Tesla

Munro Live shared a new video last week as part of a new series focused on answering audience questions. The series, dubbed “Ask Munro,” features Munro & Associates Program Manager Scott Hoffman and discusses Tesla’s recent announcement of plans to open the North American charging standard (NACS) design to the world, shared in a press […]

Tesla’s Cybertruck uses steel made by Steel Dynamics, according to a plaque at the Petersen Automotive Museum display for SpaceX, spotted by @Teslaadvisor (via @Sawyer Merritt). The news comes after Steel Dynamics denied involvement with the Tesla Cybertruck in January, saying that the company was currently not an “approved supplier” of stainless steel, though it […]

Kevin Chau (@kchau), who makes a hobby of scouring service manuals and related documentation to find interesting information, recently found that the front and rear castings, among other things, of Tesla’s new Model Y design with 4680 cells and a structural battery pack are highly repairable (and can even be replaced). The new structural battery […]

Tesla on Saturday filed for a voluntary recall of more than 321,000 Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles (EVs) with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for a potential glitch with taillights that could cause them to not light up properly — reports Fox Business. On Friday, the all-electric automaker also issued […]

Tesla has shared a teaser of its new exhibit that launched yesterday at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California. The new Tesla exhibit has the most comprehensive collection of vehicles from the company ever curated. We previously saw a full walkthrough of the exhibit but Tesla has now shared its own little clip […]

According to permit filings discovered by Canadian Supercharger aficionado Marco (@MarcoRPTesla), a 16-stall Tesla Supercharger is coming to an IKEA outlet in Renton, Washington, near Seattle. It's official, IKEA has established a Supercharger partnership with Tesla!!! Permits have been filed for a 16-stall site in Renton, Washington, near Seattle. H/T to @GuyMaughan and @J_Probstfield pic.twitter.com/E5yxFUroIJ […]

Tesla plans to open a new showroom and service center at The Commons retail shopping center in Aliso Viejo, California — reports the Orange County Register. According to the publication, the site received a conditional-use permit in July for remodeling. A Tesla showroom and service center has now been green-lit to replace the Michael’s and […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Saturday morning that the company has started rolling out Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta version 10.69.3.1 to public testers. Tesla FSD 10.69.3.1 going to wide release now — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 19, 2022 FSD beta 10.69.3.1 brings improvements to the system’s Object Detection network, improved architecture for better accuracy […]

Homeowners represented by Barfoot & Thompson in New Zealand are offering a “brand new Tesla and brand new home,” in an effort to sell the home in southeast Auckland, to differentiate the property from 120 other new builds in the market. Real estate agent Kapil Rana said the Tesla hasn’t yet been purchased, but the […]

Tesla now represents one percent of all vehicles on the road in Denmark, according to data reported by local outlet De Danske Bilimportører and shared by an employee on LinkedIn (via @Sawyer Merritt). Tesla Denmark’s Regional Lead Kim Gaba Jensen posted the news on LinkedIn on Friday, adding that there is still work to be […]

Tesla has changed the wording on its Model 3 Long Range configurator for orders in Korea, previously saying “Available for Order in 2023” and now writing “View Limited Inventory”, as spotted by Tesla North reader @Tslachan. In a tweet about the change, @Tslachan also pointed out that the strategy seemed to be similar to Tesla’s […]

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 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 […]

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 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 […]