According to a recent tweet from @TeslaOwls citing statistics from AAA Data, the Tesla Model 3 has taken over the French electric vehicle (EV) market to become the best-selling all-electric car in the country for Q1 2020 with 5,763 units sold in the first quarter. BREAKING:Tesla Model 3 is now the best selling EV in France by […]
According to a recent thread on Reddit, used Teslas are now popping up on CarMax — the largest retailer of used cars in the U.S. This is big news as used Teslas were previously only available directly through Elon Musk’s company. CarMax currently has a number of used Teslas listed, including multiple Model 3 units, which […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently held a company-wide call, according to recent information shared by @SawyerMerrit. Musk reportedly held a company-wide call on Friday to review 2020, and also discuss some of the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s plans for the near future. https://twitter.com/SawyerMerritt/status/1375303206662705155 According to the investor’s sources, Musk can be quoted as saying the […]
Mercedes-Benz USA has revealed the 2022 EQS — its upcoming all-electric luxury sedan, complete with pictures and videos of a production model. The 2022 EQS focuses heavily on delivering a design and user experience that justifies the hefty price tag that it is virtually guaranteed to be accompanied by, and is touted to offer a […]
Courtesy of new data from Supercharge and the TMC Forums, lets’ take a look at all the new Tesla Supercharger installations that have opened their doors to Tesla owners across the U.S. this week: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing March 24, 2021 1414 S 324th St, Federal Way, WA 12 250 kW Tesla […]
According to Reuters, the Canadian government has moved to sure-up its defenses against takeovers of and foreign investment into companies mining critical minerals and Canada’s critical mineral supply chain as a whole. The move preempts major demand for metals to produce electric vehicles. Earlier this month, Canada named 31 minerals critical to its economy, including aluminum, […]
In a “Model 3 showdown”, U.K.-based car buying platform Carwow pit all three available variants of the Tesla Model 3 against each other in a drag race, acceleration test, and brake test, showcasing the results in a YouTube video. Carwow’s goal from the get-go was to determine just how much of a performance difference exists […]
Around a month ago, Shang, a Tesla Model 3 owner from Toronto, decided to quit his job and take a trip across Canada to British Columbia while living out of his car. In his latest YouTube video, Shang shares the progress he’s made on his journey, and he has now made it to Vancouver, BC. On his […]
In his latest YouTube video, Kristoffer Wright showcases a no-intervention run from Chinatown to Downtown in Washington, D.C. with the latest iteration of Full-Self Driving beta enabled for the course. Throughout the video, the Tesla can be seen holding tight lanes and making smooth left and right turns, and tracking obstacles and objects in its […]
Image via the WSJ In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and guitar player with rock band 311, Nick Hexum, revealed that both he and his wife now drive a Tesla Model 3. The pair have even put in a large solar array and two Tesla Powerwalls to have their entire […]
Courtesy of data from Supercharge and the TMC Forums, here’s a list of all the new Supercharger locations that opened up in the U.S. this week, and some that have opened since mid-February as well: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Feb. 13, 2021 Tice’s Corner Marketplace at 441 Chestnut Ridge Road, Woodcliff Lake, […]
Tesla’s first 8,000-ton die-casting machine, or Giga Press, for the production of its upcoming Cybertruck has been spotted for the first time in a YouTube video published by Italy’s IDRA Group, which produces the gargantuan machines — reports Teslarati. “Once again, IDRA makes a world’s first for technological innovation, and we are very proud to announce that today, […]
Following news that the Chinese military has banned the use of Tesla cars within its facilities due to the fact that they are equipped with cameras, CEO Elon Musk has said that Tesla would be shut down if its cars were used to spy in China (or anywhere else) — reports Yahoo! Finance. “There’s a […]
According to the Financial Times, Panasonic CEO Kazuhiro Tsuga wants the electronics manufacturer to decrease its dependency on electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla as its only buyer of EV batteries by catering to other EV makers across the globe. “At some point, we need to graduate from our one-legged approach of relying solely on Tesla”, said […]
Toronto’s pilot project for 17 on-street parking spots reserved for electric vehicle (EV) owners who want to get a charge in with their car parked has been in action for six months — its halfway point, and evaluating the project revealed that the spots are usually empty — reports The Star. Toronto Hydro, which powers […]
