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PepsiCo Exec Details Tesla Semi Experience
PepsiCo Vice President Mike O’Connell detailed the food and beverage giant’s experience with the Tesla Semi in a recent interview, noting that the company plans to add another 100 of the all-electric trucks to its logistics fleet in 2023 (via Reuters). Tesla’s Semi is an all-electric Class 8 semi-truck that the electric vehicle (EV) maker […]
Tesla to Announce New Factory in Mexico as Early as Next Week: Report
Tesla could announce plans to build an electric vehicle (EV) factory in northeastern Mexico as early as next week — reports Bloomberg. According to the publication’s sources, the EV pioneer is locking down plans for a plant in Santa Catarina in Monterrey city, the capital of the Nuevo Leon state. Tesla is reportedly still ironing […]
Menlo Park Police Put First Tesla Model Y Cruisers on Patrol [Update]
The Menlo Park Police Department (MPPD) on Tuesday put their two recently purchased Tesla Model Y electric vehicles (EVs) on the streets for full-time patrol duties for the very first time (via M-A Chronicle). These two Model Ys are part of a pilot program to test the viability of EVs in the MPPD’s operations. Ori […]
First Zoom Meeting in a Tesla was ‘Awesome’ Says Videocall Founder
Tesla unveiled the video meeting app Zoom in its vehicles in its recent holiday update, and the program is now available in the automaker’s cars, as spotted in photos from one new user. On Thursday, Zoom founder and CEO @Eric S. Yuan shared screenshots on Twitter of him using the video meeting program inside a […]
Tesla Offers Another Discount in China for Cars Delivered by December 26
Tesla is offering another discount in China on all vehicles delivered by December 26, as pointed out by @JayinShanghai. The deal was shared with Jay in a message from Tesla, calling the discount a “Special Heartfelt New Year’s Gift,” and noting that it’s limited to just 3,500 buyers. Jay also notes that Tesla selected December […]
Tesla Offers Up to $5,500 USD Off Demo and New Model 3/Y Cars in Europe
A new discount from Tesla in European countries has become available, as yet another bid for the automaker to offload as many vehicles as possible before the year’s end. Tesla is offering discounts on some inventory for new and demo vehicles in Europe, as spotted by Tesla North reader @TslaChan on Thursday evening. The electric […]
Tesla Model S and Model X Plaid Launch in Europe [VIDEO]
We’ve been sharing news about Tesla’s Model S and Model X Plaid launching Europe, but now the automaker has officially shared a video detailing the debut. On Thursday, Tesla shared a video saying, “Deliveries of the new Model S and Model X have started in Europe.” The video shows customers reacting to the acceleration of […]
Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas Hits 3,000 Model Y Builds Per Week
Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, hit a milestone today as it reached 3,000 Model Y builds per week. That milestone means Tesla’s Giga Texas factory is on pace to produce over 150,000 Model Y vehicles annually. A picture of employees surrounding a Midnight Silver Metallic Model Y and also celebratory balloons “3K” was shared by […]
Tesla Electric Launches in Texas: Electricity Plan for Powerwall Customers
Tesla has launched Tesla Electric in Texas, a retail electricity offering for retail Powerwall customers. Tesla Electric is an “electric plan designed for Powerwall,” says the company. It offers real-time pricing for Solar and Powerwall exports. According to Alex Guichet from Tesla’s Mobile App Product team, he says “It’s a pretty competitive rate offer. It […]
Watch: Pre-Production Lucid Air Sapphire vs Tesla Model S Plaid in Drag Race [VIDEO]
Image: Lucid Motors Hagerty shared a stunning video on Thursday pitting the world’s quickest cars against each other in a drag race, featuring the Tesla Model S Plaid, the Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport, the Lucid Air Sapphire, and as a bonus, a Ducati Panigale V4 SP2 motorcycle. The video’s host, Jason Cammisa, talks through the […]
Tesla Offering 10,000km of Free Supercharging for Buyers in Europe: Report
A new deal is available for Tesla buyers across Europe who will take delivery in 2022, as was shared with one German outlet on Thursday. Tesla is offering a new incentive for buyers in Europe, this time with a bonus of up to 10,000km of free Supercharging on orders delivered in 2022, according to a […]
Tesla Said to Announce a Factory in Mexico in Early 2023: Report
Tesla plans to announce a factory in the Mexican state of Nuevo León in early 2023, according to a report from local outlet Milenio shared earlier this week. The factory will reportedly be headed for a location to the west of the state’s Santa Catarina municipality, and the parties are apparently refining the last details […]
MKBHD Reviews Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta [VIDEO]
Popular tech reviewer Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) took Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) for a ride through New Jersey in a video shared on Wednesday. In the video, Brownlee is running the FSD beta version 2022.36.20 in his Model S Plaid. Brownlee starts the video by driving through some downtown areas with the FSD beta system, saying […]
Watch Tesla’s Semi Truck Get Tested in Harsh Conditions [VIDEO]
The Tesla Semi debuted earlier this month with a delivery event for PepsiCo, and the automaker has since shared some footage of the electric semi truck’s rigorous testing, as a way to help encourage engineers to apply. Tesla engineers tested the Semi in a range of harsh conditions, as seen in a video posted on […]
Tesla to Start Selling 1TB Solid-State Drive for $350 in February
Many Tesla owners have waited a long time for the popular gaming platform Steam to become available in their vehicles, and now that it is available in the Model S and Model X with a recent update, Tesla is launching a new storage device for the vehicles. Tesla has added a one-terabyte solid-state drive to […]