Tesla

Image via Jeff K. via Facebook Some Tesla owners have noticed the company has started to automatically adjust battery charging limits, overriding existing user preferences. According to Jeff K. on Facebook, he received the message above on Thursday evening. The pop up notice reads, “the charge limit in your vehicle has been automatically adjusted to […]

Tesla battery supplier is rumoured to be seeking a land purchase in the United States for a mega factory to build electric vehicle batteries for Tesla, according to NHK, Japan’s public broadcaster on Friday (via Reuters). According to NHK, people familiar with the matter inform the publication Panasonic wants to build a factory worth billions […]

Tesla recently launched the ability for Canadians to tap the ‘Request Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta’ button, marking the introduction of the latter software in Canada. With Tesla’s 2022.4.5.4 software update, it brings FSD beta requests for those that have paid the $10,600 CAD add-on to Autopilot. But prior to FSD beta being made available to […]

Following similar changes made in the United States in November 2021, Tesla has updated their Supercharger rates in Canada. Previously, Tesla owners were billed under a two-tier system, but the company modified its terms last November shifting to a four-tier model, which was applied in Canada on Wednesday. Charging rates are determined by the amount […]

Tesla shareholder Richard J. Tornetta is suing Tesla, alleging that CEO Elon Musk’s pay was excessive and breached fiduciary duties, according to a report from CNBC. The pay package in question granted options worth about $2.5 billion to Musk, and consisted of the CEO’s 101.3 million stock options plan which pays out in 12 milestone-focused […]

Image via @EthanMorneau Tesla has officially announced its plans to launch its first dealership on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. While previous reports had seemingly confirmed the location of the site in the Greater Victoria suburb of Langford, it was made official on Thursday. Tesla and Langford announced this morning the new sales, service and […]

The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) has lifted a ban on drag racing for 9-second 1/4 mile factory vehicles without a roll cage, according to an announcement made on Monday expanding on a December press release (via The Drive). The rules will now allow vehicles with 9-second quarter-mile times that don’t have a roll cage […]

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 […]