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Speculation: Perhaps bringing Solar City under the umbrella of Tesla was the plan from the beginning. We know that Solar City was conceived by Elon and his cousins on the road to Burning Man in 2004. Elon joined the board of Tesla earlier that year.

Excellent news for autonomous vehicles: Remarks on Automated Vehicles: Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS) (1/14/2016) | Department of Transportation

"DETROIT, MI – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is in Detroit Thursday to announce efforts by the Obama Administration to accelerate vehicle automation technologies and other transportation initiatives." Anyone know when this announcement is scheduled to take place? Obama...

No clue about partners. I heard only that partner(s) will be announced. Please take that info with a grain of salt!

Well, we already know that Rousch has been building the prototypes, and these prototypes are cruising the streets of Mountain View and Austin. I don't know anything about the potential partners, but my sources seemed to think that once partner(s) are announced, fully autonomous cars would...

"There's a 'tremendous amount of area for partnership' with new entrants in the auto sector, he said." Google Auto has separated from X and now has its own CEO. Also, my sources say that Google Auto will be announcing partner(s) in the next six months.

Thanks! I'm sure my former Tesla engineer/X reservation holder who is seeking an invite would be happy to pick someone up at the airport. I can also promise that you will be entertained with stories of behind-the-scenes action at Tesla and other EV/autonomous projects (as long as this doesn't...

Former Tesla engineer/current X reservation holder seeking to be your plus one! PM me for details.

Here's what I heard in May: Some third-hand info about Apple's car, so take with a grain of salt: Not autonomous, designed to compete with BMW 1 series, and it will be marketed to Millennials (who don't care about owning cars--perhaps Apple is trying to change that).

Not public yet, but one to watch: Carbon3D | CLIP Technology - Breakthrough technology centered on tunable photochemical process for layerless 3D printing Google Ventures recently invested $100 million. A couple good people from Tesla are on the leadership team.

Doubtful. I heard that Apple proposed collaborating on a car with Tesla. Elon said no. So Apple decided to go ahead with their own car. As I posted above: The car will not be autonomous, it is designed to compete with BMW 1 series, and it will be marketed to Millennials (who, for now, are...

Some third-hand info about Apple's car, so take with a grain of salt: Not autonomous, designed to compete with BMW 1 series, and it will be marketed to Millennials (who don't care about owning cars--perhaps Apple is trying to change that).

Right, which is especially weird considering the fact that he is the CEO of a solar-installation company. This might've been a deliberate attempt to spread FUD, and not simple ignorance on his part. Perhaps it is sour grapes that Tesla didn't select his company as one of their partners, or...

Elon Musk's 3-Biggest Powerwall Whoppers, written by the founder and CEO of Run on Sun, "Pasadena's premier installer and integrator of top-of-the-line solar power installations."

Age 45. Bought stock in August 2011 and held on for the ride. I didn't initially invest to benefit my portfolio; I invested because I wanted to be part of what I saw as a kind Kickstarter campaign to launch the Model S.

TeslaEnergy.com now redirects to the livesteam. :biggrin:

My guess: Destination charging. Much, much more of it.

Tesla doesn't need Apple. My sense is that Apple proposed a partnership at that meeting last year, and Elon said no. Perhaps poaching Tesla employees and putting on a show of developing an EV is Apple's way of trying to force some kind of partnership down the line, or else they really do want to...

Yep. If anyone else is getting a piece of the Panasonic pie, I imagine that Google's $300 million investment in Solar City means that they would come before Apple (that pie may likely come in the flavor of Tesla batteries).

I first reported this rumor on 1/1/15: Rumor: Apple buying Tesla - Page 9 Although the information was hearsay that came via a former Tesla engineer who heard it from a current engineer, it was clear that Tesla was taking this very seriously. My understanding is that significant raises were...

Model X Mule Spottings Video! Testing of Tesla Model X - YouTube

No idea. Sorry.

Sorry, no more color. I'm sure the current employee didn't reveal any details about the meeting to the former employee with whom I spoke. Saying Apple is building an EV is one thing; saying what was said at the meeting would violate Tesla's NDA.

Actually, Foxconn is working on their own EV: iPhone manufacturer Foxconn to sell $15K electric car - CSMonitor.com

Google's already in, albeit with autonomous EVs.

Geez, I'm sorry I upset some of you. When I reported this info, I assumed people would want to discuss the possibilities--could Apple actually pull this off? Are they using Tesla's patents? Would it be good for Tesla to have some actual competition that might spur the mass-adoption of EVs? Could...

Reviving this thread to report a new rumor: Apple is actively working on an EV to compete with Model S. They have also poached some Tesla employees. One one hand, this is good news for the advancement of EVs--it does seem that the tech companies will ultimately be the ones to make this happen...

Something else to keep in mind: Sometimes plans change on a dime in the "reckless growth" of Tesla. What might be reliable info one week, may not be reliable the next.

Agree. People that would never dream of buying a Mercedes S class are buying Teslas. While S and X do appeal to the luxury market, they also appeal to people who don't want to drive ICEs, who want to support the transition to a solar electric economy, and don't want to wait for Model 3. The...

The "something else" may be a pick-up truck. The former Tesla engineer who told me they were working on the AWD S supercar that would be released before the X (and said there would be no regular AWD S anytime soon) also told me they were working on a pick-up truck.

My initial reaction to hearing (from a credible source) that the AWD Model S supercar would be released before Model X was disappointment and dismay. I was especially worried about the "rich man's toy" narrative being given some credence. However, I do think this will give Tesla more time to...

I can confirm, based on conversations with a former Tesla engineer, that this car will surpass the Bugatti Veyron. I also maintain that the much higher price point ($200k?) and relatively low-volume production of these cars will allow Tesla to resolve any reliability issues with the dual motor...

Right. But I'm suggesting that one way to ensure reliability of the AWD dual motor is to test it out in smaller volume on a supercar, rather than possibly having to deal with mass reliability issues with the X.

I'm betting we'll see the AWD Model S supercar in stores before we see the X. At a much higher price point with far fewer cars sold, this would allow Tesla to do some real-world testing of the front motor before releasing AWD in huge volume with the X. I'm sure the supercar will generate tons...

GRRM announced that it was coming soon on 6/8/14: Not A Blog - Coming Soon And then this picture was posted on 6/21/14: New Factory Custom Painted Model S ! I believe the Denver Service Center is closest to Santa Fe, so that is very likely his purple car! Edit: Yes, it's definitely his car...

He didn't say AWD truck, though I imagine it will be. He just said truck (meaning pick-up truck) and AWD S Supercar. My understanding is that there are no plans for a regular AWD S at this point, only the AWD Supercar. I don't know the timeline for any of this, only that they have been working...

No link. This was an actual conversation I had with a former Tesla engineer.

Former Tesla engineer confirms they are currently working on AWD Supercar and truck. These aren't things we didn't know, but they are cards that Tesla hasn't shown yet. Other cards include expansion to Russia and India. I'm assuming this means some kind of factory will be coming to China sooner...

I wonder is something secret is happening in China. I know of at least one Tesla employee who left because he would've been required to moved to China. This might also explain some of the favor that the Chinese government has show to Tesla thus far. - - - Updated - - - *shown (sorry, I don't...

Gig(i's Pizz)a factory?

This may be a clue to the gigafactory announcement: Musk and SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive are scheduled to speak on innovation before state regulators on Feb. 27, according to an e-mail statement today from the California Public Utilities Commission. Info comes from this article: Tesla Battery...

This may be a clue to the gigafactory announcement: Musk and SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive are scheduled to speak on innovation before state regulators on Feb. 27, according to an e-mail statement today from the California Public Utilities Commission. Info comes from this article: Tesla Battery...