Tesla - Tue May 16, 2023
Gov. Abbott, Musk Break Ground On New Lithium Facility
Gov. Greg Abbott recently celebrated Tesla's new lithium refining facility and the economic boost it will have for South Texas at a groundbreaking ceremony in Robstown. During the groundbreaking ceremony, Abbott thanked Tesla for choosing Nueces County as the location for the new lithium refinery, noting that the new facility will generate $375 million in capital investment and bring more than 400 new good-paying jobs to Texans in the region....
Telsa - Tue January 24, 2023
Musk, Telsa to Spend $770M to Expand Austin Factory
Tesla has registered with the state of Texas to expand its electric vehicle factory in Austin this year. January filings with the Texas Department of Licensing and Registration reveal that Tesla plans to spend upward of $770 million on the construction of facilities there, including for battery cell testing and manufacturing, cathode and drive unit manufacturing, and a die shop, among other things....
Emily Buenzle - Tue October 23, 2018
Elon Musk Announces Unveiling of Loop Tunnel
Elon Musk's Boring Company will be one step closer to a working loop system, come December. According to a tweet from Musk, the company plans to unveil a portion of one of its tunnels beneath Los Angeles on Dec....
Emily Buenzle - Thu August 16, 2018
Musk's Company Talks Tunnel Project Near Stadium
Elon Musk's Boring Company is now focusing its efforts on an underground tunnel around Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. According to the company, the proposed Dugout Loop would be a 3.6-mile tunnel system to “help reduce traffic in Los Angeles by providing a clean and efficient public transportation option,” USA Today reported....
Emily Buenzle - Thu May 10, 2018
Musk to Build Houses With Tunnel-Boring Dirt
From boring tunnels to building rockets, Elon Musk's business ventures are usually larger than life, but his latest idea is more down to earth — literally. The Boring Company recently confirmed that it plans to make “an insane amount of bricks” with the “excavated muck” it has from tunnel digging projects....
Emily Buenzle - Wed April 25, 2018
Musk's Company Gets OK to Build Rocket Factory
Elon Musk is at it again — this time, his sights are set on building a factory for SpaceX's rocket construction at the Port of Los Angeles. Port officials and SpaceX have been in talks about the company using its 19-acre portion of land at Berth 240 on the harbor's waterfront since 2015....
Emily Buenzle - Mon March 26, 2018
Latest Hyperloop Tunnel Map Reveals Route Between Two Key Cities
Elon Musk's Boring Company recently revealed a map outlining its proposed underground loop between Baltimore and Washington D.C. The system, which would operate on two loops deep underground would deliver passengers to downtown stops in both cities in a 15-minute trip, The Baltimore Sun reported....
Emily Buenzle - Wed November 01, 2017
Musk to Begin Boring Into Maryland for Hyperloop Tunnel
With Maryland officials' support, Elon Musk's Boring Company will begin to dig the first miles of a tunnel that will hold his hyperloop as it travels from New York to Washington, D.C. The company will start construction beneath a 10-mile portion of Route 295 in Maryland, Bisnow reported....
Alicia Stice - Tue October 31, 2017
State Looks Into Building Hyperloop to Stem Traffic
Colorado transportation officials are looking at possibility of a Rocky Mountain hyperloop to curb traffic woes. Elon Musk's idea of a levitating transit pod that can reach speeds of 700 mph sounds as far-fetched as flying cars....
Danielle Muoio - Fri October 20, 2017
Maryland Governor: 'Get Ready' for Elon Musk's Hyperloop to Connect Baltimore, Washington D.C.
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan just said to get ready for Elon Musk's Hyperloop. Hogan said on Twitter on Oct. 19 that he supports a Hyperloop connection between Baltimore and Washington D.C. "I think it's coming to Maryland and it's going to go from Baltimore to Washington, so get ready," Hogan said when asked his thoughts on the Boring Company's Hyperloop....
