Intel Boosts Malaysia Operations with Additional RM860 Million Investment 
Trump Administration to Secure Equity Stake in Pat Gelsinger’s XLight Startup 
Quantum Systems Projects Revenue Surge as It Eyes IPO or Private Sale 
TSMC Accuses Former Executive of Leaking Trade Secrets as Taiwan Prosecutors Launch Investigation 
Anthropic Reportedly Taps Wilson Sonsini as It Prepares for a Potential 2026 IPO 
Morgan Stanley Boosts Nvidia and Broadcom Targets as AI Demand Surges 
Nexperia Urges China Division to Resume Chip Production as Supply Risks Mount 
ByteDance Unveils New AI Voice Assistant for ZTE Smartphones 
Baidu Cuts Jobs as AI Competition and Ad Revenue Slump Intensify 
Norway’s Wealth Fund Backs Shareholder Push for Microsoft Human-Rights Risk Report 
Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman 
Sam Altman Reportedly Explored Funding for Rocket Venture in Potential Challenge to SpaceX 
Firelight Launches as First XRP Staking Platform on Flare, Introduces DeFi Cover Feature 
Amazon and Google Launch New Multicloud Networking Service to Boost High-Speed Cloud Connectivity 
Microchip Technology Boosts Q3 Outlook on Strong Bookings Momentum 
Coupang Apologizes After Massive Data Breach Affecting 33.7 Million Users 
EU Prepares Antitrust Probe Into Meta’s AI Integration on WhatsApp 
The Tesla Model Y is the next major launch expected from the electric carmaker. The compact crossover vehicle is expected to hit the road very soon, and customers who have ordered the car receives a piece of good news recently.
Tesla Model Y: EPA confirms 315-mile range for the upcoming electric crossover vehicle
It can be recalled that the Tesla Model Y was initially promised to run 280 miles on a single charge. But that figure has since been changed and the vehicle’s total range has been upped to 315 miles, as seen on Tesla’s official website.
The change is now being reflected in the official page of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency affirming that Tesla Model Y’s total range is, indeed, at 315 miles. It can be recalled that the new range was first announced during Tesla’s Q4 2019 earnings call.
“Due to continued engineering progress of the Model Y all-wheel drive (AWD), we have been able to increase its maximum EPA range to 315 miles, compared to our previous estimate of 280 miles,” a document from Tesla’s financial briefing reads.
The same document confirmed that the company is ahead of the original schedule and that the Tesla Model Y has entered production in January. Deliveries of the electric crossover are now slated “by the end of Q1 2020” or sometime in March.
Tesla Model Y’s top speed is set at 135mph and the vehicle can go from 0-60mph in under 5 seconds. The vehicle is currently available in Long Range and Performance variants with dual-motor all-wheel drive with price starting at $52,990. Meanwhile, Tesla’s website indicates that the vehicle’s Standard range model will not be in production until “early 2021.”
Tesla Giga Berlin: Local court favors carmaker in recent ruling; Factory construction eyed for March
It can be recalled that Tesla got the approval last month from a local finance committee with jurisdiction on the location of the Gigafactory 4 situated in Germany’s Brandenburg state west of Berlin. But earlier this month, operations on the site of the factory was halted after environmental group Guene Liga Brandenburg challenged the operations for Giga Berlin in court.
A ruling for the said challenge has been released this week favoring Tesla. The court argues there were no regulations bypassed by the company and other agencies that previously gave the approval to clear down trees in the Giga Berlin site. The clearing operations are planned to be completed by mid-March and to be immediately followed by the construction of the factory.
