Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany, hit another milestone yesterday as part of its plans to ramp up production of the company’s Model Y compact crossover. The Tesla Europe Twitter account announced on Sunday evening, “[4,000] Model Y built at Giga Berlin this week. Congrats to the Tesla team!”. A picture was shared of the factory […]
Earlier this month, Tesla launched a voluntary ‘recall’ to ease Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta concerns by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Tesla will issue a software update to address some FSD beta issues that might be unsafe, affecting 362,758 cars consisting of Model S/X and Model 3/Y. Since then, Tesla recently added a […]
SpaceX on Sunday showed a glimpse at its new ‘V2 Mini’ Starlink satellites, which the company calls a “step forward” in capability for the low-Earth orbit satellite internet. “We call them “V2 Mini”. They represent a step forward in Starlink capability,” said SpaceX, showing two photos today. “V2 minis include key technologies—such as more powerful […]
Canada’s largest pension plan has trimmed its investment in Apple, while also picking up more shares of Tesla plus Chinese electric vehicle makers NIO and Li Auto, in Q4. The Canada Pension Plan manages the largest pension plan for Canadians and an SEC disclosure detailed recent stock trades for the fund that has total assets […]
Back in September 2021, Tesla ended its popular referral program “until further notice”, but then relaunched a new program in China in October 2022, then expanding the latter to the U.S. one month later. Now, the new referral program has launched in Australia, according to techAU. The new program, instead of just offering free Supercharging […]
Image credit: @MayTheFunkoBWY Tesla and the White House recently announced it would be opening up its Supercharger network to non-Tesla vehicles, for the very first time, at select locations. The move was part of a planned expansion of EV charging options along major highways being pushed by the Biden administration. Now, we’re seeing what looks […]
Earlier on Wednesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and California Governor Gavin Newsom jointly announced the automaker’s new global engineering headquarters, located in Palo Alto. Tonight, Musk kicked off a grand opening party at the new global engineering headquarters, the original site owned by computer company Hewlett Packard. “Welcome to the grand opening of Tesla engineering […]
Tesla and California have just announced that Elon Musk’s automaker has announced a new worldwide engineering headquarters in the state. “There’s a lot to be excited about,” said Governor Gavin Newsom, standing alongside Tesla CEO Elon Musk during the announcement. Tesla is taking over office space in Palo Alto previously occupied by Hewlett Packard. Tesla […]
Hyundai released 2023 IONIQ 6 pricing for the U.S. today, with the electric vehicle starting from $41,600 USD for its SE Standard Range trim, set to launch this summer. The vehicle looks to rival the Tesla Model 3. There are 7 total trims for the 2023 IONIQ 6, with Hyundai saying dealerships will get most […]
We’re not sure how The Kilowatts do it but they always seem to be in the right place at the right time, and now they have come across the latest Model S and Model X builds from Tesla’s Fremont Factory, that contains new upgrades. The most interesting discovery by The Kilowatts was new Autopilot cameras […]
Tesla debuted its own CCS Combo 1 Adapter back in September 2022, priced at $250 USD. Fast forward five months later, the price of this adapter has been slashed by 30% off in the US, down to $175 USD. In Canada, prices dropped from $325 to $240 CAD (26% drop). “Expand your fast charging options […]
We’ve been hearing non-stop chatter about Tesla picking Mexico as the location of its next plant, and now we have confirmation yet again the company will soon make an announcement, according to Reuters. Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Friday, “Very soon we will have confirmation that this company, which is so important, which is […]
After an earlier report on Thursday that claimed Tesla had fired employees behind a union organizing effort, the electric automaker has responded in a company blog post. Tesla detailed the “facts behind the event”, which essentially says the employees let go had poor performance reviews, that were determined well before the union campaign was announced. […]
Tesla started contacting legacy Model S and Model X owners by email to let them know about a new trade-in credit offer towards a new car. What’s the catch? You need to give up your unlimited free Supercharging miles, one of the best Tesla perks to date. One email received by a Canadian Model X […]
Tesla issued a voluntary “recall” out of caution after discussions with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), over its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta software on Thursday. In a nutshell, Tesla will issue a software update to address FSD beta issues that the NHTSA says are unsafe. The potential issue affects the following cars with […]
