Tesla
Tesla to End ‘Closed-Loop’ Production at Giga Shanghai on June 11: Report
After nearly two months of employees sleeping at Tesla’s Giga Shanghai to safely resume production, the automaker is now looking to end the closed-loop system. Tesla is looking to end its closed-loop output system at Gigafactory Shanghai, according to two executives from the automaker’s suppliers in a report from South China Morning Post. The move […]
2022 Tesla Model Y Standard Range with 4680: Charging Test, Walkaround [VIDEO]
Tesla’s Gigafactory Austin is delivering its first few dozens of Model Y units with the 4680 battery cells, and videos from a new owner that’s not an employee are being shared on the interwebs. In a video from Spoken Reviews shared on Wednesday, we see a charging and range test of a 2022 Tesla Model […]
Watch Tesla’s Cybertruck Giga Press 9000t Get Assembled in Italy [VIDEO]
Earlier today we saw pictures of Tesla’s Cybertruck Giga Press 9000t being shared at an open house by Italian maker IDRA. Now, the company has shared a short part two video showcasing this massive 9000t Giga Press being assembled. At the end of May, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed IDRA’s 9000t Giga Press would cast […]
Tesla Driver Gets Only Minor Injuries After Car Flies 85 Feet Through Air, Hitting Trees
The safety provided by Tesla vehicles was on full display after a driver apparently had a medical emergency, hit the accelerator and sent their Model 3 flying through trees and down an embankment, in Olympia, Washington. According to images shared by Black Lake Towing, we see a heavily damaged Model 3 with its glass roof […]
Twitter to Accept Elon Musk’s Request for Bot Account Data: Report
Twitter has finally given in to Elon Musk’s demands for internal data the latter said he needs to conduct an independent evaluation of the number of spam and fake accounts on the platform — reports The Washington Post. The company’s board of directors has agreed to provide a “firehose” consisting of 500 million daily tweets […]
Tesla USB Dashcam Fixed in 2022.12.3.16 Update, Say Owners
Since May, some Tesla owners have been dealing with a ‘Dashcam Unavailable’ error, which caused user flash drives to stop working and would require a format or re-insertion to fix. For owners, it was tricky at times to see if the Dashcam was working or not, unless they had moved the icon to the lower […]
Tesla Cybertruck Giga Press Shown Off at IDRA Open House [PICS]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the automaker will use IDRA’s 9,000-ton Giga Press for the Cybertruck’s body, with the massive machine recently on display in Italy. The Tesla Cybertruck’s 9,000-ton Giga Press was showcased at an open house from the manufacturer IDRA, as detailed by an engineering student who recently got to see the […]
Tesla Opens First Store in Inner Mongolia in Northern China Push
As Tesla continues to expand its presence throughout mainland China, the automaker is also looking to capitalize on the country’s northern regions. Tesla opened its first store in Inner Mongolia this week, located in Hohhot, according to a report from CnEVPost. The site remains an important piece of a push to expand throughout Northern China, […]
China’s BYD to Supply Tesla with Batteries ‘Very Soon’, Says Exec
Battery supplier BYD in China says it will be supplying Tesla with batteries “very soon”, according to a senior executive speaking to state media on early Wednesday. “We are now good friends with Elon Musk because we are preparing to supply batteries to Tesla very soon,” said Lian Yubo, BYD executive vice president, reports Reuters. […]
Tesla Registers High Resolution Radar Unit with FCC, Reveals Filing
Tesla has registered a new high-resolution radar unit with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S. (via @SawyerMerritt). NEWS: Tesla has registered a new high resolution radar unit with the FCC, which would allow them to use it in vehicles sold in the US. Source: @iamkellex, @greentheonly Filing: https://t.co/yhCcqnR3H0 pic.twitter.com/TDbZ2hik8p — Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) June […]
New Tesla Superchargers Global Overview: May 30 – June 5, 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 May 30, 2022 EmsPark Leer at Nüttermoorer Str. 2, 26789 Leer (Ostfriesland), Germany 16 250 kW Unavailable May 31, 2022 […]
2022.16.1.1 Tesla Update Release Notes
Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.16.1.1 update, as noted by third-party software @Teslascope. The update was detected on a 2020 Model 3 Long Range in Texas, United States. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2022.16.1.1 on a Model 3 AWD LR (2020) in Texas, United States. View the rollout of this update here: […]
Tesla Diner and Drive-in Theater Renders Imagined–With Hilarious ‘Easter Eggs’ [PICS]
After Tesla revealed plans for a diner, drive-in theater and a Supercharger in Hollywood, renderings for the upcoming charging location have now been imagined. Architectural engineer @Ed Howard shared what he imagines are renderings of Elon Musk’s Tesla diner with a drive-in theater and Supercharger station, including 20 different Easter Eggs. The high-resolution images show […]
Tesla Vehicles Snubbed from Texas EV Rebate Program
Tesla’s cars have remained the top-selling vehicles in the emerging zero-emission sector, although the company is still not supported by subsidies in some states like Texas. The best-selling electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S. aren’t eligible for Texas’s rebate program, since Tesla is not permitted to have dealerships in the state, according to a report […]
Tesla Model 3 Wait Times Decrease in China, Model Y LR Increases
As Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory continues to recover and ramp up from a long production halt due to COVID-19 lockdowns, the automaker has made a handful of changes to expected delivery timelines in recent weeks. Tesla has reduced delivery wait times in China by as much as four weeks for some models, according to the automaker’s […]