Tesla

The German state of Brandenburg has called for a news conference on Friday, where it is expected to announce its approval for the $5.5 billion Tesla Gigafactory. “The approval procedure for the e-car and battery factory of the U.S. company Tesla in Gruenheide in Brandenburg is nearing completion. This will be announced tomorrow at a […]

Just a few weeks after Tesla’s call-to-action for Oklahoma residents to oppose HB 3994 to local authorities, the state is nearing passage of the bill, which would ban Tesla and other electric vehicle (EV) automakers from selling in the state. Oklahoma’s House Chamber voted to pass HB 3994 on Tuesday in a preliminary vote held […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday he is inviting the United Auto Workers (UAW) labor union to hold a vote at the company’s California factory. Musk mentioned that the “real challenge is Bay Area has negative unemployment, so if we don’t treat and compensate our (awesome) people well, they have many other offers and […]

Back in December, Tesla’s holiday update introduced a new user interface, while also added a Blind Spot Camera feature, enabling live camera views on vehicle displays when turn signals are pressed. The problem with the feature? The live camera views from the Blind Spot Camera shows up in the bottom left corner of the screen, […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.4.5.5 software update, as detected by third-party companion service @Teslascope. We detected a new Tesla software update (2022.4.5.5) pending installation on four vehicles.https://t.co/64VbrLTd9u — Teslascope (@teslascope) March 2, 2022 According to vehicles part of the @TeslaFi fleet, this update looks to be rolling out for vehicles in Europe, detected […]

Tesla Motors has released on social media a mesmerizing promotional clip showing the impact of their electric vehicles in the day-to-day life of a small village in the Yunnan Province in Southwest China. The four-minute video posted this Wednesday on the Chinese microblogging site Weibo focuses on a resident who returned to his hometown to […]

Electric vehicles (EVs) are slowly but surely becoming the most coveted cars on the market, and one group in Canada is working to make mass adoption happen through a new plan it hopes the government will adopt. Tesla is encouraging its fans in Canada to speak to their members of Parliament about supporting the country’s […]

South Australia-based emerging lithium producer Core Lithium Ltd., announced on Wednesday an agreement with Tesla Inc to supply the automaker with up to 110,000 tonnes of lithium spodumene concentrate over a term of four years. The deal has boosted Core Lithium’s shares up 13% in early trading. “Subject to execution of a definitive agreement, Core’s […]

After news that Lucid Motors had delivered its first electric vehicle (EV) with 500 miles of range, @WholeMarsBlog noted that “Tesla will be the first to mass produce one.” In response, Tesla CEO Elon Musk explained why the company hasn’t yet made a 600-mile range vehicle, saying that the range would detract from the vehicle’s […]

A number of Tesla owners are having issues with their vehicle’s 12-volt lithium-ion battery dying too quickly, and the automaker’s head is apparently looking into the issue. @Tesla_Adri shared a story about Tesla’s new 12-volt battery dying quickly under certain conditions on Tuesday, saying that he knew of at least five cases of the issue […]

In his State of the Union Address, President Joe Biden mentioned that American manufacturers like Ford and General Motors are investing large amounts of money into building electric vehicles. These figures were shared via the President’s official Twitter account, which got Elon Musk’s attention. The tweet mentions that Ford is investing $11B, while GM will […]

In response to a tweet by the Tesla Silicon Valley Club, Elon Musk mentioned that Tesla’s primary challenge with the upcoming Cybertruck is to make it affordable.  On Monday evening, the Tesla Silicon Valley Club responded to a Twitter thread with Elon Musk asking about Cybertruck pricing. Elon Musk responded, saying, “Our primary challenge is […]

Back in January, it was reported Tesla was reportedly set to bring a push center horn to its Model S and Model X vehicles with yoke steering wheel, instead of a touch button as it currently stands. A Model S at the time was spotted with a sticker that said, “airbag horn enabled in SW […]

After the TeslaMic in-car karaoke mic sold out just hours after its unveiling, the company has re-stocked limited quantities of the item, citing supply chain issues. Tesla began offering a limited amount of the TeslaMic again for a short time on Tuesday, after production capacity struggled to reach full volume due to supply chain issues […]

Tesla shared a video of a local crew deploying 12 Superchargers in just 8 days, at the Brooksville, Florida site. The timelapse video details the construction process that involves local crews preparing the site for Tesla’s pre-fabricated Superchargers, seen last year. These pre-made charging stalls are already connected to concrete slabs and have included transformers […]