Tesla

One year ago a civic group known as the “Citizens United for Consumer Sovereignty” in South Korea asked prospective to investigate Tesla over its alleged ‘defective’ door handles. The issue stems from the integrated and flush design of door handles on the Tesla Model S and Model X, which the group alleged had serious design […]

Tesa has installed 8 Superchargers at the Laguna Seca Raceway in central California, @TeslaCharging said in a tweet on Wednesday morning. The electric vehicle (EV) maker was able to install the chargers really quickly since they came pre-fabricated. Installing pre-assembled Superchargers at Laguna Seca pic.twitter.com/TZ9DkwTpqM — Tesla Charging (@TeslaCharging) June 29, 2022 Tesla started using […]

The Leawood Police Department in Johnson County, Kansas, has added a Tesla Model Y electric vehicle to its patrol fleet, joining other police departments shifting to greener and cleaner vehicles. The newly-painted black and white Model Y outfitted with lights and more (outfitted by Ka-Comm Inc. in Olathe), was added to the Leawood Police fleet […]

Yesterday was Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s 51st birthday. The Tesla owners in Brownsville, Texas, got together and drove down to Starbase to wish Musk a happy birthday with a ‘light show’, comprising of Model S, Model 3, Model X and Model Y vehicles. In a video shared on the Beyond Media YouTube channel, […]

According to a report from Electrek, Tesla’s new Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, is currently capable of producing “at least 2,000” Model Y units per week. Sources told the publication that Giga Texas has ramped up production to several thousand vehicles per week. People familiar with the developments at the site also said the plant is making […]

Today ‘teardown titan’ Sandy Munro shared a Tesla Model S Plaid battery teardown, revealing there are 7,920 battery cells inside. But the bigger announcement was Munro’s team has purchased a Texas-made Model Y with a 4680 structural battery pack, and is tearing down the latter the moment they receive delivery of the vehicle in Florida. […]

Tesla has shut down a San Mateo office in California, resulting in hundreds of Autopilot staff being laid off, reports Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. The Tesla office saw Autopilot employees examine customer car data related to the company’s Autopilot feature suite, and “data labelling” incoming information from customer vehicles. Sources say […]

According to Autoblog, a federal judge in San Francisco, California, has ruled in favor of a new trial for an ex-Tesla employee’s race bias lawsuit against the company. The decision came after the plaintiff, Owen Diaz, last week refused a $15 million settlement proposed by the judge. U.S. District Judge William Orrick granted Tesla’s motion […]

Tesla has restocked its Center Console Trays for the Model 3 and Model Y in its online shop. “The Model 3/Y Center Console Trays help you stay organized with two flocked bins for your center console. The rear tray is a great size for larger items while the front tray is divided into two sections,” […]

Another battery supplier is set to prepare 4680 cylindrical batteries for Tesla, and this time it’s Samsung SDI, according to The Elec. The South Korean publication says it has learned Samsung SDI is preparing a pilot line to make 4680 test batteries for Tesla at its Cheonan plant, with the verification of the technology to […]

Uber announced on Tuesday over 15,000 of its drivers have signed up to rent Tesla vehicles through a previously announced partnership with Hertz. The ride-sharing company says this is the “largest-ever expansion” of EVs in North America on a mobility platform, plus over 5 million Tesla rides have occurred driving over 40 million miles, since […]

A new video from RSymons RSEV details the differences between the Giga Berlin-made Tesla Model Y Performance, compared to the channel’s Model Y Long Range made at Giga Shanghai. To start, RSEV says the Berlin Model Y apparently has some revised speakers at the front bar, noting only mid-range speakers are there now and tweeters […]

Let’s take a look at all of 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 June 21, 2022 4 Am Leitz-Park, Wetzlar, Germany 12 250 kW Tesla June 22, 2022 1 Prästvägen, Halmstad, […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s almost authoritarian mandate for executive employees to return to the office or “pretend to work somewhere else” is facing a bit of a hiccup, at least at the company’s Fremont factory. According to a report from The Information, workers who have returned to the corporate offices in Tesla’s Fremont complex since […]

According to a report from Electrek, Hawaii is building a massive new battery energy storage system (BESS) on the island of Oahu using 158 Tesla Megapacks. The project will replace the state’s last remaining coal-burning power plant. Dubbed the Kapolei Energy Storage (KES) facility, the project will store excess solar power generated during the day […]