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Tesla AI Day ‘Will Be Highly Technical’ and for Recruiting Engineers: Musk
With Tesla’s AI Day coming up on Friday, many onlookers are wondering what special announcements and new updates the event could hold. After tweeting the AI Day 2022 poster on Wednesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared a few more details about the event. @ElonMusk retweeted the Tesla AI Day 2022 poster, adding that the event […]
Tesla Adds Airbnb Co-Founder Joe Gebbia to Board
Tesla announced on Wednesday it has added a new member to its Board of Directors—Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia. This was made effective on September 25, 2022. The electric automaker shared a bio of Gebbia on its website today as part of the announcement: Gebbia, a designer and entrepreneur, has spent the last 14 years of […]
Tesla Adds ‘Suggested’ Destinations in 2022.28.2 Update
With Tesla’s regular software updates come gradual improvements, and one new version builds off of the automaker’s recently improved navigation system in its vehicles. Tesla added suggested destinations in its software update version 2022.28.2, as detailed in a report on Wednesday from Not a Tesla App. In the report, the publication notes a user named […]
Tesla Updating Rates and Times for Off-Peak Supercharging
As Tesla continues with plans to open its Superchargers to non-Tesla vehicles, the automaker plans to shift its charging rates and times at certain locations. Tesla is updating its charging rates at select Supercharger locations starting on Wednesday, September 28, according to tweet spotted by @Whole Mars Blog. In the screenshot, Tesla says that users […]
Elon Musk Calls SEC Oversight ‘Government-Imposed Muzzle’
Tesla’s Elon Musk is preparing to head to trial with Twitter next month, though another court battle shows the billionaire entrepreneur calling out a federal agency for allegedly stifling his free speech in a separate case. Musk’s lawyers are claiming that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has imposed a “muzzle” on the CEO’s speech […]
Tesla Rental Demand is ‘Very, Very Strong,’ Says Hertz CEO
Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) are rented frequently at Hertz locations, according to the company, which says it has similar amounts of corporate and legal customers going electric. Demand for Teslas at Hertz rental locations has remained “very, very solid,” according to the companies head in a statement to Yahoo Finance this week. “Demand has been […]
Tesla Launches 2021+ Model S Glass Roof Sunshade
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 Alerts Owners to Charge to 100% Ahead of Incoming Florida Storm
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 […]
2022 Tesla Model Y Cargo Cover Retrofit Costs $200 in Parts
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 […]
Elon Musk Twitter Deposition Reschedule to October 6-7
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 […]
Tesla Requests Employee Help for ‘Very High Volume’ of Q3 Deliveries: Report
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 […]
Tesla’s Giga Shanghai Production Capacity Holding at 93%, Says Report
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. […]
New Tesla Superchargers Global Overview: September 19–25, 2022
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 […]
China to Sell More EVs than Rest of the World Combined This Year; Tax Exemptions Extended to 2023
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 […]
Closer Look: Tesla Supercharger ‘Busy Times’ Chart in 2022.36
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 […]