Tesla

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

Automaker smartphone apps are not created equal, especially when it comes to electric vehicles, says a new study. Tesla’s smartphone apps are head and shoulders ahead of those made by EV startups, according to a study from J.D. Power (via InsideEVs). The report, J.D. Power’s OEM EV App Benchmark Study shared on Wednesday, says that […]

After reports came out that Tesla had a supply deal with Brazilian miner Vale, the company has officially announced a supply deal for nickel coming from Canada. Tesla has signed a long-term supply deal with Brazil’s Vale SA as announced by the mining company on Friday, according to Reuters. Vale will provide Tesla with nickel […]

As consumers begin to adopt electric vehicles (EVs) en masse, even EV automakers like Tesla can stand to improve sustainability practices, which is why the company releases an annual impact report. Tesla shared its 2021 impact report on Friday, detailing the company’s sustainability efforts for the year on its website (via Twitter). On the website’s […]

As COVID-19 lockdowns in China ease, production facilities like Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai are grappling with how to best kick-start multi-shift production. Tesla is planning to resume double shifts at Gigafactory Shanghai, with those familiar with the matter saying it could happen as soon as mid-May, according to Bloomberg. The move would bring back more employees […]

After videos have now surfaced of Tesla’s Model S refresh being delivered with new 17-inch tilt displays, mention of the feature has since returned to the automaker’s website, after being removed shortly after refresh models were originally announced in early 2021. For both the Model S and Model X, Tesla now mentions the tilt display […]

Following the price increase of Full Self-Driving in Canada tonight, Tesla also increased the price of its Model Y, and now the same applies to its Model 3, Model S and Model X. Check out the price changes below: Model 3 RWD – $61,980 (+$600; was $61,380 CAD) Long Range – $74,990 (+$3,000; was $71,990 […]

Tesla has increased the price of the Model Y in Canada, yet again. The starting prices are now as follows: Long Range – $83,990 CAD (+$1,000; was $82,990 CAD) Performance – $90,390 CAD (+$1,100; was $89,290 CAD) These prices work out to the equivalent of $65,455 USD and $70,443 USD respectively for the Long Range […]

Tesla has increased the price of Full Self-Driving (FSD) in Canada, hiking the price up by $2,200 CAD ($1,714 USD) to $12,800 CAD ($9,976 USD), from $10,600 CAD. The change took place on Thursday evening, spotted by numerous Tesla owners including Arshdeep B., a new Model Y owner sharing the news on Facebook. “Just took […]

Tesla’s V11 software update released during December 2021 added a new feature in the form of a Blind Spot Camera. This feature brings up the left or right side repeater cameras when you signal, allowing drivers to see their blind spots. The feature still needs some work as the location of the camera’s live view […]