After leaked videos showed Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas in full swing earlier this week, outdoor parking lots at the site appear to be gearing up for some deliveries. A number of Tesla Model Y Long Range compact crossover SUVs were spotted at Gigafactory Texas, shared in photos by drone videographer Jeff Roberts (@peterdog15) on Thursday. The […]
Elon Musk has been through a lot with Tesla, and a recent story shows how little faith some of Wall Street’s old guard placed in the automaker, early on. Musk shared an anecdote on Twitter of well-known investor and Warren Buffett partner Charlie Munger, in which latter said Tesla would fail. “I was at a […]
After Tesla disclosed its subpoena from a U.S. regulator earlier this month, the automaker says its head and company are being harassed by a U.S. regulator. Tesla sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday saying that U.S. regulatory authorities are harassing company head Elon Musk following a subpoena about a […]
The Town Council in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, up in Canada, has approved plans to purchase an electric police car, following suit in a wave of police departments in North America moving to electrify their fleets. The Bridgewater Police Department will purchase a Tesla Model 3 for use as a police cruiser, according to CKBW. I’m […]
U.S. safety regulators have opened a new investigation into Tesla’s vehicles, following an increase in customer complaints about brake issues. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into “phantom braking” at highway speeds in Tesla’s vehicles, according to The Associated Press. The investigation comes after 354 complaints from Tesla owners were […]
The Ford Mustang Mach-E secured the “Top Pick” spot on Consumer Reports’ EV list, replacing the Tesla Model 3, according to CNBC. The pick was made based on reliability data showing few problems so far with the Mach-E. CR’s Senior Director of Automotive Testing Jake Fisher said, “Not only is it a really fun vehicle […]
Tesla has launched a Model 3 Electric Tailgate Upgrade Service in China, according to @JayinShanghai. The retrofit offers a power tailgate for Model 3 owners backed by a three-year warranty, priced at 3,980 RMB ($628 USD). Prior to this, Model 3 customers without power tailgates were using third-party aftermarket options. Tesla China is now offering […]
Designer Hans van de Bruggen, known as @deleetdesign, previously made a viral Tesla reimagined V11 concept that the internet loved, after there was less than popular fanfare for the actual V11 holiday software release. The designer was previously a product designer at Netflix and LinkedIn, and is based in San Francisco, California. Now, Hans is […]
Tesla started rolling out its 2021.43.102 software update on early Wednesday morning, as detected by third-party companion service @Teslascope. The update was detected on a Model 3 in Colorado, USA, that was previously on 2021.43.101.2. Other vehicles receiving the update included Model Y Long Range and Performance cars in the USA as well. According to […]
Kelley Blue Book’s Brand Watch Luxury Report ranks the most considered vehicles by consumers every quarter, and recent results from the quarterly report show Tesla as a top contender, while the latter’s Model 3 and Model Y took top spots. Tesla was ranked the third most-considered luxury vehicle in Kelley Blue Book’s Q4 2021 Luxury […]
After Tesla’s talks with the Indian government reportedly hit a “weird stalemate situation” last month, the government is apparently sending a formal request to the U.S. automaker to commit to spending a certain amount on local components. The Indian government wants Tesla to purchase at least $500 million in local parts in order to qualify […]
Australian mining company Liontown Resources said on Wednesday it has signed a five-year contract with Tesla to supply lithium spodumene concentrate, according to Reuters. The contract is over 100,000 dry metric tonnes (DMT) of the concentrate, with the deal’s first year starting in 2024. In the following years, the company’s lithium concentrate output will increase […]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has approved adaptive headlights in the U.S., after a part of President Biden’s November infrastructure bill tweaked some of the rules surrounding the tech, according to a filing from the agency (via Motor1.com and WBKO). Adaptive headlights use lighting technology to automatically highlight darker areas of the road, […]
Tesla shared new photos from inside Gigafactory Texas last month, and a new series of videos has been shared showing Model Y units and more. One visitor shared public Snapchat footage of the inside of Gigafactory Texas, depicting over 20 Model Y units spotted inside the factory (via @Sawyer Merritt). The footage shows a long […]
Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.4.5.3 software update on late Tuesday evening, as detected by third-party software services @TeslaFi and @Teslascope. Vehicles receiving this software update were previously running 2022.4.5.2, released earlier this week. Software version 2022.4.5.3 was just detected on a Tesla Model Y Long Range in Alberta Canada on https://t.co/uh4cmhSoAQ. Follow the […]
