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📝 Today’s Tesla News Summary
Supercharger for Business: Tesla launched a public configurator revealing a $940,000 all-in cost for a standard V4 8-stall Supercharger site, with ROI estimates ranging from 4 years in San Francisco to 7 years in Manhattan. Tesla takes a flat $0.10/kWh revenue share.
Drunk Driver on Autopilot: A Tesla driver in Vacaville, California was arrested for DUI after police found him passed out behind the wheel while his car continued driving itself on Autopilot through city streets. This is part of a troubling pattern of drivers misusing Tesla’s driver-assist systems.
Super Semi Details: Tesla Semi program lead Dan Priestley revealed the production-intent electric truck is being developed with a claimed million-mile battery, designed to outlast the truck itself.
Xiaomi Recruitment: Xiaomi hired two Tesla executives this week — Dieter Lorenz, Tesla’s Senior Manager of Delivery Operations for Central Europe, and Kong Yanshuang, formerly Tesla’s GM for China, ahead of Xiaomi’s planned 2027 European auto launch.
Robotaxi Expansion: Tesla expanded the geofence for its unsupervised Robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, though it still operates with only a handful of vehicles. California regulators confirmed Tesla is not operating an autonomous vehicle service in the state.