Stories by Nehal Malik

Tesla Completes First 500-Mile Semi Test Drive with Full Load

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday that the company has successfully completed its first 500-mile test drive of a Semi truck with a full load. With its haul, Musk noted that the vehicle weighed in at a whopping 81,000 lbs (or 40.5 tons). Tesla team just completed a 500 mile drive with a Tesla […]

Here’s a Flyover of Gigafactory Texas on Thanksgiving [VIDEO]

In a recently published YouTube video, Brad Sloan gives us a high-fidelity aerial tour of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, on the morning of Friday, November 25. While most of the workers had the day off for Thanksgiving, some contractors can still be spotted on the site. A fair amount of ready-to-deliver Model Y units […]

SpaceX Launches 26th Dragon Resupply Mission to International Space Station

SpaceX today launched its Cargo Dragon capsule’s 26th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-26) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a Falcon 9 rocket at 2:20 p.m. ET/11:20 a.m. PT from the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/FcVOep82eo — SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 26, 2022 CRS-26 was originally slated […]

Aptera to Use Tesla’s Charging Connector Design in Upcoming Solar EV

Electric vehicle (EV) startup Aptera recently confirmed plans to adopt Tesla’s charging connector and port design, which Tesla recently open-sourced and renamed the North American Charging Standard (NACS), for its upcoming solar car (via Electrek). Aptera is a California-based company that’s working on a battery- and solar-powered electric car with a claimed range of 1,000 miles. […]

Neuralink Shares Cryptic Teaser for November 30 ‘Show and Tell’ Event

Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink recently shared a cryptic teaser for its upcoming “Show and Tell” event, which is scheduled for 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 30. The 14-second video posted by the neurotechnology startup on Twitter served as an invitation to the event, depicting the phrase “please join us for […]

Tesla Opening Two-Storey Center in Ribe, Denmark, This Weekend

Tesla is gearing up for the grand opening of a new two-storey sales center at Ole Rømers Vej 11 in Ribe, Denmark on Saturday, November 26 (via @TSLA_Ownrs_DK).  Grand Opening of @Tesla’s new two-storey center in Ribe, Denmark on saturday, November 26 at 11 am at Ole Rømers Vej 11 🇩🇰⚡️ Come by and test […]

New Tesla Superchargers Global Overview: November 16–20, 2022

Here’s a list of all the new Supercharger locations that Tesla opened up across the globe between Wednesday, November 16, and Sunday, November 20, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing November 16, 2022 B2, Yintai City, No. 1188, Station Avenue, Aojiang Town, Pingyang County, […]

Tesla Model Y with 4680 Cells is Highly Repairable, Repair Manual Shows

Kevin Chau (@kchau), who makes a hobby of scouring service manuals and related documentation to find interesting information, recently found that the front and rear castings, among other things, of Tesla’s new Model Y design with 4680 cells and a structural battery pack are highly repairable (and can even be replaced). The new structural battery […]

SpaceX Hiring for Starlink Solar 2.0 Team and More

SpaceX is hiring engineers to work on next-generation Starlink technology at its Redmond, Washington, facility, as spotted by Tesla North reader Nathan Owens (@VirtuallyNathan). According to one job listing on SpaceX’s website, the company is looking to hire specialists for its Starlink Solar 2.0 team that will work on solar stringer machines. SpaceX is hiring engineers to […]

IKEA Partners with Tesla for Superchargers in Renton, Washington

According to permit filings discovered by Canadian Supercharger aficionado Marco (@MarcoRPTesla), a 16-stall Tesla Supercharger is coming to an IKEA outlet in Renton, Washington, near Seattle. It's official, IKEA has established a Supercharger partnership with Tesla!!! Permits have been filed for a 16-stall site in Renton, Washington, near Seattle. H/T to @GuyMaughan and @J_Probstfield pic.twitter.com/E5yxFUroIJ […]

Tesla Showroom, Service Center Coming to Aliso Viejo, California

Tesla plans to open a new showroom and service center at The Commons retail shopping center in Aliso Viejo, California — reports the Orange County Register. According to the publication, the site received a conditional-use permit in July for remodeling. A Tesla showroom and service center has now been green-lit to replace the Michael’s and […]

Tesla Starts Rolling Out FSD Beta 10.69.3.1 to Public Testers [VIDEO]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Saturday morning that the company has started rolling out Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta version 10.69.3.1 to public testers. Tesla FSD 10.69.3.1 going to wide release now — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 19, 2022 FSD beta 10.69.3.1 brings improvements to the system’s Object Detection network, improved architecture for better accuracy […]