Stories by Nehal Malik

Tesla to Increase Model 3 Pricing in Austria by 1200€

Tesla says it is going to increase the price of the Model 3 in Austria by 1200€ come February 1. The news comes from a recent email sent out by Tesla (via @tesla_adri), informing recipients that the dealer’s/manufacturer’s share in each sale will go down from 2400€ to 1200€. Seems like Austria will see a […]

Tesla Close to Surpassing BMW for Top U.S. Luxury Car Sales

According to Automotive News, Tesla is steadily moving in on the top U.S. luxury car brand spot currently held by BMW, which claimed the title for the third year in a row after delivering 336,644 luxury sedans and crossovers during 2021. Tesla, on the other hand, exceeded analyst projections and delivered a whopping 936,000 vehicles in […]

Tesla Heat Pumps Keep Failing in Extreme Cold Weather

Several Tesla owners across Canada’s prairie provinces are reporting complete loss of cabin heat in temperatures that are, in some cases, dangerously below freezing — reports CTV News. Issues with in-cabin heating seem to be isolated to Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles (EVs) and only started popping up in mid-December following a […]

Tesla Model X SUVs Spotted High Speed Testing at Fremont Factory [VIDEO]

In a YouTube video published on Thursday, Met God in Wilderness 在曠野遇見神 shared a drone flyover of Tesla’s Fremont, California, factory from the same day (via @EndlessPlaid). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nuWNdr6dOo The footage gives us a closer look at the battery production facility at the factory. Tesla will also be manufacturing 4680 battery cells at its Gigafactory in […]

GM’s BrightDrop Lands 6,500 Electric Van Orders From Walmart, FedEx

General Motors Co. announced more than just the Chevy Silverado electric truck and the Equinox and Blazer electric SUVs at CES 2022. GM’s commercial electric vehicle (EV) arm, BrightDrop, on Wednesday revealed that Walmart has placed an order for a whopping 5,000 of its all-electric delivery vans, of the EV600 and smaller EV410 models. What’s […]

Chevy Unveils Equinox EV from $30,000, Blazer SUV EV

The $106,695 USD 2024 Chevy Silverado electric truck General Motors announced for 2023 was the highlight of the veteran automaker’s CES 2022 conference, but that’s not all it had in store. GM CEO Mary Barra on Wednesday also unveiled a Chevy Equinox EV and Blazer EV for 2023 — reports Roadshow by CNet. The American […]

SpaceX Refunds Starlink Pre-Orders in India, Country Head Resigns

SpaceX will be refunding all of the pre-orders the company has received for its Starlink internet service in India since it is “currently unknown” when it will receive licenses to operate in the country — reports SpaceNews. “Unfortunately, the timeline for receiving licences to operate is currently unknown, and there are several issues that must […]

How Tesla Raised Deliveries by 87% in 2021 Despite Global Supply Chain Issues

Tesla delivered a record-breaking 308,600 cars in the fourth quarter of 2021, and a market forecast-beating 936,000 cars in the year as a whole, the electric vehicle (EV) maker announced on Monday. The numbers represent an 87% growth in deliveries for Tesla year-over-year as compared to 2020. In a recently published story, Automotive News explores just […]

Intel-Owned Mobileye Unveils EyeQ Ultra Autonomous Driving Chip

Mobileye, an autonomous driving technology company owned by Intel, announced the latest version of its EyeQ system-on-a-chip (SoC) for vehicles, the EyeQ Ultra, on Tuesday at CES 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The company says the EyeQ Ultra equals the performance of 10 of its EyeQ5 chips in a single package that is capable of […]

Tesla Cyberwhistle Knockoffs Selling for Over 50% Off in China

Tesla’s limited-edition, Cybertruck-inspired Cyberwhistle has sold out in China less than 24 hours after it became available to purchase — reports Chinese electric vehicle (EV) publication 42HOW (@42how_). In less than 24 hours Tesla Cyberwhistle is sold out in China. Tesla Wireless Phone Charger only solid black is in stock. Did you buy yours?#Tesla #CyberWhistle […]

Top 30 Tips and Tricks Tesla Owners Should Know in 2022 [VIDEO]

In a recently published YouTube video, Ryan Shaw put together a list of the top 30 tips, tricks, and handy secrets that Tesla owners everywhere should know. The YouTuber covered a myriad of areas, from Toybox features like Santa Mode that will give you or your passengers a good laugh or two to shifting into […]

Tesla Still Dominates in Ford’s Top 5 States for EV Registrations

Ford Motor Co.’s home state of Michigan was the veteran automaker’s largest electric vehicle (EV) market in the U.S. for the first 10 months of 2021, with one in every five EV registrations in the state being a Mustang Mach-E — reports Automotive News. The legacy automaker managed to register 1,235 Mustang Mach-E crossovers in […]

Tesla Service Center Destroyed by ‘Urban Firestorm’ in Colorado [VIDEO]

The Tesla Service Center located at 2 Marshall Rd, Superior, CO sustained extensive damage in the recent Boulder County fires that spread quickly and heavily across Marshall and Middle Fork, reports FOX31 Denver. Take a look at the FOX31‘s coverage of the destroyed Service Center below: Reddit user InquisitorCOC noted in a recent post that all […]