Tesla vehicles are some of the safest cars on the road. Now, a major accident has shown just how safe these vehicles can be, after a Model Y plunged some 250 feet down a cliff at Devil’s Side in San Mateo, California. The incident happened on Monday, January 2, 2023, and footage shows a heavily […]
Piedmont Lithium Inc., an Australian lithium mining company headquartered in North Carolina, has amended its deal with Tesla to supply the electric vehicle (EV) maker with spodumene concentrate (SC6) — reports MarketWatch. Spodumene is a mineral that contains lithium, an integral component of the lithium-ion batteries used in EVs. In 2020, Piedmont struck a deal to […]
South Korea’s antitrust watchdog has announced a 2.85 billion won (about $2.2 million USD) fine on Tesla for alleged false advertising — reports Reuters. According to the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC), Tesla failed to disclose the shortened driving range of its electric vehicles (EVs) in lower temperatures in its promotional materials. The regulator has […]
Tesla has promoted the head of its Chinese operations, Tom Zhu, to manage all of the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s factories in the U.S., along with sales operations in both North America and Europe — reports Reuters. According to the publication, the executive change was detailed in an internal posting of reporting lines. As outlined […]
Tesla sold more cars than any other automotive brand in Norway in 2022, according to a report from Reuters. This marks the second consecutive year of Tesla’s dominance as the country’s top-selling car brand. Tesla secured a 12.2% share of the Norwegian market in 2022, selling more vehicles — electric or otherwise — than any […]
Under U.S. President Joe Biden’s recently-signed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), passenger electric vehicles (EVs) can qualify for a tax credit of up to $7,500 USD. The eligibility criteria for these tax credits, however, have left Tesla’s Model Y at a slight disadvantage. While the seven-seat variant of the Model Y qualifies for the federal tax credits […]
Rental vehicle company Hertz has seen its annual profits jump by 12% since adding electric vehicles (EVs) from Tesla, Polestar, and more to its fleet — reports The Cool Down. Hertz kicked off its transition to EVs by signing a $4.2 billion USD deal with Tesla for 100,000 units of the company’s Model 3 sedan in […]
Tesla dominated electric vehicle (EV) sales in France for the entirety of 2022 — reports Automotive News Europe. The all-electric pioneer also saw the largest volume gains of any automaker in the French market for 2022. Tesla’s sales increased 10% year-over-year, despite overall new car registrations in France dipping 31% below pre-pandemic levels from 2019 […]
Tesla today announced its production and delivery numbers for Q4 2022 and the full year. The company said it produced a total of 439,701 cars and delivered 405,278 vehicles in the fourth quarter, falling slightly short of the analyst consensus of about 417,957 deliveries. “We continued to transition towards a more even regional mix of vehicle […]
Tesla launched a New Year’s promo in China for Model 3 and Model Y, and now more purchase incentives are coming in the form of a price drop on entry models. The electric automaker has lowered the price of Model 3 RWD and Model Y RWD, to match the recent end of New Energy Vehicle […]
Tesla’s long-rumoured new Model Y Standard Range with an All-Wheel Drive (AWD) configuration was recently spotted in the code for the company’s U.S. order configurator with a price of $61,990 USD, according to a tweet from WaitingForTesla.com (@w4tsla), an automated tracking and notification bot for Tesla inventory in North America. ⚠ New Tesla MY Model […]
We just got our first look at the Tesla Semi’s internal components, thanks to diagrams spotted by Tesla owner and software data miner “green” (@greentheonly) in the company’s online Parts Catalog. Tesla hasn’t published a parts catalog for the Semi yet, but green was able to dig through the company’s website and find it. Going […]
Tesla has launched a New Year’s promotion in China, offering up to 10,000 yuan (about $1,450 USD) in incentives (via @Tslachan). According to information shared by Tesla, the company says there’s a limited-time promo offering an insurance subsidy of 4,000 yuan ($580 USD) and a delivery incentive of 6,000 yuan ($870 USD), towards the purchase […]
After offering a $7,500 delivery discount in the U.S. for Model 3 and Model Y in its Q4 year-end push, Tesla has now reportedly extended this offer to its flagship Model S and Model X. Update: Tesla’s website has been updated and this discount has been confirmed. “Take delivery of limited local Model S and […]
Tesla announced at the 2023 Guangzhou Auto Show it will be revealing pricing for Model S and Model X Plaid in the nation on January 6, 2023, with first deliveries set for the first half of the next year. The company previously teased on Weibo earlier this week that Model S Plaid and Model X […]
