Tesla appears to be road testing its Model S refresh in Canada, shows a new video. A 42-second clip shared by @mrgreyev shows a Model S refresh, driving on the highway in Toronto, Ontario. “2021 Model S Refresh spotted by @santoscollect on Highway 400 in Toronto today! Tesla employee doing testing,” said @mrgreyev. https://twitter.com/mrgreyev/status/1382895282543857669 The video […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited the Gigafactory site in Austin, Texas today, where the company’s upcoming Cybertruck was also spotted. Musk responded to a tweet from @Model3Owners, saying, “I was just there, driving Cybertruck around the site where it will be built!” I was just there, driving Cybertruck around the site where it will be […]
In a new video shared on Thursday, YouTube channel Gabeincal shows off a flyover at Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California. According to the drone video, we see a new Tesla Semi, and what appears to be a Tesla Model X refresh with white interior, possibly a Plaid build (do you see red brake calipers?), at […]
Mattel has unveiled its Matchbox Tesla Roadster toy, what it says is its first die-cast car made from 99% recycled materials. The Tesla Roadster is the first die-cast vehicle to follow Mattel’s goal of having its entire Matchbox toy lineup and packaging made from 100% recycled or recyclable or bio-based plastic by 2030, which is […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk was again busy today answering some questions on Twitter, specifically related to the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) releases and subscriptions for the latter. On Wednesday afternoon, Musk said “Tesla AI/Autopilot engineering is awesome! Making excellent progress solving real-world AI.” Tesla AI/Autopilot engineering is awesome! Making excellent progress solving real-world AI. — […]
Ford today unveiled BlueCruise, its new hands-free highway driving feature set to debut later this year to equipped 2021 F-150 and Mustang Mach-E vehicles later in 2021. BlueCruise looks to compete against Tesla’s Autopilot and GM’s Super Cruise when it comes to highway-only driving. The feature lets you remove your hands from the steering wheel […]
Lucid Motors on Wednesday shared a new video of its Lucid Air electric sedan cold weather testing, at -40 degrees Celsius (-40 F). The company said they tested the Lucid Air at a cold location, plus also cold-soaked the vehicle overnight using climate chambers to -40 C. “And that has all different kinds of impacts […]
Over the past couple of weeks, many have noticed a new Twitter account @TeslaCharging tweet out new Supercharger sites, like clockwork. The profile says it is the “official Twitter account for Tesla Charging. New Supercharger sites, announcements and all things charging.” It’s been unclear if this was an official Twitter account from Elon Musk’s company […]
Last week the province of Saskatchewan in Canada announced it would start taxing passenger electric vehicle owners $150 CAD ($119 USD) per year. The decision would mean this is Canada’s first EV tax. On Saturday afternoon, electric vehicle owners in Saskatchewan held a rally to protest the provincial government’s decision at the legislature, with various EV […]
Tesla looks to be increasing the price of its Solar Roof for customers that have had reservations since last year. According to various posts on the TMC forums (via Electrek), customers that made Tesla Solar Roof reservations are noting huge price increases above their original quotes, even for those without design changes. “I’ve had a […]
Domino’s announced on Monday it will be launching self-driving pizza delivery, starting this week in the United States. The world’s largest pizza company based on global retail sales said it has partnered with self-driving delivery company Nuro and the latter’s R2 autonomous vehicle. Domino’s in Woodland Heights at 3209 Houston Avenue in Houston, Texas, will […]
Image via @BLKMDL3 Tesla is set to open up a new store in Malibu, California, and according to images shared on Sunday by @BLKMDL3, the showroom’s grand opening appears to be imminent. The new Tesla Store is at Park at Cross Creek, next to Malibu In Sight Optometry, with the latter located at 23401 Civic […]
On early Sunday morning, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk changed his Twitter bio to ‘Technoking of Tesla, Imperator of Mars’. Last month, Tesla filed a form 8-K with the SEC to note Musk was to be known as the new ‘Technoking of Tesla’, while CFO Zach Kirkhorn would be the ‘Master of Coin’. As […]
Earlier this week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company was “almost ready” with Full Self-Driving beta 9.0, saying it would bring “massive” step change improvements for “weird corner cases” along with “bad weather”. Musk also dropped the bombshell that it would be “pure vision, no radar”. Now, we’re hearing more about Tesla’s next software […]
Image credit: @tommyf902 Tesla continues to expand its Supercharger network, and another new charger in British Columbia, Canada’s Lower Mainland looks ready to open soon. The Coquitlam Tesla Supercharger located outside the Fatburger restaurant at 1090 Lougheed Highway, looks almost ready to open. A picture shared by @tommyf902 on Friday evening shows the Supercharger stalls […]
