Tesla

Tesla Begins Court Trial to Defend Elon Musk’s Compensation Package

Tesla headed to court on Monday over Elon Musk’s 2018 compensation package, taking place at Delaware’s Court of Chancery in Wilmington, according to a report from CNN. Musk will testify on Wednesday about the $56 billion compensation deal, which the plaintiffs call the largest pay package ever offered by a publicly traded company. The net […]

Tesla Celebrates 100th Supercharger Station in South Korea

Tesla on Thursday celebrated the opening of its 100th Supercharger station in South Korea (via Tesmanian; use coupon code TESLANORTH10 for 10% off). 100th Supercharger in Korea: Seongsu D Tower (9 Stalls)https://t.co/dXfSYbfJLm pic.twitter.com/LTdOgoNJWn — Tesla Charging (@TeslaCharging) November 10, 2022 This new milestone was more than five years in the making for the all-electric automaker. […]

First Quicksilver Tesla Model Y Builds Spotted at Giga Berlin [VIDEO]

Some of Tesla’s first production Model Y units in the new ‘Quicksilver’ paint option have been spotted outside Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg in a recent 4K drone flyover of the facility that was shared on YouTube by the_wolfpack_berlin. Quicksilver is one of the two new paint colors Tesla launched last month for Berlin-built Model Ys. It is […]

Elon Musk was Offered $5 Billion by FTX CEO for Twitter Investment: Emails

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and CEO of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, reached out to Tesla CEO Elon Musk back in April and offered an investment of up to $5 billion USD in the latter’s $44 billion bid to acquire Twitter, according to internal emails shared by @TechEmails. Michael Grimes, the Head of Global Technology […]

Tesla Rolls Out FSD Beta V11 with Single Stack [Release Notes]

Image via @husseinhamdan_ Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed last night the next version of Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta has rolled out, version 11. “FSD V11 rolled out at 11:11pm Pacific,” said Musk on Friday night. FSD V11 rolled out at 11:11pm Pacific — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 12, 2022 As of Saturday morning, we now […]

Tesla Opens its EV Connector Design to Charging Networks and Automakers

Tesla today announced it is open-sourcing the design of its electric vehicle (EV) charging connector for charging networks and other automakers to use. “In pursuit of our mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy, today we are opening our EV connector design to the world,” the company said. Tesla invited charging network operators […]

Twitter Restores ‘Official’ Badge to Combat Impersonation

Elon Musk-owned Twitter restored the “Official” badge to user profiles after the social media company had taken it away a few days ago, according to a report from Reuters. The news comes after the $7.99 subscription option for the blue checkmark verification disappeared for users on the platform. The “official” badge is an attempt to stave […]

Elon Musk Sold Tesla Stock to ‘Save’ Twitter, Says Report

On Thursday, Elon Musk sent his first email to Twitter staff and informed them of a dire situation at the social network, while also saying at a meeting his recent Tesla stock sale was to “save” the social network, reports The New York Times. Musk told employees the company did not have enough cash to […]

Tesla Updates 2023 Model 3 Performance with Model Y Turn Signals

Tesla’s Model 3 Performance is now delivering with the automaker’s newer Model Y-style tail lights, as noticed by one new buyer this week. A Tesla Model 3 Performance buyer picking up the vehicle in Fort Worth, Texas has noticed that the electric vehicle (EV) includes Model Y-style tail lights, including both the C-Style brake light […]

Tesla Now Letting Salvaged Cars Return to Superchargers

Tesla is looking to create a system to restore salvaged vehicle access to the Supercharger network, according to an internal document obtained by electrek. The document, entitled “Salvaged-Titled Vehicle Fast Charging Safety Inspection,” details plans for a two-step process to investigate a vehicle’s battery pack and charging components, before restoring access to Superchargers. Upon passing […]

Tesla Hiring for Cybertruck Production at Giga Texas

Tesla is hiring for multiple positions related to the production of the Cybertruck, as can be seen on the automaker’s careers web page (via @Whole Mars Blog). The company has at least eight positions listed that are directly related to Cybertruck production, including engineers, manufacturing and engineering management positions. Each of the positions is located […]