After giving us our first look at the new Model S Plaid “refresh” with matrix LED headlights, new taillights, a revised charge port door, and the original launch-day ‘Plaid’ badging earlier today, The Kilowatts (@klwtts) confirmed in a follow-up tweet that new Model X Plaid units also sport the ‘Plaid’ graphic badges. Looks like new Model X […]
It looks like Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany, will be granted final approval this week, as per German publication Der Tagesspiegel. According to the report, Giga Berlin’s final approval should be announced on Thursday or Friday, while a grand opening ceremony is already being planned, apparently. Minister-President Dietmar Woidke of Brandenburg and his “Task Force […]
JayTee427 over on the TMC Forums on Saturday spotted several delivery trucks transporting “refreshed” Model S Plaid units south along Route 101 in California, away from Tesla’s Fremont factory where the high-performance electric sedan is manufactured. “The appliqué delete looks to be body color now,” observed JayTee427. The discovery not only proves that Tesla’s Fremont factory […]
Image credit: The Kilowatts The Kilowatts have shared a quick first look at a Tesla Model S Plaid with new matrix LED headlights (as seen by the bulb in the corner), new rear tail lights, new charge port door, a revised rear trunk bar and also the original launch day Plaid badging. The Model S […]
We already know Tesla is set to open its first location in Greater Victoria on Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada, set for Langford, but now the details have been confirmed by Mayor Stew Young. Langford’s Mayor told CTV News Tesla will open a showroom and service center in the city, near Costco. According to Young, the […]
Tesla’s introduction of a yoke steering wheel with the refreshed Model S and Model X proved to be a ‘love it or hate it’ kind of ordeal. Even among those who liked the change, the general consensus was that the transition forced them to re-map years of muscle memory that was programmed for a traditional, […]
In the latest installment of his Tesla Model S Plaid teardown, Sandy Munro deconstructs and walks us through all three of the electric motors that power the luxury sedan. The highlight of the motor teardown is the fact that most of the components of the Model S Plaid’s electric motors are not only the same […]
Image via @stevenelliott Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.4.5.4 software update, as noted by third-party service @TeslaFi. The 2022.4.5.4 software update was detected on a Tesla Model 3 Long Range in Ontario, Canada. Software version 2022.4.5.4 was just detected on a Tesla Model 3 Long Range in Ontario Canada on https://t.co/uh4cmhSoAQ. Follow the release […]
Tesla has launched ‘Get to Know Your Tesla’ events, which lets anyone register to participate in live chats with company product experts, to learn more about their cars (via @SawyerMerritt). “Join us for a live chat with our product experts from the comfort of home,” explains Tesla’s website. Registration starts from February 25 to April […]
Tesla will be clear to start delivering Model Y units produced at its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, with 4680 battery cells and the automaker’s new structural battery pack as soon as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approves the vehicle for sale — reports Teslarati. Tesla previously confirmed that operations at Gigafactory Texas would begin with […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has provided an update on the status of Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta and its release in Canada. Musk has long promised FSD beta would be coming to Canada soon, with a recent update last week saying Tesla was still on track to expand it this month. On Friday morning, Musk revealed […]
In less than 24 hours, Tesla stock on Friday rallied more than $100 USD from a six-month low of $700 USD per share — reports Yahoo Finance. On Thursday, the electric automaker’s shares dropped as much as 8.3% in intraday trading amid a broad-market selloff instigated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Daiwa Capital analyst Jairam […]
A recent update to Tesla’s ‘Transitioning to Tesla Vision’ Support page confirms that all Model S and Model X electric vehicles (EVs) built for the North American market as of mid-February 2022 will not be equipped with radar and will instead transition entirely to the automaker’s camera-based Vision Autopilot system. “As of mid-February 2022, all […]
Back in October, it was rumoured Tesla was set to open a temporary service location in Victoria, B.C., Canada, ahead of its official store and showroom coming in Langford. Now, more details have come to light about Tesla’s temporary location in Victoria, according to Citified. The publication says Tesla will temporarily set up shop at […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a probe into recent stock sales made by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his brother Kimbal Musk, who is a member of Tesla’s board of directors, to determine whether the pair violated insider trading rules — reports The Wall Street Journal. The investigation reportedly started last year […]