Stories by Peter McGuthrie

After filing for a permit to expand Giga Texas earlier this month, Tesla has officially filed a proposal for building more in the area. Tesla is looking to build additional grounds to the east of its Gigafactory Texas, according to a new filing dated July 1, as detailed in a report from the Austin Business […]

Tesla has home HVAC with a HEPA filter on its “future product list” said CEO @Elon Musk in a tweet on Monday. The tweet came in response to another user asking Tesla to make the product, due to allergies being really bad. Musk also notes that it could be a crucial upgrade in places where […]

  Shareholders of Tesla are receiving their first correspondence from the automaker regarding its upcoming annual shareholder meeting, as seen in a photo shared on Twitter on Tuesday. Tesla is starting to send out invites for its annual shareholder meeting, set to take place in August at the automaker’s Gigafactory Texas (via @SawyerMerritt). The shareholder […]

Following Elon Musk’s move to back out of a Twitter buyout, and his push for a trial regarding the case in 2023, the Tesla CEO is looking to countersue as the social media company tries to use the courts to force his takeover to be completed as planned. Musk is looking to file a counter-lawsuit […]

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla has gained a presence throughout the world, and one Australian official says the country is seeing more of the EVs than ever. Tesla’s sales in Australia are gaining momentum, and the country could even double the number of the EVs on the road by the end of the year, according […]

Despite the current economic downturn, one analyst is noting that Tesla’s stock may be worth picking up before the second half of the year. Deutsche Bank added Tesla’s stock to its “short-term Catalyst Call Buy List” this week, saying the automaker could offer a lot to investors, according to a report from Market Watch. Although […]

As the United Kingdom continued moving toward electric vehicles (EVs), the country’s police departments have also been trying out some new zero-emission options. The British Transport Police (BTP) has taken delivery of a Tesla Model 3 and a Kia EV6, according to a post from BTP Chief Constable @Lucy D’Orsi earlier this month (via The […]

General Motors (GM) is looking to build more affordable electric vehicles (EVs), and the company’s chief executive thinks it could surpass Tesla’s sales in the U.S. in just a few short years. GM CEO Mary Barra said that the automaker will sell more EVs than Tesla by the middle of the decade in an interview […]

China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. (CATL) is expanding its reach with its electric vehicle (EV) battery production plans, with another new North American plant set to be built. CATL is evaluating at least two sites for a potential EV battery plant in Mexico, according to sources who asked not to be identified in a report […]

Tesla’s app update V4.11.0 in China has added a new feature for throwing videos from your phone to your vehicle’s infotainment screen, as detailed in a post on Monday (via @42how_). The post includes a photo from Tesla with instructions for using the “Send to Vehicle” video feature. The feature works with multiple China-based video […]

After Tesla CEO Elon Musk said last week that Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.13 would be coming this week, the new version of the driver assistance system is officially here. Tesla’s FSD beta 10.13 has begun rolling out to internal testers and release notes have been shared by @WholeMarsBlog. The release notes include a long […]

Tesla was approved by Germany’s state environmental agency to sell some of its pre-production vehicles to regular customers, after putting in the request earlier this week. The Brandenburg State Office for the Environment (LfU) is allowing Tesla to sell test Model Y vehicles produced at Gigafactory Berlin before the factory officially opened, as reported earlier […]

Polestar has revealed pricing for its upcoming electric vehicle (EV), ahead of plans for a market launch in the fall. The Polestar 3 is priced starting at 75,000 euros ($75,698 USD), ranging upward to as much as 110,000 euros ($111,024 USD) for premium trim options, according to a statement from CEO Thomas Ingenlath to Automotive […]

  Tesla is being forced to reimburse one driver in Europe due to issues with its Autopilot driver assistance system. A Munich court ordered Tesla to repay a customer much of the 112,000 euros ($112,885 USD) she had paid for a Model X SUV, due to issues with the vehicle’s Autopilot system, as reported by […]

After Munro & Associates teased Sandy’s visit to Giga Press maker IDRA’s Italian facility, the crew has officially shared his tour of the factory. In a video shared on Friday by Munro Live, Sandy Munro gets a tour of Tesla casting machine maker IDRA’s Giga Press manufacturing facility in Italy. Sandy is given the tour […]