Tesla

Elon Musk Meets with French President Emmanuel Macron

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently met with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss the “manufacturing of electric vehicles and batteries,” among other things. “In line with our ambition for decarbonizing and reindustrializing France and Europe, with @elonmusk we exchanged on future green industrial projects, such as manufacturing of electric vehicles and batteries,” President Macron said […]

Tesla Model Y Tops Car Sales in Norway During November

Tesla’s Model Y dominated car sales in Norway during November, a month where plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) overall accounted for a whopping 89.3% of automotive sales in the country — reports CleanTechnica. Norway saw total vehicle registrations increase about 28% year-over-year to 19,513 units during November. Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) grew their lion’s share of […]

Frito-Lay Tesla Semi Joins Christmas Parade in California

Image via u/TheRsell Tesla delivered its first Semi trucks this week to customer PepsiCo, with the launch event at Gigafactory Nevada showcasing some decked-out trucks with Pepsi and Frito-Lay graphics. PepsiCo executives joined Elon Musk on stage at the delivery event, with the Tesla CEO saying the first delivery included Frito-Lay snacks sent to the […]

Tesla Model Y in Quicksilver Hits Showrooms In Europe

Tesla Model Y units in the company’s new “Quicksilver” color have started making their way to showrooms across Europe, just a few weeks after the first units with the new paint option were spotted outside Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg. Electric vehicle (EV) enthusiast Lasse Edvardsen (@nasalahe) on Saturday shared images of a Quicksilver Model Y Performance on […]

Tesla Model 3 with Camouflaged Front and Rear Spotted in the Wild

A Tesla Model 3 with a camouflage cover on the front and rear was recently spotted at a parking space in Santa Cruz, California (via @omg_tesla). https://twitter.com/omg_tesla/status/1598907595632562176 The electric vehicle (EV) seemed to have factory plates, indicating that it is part of Tesla’s engineering and testing fleet. “Tesla policy requires employees who use certain [engineering] […]

Tesla EV Battery Packs Reused for Energy Storage Systems in Finland and California

Two companies have announced plans to create a clean energy storage using old batteries from Tesla’s vehicles. Energy storage firms Cactos and Smartville announced $10 million in fundraising to help commercialize systems using repurposed batteries from Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs), as detailed in a report from EnergyStorage.news on Wednesday. San Diego-based Smartville has an energy […]

Tesla Model Y Wins ‘2022 Car of the Year’ in Australia

The Tesla Model Y earned the title of News AU‘s 2022 Car of the Year, following testing of eight different gas and electric vehicles on Australian roads. The outlet notes the Model Y’s 450km driving range, its roomy cabin compared to gas cars, its brisk acceleration and its sharp steering as a few of the […]