Tesla
Tesla Celebrates 10th Anniversary of First Model S Delivery [VIDEO]
Tesla today earmarked the 10th anniversary of its first Model S delivery, which took place on June 22, 2012. The electric automaker said on Wednesday morning, “10 years ago today, we delivered the first Model S to customers!”, and with it an image of its first sedan rolling out on the red carpet. 10 years […]
Tesla Model Y 4680 Usable Battery is 67.5 kWh, Shows Tessie App [VIDEO]
YouTube channel Spoken Reviews has shared a new video that showcases what looks to be the usable battery capacity of Tesla’s Model Y with 4680 structural battery pack. The channel leveraged the third-party Tessie app to show the “usable capacity” as 67.5 kWh. Apps such as Tessie or TeslaFi can calculate the daily driven miles […]
Stream Apple Music in Tesla? I Just Use Bluetooth Says Elon Musk [VIDEO]
Tesla Owners Silicon Valley released part 3 of its interview with Tesla CEO Elon Musk today. One of the questions asked was will Tesla ever implement a native Apple Music app inside the company’s vehicles. A lot of fans and owners want to know about Apple Music, asked the group to Musk. After a pause, […]
Tesla Model Y Standard Range 4680 Pricing Looks to Have Increased to $61,990
Tesla’s Model Y Standard Range AWD with 4680 structural battery pack pricing appears to have increased, according to a screenshot shared on Reddit. Previously, Model Y Standard Range AWD pricing was said to be starting at $59,990 USD in April, but two months later it’s now showing as $61,990 USD, for the vehicle made at […]
Tesla Model S Plaid on Day 2 of 2022 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb [VIDEO]
After a winning Tesla Model S Plaid run at last year’s International Pikes Peak Hill Climb in Colorado, the electric vehicle (EV) is officially headed back to the competition. The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is back, and Unplugged Performance’s Tesla Model S Plaid, dubbed “Dark Helmet,” is competing under the control of driver Randy […]
Tesla’s Optimus Robot Becomes Giga Berlin Graffiti Art [PICS]
Image credit: @Gf4Tesla Onlookers were quick to notice Tesla’s graffiti art at Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg upon the facility’s opening, and now a new piece has been spotted showing off the automaker’s upcoming Optimus robot. Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin has an Optimus Tesla Bot painted in graffiti art on a wall, as shared by @Gf4Tesla. #GigaBerlinBrandenburg" Our technology […]
Ex-Tesla Employee Rejects $15 Million Settlement in Race Bias Lawsuit
A former elevator operator at Tesla’s Fremont, California factory has denied a judge’s settlement of $15 million following a racial discrimination and harassment case in 2017, according to Reuters. Owen Diaz, a former contract worker at Tesla who is Black, was awarded a $137 million settlement by a jury last year, following the judge’s ruling […]
Tesla to Upgrade Giga Shanghai to Reach Goal of 22,000 Cars/Week: Report
Tesla’s Model Y production line in Shanghai is getting a capacity upgrade, though it will cause the factory to pause most production for it to be possible. Tesla is halting production and renovation plans from July 1 to July 4 to expand the Model Y production line to a daily capacity of around 2,000 units, […]
Tesla’s Model Y Crowned ‘Most American-Made’ Car, Topping Model 3
The annual Cars.com American-Made Index for 2022 tracks the ‘most American-made’ cars, ranking 95 cars through five criteria related to assembly location, parts content, engine origins, transmission origins and U.S. manufacturing workforce. For 2022, Tesla’s Model Y takes the crown as the number one most-American made vehicle, only surpassing its sibling, the Model 3. Tesla’s […]
2022.16.2 Tesla Update Release Notes
Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.16.2 software update, as detected by third-party companion software @Teslascope. The update was seen on a 2022 Model S Long Range in the Teslascope fleet, located in Illinois, USA. This vehicle was previously on 2022.11.102. Similar third-party software @TeslaFi saw the 2022.16.2 update hit a Model Y Long Range […]
Twitter Recommends Shareholders Vote to Approve Elon Musk Takeover
Last week, Elon Musk addressed Twitter employees for the first time since the initial $44 billion offer, and now the company’s board of directors has officially endorsed the takeover. The Twitter board of directors unanimously urged the company’s investors to approve Musk’s takeover of the social media site on Tuesday, according to an SEC filing, […]
Tesla Lithium Supplier in Australia Expects First Shipment by End of 2022
Tesla inked a deal with Australia’s Core Lithium in March, and the company is now officially getting ready to send its first mineral shipment out to the electric automaker. Future Tesla supplier Core Lithium Ltd. is expecting its Finniss, Australia project to have the first shipment of minerals out by the end of this […]
Tesla Cybertruck Joins Autopilot Team at CVRP in New Orleans
Tesla’s Director of Autopilot Software, Ashok Elluswamy, shared on Tuesday the company’s Autopilot team is at the IEEE / CVF Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference (CVPR) this year in New Orleans. “The Tesla Autopilot team is at CVPR this year! If you are in New Orleans, do stop by the booth, talk to the […]
Tesla Layoffs Amount to 3.5% of Total Workforce, Clarifies Elon Musk [VIDEO]
After a pair of former Tesla Nevada employees sued the automaker over job cuts, CEO Elon Musk says the layoffs will actually affect a smaller amount of employees than many expect. Musk said that the job cuts at Tesla will affect only 3.5 percent of Tesla’s total workforce, saying that the actual amount is “not […]
New Tesla Superchargers Global Overview: June 13–19, 2022
Here’s a list of all the new Tesla Superchargers that opened up 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 14, 2022 Hotellplan 2, Gäddede, Sweden 3 250 kW Tesla June 14, 2022 Hai’an St, Budai Township, Chiayi County, […]