Tesla

Tesla and Cybertruck enthusiast @Matthew Donegan-Ryan has charted the dimensions of a pre-production beta Cybertruck, as revealed by executives during a recent meet and greet at the automaker’s Investor Day. Donegan-Ryan also points out that he expects Tesla to make changes to this design for the production version, since the company is rarely “pencils down,” […]

As Tesla looks to advance its 4680 battery cell deployment following a wave of issues with the tech, the automaker is tapping new suppliers in Asia to help with production. Tesla has established supply relationships with China’s Ningbo Ronbay New Energy and Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing to cut down on materials costs, as the automaker […]

Tesla today announced some updates for the Model S and Model X, such as a new Ultra Red paint color that looks beautiful. The company also shared some updates on Twitter related to the glass roof on Model S and Model X as well. “Glass roof now weighs less & lets in 5x more light […]

Tesla introduced a new paint colour for Model S and Model X last night, called Ultra Red. The new paint is a slightly deeper red version of the previous Red Multi-Coat, and also comes with a higher price tag at $3,000 USD, up $500 versus before. Tesla also shared a new promo video today, showcasing […]

Morgan Stanley reiterated its overweight rating on Tesla’s stock and a $220 price target this week, ahead of the company’s Cybertruck entering production this summer. Analysts at the firm think the Cybertruck could develop a more cult-like following rather than being a huge financial success, even calling it a “side-show” to the current Tesla success […]

Tesla’s sweeping price reductions in mid-January have sparked what many are calling a price war, due to the automaker’s new pricing undercutting other companies and potentially wooing customers. Some analysts say the price war, still in its early stages, is showing signs of an early lead from Tesla as the company puts pressure on electric […]

@Tesla Europe shared a few notes about its data and privacy practices on Thursday, noting that the data generated by your driving is not inherently linked to the driver, unless a specific safety event is detected. The company pointed to its privacy web page, later in the thread explaining that users can see their car’s […]

Tesla has introduced its Pure Vision camera-based Autopilot in China, as spotted by @Tslachan on Wednesday in an announcement from the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Four configurations of the Model Y have been filed for an information change, shifting away from Tesla’s builds with Ultrasonic Sensors (USS) to the camera-based system with […]

Tesla has launched new colour options for Model S and Model X, debuting Ultra Red. The old Red Multi-Coat is no longer available and Ultra Red looks to bring a slightly deeper tone versus the previous colour. The Ultra Red paint option costs $3,000 USD for Model S and Model X, which is a $500 […]

After Tesla started delivering Model S and Model X vehicles with Hardware 4 (HW4), owners shared pictures of new Autopilot cameras for the front, side and rear. For the front cameras, we saw three cameras in a new layout, leading many to believe there are three being used for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving capabilities. But […]

Tesla has acquired a 15-year patent on the design of its wheel caps for the Cybertruck, as spotted by @Sawyer Merritt in filings with the design patent office. The documents show various angles of the wheel cap’s design, dated for original filing on November 21, 2019. Merritt notes in the thread that the filing doesn’t […]

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has demanded access to all internal Twitter communications related to Elon Musk’s official takeover, as detailed in a set of 12 letters sent to the company and its lawyers since the October acquisition. The letters note an investigation related to ongoing concerns that recent staff cuts may compromise Twitter’s protection […]

Tesla began deploying a software update 2023.2.201 to Model S and X units equipped with HW4 on Tuesday, effectively restoring functionality for its backup camera, Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and Navigate on Autopilot (NOA), according to new Model X Plaid owner Jason Clinton. Clinton shared a video of the view from the new HW4-based backup […]

A new annual series of environmental rankings from a coalition of 11 sustainability organizations was first released on Wednesday, scoring 18 EV automakers according to their environmental and human rights footprints. The rankings were released by a group of 11 environmental organizations including the Sierra Club and Transport and Environment, and pro-Indigenous groups, reports Time. […]

Tesla started rolling out Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 11 to employees earlier this week, as part of the 2022.45.10 software update. Now, FSD beta 11 has finally started to debut for regular testers of the program. Tesla owner Dan Burkland’s Model 3 received the update on Wednesday and he shared a few results from a […]