Tesla
Tesla Delays AI Day to Fall, New Working Optimus Robot Prototype Expected
After Tesla announced that AI Day would be taking place on August 19, Tesla has officially pushed the event back by a little over a month. @Elon Musk said on Thursday that Tesla plans to delay the upcoming AI Day event to September 30, largely because the company may have a prototype of its Optimus […]
Tesla to Cut 10% of Salaried Staff, Increase Hourly Workers, Says Musk Email
As electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla continues to grow, layoffs are to be expected, with a new round of layoffs set to begin as seen in a new email. Tesla CEO Elon Musk emailed employees to announce that the automaker will be performing layoffs, saying that the company has become “overstaffed” in many areas, according […]
2022.16.1 Tesla Update and Release Notes
Tesla today started rolling out its 2022.16.1 software update, as noted by @TeslaFi, detected on a Model X Long Range in Finland. The 2022.16.1 release notes indicate an update to Navigate On Autopilot Fork Initiation, to comply with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). This update means Navigate On Autopilot will no longer […]
Entry Tesla Model 3 Delivery Timelines Extend to Late October for China
Expected delivery dates for the Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) in China have jumped by four weeks, from 16-20 weeks to 20-24 — reports CnEVPost. Due to the delay, Chinese Tesla customers who place an order for the RMB 279,900 ($41,960 USD) entry-level Model 3 today won’t get deliveries until at least the end of […]
2022.12.3.16 Tesla Update Release Notes
Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.12.3.16 software update, as noted by third-party companion software, @Teslascope. This update was detected on a 2021 Tesla Model S Plaid in California, USA. No word on 2022.12.3.16 release notes, but stay tuned for updates. Earlier today, Tesla pushed out its 2022.12.3.20 software update, bringing more beta testers access […]
Tesla Gets Perfect Score for LGBTQ Equality, 7 Years in Row
Tesla has scored a perfect 100 for the seventh year in a row on the Human Rights Campaign‘s Corporate Equality Index for LGBTQ persons working at the company. The news was shared by Tesla CEO @Elon Musk on Wednesday, along with a link to the index. Tesla scores 100/100 for 7th year in a row […]
Watch a Tesla Model Y Police Cruiser Chase a Ford Mustang [VIDEO]
Logan City police in Ohio have a new Tesla Model Y cruiser, received only last year, and saw a high-speed pursuit in the electric vehicle (EV) last month. A new video shows a Tesla Model Y police cruiser chasing down a gas Ford Mustang outside of Columbus, Ohio, as seen posted on Facebook last week […]
Panasonic Sends Tesla 4680 Battery Samples, Prepares for Production Surge
Panasonic has sent new 4680 electric vehicle battery cell samples to Tesla, ahead of expected surges in the automaker’s production using the next-generation batteries, according to Reuters. The new batteries are expected to begin mass production starting in March 2023, beginning first at its Wakayama, Japan factory and later moving production to North America. At […]
Elon Musk Ends Remote Work at Tesla: ‘Pretend to Work Somewhere Else’
Elon Musk has been known to be fairly hard on his employees, and a recent email from the Tesla CEO shows that the automaker is no longer allowing remote work. Tesla is no longer letting employees perform remote work, as seen in an email sent to the company from Musk dated May 31, 2022 (via […]
New Tesla Superchargers Global Overview: May 23–29, 2022
Let’s take a look at a list of all the new Tesla Superchargers that went online over the past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing May 23, 2022 Vinzenz-Pallotti-Straße 1, Limburg an der Lahn, Germany 20 250 kW Tesla May 24, 2022 9903 […]
IDRA’s 9,000 Ton Giga Press Will Make Tesla’s Cybertruck Body, Confirms Elon Musk [VIDEO]
Italy’s Idra Group, the makers of Giga Press machines used by Tesla to stamp out parts for its vehicles, shared on Tuesday a new video detailing the “assembly of the Giga Press 9000t”. A clip of the video was shared by Tesla insider @SawyerMerritt, to which Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded, “Cybertruck body.” Cybertruck body […]
Tesla to End Free Supercharging in Poland and Slovakia on June 1
After helping electric vehicle (EV) drivers of Ukraine and surrounding areas with free charging since March, Tesla officially plans to reinstate fees at its Superchargers. Tesla plans to begin charging idling and charging fees once again at Superchargers in Poland and Slovakia, as detailed in a letter to customers shared this month (via Reddit). The […]
Tesla and Other Growth Stocks ‘Will Rebound’ as Inflation Eases, Says Strategist
The Future Fund LLC Managing Partner Gary Black expects Tesla’s shares to rebound after volatility from Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover and inflation, as shown in a segment of Yahoo Finance‘s Market Check on Tuesday. In the segment, Black says that Tesla’s performance as a growth fund in 2020 and 2021 was impressive, despite the stock […]
Tesla CCS Adapter: What You Need to Know [VIDEO]
YouTuber Alex Sibila recently posted a hands-on video with Tesla’s CCS Combo 1 adapter in the U.S., offering a good explanation of what it’s all about. Recent social media discussion online has been all about people sharing pictures of their new CCS adapter. The adapter allows you to charge your Tesla at third-party DC fast […]
Tesla Output at Giga Shanghai Hits Nearly 70% of Pre-Lockdown Levels: Report
After Tesla’s Giga Shanghai was forced to shut down production alongside many other companies in the spring, the automaker is finally on its way back up to full production levels. Tesla has resumed production at Gigafactory Shanghai to about 70 percent of the weekly output capacity it was previously operating at, according to two sources […]