Tesla

After reports held that Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai may finally reopen this week, the automaker has sent a notification out to customers on Wednesday about the status of pre-ordered vehicles. Tesla is notifying customers in China about its production halt through the Tesla mobile app, according to a post and photo from Yan Chang (via @Tesla_Adri) […]

China is the world’s largest auto market and the country plays a major role in Tesla’s success, but a recent recall is affecting over 100,000 electric vehicles (EVs) built between 2019 and 2022. Tesla plans to recall as many as 127,785 Model 3 units in China due to issues with a semiconductor component that could […]

The day is here for Tesla’s Cyber Rodeo event at Gigafactory Texas, and ahead of the factory opening event and coinciding live stream, one videographer has spotted a number of completed decorations for the party. @JoeTegtmeyer has shared new photos of decorations for tonight’s Gigafactory Texas Cyber Rodeo event, with doors set to open at […]

Tesla is set to kick off its Cyber Rodeo grand opening event at its latest Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, tonight. The event is invite-only and will see CEO Elon Musk attend, plus give a speech at “around” 9pm local time. Doors open at 4pm, while festivities will begin at 8pm, according to the latest information […]

Telsa announced on late Wednesday evening it would be live streaming online its invite-only Cyber Rodeo grand opening party at Giga Texas. The live stream will start at 9pm CT, or 7pm PDT/10pm EDT. Cyber Rodeo livestream will start at 9 pm CT on April 7 https://t.co/uMTxGMfYiQ — Tesla (@Tesla) April 7, 2022 Tesla CEO […]

On the eve of Tesla’s Cyber Rodeo at its new Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, it appears the company will celebrate the grand opening with deliveries of the first Model Y vehicles at the event. According to Jordan (@TesLaw22), he shared a screenshot showing an April 7, 2022, Model Y delivery appointment, at Giga Austin, located […]

Tesla has increased the price of the Model 3 again in the United States, by up to $1,500 USD. Check out the changes below (via @BLKMDL3): Model 3 RWD: $46,990 (no change) Long Range: $55,990 (+$1,500; was $54,490) Performance: $62,990 (+$1,000; was $61,990) For the Model 3 Long Range with entry 18-inch Aero Wheels, delivery […]

Ukraine is now using over 10,000 Starlink dishes to stay online amidst Russia’s ongoing invasion of the country. The news comes from Alex Bornyakov, the country’s deputy minister of digital transformation, speaking to the Washington Post earlier on Tuesday in a video interview (via PCMag). “So, right now, it’s more than 10,000 units in Ukraine,” […]

Tesla’s Model Y and Model 3 were the U.K.’s #1 and #2 best-selling new cars, respectively, across all categories for March, which is historically the biggest month for new vehicle registrations in the country — reports the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). New car registrations overall were down 14.3% year-over-year to 243,479 units […]

Llandrillo College and its RHYL campus located north of Wales in the United Kingdom have added a Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus to its sustainable campus fleet. The Center for Automotive Technology recently took delivery of the Model 3, which cost £40,000. So far, close to £100,000 has been invested in the college’s electric/hybrid […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.12 software update and according to new images shared by @techAU, we have a glimpse of the release notes. The 2022.12 release notes detail Additional Bottom Bar Customization, Disney+, Child Lock, Additional Mobile App Controls and New Language Support. Many have criticized the new V11 bottom bar layout for […]

Tesla battery supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) is doubling down on electric vehicle (EV) battery production with wind under its sails from a recent approval to build a factory in Germany. CATL gained approval to move forward with building battery cells at its EV battery factory in Thuringia, Germany, as the first push in a […]

Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas is preparing for its Cyber Rodeo event set to begin on Thursday, with stages and finalized construction spotted in a nighttime drone flyover from @JoeTegtmeyer one day ahead of the event on Wednesday. Tegtmeyer points out that lots of stages have been set up on the factory’s western side and that transformations […]

After Tesla canceled its plans to reopen Gigafactory Shanghai on Monday, the automaker will remain closed for at least a few more days as pre-ordered semiconductor chips have no place to go. Tesla’s shutdown of Gigafactory Shanghai has now reached 12 days (including 2 days from March) without production, as semiconductor chips pile up at […]

Tesla began rolling out its Tesla Vision camera-based sensor system last May, and the automaker has now announced plans to begin shifting away from radar in other markets around the world, too. Tesla plans to stop equipping vehicles for European and Middle Eastern markets with radar starting as soon as this month, and will instead […]