Tesla

A virtual power plant (VPP) project consisting exclusively of Tesla Powerwalls on the island of Miyakojima in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, has now become the largest of its kind in the country. The Miyakojima VPP project began in 2021 and today comprises more than 300 Powerwalls, Tesla said in a Japanese blog post. It is the […]

For testers of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta software, if you’re not safely operating your vehicle, you can get ‘strikes’ and eventually get locked out of the program. The FSD beta program offers a warning for drivers when there is “improper use of FSD beta”, as indicated by your car’s telemetry data. Tesla offers five […]

The owner of a Tesla Model Y that crashed into a Texas home’s garage back in May has now spoken with media to provide their account of the accident, after a Tesla executive recently said that Autopilot saved them from a “pedal error.” “I was going very slow, and all of a sudden, this Tesla […]

Boulder City Police in Nevada have unveiled pictures of its Tesla Model Y patrol cars. The city says it is a “leader in energy production” that is now also “cutting down on fossil fuel consumption,” as it unveils electric cars for its police department. The purchase of the Tesla Model Y was made with a […]

After a report showed Tesla supplier Panasonic’s plans to build a new electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Kansas, the manufacturer may also be looking at an additional plant in the U.S. Panasonic is now looking to build another U.S. battery plant for around $4 billion, and Oklahoma seems to be the most-likely location for […]

After Tesla launched tow hitch options in Europe for the Model Y and Model S Plaid, the automaker has once again added the option for its Model 3 sedan. Tesla’s Model 3 is now available with a tow hitch for buyers in Europe, costing an extra €1,350 ($1,351 USD) to add-on (via @Tesla_Adri). The tow […]

It’s been a couple of years since California introduced the idea of banning gas car sales, and the state has now officially set plans for phasing out the fossil fuel-burning vehicles. California voted to approve a ban on new gas car sales by 2035 on Thursday and is one of the first government entities to […]

European customers can now purchase a new, entry-level Model Y configuration along with the Long-Range and Performance variants. Tesla has made a rear-wheel-drive configuration of its Model Y available in Europe, as seen on the automaker’s website this week (via @ModelYOwnerDACH). The Model Y is rated for 445km (~276 miles) from the Worldwide Harmonised Light-Duty […]

When will Tesla release Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69.1? According to CEO Elon Musk, FSD beta 10.69.1 will now be released on Monday, August 29, 2022. Musk provided an updated timeline for FSD beta 10.69.1 on Thursday afternoon, saying it “releases Monday night”, which would be August 29. He added “10.69.2 about a week or […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk will get more bot data from Twitter, as ordered by Delaware Judge Kathaleen McCormick on Thursday. According to the Financial Times, McCormick says Twitter must provide Musk with information related to 9,000 user accounts it audited in late 2021. McCormick, who is overseeing the upcoming case, says Twitter also needs to […]

Tesla’s mobile app is updating with new features on a fairly regular basis, and one new feature added over-the-air seems to let owners send feedback directly to the automaker. According to FSD beta tester James Locke, (@ArcTechInc), a new menu option of ‘Send Feedback’ is now listed in the Tesla pp, underneath ‘Roadside’. It’s showing […]

Production is gearing up more quickly at Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg than it is at the company’s Texas facility in the U.S., with a new production target being surpassed at the German factory. Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin is now producing between 1,800 and 1,900 units per week, and is testing new colors, according to a report from […]

As the world’s most valuable automaker Tesla heads into its stock split, the company’s shares are slightly dipping on the debut. Tesla’s 3-for-1 stock split kicked in on Thursday, and the automaker’s shares opened at $302 before dipping back to $293 in early trading hours, as reported by Reuters. The split is Tesla’s second in […]

After an advocacy group and Senate candidate claimed Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta “mows down children” in a campaign ad, the automaker has responded with a call for the videos to be taken down. Tesla is demanding the Real Dawn Project and former anti-Tesla California Senate Candidate Dan O’Dowd remove a video of the EVs […]

As Tesla moves to a Supercharger plan including non-Tesla vehicles in the U.S., the automaker is simultaneously trying to increase its team and charging network in Canada. Tesla plans to double its Supercharger design team in Canada, as part of a larger push to deploy more charging stations, as detailed in a post from Supercharger […]