Tesla

The vegan leather Tesla uses for the interior seating in its electric vehicles (EVs) is supplied by Japan-based Ultrafabrics Holdings Co., which is betting the material is going to make it big (via Automotive News). As the automotive industry moves toward sustainability in everything from propulsion to manufacturing and interior design, carmakers are swapping out organic […]

Tesla has confirmed the electric vehicle (EV) range for both the Model S and Model X in Europe as the automaker prepares to start delivering the Plaid trims of both vehicles in the region (via @tesla_adri). European orders for the Model S/X Plaid opened up back in August. According to a report from earlier this […]

Image shared by Chris Zheng Tesla continues to introduce new features for its Model Y, starting for those in China. According to news shared by Chris Zheng (@ChrisZheng001), Tesla told customers they were very excited to introduce two new product updates for the Chinese market, based on feedback. We can see in the pictures there’s […]

Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs on Friday reaffirmed its bullish stance on Tesla stock (via Yahoo Finance). The institution maintained a “Buy” rating on Tesla shares but did reduce its price target for the stock down from $333 USD per share to $305. Goldman’s new price target would represent a 48% uplift from Tesla’s share price […]

BBC on Wednesday premiered the first episode of The Elon Musk Show, a documentary centered on the life and exploits of the Tesla CEO and celebrity billionaire. The synopsis for the episode reads: In 1995, at the start of the Silicon Valley tech boom, Elon arrives with his younger brother Kimbal to join the gold […]

We have our first look at Tesla’s Model S Plaid Ceramic Brake Kit, which costs a cool $20,000 USD. A picture of the factory brake kit was shared by Unplugged Performance. You can see the $20,000 brake kit from Tesla in the foreground on the black Model S Plaid. The front part of the brake […]

Tesla has update its mobile app on Friday evening, with the iPhone version of the app gaining new iOS 16 lockscreen widgets to show your vehicle’s battery range. To add the Tesla battery range widget to your iPhone running iOS 16, just tap and hold on your lockscreen, then tap ‘Customize’, tap a widget area, […]

Image via @klwtts Earlier this month, Tesla announced it was ditching ultrasonic sensors from its new vehicles builds, starting first with the Model 3 and Model Y, then the Model S and Model X in 2023. Tesla says its camera-based Tesla Vision Autopilot no longer requires these ultrasonic sensors, which are typically located in front […]

Tesla is reportedly delaying its full battery cell production plans at Giga Berlin, according to unnamed sources familiar with the matter, speaking to the German publication, Handelsblatt. Currently, Tesla is only conducting research on electrodes at Giga Berlin, although it eventually plans to produce entire electric vehicle (EV) batteries at the facility. Instead, the automaker […]

Tesla customers in Taiwan may be receiving their copies of the Model Y electric SUV in the coming weeks, as one reservation holder just spotted one of the vehicles in the country. The first sighting of a German-built Tesla Model Y was spotted by @Michael Hsu (Tesla Owners Taiwan founder) in Taiwan this week. The […]

As onlookers prepare for the highly-anticipated Tesla Cybertruck, a pair of prototypes for the futuristic electric truck has arrived at the automaker’s Texas facility. Two Tesla Cybertruck prototypes were spotted being delivered at Gigafactory Texas on Friday by @Joe Tegtmeyer. A video should be posted later today. “Two new Cybertruck prototypes delivered to Giga Texas […]

When will Tesla release the next version of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69.3? According to CEO Elon Musk on Thursday morning, the next release is slated for “next week”. That could range from Sunday, October 16 to Saturday, October 22. Next week — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 13, 2022 Musk also suggested today the […]

Tesla CEO @Elon Musk says the automaker may remove geofencing in Downtown Toronto with an upcoming update for Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69.3. While Tesla’s FSD software works in much of Toronto, a small downtown area of Toronto is currently blocked off by the software which asks the driver to regain control of the vehicle […]

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is set to buy Twitter after all, and some investors have stated their interest and excitement in seeing what he does with the company. ARK Invest CEO and CIO Cathie Wood says she’s “excited” to see what Elon Musk will do with the acquisition of Twitter, adding that it could be […]

As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to gain widespread consumer popularity in Canada, one model is taking the throne thus far this year. Driving.ca looked at the best-selling EVs in each province for the first eight months of 2022, and the Tesla Model 3 was the top-selling EV in seven of the country’s provinces, based on […]