Tesla
Tesla Redesigns Model S Car Seat Anchor Covers [PIC]
Tesla’s Model S and X units with HW4 have begun delivering and being shown in showrooms this week, and one look at the new Model S in San Francisco, California shows a few design refreshes. @The Kilowatts shared footage of the new Model S from a Tesla showroom in San Francisco, showing that the automaker […]
Indonesia to Wants to Attract Investments Like Tesla, Offers EV Incentives
Indonesia is set to begin offering incentives on qualifying electric vehicle (EV) and motorcycle purchases on March 20, according to a statement from senior cabinet minister Luhut Pandjaitan on Monday (via Reuters). The incentive, expected to help boost sales of EVs and attract investments from companies like Tesla, will apply to the sale of 200,000 […]
Tesla May Start Production at Giga Mexico as Soon as Next Year, Says Governor
As Tesla awaits the beginning of construction for its new Northern Mexico Gigafactory, a new statement from a Mexican official suggests that the company could begin building vehicles at the plant as soon as next year. According to Nuevo Leon Governor Samuel Garcia in an interview on Monday, Tesla could be slated for its first […]
Tesla FSD Beta 11.3.1 with ‘Over-the-Air Recall’ Fixes Rolling Out for Employees [PIC]
Weeks after Tesla’s highly anticipated Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta v11.3 began rolling out to employees, a new photo seems to show the release notes for an updated build for the software. A photo showing release notes for Tesla’s FSD beta v11.3.1 was shared by @Eric Hester on Tuesday, as reportedly spotted in a Facebook group. […]
New Tesla Superchargers Global Overview: February 27 – March 5, 2023
Here’s a list of all the new Tesla Superchargers that opened up across the globe this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing February 27, 2023 Yeonyang-dong, Yeoju-si 414 12634 Yeoju Gyeonggi, South Korea 6 250 kW Tesla February 27, 2023 The REDESIGN […]
First Look: Tesla HW4 Dashcam Clips Recorded During Day and Night [VIDEOS]
Earlier today we told you Tesla had started to deliver Model S and Model X vehicles with its new Hardware 4 (HW4) suite of cameras. Now, we are seeing some of the first video clips from these new cameras, thanks to The Kilowatts, who visited a Tesla showroom in San Francisco that had the new […]
Hertz Electrifies Expands EV Adoption Program to Denver
The Hertz Electrifies electric vehicle (EV) adoption program has launched in Denver and is set to partner with local high schools in Colorado, as detailed last week in a press release. The program will partner with Denver’s Montbello Career and Technical High School to help educate students and the larger community about EVs, including training […]
Inside Look: Tour Shows ‘Tesla Speed’ at Gigafactory Shanghai [VIDEO]
Tesla’s China-based Gigafactory has been lauded for its impressive production rates in the past, and new footage shows an “exclusive” inside look at the plant. Xinhua, which is funded partly or in whole by the Chinese government, shared on its YouTube channel New China TV an inside look at Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai last week. The […]
Watch: Tesla Model 3 SR+ Performs ‘Moose Test’ [VIDEO]
YouTube channel Teknikens Värld premiered a new “moose test” video on Monday, featuring the Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus. The channel has featured the Model Y in previous moose tests, which evaluates a vehicle’s ability to handle while swerving in and out of a set of cones. This shows the vehicle’s ability to perform […]
Tesla Starts Delivering Model S/X with Hardware 4, APIs Read ‘TeslaAP4’ [PICS]
Tesla’s Model S and X units are now delivering with the company’s HW4 computing system, as spotted by @Teslascope on a Model X Plaid in California. Teslascope, which effectively tracks software update deployment on Tesla’s vehicles, spotted one Model X Plaid in California with a software update version 2023.2.200. The account later confirmed that the […]
Tesla Drops Price of Model S/X by up to $10,000; Plaid S/X Now Costs the Same
Tesla on Sunday evening dropped the price of its Model S and Model X in the United States, shaving prices by up to $10,000 USD. Here are the price changes below…as you can see, Model S saw $5,000 off both the Long Range and Plaid, while Model X sees a $10,000 cut on its Long […]
Tesla Model 3/Y Concept Imagines New Interior Refresh
Tesla has long been rumoured to be working on major design updates for its Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles (EVs), codenamed “Highland” and “Juniper,” respectively. While Tesla makes small iterations and changes to all of its vehicles throughout the production cycle, Highland and Juniper are expected to be major refreshes for the company’s […]
Supercut: Watch Tesla’s Investor Day 2023 in Just 28 Minutes [VIDEO]
Tesla on Tuesday held its 2023 Investor Day, where company CEO Elon Musk and others addressed shareholders, apprising them of the company’s current state and plans for the future. During the almost four-hour-long presentation, Musk and Co offered new insight into Tesla’s plans to ramp up to 20 million vehicles and detailed the automaker’s next-generation […]
Tesla Megapacks Now Power Europe’s Biggest Battery Energy Storage System
Europe’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS) by capacity, powered by Tesla Megapacks and located in the U.K., has officially gone online — reports Bdaily. The facility cost a whopping £75 million and was funded by the Harmony Energy Income Trust. It has the capacity to store up to 196 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity per […]
Tesla Says $20,000 Model S Plaid Carbon Ceramic Brake Kit Launching Soon
Tesla appears to be preparing to debut its limited-edition $20,000 Model S Plaid Carbon Ceramic Brake Kit. In emails to customers such as Zack (@BLKMDL3), Tesla is asking people to “confirm your interest” in the pricey brake kit. “Thank you for your interest in the Model S Plaid Carbon Ceramic Brake Kit. As we prepare to […]