Tesla

Tesla is set to open a 50,000-square-foot fulfillment and service center in Westbury, New York, as reported by Long Island Business News (via Reddit), earlier this summer. The center is set to be located in a former Toys R Us building, located at the Roosevelt Raceway Center at 1350 Corporate Drive. Although the space has […]

The ride comfort in Tesla vehicles, particularly the Model 3 and Model Y can be quite stiff for some, compared to more plush suspensions found in something like a Honda CRV or Toyota RAV4. The firmer suspension offers great handling for the heavier electric vehicle. But now, it appears ride comfort has improved, according to […]

Tesla continues to hire in several departments across the company, despite CEO Elon Musk’s multiple warnings of a coming recession. This week alone, Tesla listed over 6,900 jobs on its website, representing around a 50 percent increase in listings since mid-June, according to Reuters, which has been tracking the figure since mid-June. The number of […]

Let’s take a look at all the new Tesla Superchargers that went live across the globe this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing October 10, 2022 F1, Xiongfeng City, State Road 105, Zhongcun Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong, China 15 250 […]

It appears ‘Track Mode’ will be coming to the Model Y Performance variant, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk. While ‘Track Mode’ is limited to the Model S Plaid and Model 3 Performance, it seems to be expanding now, according to Musk. When asked by @teslaownersSV, “Can we get track mode for Model Y Performance?”, […]

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 […]