Tesla

Have trouble obtaining Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta, despite a high Safety Score? You may not be alone, as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has also been dealing with some issues in the past well. In a letter dated January 27, 2022 (via @WholeMarsBlog), Gregory Magno, Supervisory Safety Defects Engineer for the NHTSA, […]

Tesla appears to be limiting new existing inventory sales to nearby states, according to its website. As spotted by WaitingForTesla.com (@w4tsla), when trying to purchase a new existing inventory Tesla vehicle, such as the Model Y above in Tennessee, delivery locations are limited to nearby states. The Tesla Model Y Long Range seen above is […]

As Tesla continues to increase its influence in the U.S. auto market, the company is adding several stores, including one new one set to hit its headquartering-city in Texas. Tesla plans to open its fourth showroom in Austin, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation reports My San Antonio. The […]

The Tesla web store recently re-stocked the mobile connector, which can be a useful tool for keeping your vehicle charged on the go or at home. Tesla’s mobile connector is now back in stock for $200 on the company’s online store, including NEMA 5-15 and 14-50 adapters for charging with household outlets. Purchase of the […]

The Tesla Virtual Power Plant program partnering with PG&E has already enrolled over 1,500 users in Northern California, and now the company is offering the program to those in Southern California, too. Tesla has extended the Virtual Power Plant program to Southern California with utility provider Southern California Edison, as shown in a screenshot of […]

Tesla no longer provides a rear license plate frame with new deliveries, it appears. That’s according to information shared on the Tesla Model 3 Vancouver Facebook page. User ‘JiN’ writes their friend picked up a Model Y Performance yesterday, but it lacked the free chrome license plate holder that usually is branded “Model Y” or […]

Expanding Gigafactory Texas has already been a priority of Tesla’s, with multiple filings showing the automaker’s expansion plans — including one filing newly approved to let the company add a giant battery system to the production facility. Tesla has been approved to build a new 53-acre energy storage system at its Giga Texas, according to […]

As demand for Tesla’s vehicles continues to increase, causing the automaker to halt some of its most highly coveted electric vehicles (EVs), customers may still be able to find other ways to get the models they’re looking for — such as checking the company’s used cars. Tesla is offering used Model 3 Long Range units […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared an article in China Cyberspace, a monthly magazine run by the agency in charge of internet control and regulation, the Cyberspace Administration of China. The essay, written in Chinese, was translated by Yang Liu on the Beijing Channel substack. In the text, as translated initially to Chinese, Musk wrote, “Thank […]

Electric vehicles (EVs) are increasing in popularity throughout the world, and as Tesla leads the industry’s growth, the automaker is also growing its network of stores and service centers in places like Taiwan. Tesla opened a new store, service and delivery center in Tainan Anping in Taiwan on August 1, according to a post shared […]

Tesla supplier Panasonic is looking to increase battery production for the automaker, amidst high demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and high growth within the industry. Panasonic is increasing battery production for Tesla by 10 percent by 2024, according to a report from Nikkei Asia. The company is looking to meet heightened battery demand by sending […]

Here’s a list of 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 August 8, 2022 Route de Sefrou, Fes, Morocco 4 150 kW Unavailable August 9, 2022 The Meijer at 1301 8 […]

Tesla’s registrations jumped 61 percent in the first half of this year compared to last, beating out BMW and other gas automakers for the number one spot in luxury sales. The news, as detailed in a report from Automotive News on Sunday, also showed rising competition in the electric vehicle (EV) space from legacy automakers, […]

According to Canadian Supercharger aficionado Marco (@MarcoRPTesla), the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, just had a Tesla Supercharger go live earlier this week. The new Supercharger is located at the Ameristar Casino & Hotel at 4116 Washington Street, Vicksburg. It comprises a total of 12 V3 Supercharging stalls, each capable of delivering up to 250 kW […]

Tesla has emerged victorious in a lawsuit brought by Germany’s antitrust regulator alleging that the marketing around the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD), is misleading — reports Teslamag. This is far from Tesla’s first brush with concerns regarding how it advertises Autopilot and FSD. The result […]