Tesla

Tesla has launched a sunshade for the Model S refresh (2021+) in its online shop, priced at $120 USD. “Constructed from lightweight mesh fabric with a collapsible rigid frame, the Model S Glass Roof Sunshade blocks 66 percent of luminous transmittance. Easily removable, the sunshade is installed onto the interior of the glass roof with […]

Tesla continues to leverage its in-car notification system to alert owners to charge their vehicles, when there’s a chance electrical grids may be impacted by weather conditions. Full Self-Driving (FDS) beta tester, Chuck Cook, shared a message he received in his Tesla on Tuesday. “In the next 48 hours, a storm is forecast to make […]

Tesla’s store often keeps useful products and accessories for on hand for its vehicle owners, and one cargo shelf retrofit is now being installed at some service centers. A new Tesla Model Y Performance cargo shelf retrofit has been spotted, as installed by a service center (via Reddit). The parts were ordered for $200 using […]

After a Delaware judge set Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s deposition for this week, the opportunity for the billionaire to answer questions under oath has been pushed back to next week. Musk’s deposition for an upcoming trial with Twitter has been rescheduled to October 6 and 7, according to a filing with the court on Tuesday […]

Although Tesla CEO Elon Musk has previously said he hopes to shift away from end-of-quarter sales pushes, the automaker is expected to have another huge batch of deliveries heading to customers to end the third quarter. Musk apparently sent an email to employees requesting help for a “very high volume” of third-quarter deliveries, and analysts […]

Although Tesla upgraded its Gigafactory Shanghai production lines in July and August, the automaker won’t use them at full capacity for the time being, claims a report. Tesla’s Giga Shanghai plans to remain below maximum output capacity, running at about 93 percent despite recent upgrades, according to two sources familiar with the matter, reports Reuters. […]

Here’s a list of all the new locations Tesla added to its global network of Superchargers this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing September 19, 2022 The Haili New Century Grand Hotel Haiyan at No. 349 Xinqiao North Road, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China […]

More electric vehicles (EVs) are set to be sold in China this year than throughout the rest of the world combined, according to an exposé from The New York Times on Monday. As many countries struggle to incentivize EV sales using tax credits and subsidies, China’s customer base has already begun to pivot toward the […]

A coming software update has added a useful pop-up feature for Tesla’s Superchargers, showing new details that weren’t previously included. Tesla software update 2022.36 includes a newly designed pop-up map feature for Supercharger locations, as detailed by Not a Tesla App on Monday. The pop-up map includes information such as the number of available charging […]

Tesla’s official CCS Combo 1 adapters have begun delivering to customers, as noted on Monday by a Model 3 owner (via Reddit). The CCS adapter costs $250 in the U.S. and $325 in Canada, offering up to 250 kW at third-party charging stations where Tesla’s proprietary Supercharger connections aren’t available. Tesla launched official sales of […]

An outdoor area of Tesla’s German car plant caught fire, requiring the local fire department to enter the scene on Monday. A fire broke out at Tesla’s Giga Berlin in Grünheide, Germany on Monday, before the local fire department was called to extinguish the fire around 3:30 local time, as reported by Reuters. The fire […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is set to answer questions about his upcoming trial with Twitter, which the social media platform hopes will force him to follow through on plans to purchase the company for $44 billion. Musk is set to be deposed on Monday and Tuesday, ahead of his trial with Twitter in the coming […]

Tesla has informed local government officials in Gruenheide, Germany, that it is putting plans for a 50 gigawatt-hour battery production facility at Gigafactory Berlin on the back burner. The automaker will instead divert resources to increasing battery production at its U.S. Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, faster than originally planned, reports Automotive News. “The EV maker […]

After Tesla was sued earlier this year by a state agency alleging mass racial bias at the automaker’s Fremont, California plant, the company has recently fought back with a countersuit filed with the courts. Tesla filed a motion to countersue the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) on Thursday after the agency sued the automaker in […]

Tesla appears to be releasing a revamped Energy tab, that shows a breakdown of electricity usage. A leaked image was shared by @Teslascope, claiming to be from an upcoming 2022.36 software update. The screenshot is from an internal build of the company’s software. “A leak from an internal build on the 2022.36 software branch showcases […]