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Tesla’s Gigafactory Mexico Site is Nearly Double Giga Texas, Says Official
Tesla’s upcoming Gigafactory in Mexico will have a footprint of almost 4,200 acres, according to Santa Catarina mayor Jesus Nava in a recent interview, taking up almost twice as much space as the automaker’s Austin, Texas plant reports Reuters. The site is also over twice the size of the Mexico City International Airport and will […]
Tesla Model 3 Gets Price Drop in Italy, Now Eligible for €3,000 Subsidy
Tesla has dropped the price of its RWD Model 3 in Italy to €41,490 ($44,047.90 USD), now making it eligible for the country’s €3,000 subsidy, and even more in some provinces (via @Mathias Føns). The new list price can be seen on Tesla’s Italian order configurator, representing an 8 percent price reduction for the company’s […]
First Tesla V4 Supercharger Spotted in the Netherlands [VIDEO]
Tesla is building what appears to be one of the first V4 Superchargers in the world in Harderwijk, the Netherlands, as spotted in a video from the YouTube channel electricfelix shared on Friday. The video shows the site with the Supercharger stalls themselves wrapped and behind a fence. The station seems to have 16 stalls, […]
Tesla Sold 74,402 China-Made EVs in February, Up 32% Year Over Year
U.S. automaker Tesla sold 74,402 vehicles in China in February, representing a 31.65 percent increase year over year, according to data shared by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) this week (via @Tslachan). The figure also represents a 12.64 percent increase from the automaker’s 66,051 units sold in January. Tslachan also pointed out that fellow […]
Watch: Cybertruck Tonneau Cover Closing, Street Race vs Semi [VIDEOS]
Image: @adityasaielsh A Tesla follower j.aditya (@adityasaielsh) shared some new pictures of videos today of the company’s latest Cybertruck production beta, identified by its latest triangular mirror design. We also get another look at the rear tonneau cover closing on the Cybertruck. You can’t really see from the rear bed into the vehicle it seems: […]
Here are the 10 Tesla ‘Magic Dock’ Superchargers in the U.S. So Far [LIST]
Tesla has begun unveiling its “Magic Dock” Superchargers in the U.S., allowing other electric vehicle (EV) brands to charge. Over the weekend, a list of Superchargers with the Magic Dock charging technology was shared in the forums at FastCharger.info, as can be seen, listed below. Magic Dock Superchargers in California Scotts Valley, California – Scotts […]
Tesla Cybertruck Pre-Production Beta Walk Around: March 2023 [VIDEO]
Image: Rob Maurer Ahead of Tesla’s Investor Day set to kick off in about 2.5 hours, attendees have arrived at Giga Texas for the event. On site are Quicksilver and Midnight Cherry Red Tesla Model Y vehicles parked out front, while inside we see the latest production beta Cybertruck. Rob Maurer from the Tesla Podcast […]
Tesla Approved to Launch in Malaysia, Confirms Minister
Tesla has officially been approved to sell its electric vehicles (EVs) in Malaysia, and the company is set to build service centers and Supercharger stations to offer new jobs in the country, as shared by Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry @Tengku Zafrul on Tuesday (via @Tslachan). In a Twitter post, Zafrul said Tesla […]
Tesla Announces Model Y Suspension Upgrade at Giga Shanghai
Tesla recently announced suspension upgrades to Model Y units built at its Shanghai Gigafactory on Weibo, as spotted by @Tslachan and @JayinShanghai this week. According to Tesla, the upgrade applies to Model Y units built from January on, with two main changes. First, the Model Y’s top support for the shock absorber has increased in […]
Tesla Model Y in Midnight Cherry Red and Quicksilver Spotted at Giga Texas [VIDEO]
Some of Tesla’s most recently released paint colors have been spotted at the automaker’s Austin, Texas factory, leading some to believe the Giga Berlin exclusive colors could be coming to the U.S. Tesla’s Midnight Cherry Red and Quicksilver Model Y paint jobs were spotted at Gigafactory Texas ahead of Investor Day, as seen in a […]
Tesla Planning Model Y ‘Juniper’ Refresh for 2024, Says Report
Tesla is preparing a revamp to Model Y production dubbed “Juniper,” according to three sources familiar with the upcoming plan, reports Reuters. The changes will apply to the Model Y’s interior and exterior, and Tesla is reportedly targeting October 2024 for production, according to two of the sources. The sources also said that Tesla has […]
Tesla China Q1 Shows Growing Sales to Date; Model S/X Completes Customs Inspection
Insurance data released on Tuesday in China shows estimates of Tesla’s local sales in the country landing at 32,224, from the period of January 30 to February 26, 2023. Data compiled by @Tslachan shows from January 30 to February 5, Tesla saw insurance registrations of 8,643, followed by 69,63, 5,913 and 10,705 in the week […]
Elon Musk Reportedly Forming AI Team to Create ChatGPT Rival
Elon Musk has recently been approaching AI researchers to help build an alternative to OpenAI chatbot ChatGPT, according to people with direct knowledge of the initiative cited in a report from The Information (via Reuters). According to the report, Musk has been wooing former Alphabet DeepMind researcher Igor Babuschkin. The two have talked about forming an […]
Tesla Signs $2.9 Billion Nickel Deal with South Korea’s L&F: Filing
South Korean battery-materials manufacturer L&F has signed a 3.835 trillion won ($2.9 billion USD) nickel supply deal with Tesla, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday (via MarketWatch). The deal holds that L&F will supply high-nickel cathode materials to Tesla from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, according to the South Korean company. Following […]
Toyota Execs Stunned by Tesla Model Y Teardown, Called ‘Work of Art’: Report
A new leadership team under the coming Toyota CEO Koji Sato is increasingly embracing electric vehicles (EVs), especially after a recent teardown of Tesla’s Model Y SUV. A recent study of the Model Y held by Toyota executives has lit a refreshed motivation to embrace EVs at the Japanese company, as detailed to Automotive News, […]