Tesla

Following the Spokane Police Department’s pilot program for two Tesla Model Y units purchased last March, the department is apparently not satisfied with the electric vehicle (EV). The Spokane Police Department is resistant to buying Teslas as police cruisers, ahead of plans to up the fleet with 64 new vehicles this year, according to The […]

We have more footage of Tesla’s Cybertruck again, this time spotted at the company’s Fremont factory. The latest drone footage recorded by YouTube channel ‘Met God in Wilderness’ from today, shows Tesla’s Cybertruck parked next to a Model S and Model X, giving us a sense of just how large the truck is versus its […]

After sharing a video showcasing the new headlights and taillights on his new 2022 Tesla Model S Plaid (the refresh of a refresh?!), @JacobIsAMac has now detailed the new charge port door on his electric sedan. https://twitter.com/jacobisamac/status/1498370866966532096?s=21 The new charge port flip opens from a hinge in the bottom left corner, opening in two stages, […]

@Tesla Silicon Valley Club tagged Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Sunday, asking if the automaker had plans to support YouTube TV in its vehicles. The app allows for live TV and other channels as part of a subscription program, but so far it’s not available as a native app in Tesla vehicles. TeamYouTube responded by […]

Yesterday we saw the first Tesla Model S Plaid with new headlights and taillights delivered to Jacob B., and now he has shared a video hands-on with his new sedan, showcasing the new features of the car, on his YouTube channel ‘JacobIsAMac’ (via @SawyerMerritt). You can see in the video below Jacob shows us how the […]

Canada’s largest pension trimmed its shares of multiple companies while nearly quadrupling its shares purchased in Tesla. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) bought four times the amount of Tesla shares while cutting support for stocks like General Motors (GM), Nvidia and General Electric, according to Barron’s. The CPPIB bought 368,706 Tesla shares, effectively […]

As electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla prepares to implement structural battery packs for its 4680 battery upon the opening of its new Gigafactory Texas, we now have the latest update from battery supplier Panasonic. Panasonic plans to begin mass-producing Tesla’s 4680 EV batteries by the end of March 2024, at the manufacturer’s Japanese factory, according […]

Let’s take a look at all of the new Tesla Superchargers that opened up across the globe this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Feb. 21, 2022 The Wawa at 2401 South Kanner Highway, Stuart, FL, USA 8 250 kW Tesla Feb. […]

Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, is looking busier than ever, according to the latest aerial drone footage recorded on Sunday, February 27, by Jeff Roberts. One of the biggest changes at the site is the growing number of Model Y compact crossover SUVs parked outside Giga Texas. We’ve seen them before coming and going, but […]

Earlier today, we saw a refreshed Tesla Model S Plaid with upgraded front and rear lights, charge port and badging, and now we have confirmation it has been delivered. According to Jacob B., he shared the news on Facebook he’s one of the first in the United States to take delivery of this refreshed Model […]

Tesla has started notifying customers in Europe of free Supercharging, specifically in “areas impacted by the recent situation in Ukraine.” According to an email sent out by the automaker and shared by Łukasz Średnicki (via @SawyerMerritt), Tesla says customers can “charge for free in parts of Poland, Slovakia and Hungary, starting with the following Superchargers: Trzebownisko […]

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 […]