Tesla

Tesla has ended the option for Model S and Model X owners to purchase their vehicle at lease end. A recent change on Tesla’s leasing website spotted by @Tesla_Adri indicated the change: “All Tesla vehicles delivered on or after April 15, 2022 are not eligible for purchase,” says the Tesla leasing page. A cached version […]

Prior to Tesla issuing an expanded “recall” for its Boombox feature, the company also issued a recall notice for the 2021-2022 Model X refresh, related to front row curtain airbags. Tesla says the issue affects potentially 7,289 Model X vehicles. “On certain affected vehicles, when the corresponding [left hand] or [right hand]-side front-row window is […]

Austin, Texas officials took a trip to Las Vegas earlier this month to scope out Elon Musk’s underground tunnel loop venture. Ten employees of the Austin Development Services Department (DSD) flew to Las Vegas earlier this week to meet with officials at The Boring Company, according to The Austin Chronicle. The trip, which cost $9,900 […]

A University community in Washington D.C. is installing a community solar panel to backup the microgrid. Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. is installing a Tesla Megapack as a backup option to support its microgrid, according to Solar Power World Online. The project is expected to be completed as soon as Fall 2023. The solar project […]

Ark Invest expects Tesla’s shares to shoot up to $4,600 by 2026 in expected value, based on the firm’s open-source Tesla model, according to a post on the company’s website. The firm’s Monte Carlo model is open-source to the public because it “strengthens the quality of [its] research,” allowing others to see and react to […]

After several delays to Tesla’s reopening of Gigafactory Shanghai, the automaker has apparently received a green light from local authorities to reopen, according to two sources familiar with the topic. Tesla plans to resume production at its Gigafactory Shanghai on April 18, according to the sources and as reported by Reuters on Friday. The Shanghai […]

Image via Gravity (via InsideEVs) Sustainable mobility startup, Gravity, has announced Tesla’s Model Y has joined its electric taxi fleet in New York City. “This is another major first for Gravity as we reinvent what it means to ride a taxi in the world’s greatest city. The Model Y is the first Tesla that really […]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk casually offered to buy Twitter for $43 billion in cash this week, and one analyst predicts that the buyout will, in fact, take place. Wedbush’s Daniel Ives believes Twitter will accept Musk’s buyout offer of around $43.4 billion, though it won’t happen without a significant amount of drama, according […]

Nearly 700,000 Tesla shareholders are asking questions for an upcoming Q&A, as can be seen on a ranked-choice voting forum for the investors. Questions from Tesla’s shareholders for the upcoming Q1 earnings Q&A session can now be seen in a forum at SayTechnologies.com. The site includes an upvoting system for shareholders to vote for their […]

Following Tesla’s software update to fix the “Boombox” feature after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a safety recall in February, the automaker is now adding more vehicles to the number affected by the issue. Tesla is now adding extra vehicles to the prior recall over the EV’s pedestrian warning system. While the […]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is set to participate in the 2022 TED Talk conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada, slated for today. According to the 2022 TED Talk program, Musk is joining the “Session 11: Awe” panel, on Thursday, April 14, 2022, which starts from 8:45 AM to 11:30 AM PDT (11:45AM EDT to […]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been quiet over the past few days on Twitter, and now we know why—he was drumming up an offer to buy the company. On Thursday morning, Musk said, “I made an offer” and shared a link to an SEC filing, where he is offering to buy the rest […]

We’ve recently heard reports of Tesla’s internal memo to employees detailing its new Texas-made Model Y with 4680 battery cells and a $59,990 USD starting price. Now, we appear to have our first public look at this internal documentation, shared by @WholeMarsBlog, seemingly confirming the previous reports. “We’re excited to introduce Model Y AWD – the […]

Image via @Tesla_Adri Tesla has started to roll out its 2022.12.1 software update in Germany, and with it debuts Disney+ in Europe for the first time. According to @Tesla_Adri on Wednesday morning, the German Tesla owner said they were one of the first to receive the 2022.12.1 software update. Others chimed in to say they […]

In a recent interview with Yahoo Finance, ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood shared “why she is remaining optimistic on Tesla,” comparing Tesla to Apple and the automaker’s disruption of the electric vehicle (EV) space to how Apple “changed the game” in the smartphone world. When it comes down to Tesla, the stock, the company and the […]