Tesla will hold its Giga Fest party at its Austin, Texas Gigafactory on April 7, 2022, according to permit documents filed with Travis County Commissioner’s Court, as reported by Teslarati’s Joey Klender. The documents reveal the “Giga Texas Event” as officially named by Tesla, will begin at 4pm and end at 11:29pm on April 7, […]
Tesla has again shared a video touting the installation of its Megapacks by Homer Electric, in Soldotna, Alaska. The video was shared last month but Tesla uploaded it to YouTube on Tuesday. The video says Soldotna, located on the Kenai Peninsula, is cut off from mainland electricity up to four months of the year, due […]
Last month, Democratic Senators Richard Blumenthal and Ed Markey shared their “significant concerns” with Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) systems, writing a letter to the automaker’s CEO Elon Musk. Tesla responded to the U.S. senators last week, detailing Autopilot and FSD features that allow owners to “drive safer than the average driver in the […]
After the Tesla Model X Plaid hit a 9.7-second quarter-mile in a drag race video last month, the electric vehicle (EV) is outperforming gas cars once again — this time versus Lamborghini’s quickest car currently in production. The Tesla Model X Plaid took on a Lamborghini Huracan EVO in a new video from DragTimes shared […]
Musk has requested that a judge block the SEC’s oversight of his Twitter posts, saying it’s being used to “trample” his free speech, according to Bloomberg. The news was established in a court filing on Tuesday, referring to an agreement established after a 2018 tweet from Musk said he was considering taking Tesla private and […]
The global Technology Entertainment and Design (TED) Conference is set to return to Vancouver, British Columbia, after a two-year hiatus on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, and will feature Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as one of its headliners this year — reports Global News. Other big names scheduled to speak at the conference […]
As Tesla prepares to expand its production in China, the company is already off to a good start on the year — despite a slight drop in sales month-to-month. Tesla sold 56,515 China-produced vehicles in February, according to data shared by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), and as reported by CNEVPost. February includes the […]
After its launch, the Tesla Model S Plaid quickly gained the title of the quickest car ever in a 0-60mph sprint, and the electric vehicle (EV) is still going on to break records today — even beyond the scope of sprints. The Tesla Model S Plaid has set a new course record at the Virginia […]
Tesla’s new German Gigafactory was granted approval to start production last week, and amidst the news, one analyst is doubling down on his bullish targets for the company’s stock. Wedbush’s Daniel Ives says Tesla has cleared a “major overhang” with the production approval granted to the automaker’s new Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg location, according to Benzinga. Ives […]
Electric vehicles (EVs) are beginning to take hold in markets around the world, and amidst an 87 percent year-over-year upturn in total EV registrations across brands, one of Tesla’s vehicles is carrying the weight. The Tesla Model Y was the top-selling plugin vehicle worldwide sold in January 2022, even beating out the affordable Wuling HongGuang […]
Here’s a list of all the new Tesla Superchargers that went live worldwide this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing March 3, 2022 Balhorner Feld 11, Paderborn, Germany 12 250 kW Unavailable March 3, 2022 The Maine Coast Mall at 225 High […]
The St. Gallen police department in Switzerland has debuted what appears to be the nation’s first Tesla Model Y police car, a Long Range version of the compact crossover SUV. St. Gallen is located about an hour’s drive east of Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland, in the northeast, near the Austria border. An image […]
YouTuber Tobias Lindh on Saturday posted another construction update for Tesla’s Berlin-Brandenburg Gigafactory. This marks Lindh’s first aerial tour of Giga Berlin following the facility being awarded conditional approval to begin commercial production on Friday. Lindh’s drone footage showcases a lot of progress at Giga Berlin, including asphalt carpeting on the trailer yard and new […]
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently had a video conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during which the latter invited Musk to visit Ukraine after the war is over. Ukraine is currently being invaded by Russia. Tensions heightened on Friday after Ukraine said Russian forces attacked a nuclear power plant in the southeast part […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared an update on upcoming release dates for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.12, for those in the United States and Canada. Musk replied to a question about the release of FSD 11 by saying, “Beta 10.12 probably releases Tuesday in US and Friday in Canada.” These days translate to […]
