Tesla’s Model Y dominated Italy’s electric vehicle (EV) market in November, with a total of 1,008 units registered during the month — reports CleanTechnica. While EV sales in the country were down 26% year-over-year to 5,162 units for the month, the Model Y accounted for almost 20% of the registrations. EVs only managed to secure a […]
Tesla on Saturday suspended production at its Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, and closed down the plant for the rest of the year, according to two people familiar with the developments and an internal notice seen by Reuters. The news follows a report from earlier this month that suggested Tesla would suspend production at Gigafactory Shanghai […]
South Korea wants to host Tesla’s next Asian Gigafactory, with municipal governments from all over the country vying for the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s favor — reports KED Global. The news comes after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said last month that South Korea is among the top candidates for a second Gigafactory in Asia. Shortly […]
Tesla recently hit a new milestone in the production of its next-generation 4680 battery cells, manufacturing a whopping 868,000 cells in a week for the first time ever. That’s enough to make 4680 battery packs for 1,000 cars. “Congrats to the 4680 cell team on achieving 868k cells built in the last 7 days—equal to […]
Tesla has updated its in-car alert for when drivers attempt to get around the hands-on-steering wheel requirement for Autopilot and the Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta using objects like counterweights to try and bypass the system (via @TeslaChillMode). From my friend that just texted me … My buddy just got a beta strike for using a […]
Tesla’s Model Y is one of the best-selling all-electric SUVs out there. While it can certainly traverse some rough terrain, as we saw earlier this week in a video shared by Tesla of the Model Y’s Track Mode being winter-tested in New Zealand, it’s not designed for extreme off-roading. The off-roading specialists over at delta4x4, […]
Tesla this week shared an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at its 2022 holiday update in a video shared on LinkedIn. Every year, Tesla releases a holiday update with fun new features and improvements for users. This year’s holiday update started rolling out with software version 2022.44.25 earlier this month (and software version 2022.44.25.5 for FSD beta […]
Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, has received some more parts for the 9,000-ton die-casting “Giga Press” that will be instrumental to the production of the company’s upcoming Cybertruck, as seen in a recent drone flyover video of the plant from Joe Tegtmeyer. “Another early morning flight and today, we are greeted by some truly gorgeous […]
Tesla customers in Shenzhen, China, can currently take advantage of a total of over ¥33,000 (about $4,732 USD) in subsidies when purchasing any of the company’s electric vehicles (EVs), according to notices issued by Tesla (via @Tslachan). Shenzhen, China seems to provide temporary government subsidies. It's 12,000 yuan. ($1,700)The period is from December 18, 2022 to […]
SpaceX this week completed three launches in under 36 hours, with the third mission also being the first-ever 15th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket. The company kicked off the back-to-back launches with NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission to low-Earth orbit, which lifted off at 3:46 a.m. PT/6:46 a.m. ET on Friday, […]
PepsiCo Vice President Mike O’Connell detailed the food and beverage giant’s experience with the Tesla Semi in a recent interview, noting that the company plans to add another 100 of the all-electric trucks to its logistics fleet in 2023 (via Reuters). Tesla’s Semi is an all-electric Class 8 semi-truck that the electric vehicle (EV) maker […]
Tesla could announce plans to build an electric vehicle (EV) factory in northeastern Mexico as early as next week — reports Bloomberg. According to the publication’s sources, the EV pioneer is locking down plans for a plant in Santa Catarina in Monterrey city, the capital of the Nuevo Leon state. Tesla is reportedly still ironing […]
The Menlo Park Police Department (MPPD) on Tuesday put their two recently purchased Tesla Model Y electric vehicles (EVs) on the streets for full-time patrol duties for the very first time (via M-A Chronicle). These two Model Ys are part of a pilot program to test the viability of EVs in the MPPD’s operations. Ori […]
Tesla’s Model S Plaid has added yet another notch to its belt this week, breaking the lap record for all vehicles — electric or otherwise — at the Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond, California (via InsideEVs). The Model S Plaid, modified by Unplugged Performance, posted a lap time of 1:13.51. It handily toppled the previous […]
Tesla has hit the ground running in Thailand, racking up more than 5,000 Model 3 and Model Y orders within just three days of launching the two electric vehicles (EVs) in the country (via The Nation Thailand). The automaker touted the warm welcome it has received on its Thai website. According to executives at Tesla’s […]
