Tesla

The California New Car Dealers Association released a new auto outlook report for the fourth quarter of 2022, noting that the quarter was a “bright spot” amidst a year otherwise plagued with supply chain issues, as detailed in a press release on Tuesday. The report noted that supply chain problems and vehicle production cutbacks remained […]

Tesla detailed new results from a study on the economic impact it has had in Canada, noting that it has come a long way since it first delivered the Model S in 2011 and opened its first store in Toronto in 2012. According to the email received by Tesla North on Monday, the commissioned EnviroEconomics […]

Hertz has less than half of the Tesla vehicles in its fleet it planned to have by the end of 2022, according to a filing on Tuesday detailed by Bloomberg. In the filing, Hertz said its rental fleet had 428,700 vehicles last year, with 11 percent of those being Teslas. This equates to under 50,000 […]

A new question and answer session about the Tesla Model Y police cruiser was shared on Police1 earlier this month, featuring Somerset, Wisconsin Police Chief Joel Trepczyk. The session details the Somerset Police Department’s experience so far with the Model Y cruiser, including how much it has saved and why it purchased one in the […]

Tesla’s order configurator in Germany and other European countries have changed delivery timelines on certain Model 3 and Model Y units, as spotted by @Tslachan on Tuesday. Now, buyers in Germany will see delivery timelines of 2-5 weeks on Model 3 and Model Y orders, with the latter in new Midnight Cherry now showing 18-21 […]

Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives reiterated an Outperform rating on Tesla’s stock on Monday, raising his price target on the company’s shares to $225 from $200, as detailed by Street Insider (via @Tesla New York). Ives changed the price target after stating beliefs that Tesla’s EV reacceleration in China is just beginning to hit its stride, […]

Tesla owners with Premium Connectivity recently reported resolution issues with the native YouTube app, defaulting to 360p video quality with no option to change it back to full HD. Scott Maple of the YouTube channel Kropserkel ‘Prop Culture’ shared a new video last week, showing a quick fix for videos showing up in 360p, a […]

Let’s take a look at all the new Tesla Supercharger locations that went online across the globe between January 25 and February 5, 2023, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing January 25, 2023 The Restaurant Row at 11604 Amargosa Rd, Victorville, CA, USA 16 […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed in a Saturday tweet that the company’s long-anticipated Cybertruck will definitely have a red taillight bar. “Production will have red light bar,” Musk said, responding to an inquiry about the taillight from @teslaownersSV. Production will have red light bar — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 5, 2023 The Tesla CEO’s remarks came […]

Back in October 2021, Tesla’s mobile app code leaked new paint colors were coming from the company’s Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany. The colors ‘Deep Crimson Multicoat’ and ‘Mercury Silver Metallic’ have turned to reality as Midnight Cherry Red and Quicksilver for the Model Y for customers in Europe and the Middle East, made from the […]

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates said in a recent interview with the BBC that buying measles vaccines would be a better use of fellow billionaire Elon Musk’s money than trying to colonize Mars (via CNBC). When asked if he believed the Tesla CEO counts as a philanthropist, Gates said he didn’t think so — but […]

A nine-person jury in Northern California on Friday found Elon Musk not guilty of fraud in a trial over his 2018 tweets about having “funding secured” to take Tesla private (via NBC News). The Tesla CEO was being sued for allegedly costing shareholders millions of dollars due to the share price fluctuations that came after his […]

Tesla has tweaked its prices yet again in the United States for the Model Y and Model 3. According to changes spotted by @Tslachan, the Model Y has increased in price as expected after all trims today now qualify for the federal tax incentive of $7,500. Previously, only the 7-seater Model Y was eligible but […]

Tesla has dropped the prices of its Model 3 and Model Y in South Korea for the second consecutive month, with these vehicles now qualifying for the country’s subsidies for electric vehicles. The nation’s subsidies are 2.6 million won (about $2,120 USD), while local government subsidies have yet to be announced. Thusly, the following price […]

Tesla appears to be opening a new 97,440-square-foot office in Palo Alto, California that could be related to initiatives to beef up its software and AI engineer recruiting, according to a report from Nikkei. The publication recently spotted a small Tesla sign at 3000 Hanover St. and is located in the Standford University Research Park. […]