Tesla

Tesla continues to innovate with its pricing and vehicle features at a pace much faster than competitors. For the Model S/X Plaid, Tesla has now added an upgrade for the brakes, mentioning “higher thermal capability brake calipers” are now available (via @BLKMDL3). It’s unclear how much of a difference these will make for the stock […]

Tesla has launched a Model S and Model X Steering Wheel Retrofit, available for $700 USD. The automaker says the retrofit is available in March 2023. Some owners don’t necessarily like the yoke steering wheel. “Travel in luxury. Enjoy the warmth of a heated wheel and the touch of premium vegan leather in a traditional […]

Tesla China has announced yet another round of price cuts for Model 3 and Model Y, while also revealing the prices of Model S and Model X. “Tesla S3XY, new car, new price!”, said Tesla on its Weibo account. Check out the price for the Model S and Model X, now available: Model S – […]

Image via @Tommyf902 It appears some federal regulations have resulted in Tesla removing some window features through a software update. Dating back to late September, customers on the TMC forums that took new deliveries of Model 3 and Model Y noticed features such as the Close Windows on Lock feature. “You can also enable Close […]

Tesla Cybertruck preorder holder @Noah Sargent used the augmented reality (AR) tool from his iPhone to measure the bed lengths of the electric automaker’s upcoming truck and shared late last month. The Cybertruck prototype is currently on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California. Select Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch cameras […]

A new drone video of Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas was shared by Joe Tegtmeyer on Wednesday, showing off the automaker’s first vertical steel assembly and new robots ahead of Cybertruck production. The video begins with Tegtmeyer explaining what’s going on at Giga Texas, including the ongoing production of a bunch of Model Y units. He also […]

Parts shortages continue to plague car sales in the United Kingdom, though the downward trend isn’t hindering increasing electric vehicle (EV) demand. New vehicle registrations in the UK fell to a 30-year low in the second half of 2022, with just 1.61 million new cars registered throughout the full year, according to the latest data […]

Tesla sold 55,796 vehicles built at its Gigafactory Shanghai in December, marking a 44-percent drop from the company’s deliveries in November, according to data shared on Monday by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) (via CnEVPost). In November, Tesla delivered 100,291 China-made vehicles, while the automaker also delivered 21.24 percent more vehicles in December 2021, […]

Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta testers now get a two-week suspension from the program for striking out instead of waiting for their strikes to be reset with a future software update (via Reddit). The change comes in FSD Beta version 10.69.25.1, which started rolling out with software update 2022.44.30.5 last month. “For maximum safety and […]

Tesla today outlined its economic footprint in California as part of a new blog post. Since its inception 20 years ago, Tesla has grown to become the Golden State’s largest manufacturing employer, with 47,000 direct employees as of 2022. California is home to Tesla’s Fremont factory — which last year became the highest-yield automotive plant […]

Update Jan. 4: It appears this filing was not made by Tesla, but instead by a fan of the company named Jerome Eady, reports Bloomberg: When reached Wednesday via telephone, Eady said he intended to help the company by filing the application proactively after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said its Cybertruck may be usable […]

Tesla sold a record 92,000 electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe during the fourth quarter of 2022, representing a 77% gain from the previous quarter and a 70% increase year-over-year from the same quarter in 2021 (via @piloly). The numbers from Europe for December are now in and @Tesla has, as expected, achieved a significant new […]

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has invited public comments on the eligibility criteria for electric vehicle (EV) tax credits under President Joe Biden’s recently-signed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). 💥 Make your voice heard! The period for written public comments on the IRA EV Tax Credit is open. Tax subsidies should be an even playing […]

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 […]