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For those wondering about Tesla’s 4680 structural battery pack—which is posing to be very difficult to open by third parties—yes, it can be recycled. Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed the company’s 4680 structural battery pack found in the Texas-made Model Y, can indeed be recycled. “No problem to recycle the 4680 pack. Just think of […]

Tesla’s software update 2022.20.5 has enabled vehicles to recognize variable highway speed limit signs in the UK, according to a video shared by one driver on Sunday (via Reddit). Additionally, it seemed to enable highway speed sign recognition in select countries and temporary road sign detection. Previously, the feature was only available for regular roads […]

Tesla reiterated a call to Texas drivers to avoid charging during off-peak hours on Monday, amidst record-breaking heatwaves that have impacted the state’s electricity grid, according to electrek. In May, Tesla sent the same notification requesting that drivers only charge during off-peak hours. In the notification to drivers, Tesla wrote, “A heat wave is expected […]

With viewers anticipating Munro Live’s teardown of the Tesla Model Y 4680 battery, Munro & Associates President Cory Steuben has provided a timely update. On Tuesday, Steuben and @Munro Live shared an update on the crew’s teardown of the 4680 battery cells, saying that the process has been “much harder than we thought.” In the […]

Amidst heat waves in Texas and power utility company ERCOT asking residents to limit their energy use, Tesla’s CEO has noted a feature on the electric vehicles (EVs) that could be a game-changer. @Elon Musk noted on Monday that the Cabin Overheat Protection found in Teslas will be useful during record heatwaves in Texas, adding […]

Let’s take a look at 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 July 4, 2022 114 via Piave, Vado Ligure, Italy 12 250 kW Tesla July 4, 2022 […]

Tesla’s Model Y with 4680 battery cells has been delivered to a few buyers, and one of them has just shared a new test of the vehicle while parked using Sentry Mode. Spoken Reviews shared a battery-drain test with the 2022 Tesla Model Y on Sunday, focusing on how the battery performs while using Sentry […]

After Tesla was approved to build a new Supercharger station in Los Angeles last March, new photos show that construction is finally set to begin on the site. Tesla is starting construction on the new 44-stall Supercharger station in Los Angeles, due open in the third quarter, according to a photo shared on the Tesla […]

After billionaire Elon Musk pulled out of his bid to acquire Twitter last Friday, the company is taking him to court over walking away — and Musk is tweeting memes about the company headed into the trial. Musk tweeted multiple pictures on late Saturday evening to mock Twitter’s attempts to hold him accountable for backing […]

Tesla, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said in a Friday tweet that he plans to “increase childcare benefits at all of his companies significantly.” Beyond Tesla and SpaceX, Musk also runs The Boring Company and Neuralink. The celebrity billionaire is one of the founders of OpenAI as well. Musk was looking to add social media giant […]

Tesla’s Model Y dominated the luxury SUV market in China during the first six months of this year, with sales growing 189.4% year-over-year (via @TSLAFanMtl). 1/Just look at what Model Y is doing to its competitors in China in the 1H of 22. NOTE – and this is IMPORTANT – these cars are the REAL Model […]

Canadian Supercharger sleuth and former Supercharge Info contributor MarcoRP (@MarcoRPTesla) recently found dimensions for Tesla’s upcoming V4 Superchargers. He shared an illustration comparing the V4’s alleged measurements to the footprint of Tesla’s V2 and V3 Superchargers. From the illustration, we can see that Tesla’s next-generation Superchargers will be taller and slimmer than current versions. V4 Superchargers […]

Tesla is now sending out invites for its 2022 annual stockholders’ meeting, according to @WholeMarsBlog. The meeting is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. PT on Thursday, August 4, at Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. Tesla revealed last month that some shareholders will be able to attend this year’s meeting in person. In comparison, last year’s annual shareholder […]

Tesla and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) on Thursday announced that more than 1,500 Powerwall owners have already enrolled in their joint pilot program to create a massive virtual power plant (VPP) in California. VPP resources are in customers’ homes or at their businesses (“behind-the-meter”) in the form of, but not limited to, smart […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced on Friday he is “terminating” the merger agreement to buy Twitter, according to a filing with the SEC. The letter, dated July 8, 2022, is written by Musk’s lawyer, Mike Ringler from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. “Mr. Musk is terminating the Merger Agreement because Twitter is […]