Tesla

Tesla’s Model S Plaid has added yet another notch to its belt this week, breaking the lap record for all vehicles — electric or otherwise — at the Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond, California (via InsideEVs). The Model S Plaid, modified by Unplugged Performance, posted a lap time of 1:13.51. It handily toppled the previous […]

Tesla has hit the ground running in Thailand, racking up more than 5,000 Model 3 and Model Y orders within just three days of launching the two electric vehicles (EVs) in the country (via The Nation Thailand). The automaker touted the warm welcome it has received on its Thai website. According to executives at Tesla’s […]

Autogefühl‘s Thomas Majchrzak recently posted his in-depth review of the 2023 Tesla Model S Plaid — or as he calls it, the “hypercar from stock.” The first customer deliveries of the Model S/X Plaid in Germany were only just confirmed this week. Majchrzak, a journalist and car enthusiast from Germany, took the Model S Plaid […]

Tesla Model S/X Plaid units have started arriving in Germany, with the first Model X Plaid orders being delivered to customers in the country on Friday (via @Berlinergy). Model S/X Plaid arriving in 🇩🇪🤩-Trailer on Autobahn 8 (A8) near Pforzheim today Source TFF Forum -Model S Plaid tested on the Autobahn near Berlin Source https://t.co/viR6QwWH5E […]

Tesla’s Cybertruck is slated to start production soon and what appears to be the first image of a Cybertruck frame has popped up on the web. The image was shared with Kim Java by an anonymous source and what we see is the Cybertruck frame and casting parts at the back. The truck’s frame sits […]

A recent blog post spotted on the South Korean blog Naver appears to confirm that Tesla’s much-anticipated 2022 holiday update will roll out as software version 2022.44.25. Every year, Tesla releases a holiday update with significant improvements and some fun new features meant to spread holiday cheer. We reported earlier this week that this year’s […]

Tesla’s sales in China remain a crucial piece of the automaker’s global market share, and new data shows that the company’s flagship electric SUV is absolutely crushing the competition in the world’s largest automotive market. The Tesla Model Y landed the title of China’s best-selling premium SUV in November, with the second-place BMW X3 falling […]

Tesla plans to suspend Model Y production at its Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, between December 25 and January 1, according to an internal memo and two people familiar with the matter, as detailed in a report from Reuters. The sources said that the planned suspension is part of an overarching goal to cut Giga Shanghai’s […]

Tesla’s upcoming holiday software update is said to include MyQ garage integration, allowing the latter to seamlessly open and close your garage door at home. We now have some more details on how Tesla MyQ integration will work, based on a since-deleted webpage from Chamberlain, thanks to the Wayback Machine. These images were first shared […]

Amidst rumors of demand issues hitting Tesla’s Gigafactory in China, the automaker is still posting record delivery numbers heading into the final month of the year. Tesla delivered 62,493 vehicles in China in November, while Giga Shanghai also exported 37,798 vehicles, according to data shared by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on Thursday (via […]

Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, has been faced with concerns of slowed demand in recent months, and a new update shows the plant is cutting back on onboarding and employee shifts. Giga Shanghai is reducing shift hours and postponing some hiring at the company’s most productive plant, as reported by Bloomberg on Tuesday. Tesla will […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is utilizing talent from the company’s Gigafactory in China to help operate its Austin, Texas, plant. Shanghai executive Tom Zhu and some of his engineering team are visiting Tesla’s Giga Texas this week to help with the Austin factory’s production ramp-up, according to multiple people familiar with the matter in a […]

Tesla owners are wondering what the automaker’s holiday update could include, and one account has pointed out some of the things users can expect. @Teslascope shared a glimpse into Tesla’s upcoming holiday update on Tuesday, noting that it’s expected to include Apple Music, new games, and more. The update will also bring an improved, customizable […]

Tesla delivered dozens of Model S and X units in Germany in November, according to registration data from the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamtes (KBA) as compiled in a report from Tesmanian. The country’s registration documents showed that Tesla sold 106 Model S units and 35 Model X units in Germany during November, though it isn’t exactly clear how […]

In recent months, Tesla has increased Supercharger prices in Europe multiple times, and now another price increase has hit many countries on the continent. Tesla increased Supercharger pricing in certain parts of Europe, as shown in photos tweeted by @Tesla_Adri, showing raised prices in Eemnes, Netherlands, Kassel, Germany, and more. The tipster said on Tuesday […]