U.S. China relations. Just three months ago , California Gov.

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Tesla Cofounder Ian Wright: How Tesla Made Cars Into Computers

CleanTechnica

While researching my book, Tesla: How Elon Musk and Company Made Electric Cars Cool, and Remade the Automotive and Energy Industries, I was fortunate to be able to interview two of the Tesla founders, Marc Tarpenning and Ian Wright.

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Tesla’s Success is “A Combination of Thousands of Heroic Feats that No One Knows About” (Book Excerpt)

CleanTechnica

This article is an expanded version of material that appears in Tesla: How Elon Musk and Company Made Electric Cars Cool, and Remade the Automotive and Energy Industries, Edition 4.1.