Tesla
New California Law Bans Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ Marketing Term
California Governor Gavin Newsom has passed a new law effectively banning Tesla from marketing its in-development autonomous driving software as “Full Self-Driving” in the state starting in 2023 — reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The news comes after the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced plans to “revisit” its approach to regulating Tesla’s Full […]
Tesla Extends Model 3/Y Delivery Wait Times in China
Tesla has extended delivery wait times for all trims of its Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles (EVs) in China — reports CnEVPost. All Model 3 and Model Y trims now show a delivery time of 1-4 weeks on Tesla’s Chinese vehicle configurator. All other details, including price, remain the same. Prior to the change, […]
Tesla Milestone: 10,000 Supercharger Stalls in China
Tesla on Monday celebrated the opening of its 10,000th Supercharger stall in Mainland China. The Supercharger, which Tesla announced last week, is located under the Oriental Pearl Radio & TV Tower in Shanghai. “Light up your way home,” Tesla Asia (@Tesla_Asia) said in a tweet celebrating the milestone. Light up your way home. The 10,000th […]
Tesla Model Y Led EV Sales in Italy for November
Tesla’s Model Y dominated Italy’s electric vehicle (EV) market in November, with a total of 1,008 units registered during the month — reports CleanTechnica. While EV sales in the country were down 26% year-over-year to 5,162 units for the month, the Model Y accounted for almost 20% of the registrations. EVs only managed to secure a […]
Tesla Halts Giga Shanghai Production for Rest of Year: Report
Tesla on Saturday suspended production at its Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, and closed down the plant for the rest of the year, according to two people familiar with the developments and an internal notice seen by Reuters. The news follows a report from earlier this month that suggested Tesla would suspend production at Gigafactory Shanghai […]
South Korea is Enticing Tesla for Next Gigafactory Location
South Korea wants to host Tesla’s next Asian Gigafactory, with municipal governments from all over the country vying for the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s favor — reports KED Global. The news comes after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said last month that South Korea is among the top candidates for a second Gigafactory in Asia. Shortly […]
Tesla Can Now Make Enough 4680 Batteries for 1,000 Cars Per Week
Tesla recently hit a new milestone in the production of its next-generation 4680 battery cells, manufacturing a whopping 868,000 cells in a week for the first time ever. That’s enough to make 4680 battery packs for 1,000 cars. “Congrats to the 4680 cell team on achieving 868k cells built in the last 7 days—equal to […]
Here’s Tesla’s New Alert Punishing Autopilot Defeat Devices
Tesla has updated its in-car alert for when drivers attempt to get around the hands-on-steering wheel requirement for Autopilot and the Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta using objects like counterweights to try and bypass the system (via @TeslaChillMode). From my friend that just texted me … My buddy just got a beta strike for using a […]
Watch: Tesla Model Y Modified for Offroad-Action [VIDEO]
Tesla’s Model Y is one of the best-selling all-electric SUVs out there. While it can certainly traverse some rough terrain, as we saw earlier this week in a video shared by Tesla of the Model Y’s Track Mode being winter-tested in New Zealand, it’s not designed for extreme off-roading. The off-roading specialists over at delta4x4, […]
Tesla Shares Behind-the-Scenes Look at 2022 Holiday Update [VIDEO]
Tesla this week shared an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at its 2022 holiday update in a video shared on LinkedIn. Every year, Tesla releases a holiday update with fun new features and improvements for users. This year’s holiday update started rolling out with software version 2022.44.25 earlier this month (and software version 2022.44.25.5 for FSD beta […]
Tesla to Debut 10,000th Supercharger Stall in China
Tesla’s set to launch its 10,000th Supercharger stall in mainland China on December 26, according to a statement from the automaker on Weibo on Thursday (via CnEVPost). “Here’s what you know: EV charging piles are everywhere. And here’s what you don’t know: there are far more charging facilities laid out than you think,” Tesla wrote […]
Elon Musk Won’t Sell Anymore Tesla Shares for at Least 18-24 Months [VIDEO]
Elon Musk has sold a hefty load of Tesla shares in the past few weeks, and while the move has exacerbated the concerns of many of the company’s shareholders, the CEO says he doesn’t plan to do it again for a while. In a Twitter Spaces call on Thursday, Musk said he “won’t sell stock […]
Tesla Adding More Infrastructure at Giga Texas, Show Filings
Tesla is planning to double down on the construction of infrastructure at Gigafactory Texas, as spotted in a recent filing shared by the company. A December 20 filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shows that Tesla is looking to start construction on the Highway 130 corridor to the east of its Gigafactory, […]
Tesla Reveals Fall 2022 Supercharger Location Winners, Based on Voting [LIST]
After debuting a program that lets Tesla drivers vote on where the next Supercharging stations should be built, the automaker has announced its first round of coming chargers. Tesla shared the top-voted Supercharger locations in its first round of proposals on Thursday, set to be built in 2023. The locations included span across North America, […]
Watch: Tesla Winter Testing Model Y Track Mode in New Zealand and More [VIDEO]
Tesla shared a new video on Thursday, titled “ S3XY Winter Testing in New Zealand.” This is where Tesla tests its vehicles in winter conditions in the southern hemisphere. The automaker shares more behind-the-scenes testing of the new Model Y track mode for the latter’s Performance version, available now in the latest 2022 holiday software […]