Stories by Peter McGuthrie

Tesla’s brand retains customers better than other automakers, and it tends to steal customers from other brands, according to new data shared by S&P Global Mobility last week (via @Umbisam). The data measures a 12-month period leading up to July 2022, looking at how drivers purchased — whether switching to a new brand, or remaining loyal […]

Tesla is offering a new discount that could slash prices even further for previous brand owners, with a new trade-in deal available for new Model S and X vehicles. U.S. buyers of the Model S and X who trade in an old Tesla vehicle are now eligible to receive $3,000 off the price tag or […]

Tesla has made a Twitter account for its Megapack commercial battery packs, showing as @Tesla_Megapack, and in the bio it says “large-scale energy storage,” as first spotted by @SawyerMerritt (via @Tslachan). At the time of writing, the account has yet to make any posts, has about 1,390 followers and only follows three other accounts: SpaceX, […]

Nissan Ariya’s Halo model supply will be tight in 2023, according to a statement from the company to its dealers on Sunday, and as detailed by Automotive News. The Nissan Ariya has been delayed a number of times since 2021, due to supply chain issues related to semiconductor chip supply. Many came to the meeting […]

A subsidy for replacing gas vehicles and other large appliances will continue to be available to those in Shanghai, offering as much as RMB 10,000 ($1,475 USD) for the trade-in of an old registered vehicle (via @TslaChan). The subsidy renewal comes as part of the “Shanghai Action Plan to Boost Confidence, Expand Demand, Stabilize Growth […]

Ford will cut costs and boost production of the electric Mustang Mach-E, just a few weeks after Tesla’s price cuts shook the electric vehicle (EV) sector (via CNBC). The Mustang Mach-E, considered a competitor to Tesla’s Model Y, saw prices slashed by an average of $4,500 across trims, now ranging from $600 to $5,900 off. […]

Tesla’s first software update of this year, 2023.2.0.5, recently started rolling out, bringing new features to the heated steering wheel and Sentry Mode, plus more But there are also some undocumented changes as with most software updates, according to tips sent to Not A Tesla App. One of them was the new ability to view […]

Tesla has added a “camera preview” feature to the vehicle’s service menu, as spotted this week by @Stian Walgermo. The feature came as an update to Tesla’s software in version 2023.2.0.5, most of the new features of which were simply minor fixes. The feature shows a simple view from the camera, without having to use […]

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a proposal on Thursday to make Uber and Lyft go all-electric by 2030, which could affect up to 100,000 ride-hailed vehicles, according to The Verge. Senior director of policy at Uber Josh Gold added that the goal was shared by Uber, even lauding New York for the proposal. […]

Japanese new outlet TV Tokyo Biz shared a video of a drone on Thursday, delivering crucial emergency supplies to remote, snowy areas of Chichibu with the operator of the drone connected to SpaceX’s Starlink (via Reddit). The news comes after the Chichibu area was affected by a landslide this week, causing nearby roads to become impassable. […]

Recent weeks have brought on conversations about Tesla’s price cuts in markets around the world, and now the automaker is pushing a new message on its website for Model 3 leasing. Tesla’s Model 3 is now leasing at prices as low as $399 per month, according to a change on the automaker’s website yesterday, notes […]

Investors just can’t get enough of Tesla’s stock, it seems. Around three million stock-option trades take place on an average day, and Tesla accounts for around 7 percent of all options on an average trading day, according to data from Cboe Global Markets, reports The Wall Street Journal. A stock option is a contract that […]

Tesla is planning to add a new showroom and service center in Northern Netanya, Israel, according to a property lease signed by the automaker, reports Globes. The site is located at 39-41 Hakadar Street in Netanya, complete with a nearby store from Chinese automaker Geely Geometry. The property includes about 3,300 square meters (10,826.77 square […]

Hyundai plans to invest as much as 10.5 trillion won ($8.5 billion USD) in 2023 into research and development and its construction of an electric vehicle (EV) plant in Georgia, reports Bloomberg, as noted in a filing on Thursday. The news also comes after Hyundai began working on a $5.5 billion EV and battery factory […]

SpaceX has launched a new feature for the Starlink app version 2023.03.0 called “sleep schedule,” which is intended to help save energy during normal sleeping hours (via @Nathan Owens). The feature toggles a power-saving mode, causing the dish to report an outage reason as “Sleeping” during the pre-set hours. The update also included the addition […]