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Tesla Insurance Now Available in Minnesota
Tesla insurance is now available for owners in Minnesota, as can be seen on Tesla’s insurance support web page (via Reddit). One user on the Reddit thread shared that, with a safety score of 90, they were offered a $135-per-month premium for Tesla insurance that covers $100,000/$300,000 in injuries, $50,000 on property and $100,000/$300,000 on […]
Tesla Notifies Owners in Canada About Window Issue Fix Coming via Software Update
Tesla has notified owners in Canada about a Transport Canada recall notice regarding select vehicles, in regards to the window automatic reversal system possibly not functioning properly, according to an email received by Tesla North. The issue is categorized as Transport Canada recall number 2022-528 from October 21, 2022, and it applies to Tesla’s 2021-2022 […]
Tesla Starts Sending Out Semi Delivery Event Invitations [Update]
Image via Luca Atalla Tesla’s Semi delivery event is slated to take place on Thursday, December 1, 2022, and now the company has started sending out event invites. According to a screenshot of the invite shared by Luca Atalla (@lucaatalla), it asks for those that received it to RSVP by 11:59 on November 28, 2022. […]
The New York Times Spends a Full Day with Tesla’s FSD Beta in Florida
The New York Times published a story on Wednesday detailing its experience with Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta, after spending a full day with the self-driving software thanks to Chuck Cook, a well-known beta tester in Jacksonville, Florida. The Times filmed the entire experience with its own cameras and Cook provided the journalists a taste […]
Here’s the Tesla Semi and its Pop-Out Windows [VIDEO]
We’re two weeks away from Tesla’s Semi delivery event, set to take place at Gigafactory Nevada. The company will deliver its first Semi trucks to customer PepsiCo. If you haven’t seen it yet, the Tesla Semi also features pop-out windows, allowing the driver to get both fresh air and also talk to people outside of […]
Tesla Opens Superchargers in Italy to Non-Tesla EVs
New countries are being added to Tesla’s pilot program testing non-Tesla vehicles at Superchargers, and one new European country has just joined the program’s ranks. Tesla opened its Supercharger network to non-Tesla electric vehicles (EVs) this week, adding the country to a list of countries on its website involved in the pilot program (via @TeslaCharging). […]
2022.40.7 Tesla Update Rolling Out
Tesla’s software update 2022.40.7 was spotted for the first time on a California Model 3 All-Wheel-Drive Long Range on Thursday night, and the version’s rollout can be viewed live from Teslascope. At the time of writing, the Model 3 seems to be one of two vehicles receiving the update, with one categorized as waiting for […]
Tesla Engineers Sent to Twitter Worked on ‘Voluntary Basis,’ Says Elon Musk
During his testimony in court on Tuesday, Elon Musk said that Tesla engineers sent to work at Twitter were doing so “on a voluntary basis” and only “after hours,” according to a report from CNBC. The news came during a case over Musk’s $56 billion compensation plan in 2018, for which Tesla shareholder Richard Tornetta […]
Tesla Delivers its 10,000th Vehicle in Israel, with More Coming
Tesla has delivered its 10,000th vehicle in Israel, which also makes the U.S. automaker the first to deliver 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs) in the country, as spotted by @ConnectingODots according to owner @TomerHacohen (via Tesmanian). Apparently, the milestone makes Israel the fastest country to reach 10,000 deliveries. The first Tesla deliveries in Israel began in […]
Tesla Semi Delivery Event Confirmed for Dec. 1 at Giga Nevada
Tesla confirmed it will be holding a Semi delivery event at its Gigafactory in Nevada, set for Thursday, December 1, 2022. The automaker’s announcement comes exactly five years after the original Semi unveiling that took place on November 16, 2017 (the Roadster was also unveiled too!). The first customer to receive deliveries of the Semi […]
New Tesla Superchargers Global Overview: November 8–15, 2022
Here’s a look at all the new Tesla Superchargers that went live across the globe between Tuesday, November 8, and Tuesday, November 15, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing November 9, 2022 Sortavalankatu 2, Joensuu, Finland 8 250 kW Unavailable November 9, 2022 7703 […]
First Look: Inside Tesla’s New Peterson Museum Exhibit [VIDEO]
Tesla is set to debut a new exhibit at the Peterson Museum in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 20, 2022. The exhibit features early Tesla vehicle prototypes, early design insights, SpaceX, Tesla AI and Dojo, Hyperloop, Cybertruck, Tesla Bot and more. For a special preview of the entire exhibit, Tesla Raj has shared a nearly […]
Tesla Might Produce 100 Semis This Year, Says Chair in Testimony
Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm testified in a case surrounding Elon Musk’s $56 billion compensation plan in 2018, saying that she expected the automaker to produce as many as 100 Semis this year, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Denholm testified remotely, noting that the Semi was originally planned for release in 2019, […]
Elon Musk Defends $56 Billion Tesla Pay in Court, Was Focused on Saving Company
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is in court this week defending his 2017-2018 compensation package at the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, in which he made $56 billion. In a Delaware Chancery Court on Wednesday, Musk said he was “focused” on Tesla in 2017, defending his pay package by adding that the company was in “crisis,” according […]
2022 Tesla Model S Gets 5-Star Euro NCAP Safety Rating [VIDEO]
The Tesla Model S received a five-star safety rating from the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP), according to a blog post from the automaker. Overall, the electric sedan ranked 98 percent in the whole Safety Assist category, made up of a number of smaller categories. The safety index ranked the Model S with […]