Stories by Peter McGuthrie

SpaceX has made Starlink fully operational across Alaska, closing a previous coverage gap that left Anchorage and many surrounding regions without service, as spotted by Tesla North reader @Nathan Owens. Owens shared a screenshot of a Starlink order for an address in Anchorage, which was previously part of a coverage gap that covered much of […]

Tesla now represents one percent of all vehicles on the road in Denmark, according to data reported by local outlet De Danske Bilimportører and shared by an employee on LinkedIn (via @Sawyer Merritt). Tesla Denmark’s Regional Lead Kim Gaba Jensen posted the news on LinkedIn on Friday, adding that there is still work to be […]

Tesla has changed the wording on its Model 3 Long Range configurator for orders in Korea, previously saying “Available for Order in 2023” and now writing “View Limited Inventory”, as spotted by Tesla North reader @Tslachan. In a tweet about the change, @Tslachan also pointed out that the strategy seemed to be similar to Tesla’s […]

Tesla insurance is now available for owners in Minnesota, as can be seen on Tesla’s insurance support web page (via Reddit). One user on the Reddit thread shared that, with a safety score of 90, they were offered a $135-per-month premium for Tesla insurance that covers $100,000/$300,000 in injuries, $50,000 on property and $100,000/$300,000 on […]

Tesla has notified owners in Canada about a Transport Canada recall notice regarding select vehicles, in regards to the window automatic reversal system possibly not functioning properly, according to an email received by Tesla North. The issue is categorized as Transport Canada recall number 2022-528 from October 21, 2022, and it applies to Tesla’s 2021-2022 […]

Cruise has launched driverless rides during the daytime in San Francisco, with the first ride taking place on Thursday at 8:30 a.m., according to co-founder @Kyle Vogt. The post includes a video detailing the first ride, showing actually footage from the ride and reactions from some of the company’s employees using the daytime driverless ride. […]

New countries are being added to Tesla’s pilot program testing non-Tesla vehicles at Superchargers, and one new European country has just joined the program’s ranks. Tesla opened its Supercharger network to non-Tesla electric vehicles (EVs) this week, adding the country to a list of countries on its website involved in the pilot program (via @TeslaCharging). […]

Tesla’s software update 2022.40.7 was spotted for the first time on a California Model 3 All-Wheel-Drive Long Range on Thursday night, and the version’s rollout can be viewed live from Teslascope. At the time of writing, the Model 3 seems to be one of two vehicles receiving the update, with one categorized as waiting for […]

Toyota unveiled a few new electrified models on Wednesday ahead of the LA Auto Show, including a concept bZ model SUV that looks a lot like the Tesla Model Y, according to a report from Barron’s. The LA Auto Show starts on Friday. The SUV model takes after the Model Y’s flowing, angular design and […]

During his testimony in court on Tuesday, Elon Musk said that Tesla engineers sent to work at Twitter were doing so “on a voluntary basis” and only “after hours,” according to a report from CNBC. The news came during a case over Musk’s $56 billion compensation plan in 2018, for which Tesla shareholder Richard Tornetta […]

Tesla has delivered its 10,000th vehicle in Israel, which also makes the U.S. automaker the first to deliver 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs) in the country, as spotted by @ConnectingODots according to owner @TomerHacohen (via Tesmanian). Apparently, the milestone makes Israel the fastest country to reach 10,000 deliveries. The first Tesla deliveries in Israel began in […]

VinFast opened its first store in Canada, located at Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre, as detailed by the company in an emailed statement on Wednesday. The Toronto store is the company’s flagship location and comes ahead of a larger rollout of the company’s stores across Canada. The storefront is set to be part of VinFast’s “go-to-market” strategy, […]

Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm testified in a case surrounding Elon Musk’s $56 billion compensation plan in 2018, saying that she expected the automaker to produce as many as 100 Semis this year, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Denholm testified remotely, noting that the Semi was originally planned for release in 2019, […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is in court this week defending his 2017-2018 compensation package at the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, in which he made $56 billion. In a Delaware Chancery Court on Wednesday, Musk said he was “focused” on Tesla in 2017, defending his pay package by adding that the company was in “crisis,” according […]

SpaceX was granted a second crewed landing demonstration mission option by NASA, slated for 2027 in the Artemis IV mission, according to a press release from the space agency. After the news was announced on Tuesday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk responded by saying it was “much appreciated,” also adding that “SpaceX will not let NASA […]