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In an update to the Tesla iOS app on Thursday, the electric automaker now lets you set customizable charging rates for your work. Under the section ‘Charge Stats’, when you scroll down to ‘Average Cost’ and click on the information icon in the top right corner, you’ll now see a “Customize” option for Work. Tap […]

Tesla’s 4680 battery cells have maintained curiosity in the public eye, and as many await answers about what’s going on inside that structural battery pack, one YouTube channel has answered the call. A new video shared by YouTube channel The Limiting Factor shares some of the initial specs of Tesla’s next-generation 4680 battery cell. The […]

As Tesla’s new updates roll out, most of its changes are documented in the release notes of each version, though a few small things may also get changed without the automaker notifying drivers. A few changes in Tesla’s software update 2022.20.5 were not documented, including an update to the Homelink button text, as detailed by […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk provided an update on the next release of Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta on Wednesday night. When asked by FSD beta tester James Locke when version 11.0 would be released, Musk replied, “[FSD] 10.13 goes to internal beta tomorrow, external next week. Should handle Chuck’s complex left turn.” Musk’s reference to “Chuck” is […]

Tesla has just lost its Director of AI at the company that led the Autopilot team, Andrej Karpathy. On Wednesday afternoon, Karpathy announced, “it’s been a great pleasure to help Tesla towards its goals over the last 5 years and a difficult decision to part ways. In that time, Autopilot graduated from lane keeping to […]

Tesla’s charging hardware is coveted against bulky CCS adapters, and one solar electric vehicle (EV) automaker is officially looking to make the smaller hardware the standard. Aptera Founders Chris Anthony and Steve Fambro started a petition on Tuesday to press the U.S. to adopt Tesla’s charging socket as a standard, rather than CCS adapters. The […]

As Texas continues to struggle to keep up with electrical demands during record heat, Tesla has added a new discount to further incentivize drivers to avoid charging during peak hours. Tesla is offering 50 percent off for off-peak Supercharging rates in Texas, as detailed in an email to customers in the area. Thank you for […]

Panasonic plans to begin producing Tesla’s 4680 batteries starting in March 2024, before new reports show the company is working on increasing the battery density of its electric vehicle (EV) battery cells. Tesla supplier Panasonic is developing technology to increase battery energy density by one-fifth by 2030, according to the company’s Chief Technology Officer in […]

Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg was approved to begin making around 2,000 test Model Y units before it officially opened, and now the automaker is looking to sell those vehicles. Tesla wants to sell a number of its pre-production Model Y units to normal customers in Germany, as shown in correspondence between Tesla and Brandenburg officials in […]

According to a recent filing, Tesla is shutting down an office in San Mateo, California, that housed one of the teams working on the company’s drive assistance tech, Autopilot — reports Reuters. The news comes a little over a month after Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent out an internal email to management saying the company […]

Twitter has filed a lawsuit in Delaware suing Tesla CEO Elon Musk, to force the latter to complete his proposed $44 billion deal, reports Bloomberg. “Having mounted a public spectacle to put Twitter in play, and having proposed and then signed a seller-friendly merger agreement, Musk apparently believes that he — unlike every other party […]

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 […]