In a recent YouTube video, DragTimes pit the three quickest four-door sedans in the world right now — the Tesla Model S Plaid, the Lucid Air Performance Dream Edition, and the Porsche Taycan Turbo S, against one another in a series of drag races. The Lucid Air Performance Dream Edition is equipped with two electric […]
After Tesla on Thursday said that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is harassing CEO Elon Musk and the company as a whole with “unfounded investigations”, the government regulator responded to the claims in a letter submitted to a federal judge on Friday — reports CNBC. The Tesla CEO and the SEC have a […]
The popular video conferencing app Zoom has been spotted in a promo video Tesla recently shared on its LinkedIn page, giving us a behind-the-scenes look at the V11 software update that was released during the holidays in December (nice catch, @joexn). Head to the 1-minute-and-38-seconds mark in the video below to see for yourself: Here’s a much […]
Are you still patiently waiting for Tesla to expand its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta to Canada? Back in mid-January, Elon Musk said FSD beta would start rolling out in Canada in 2-4 weeks, in a cautious manner. That timeline, like previous promises, have come and gone (#elontime). When asked about that timeline tonight by Noah […]
Back in December, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the company would be holding a grand opening party for its Gigafactory in Texas, set for early 2022. On Friday evening, Musk gave a precise date for the Giga Texas opening party, now set to take place on April 7, 2022. Musk originally said it was coming […]
Back in January, Tesla shared a video in China touting its safety features, with part one detailing a tour of Gigafactory Shanghai. On Friday, Tesla China shared part two of its ongoing “Go Giga” safety features, detailing Autopilot and other driver assistance aids that make the company’s electric vehicles the safest on the road. Tesla […]
Tesla on Friday shared a picture of its team celebrating the production of its 1 millionth 4680 battery cell, a milestone reached in January. Celebrating our one millionth 4680 cell in January pic.twitter.com/d19IPFu18u — Tesla (@Tesla) February 18, 2022 During Tesla’s Q4 2021 earnings call, the company said it will begin production of its latest […]
Auto industry expert Sandy Munro has been sharing a series of teardown videos analyzing the Tesla Model S Plaid, and the team’s most recent video shares a closer look at seats in the latter. Munro Lead Engineer Carl Crittenden discusses the overall comfort of the seats, as well as accessories such as the switch-toggled cupholders. […]
Tesla modified a South Korean commercial after an antitrust regulator in the company found its range claims to be exaggerated. On Tesla’s Korean website, the automaker changed the vehicle’s description, adding that it could drive a “maximum” of 528 kilometers (328 miles) on a single charge, according to Reuters. Previously, the wording said the Model […]
After issuing recalls in the U.S. and other markets for software issues relating to the heat pump, Tesla has followed up with a new recall for its China-made vehicles. Tesla has issued a recall notice applying to 26,047 Model 3/Y built at the automaker’s Shanghai Gigafactory, due to a software issue that may cause reduced […]
Tesla has updated its Model S product page to include a handful of new photos, videos and animations, as spotted by @Sawyer Merritt on Thursday. The videos show environment controls for the front and back infotainment screens, as well as a sweeping shot of the steering yoke. In addition, the video series boasts the cinematic […]
Worldwide electric vehicle (EV) sales were up 108 percent in 2021, with half of them being sold in Mainland China, according to global research conducted by Canalys. The data shows that 3.2 million EV units were sold in China in 2021, representing an impressive 15 percent of all new cars sold in the country. Europe […]
Tesla started rolling out its 2021.40.30.21 software update on late Thursday evening according to @Teslascope, and with it includes Full Self-Driving beta 10.10.2 for early access program testers. Model 3, Model Y and Model S owners part of the @Teslascope fleet in the United States have received the 2021.40.30.21 update, with these testers coming from […]
Earlier today, we saw Tesla Model Y Long Range vehicles parked outside Tesla’s Giga Texas factory, and now we have the full video released by drone pilot Jeff Roberts. At the 9:59 mark of the video above, we see workers drive Model Y vehicles out of Giga Texas onto the fresh concrete storage lot, then […]
Tesla updated its mobile app for iPhone users today to version 4.6.0, which brings the following updates: Charge Stats displays your vehicle energy charged and estimated costs Submit comprehensive claims for Tesla Insurance policyholders Support for actionable vehicle push notifications Now when you get a push notification from your Tesla, such as for your car […]
