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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]