After giving us our first look at the new Model S Plaid “refresh” with matrix LED headlights, new taillights, a revised charge port door, and the original launch-day ‘Plaid’ badging earlier today, The Kilowatts (@klwtts) confirmed in a follow-up tweet that new Model X Plaid units also sport the ‘Plaid’ graphic badges. Looks like new Model X […]
A recent update to Tesla’s ‘Transitioning to Tesla Vision’ Support page confirms that all Model S and Model X electric vehicles (EVs) built for the North American market as of mid-February 2022 will not be equipped with radar and will instead transition entirely to the automaker’s camera-based Vision Autopilot system. “As of mid-February 2022, all […]
Just as Tesla begins delivering its first versions of the Model X Plaid refresh, one owner and driver shows off how quick the electric SUV actually is. DragTimes shared a video on Monday showing the Tesla Model X Plaid go from 0-60mph in just 2.3 seconds. In the video, the crew calls the vehicle the […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to criticism of the slow production output regarding the company’s new Model X refresh. Despite delivering the first Model X refresh SUVs back in October 2021, Tesla has been slow to ramp up production of the latter, along with the Model S. During Tesla’s Q4 2021, the company produced 13,109 […]
Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.4.5 software update as noticed by @Teslascope, which is expected to fix a seatbelt chimes issue as part of a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) safety recall. This 2022.4.5 update is confirmed to be rolling out in Canada and the USA, notes @Teslascope and @TeslaFi. Last week, Tesla […]
Tesla’s online shop made some changes to vehicles accessories on late Monday evening. The company removed its standalone $90 glass roof and $75 rear sunshades for the Model 3, and instead launched a combo of both for $160 USD. The new Model 3 Glass Roof Sunshades combo is “constructed of lightweight mesh fabric with a collapsible rigid […]
Following Tesla’s plans to discontinue the five and seven-seat variants of the Model X Plaid last month, the company is apparently upgrading some customers of the five-seat variant for free. Tesla is upgrading Model X Plaid customers from the five-seat configuration to the six-seat configuration for free, according to a tweet on Monday from buyer […]
According to a recent tweet from Tesla owner and software data miner @greentheonly, Tesla has added new fault codes in its latest firmware versions to warn users when a “pyro fuse has reached life expectancy.” Tesla is adding a "pyro fuse has reached life expectancy" fault codes in latest firmwares because pyro fuses in model […]
During the transition to yoke steering wheels in its Model S and X units last year, Tesla has been faced with a number of complaints about the new, small capacitative touch button for the horn – and it seems the automaker has heard the complaints of consumers this time. Tesla looks to be adding a […]
YouTube channel Vehicle Virgins shared their Tesla Model X Plaid review today and the channel was blown away at the performance of the electric automaker’s newest SUV (via @BLKMDL3). What impressed Vehicle Virgins the most was the acceleration and 0-60 mph times of the Model X Plaid with six seats. Tesla’s website states the Model […]
Tesla unveiled its Model X Plaid in Taiwan on January 11, 2022, with something new: a CCS2 port. So far, Tesla has limited orders of its Model S and Model X vehicles to North America, but its latest unveiling in Taiwan is making waves, as this is the first time we’ve seen a CCS2 port […]
Tesla’s all-electric Model X SUV now comes with laminated glass windows in both the front and the rear (via @CustomTesla). Model X now has laminated side glass at the front and rear 👍 now the Model 3 with rear laminated glass is missing. Then all cars have it. Model Y came with laminated side glass […]
In a YouTube video published on Thursday, Met God in Wilderness 在曠野遇見神 shared a drone flyover of Tesla’s Fremont, California, factory from the same day (via @EndlessPlaid). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nuWNdr6dOo The footage gives us a closer look at the battery production facility at the factory. Tesla will also be manufacturing 4680 battery cells at its Gigafactory in […]
Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, is said to start production next week, according to drone pilot Joe Tegtmeyer, who has been tracking the construction of the site. “Breaking: A bit of news I just heard at the site today… actual production for Giga Texas starts next week! They are driving finished cars inside the factory […]
Australian Tesla Model X owner Harald Murphy (@harald_murphy) recently attached a SpaceX Starlink terminal to their car and drove it around to test the satellite broadband service’s signal strength and internet speeds on the go. Driving around a nearby freeway at over 60 mph (around 100 km/hr), Murphy found that he was getting download speeds […]
