Tesla

Tesla’s Model Y has just made history in Norway, becoming the new single-year car sales record in the nation. The record held since 1969 was by the iconic Volkswagen Beetle and its 16,699 vehicles sold in one year, but the Model Y just eclipsed that with 16,701 sold, according to data tracked by Norwegian Road. […]

A new video from YouTube channel GJeebs shared earlier this month shows some testing with the 2023 Model Y with the latter’s suspension improvements. The feature was introduced in recent weeks after CEO Elon Musk said that improved suspension was set to become available in non-Performance Model Y units. GJeebs compares a 2020 Model Y […]

Tesla’s Tom Zhu, the head of the Gigafactory in Shanghai, has been traveling in the U.S. along with a team of aides to help improve production at the automaker’s Fremont and Austin factories, according to a report from Reuters. The news comes just weeks after reports first suggested that Zhu would be heading to Giga […]

Tesla has set quarterly delivery records in at least four European countries for Spain, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden combined, as seen in registration data compiled by EU-EVs (via @Roland Pircher). The data shows compiled deliveries from the four countries across quarters dating as far back as Q4 2020. Tesla has surpassed its deliveries records […]

Tesla’s holiday software update began rolling out earlier this month, and it included an “automatic turn signals” feature that automatically turns off turn signals once fully entering a lane. This feature has been available on the Model S and Model X, but now it makes its way to the Model 3 and Model Y, leveraging […]

After adding a $3,750 discount to Model 3 and Model Y deliveries in the U.S. until the end of December, Tesla has now doubled this amount to $7,500. According to a screenshot from Tesla received by WaitingforTesla.com and shared with Tesla North, the electric automaker says there’s now a $7,500 price adjustment until December 31, […]

As the U.S. appears to continue heading into a recession, Tesla may be making some serious moves to cut labor and hiring costs at the company. Tesla has reportedly enacted a hiring freeze and a new round of layoffs may be coming as soon as next quarter, according to a source familiar with the matter […]

It’s been a whirlwind few months at Twitter, after CEO Elon Musk purchased the company for $44 billion following months of back and forth. Twitter owner Musk is currently looking for a new person to head the company, according to sources who spoke with CNBC on Tuesday. It’s no surprise Musk is finding a new […]

A video shared by Tobias Lindh on YouTube on Tuesday shows updates to Tesla’s Gigafactory in Grünheide, Germany, showing packed lots full of cars, following a milestone in which it produced 3,000 Model Y units in a week. The drone video, which was taken on Sunday, shows multiple parking lot areas outside of Giga Berlin […]

@Tesla announced on Monday that it has reached 500,000 solar panel and solar roof installations, equating to around 4GW of clean energy. Tesla paused all solar roof installations in July, with some onlookers citing potential supply issues as a cause for the halt. In September, Tesla began requiring the purchase of a Powerwall with all […]

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta is allegedly being tested in the United Kingdom, as noted by @Teslascope on Monday, running off of an internal build of single-stack software. The Teslascope account says Tesla has been testing the FSD beta “with the help of dozens of primarily secret employees.” Later in the thread, the account adds […]

Tesla started rolling out its 2022 holiday software update to more vehicles today, and the Tesla North fleet received the highly-anticipated update. This update includes goodies such as Apple Music support and also MyQ Connected Garage. Here’s how to set up MyQ Connected Garage in your Tesla—it was very straightforward. The first step is to […]

Tesla is reportedly building a Model S factory line at its Giga Berlin, along with plans to build the Model 3 at the Grünheide, Germany factory, according to a Giga Berlin worker who spoke with @Felix Kern on Friday (via @Berlinergy). While Kern notes that the news of the Model S factory line isn’t yet […]

In a letter on Sunday, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) wrote to Tesla’s board chair Robyn Denholm saying that CEO Elon Musk has failed to meet legal duties following his purchase of Twitter, according to a report from CNBC. Warren posited that Musk’s use of Tesla employees at Twitter could represent major conflicts of interest, […]

Following reports last week that said Tesla would be announcing a factory in Mexico in early 2023, a new story says the automaker could share news of the new Gigafactory this week. Tesla may announce the construction of a Gigafactory in Mexico’s Nuevo León as soon as Friday, according to a report from local outlet […]