As Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin continues to ramp up production, the automaker could now be readying to add another shift to its production day. Tesla may add a second shift at its Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg in August, adding to the factory’s number of employees, according to a report this week from German publication RBB 24 (via […]
Elon Musk’s requests for bot data have remained central to his Twitter deal, and even as he and the social media platform gear up for a trial in October, the Tesla CEO is still looking to get information from the company. Musk’s legal team has demanded that Twitter reveal the employees in charge of calculating […]
Since rolling out a new self-diagnostics feature for service appointments back in July, Tesla has already made some improvements to the tool in the mobile app. Tesla’s internal app strings seem to show that the automaker expanded the self-diagnostic feature to include battery range concerns as spotted by @tesla_adri. The app also added a question […]
The Mukilteo, Washington Police Department has just received its first Tesla Model Y police cruiser, marking its fourth Tesla overall, according to a report from Herald Net shared on Wednesday. In addition to the Model Y police cruiser, the department has already been operating two other Model Y units and one Model 3 unit for […]
It appears the attacks on Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) Autopilot technology keep coming. Earlier, we reported on how a claim by California senate candidate, Dan O’Dowd, said FSD “mows down children”, but was disproved by an actual FSD beta tester. Now, former presidential candidate and well-known consumer protection advocate Ralph Nader issued a call to […]
A Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta tester responded to claims that the system “mows down children” on Tuesday, sharing a test video showing the opposite. In a video using a cardboard child replica on a residential street, Twitter user @TeslaDriver2022 tested Tesla’s FSD to test claims from California senate candidate Dan O’Dowd. @O’Dowd initially claimed […]
NineDot launched a new community-scale energy storage site in the Bronx, New York City, using Tesla Megapacks, as announced on Tuesday. The large battery system will have a 3.08 Megawatts/12.32 Megawatt-hours capacity, as well as a solar canopy and built-in infrastructure to create bi-directional electric vehicle (EV) chargers in the future. This is the first […]
With electric vehicles (EVs) continuing to increase in popularity, demand for EV batteries has skyrocketed as automakers like Tesla are maximizing battery supply deals to access as many EV batteries as possible. Fellow automaker BYD has started delivering its blade batteries to Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin, according to several sources familiar with the matter, as […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced late Tuesday evening (early Wednesday morning ET) that the company will start shipping its Semi truck with 500-mile range (804 km) this year, and for the Cybertruck it will be in 2023. Tesla 500 mile range Semi Truck starts shipping this year, Cybertruck next year — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold 7,924,107 shares of his electric vehicle company, worth roughly $6.9 billion. According to SEC filings, the sales took place on August 5, August 8 and 9. BREAKING: Elon Musk has filed a total of six Form 4s with the SEC tonight showing that he sold 7,924,107 $TSLA shares worth about […]
Tesla emailed some of its customers today share some summer driving tips, emphasizing vehicle features for travel during this season. “From Scheduled Departure to Camp Mode, your Tesla is equipped with features to help you travel farther and stay cool this summer,” reads the email sent to a Tesla North Model Y owner in Canada. […]
Gigafactory Shanghai’s recent production upgrades have let Tesla add an airbag to the Model Y SUV, further increasing safety in the electric vehicle (EV). Tesla’s made-in-China Model Y units are set to receive an extra far-side airbag as a standard, according to a Tuesday announcement from the automaker on Weibo (via CnEVPost). The move is […]
Production upgrades at Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai slowed the automaker’s China-made vehicle sales last month, as shown in data from the country’s auto agency. Tesla sold 28,217 vehicles produced at its Giga Shanghai factory in July, representing around two-thirds fewer sales than in the prior month, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) […]
Tesla’s electric SUV has outsold a gas vehicle in Europe’s premium SUV category in the first half of 2022, representing a significant shift toward electric vehicles (EVs). Tesla’s Model Y has surpassed the Mercedes-Benz GLC in Europe to become the continent’s best-selling premium SUV, according to preliminary data from German firm Dataforce, reported Automotive News […]
Tesla is outpacing the rest of electric vehicle (EV) competition in California–and gas cars–as detailed by recent data from the California New Car Dealer’s Association (CNCDA). The Tesla Model Y was California’s best-selling vehicle in the first half of 2022, while the Model 3 was the second-best, according to CNBC analyst Phil LeBeau on a Tuesday […]
