Tesla
Tesla’s China Sales Take a Dive in April, Due to COVID-19 Lockdowns
After a 22-day production halt for Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai due to COVID-19 lockdowns, the automaker has reported low sales and production numbers for the month of April. Tesla’s numbers in China were far below the norm, with the automaker selling just 1,512 vehicles and producing only 10,757, (via CnEVPost). The data, shared on Tuesday by […]
Panasonic Considers New Oklahoma Battery Plant for Tesla: Report
After a report came out in March saying Tesla battery supplier Panasonic was considering building a factory in Oklahoma or Kansas, new reports seem to have substantiated the claim. Panasonic is considering a battery factory in the U.S. to produce a high-capacity electric vehicle battery for Tesla, according to a new report from Nikkei. The […]
Tesla to Fix Model S/X Touchscreen Issue with Software Update
Another recall has been announced for Tesla’s vehicles by U.S. safety regulators, this time applying to around 130,000 vehicles. Tesla will recall around 130,000 vehicles in the U.S. due to an overheating issue that can cause the touchscreen to stop working, according to Reuters. Like many of Tesla’s recalls, the automaker will deploy a software […]
Tesla Says Giga Shanghai Hasn’t Halted Production in China, Disputing Report [Update]
Tesla says its Gigafactory in Shanghai has not stopped production, and it has received no notice of a halt order, according to a spokesperson speaking to Bloomberg. Tesla did confirm it has had some issues with logistics, however. The statement from Tesla counters a report on Monday evening from Reuters that claimed Giga Shanghai had […]
2022.12.3.6 Tesla Update Rolling Out, Release Notes Incoming
Tesla started rolling out its 2022.12.3.6 software update on Tuesday, as noted by third-party companion software, @Teslascope. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2022.12.3.6 on a Model X Performance (2017) in New South Wales, Australia. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/30wDemirD6 — Teslascope (@teslascope) May 9, 2022 The update was detected on […]
Tesla Vehicles Helping New Car-Share Programs in B.C.
At the beginning of the pandemic, Canadian tourism dropped by over 50 percent, though the shift may have also paved the way for new car-sharing and rental programs, posits one report. Canada’s car rental companies made up one of the industries hit hardest, effectively making rental prices skyrocket, and ultimately making it possible for new […]
Indonesian President to Meet Elon Musk on U.S. Visit to Discuss Nickel
Following Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s meeting with Indonesian officials at Gigafactory Texas last month, the country’s president is now planning to meet with Musk, too. Indonesian President Joko Widodo plans to meet with Musk on an upcoming trip to the U.S., according to statements from a minister on Monday (via Reuters). The meeting will take […]
Elon Musk to Meet with EU Industry Chief at Giga Texas
Tesla CEO Elon Musk periodically meets with world leaders to discuss global issues, and next week he’ll sit down with a European official at the automaker’s Gigafactory in Texas. Musk is set to meet with European Union Industry Head Thierry Breton in Texas on Monday, in order to talk about supply chain issues, according to […]
Alaska’s First Tesla Supercharger Holds Grand Opening Event
Alaska’s long-awaited first Supercharger in Soldotna became operational last year, and the owners celebrated with a grand opening event. The owners of Tesla’s first Supercharger station in Alaska held a grand opening event for the site on April 30 to celebrate the future of renewable energy, according to Alaska’s News Source. The station is owned […]
New Tesla Superchargers Global Overview: May 2–8, 2022
Let’s take a look at all of the new Superchargers Tesla added to its global Supercharging network this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing May 5, 2022 The Holiday Market at 20635 Gas Point Road, Cottonwood, CA, USA 12 250 kW Tesla […]
Tesla Sues Ex-Engineer for Stealing Data on Supercomputer Technology
According to Automotive News, Tesla has filed a lawsuit against Alexander Yatskov, a former employee, for allegedly stealing confidential information on the company’s supercomputer technology by illegally transferring data to his own computer and turning in a “dummy” laptop for inspection to cover up the theft. Tesla has been developing its own supercomputer technology, dubbed “Project […]
Tesla Apple CarPlay Workaround Now Available for Download
Back in January, Polish developer Michał Gapiński showed off his Apple CarPlay hack to run the latter software on his Tesla. The workaround was made possible by using a custom build of Android 12, running on a Raspberry Pi. Later in February, Gapiński shared a video with Tesla North showing off the alpha build of his Android 12 […]
Tesla Supercharger Cables Keep Getting Cut by Vandals
A Tesla Supercharger in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been repeatedly vandalized, with someone cutting and stealing charging cables from the Supercharger stalls at the site (via Reddit). The Supercharger in question is located in the parking lot of a Meijer outlet at 4825 Marburg Avenue, and it hosts a total of 10 V2 Supercharger stalls capable […]
Elon Musk Plans to Quintuple Twitter’s Revenue, Hit 1 Billion Users by 2028: Report
Even though Twitter accepted Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s $44 billion USD takeover offer last week, the celebrity billionaire’s plans for the social media platform have been pretty vague. Up until now, the bulk of what we knew was that Musk wants to make Twitter “the platform for free speech around the globe,” and […]
Tesla FSD Beta 10.12 Releasing Next Week Says Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a Friday tweet that the next iteration of the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta, version 10.12, will “probably” start rolling out next week on Wednesday, May 11, or Thursday, May 12. Musk’s tweet was a response to FSD beta tester @WholeMarsBlog, who commented that they never once had to […]