According to The San Antonio Report, The Boring Company’s proposal to build a pair of tunnels 9 miles long, 30 feet below ground to connect the San Antonio International Airport to downtown is currently being reviewed by the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (RMA). Back in October 2019, the Alamo RMA started considering a direct transportation route […]
Tesla’s Fremont factory in California looks busier than ever, as the site is still full of completed cars the company is set to deliver to customers. That’s according to a flyover of the site taken this morning on Thursday, January 20, 2022, by YouTube channel ‘Met God in Wilderness’. You can see lots of Model […]
Image credit: @SawyerMerritt Back in May of last year, Tesla asked the community for submissions in its goal to cover its new Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany, with “awesome graffiti art.” Fast forward to January 2022, and we’re finally seeing Giga Berlin showing some of this incredible art adorning its exterior walls. According to an image […]
The “Teardown Titan” Sandy Munro is finally getting started on the Tesla Model S Plaid teardown he teased last month. @live_munro on Thursday shared a closer look under the hood of the Model S Plaid on Twitter, after removing the front trunk or “frunk” of the vehicle in what is presumably the beginning of Munro’s […]
Tesla applied for a trademark for both the name Tesla and its ‘T’ logo to sell audio equipment under its own brand name, according to a report from electrek. It’s not exactly clear how Tesla might use the trademark, especially since many companies apply for trademarks that end up going unused, though the category allows […]
Tesla Insurance has launched in Arizona and Ohio today, joining California, Illinois and Texas (via @SawyerMerritt). The electric automaker’s website now reads, “get competitive rates in Arizona, California, Illinois, Ohio and Texas in as little as one minute. Insurance based on real-time driving behavior now available in Arizona, Illinois, Ohio and Texas.” Tesla Insurance is […]
Tesla fanatics at Unplugged Performance teamed up with Swedish Hypercar company Koenigsegg to produce aftermarket parts for the Model 3, and since the announcement, one publication has taken the vehicle to the test track to see how the partnership did. A new track test and review of the Tesla Model 3 Performance as modded with […]
As Tesla still awaits final approval for its Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, located in Grünheide, Germany, the company has selected a day to elect its first works council in the country. Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg will select its first works council on February 28, according to a statement on Thursday from Germany’s biggest union IG Metall (via Auto […]
Tesla’s discussion with the government of India over lowered import duty costs has not made progress, according to those familiar with the matter and as reported by Reuters. The government is still holding off on offering tax breaks to Tesla until the U.S.-based automaker commits to manufacturing goods locally. One source with direct knowledge of […]
Tesla’s Center Console Trays for Model 3 and Model Y have been restocked in the company’s online shop, priced at $30 USD. “The Model 3/Y Center Console Trays help you stay organized with two flocked bins for your center console. The rear tray is a great size for larger items while the front tray is […]
When a Wednesday tweet from Tesla Club – San Diego (@sdteslaowners) suggested that all Tesla owners with basic Autopilot functionality, which comes standard on Tesla cars as of 2019, should have access to the Safety Score feature, Tesla CEO Elon Musk approved of the idea. Ok — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 19, 2022 Replying with […]
Tesla is rounding out construction at its German factory, as the U.S. automaker is pumping out more pre-production Model Y units than ever before–for testing purposes only of course. Tobias Lindh shared a time lapse video of drone footage on Wednesday from Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, complete with even more Model Y units in the facility’s parking […]
The Unplugged Performance (UP) racing team has set a number of records in Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs), and a newly-announced partnership with the team seems a great omen for more victories in the future. UP announced a new partnership with Swedish Hypercar company Koenigsegg Advanced Manufacturing (KAM) on Wednesday, according to Motortrend. While the crew […]
SDI, or Steel Dynamics, has denied recent rumors that it is approved to supply steel for Tesla’s Cybertruck, according to Bloomberg. It also comes as the Indiana-based company currently works on a steel plant in Sinton, Texas, not far from Tesla’s Gigafactory – and likely a piece of why the rumors have become so widespread. […]
Canadian YouTube channel Unbox Therapy, run by Lewis Hilsenteger (remember when he bent iPhones in half?), recently published his review of his first Tesla ever—a new Model S Plaid. Unbox Therapy is not new to electric vehicles, as one year ago he showed off his Porsche Taycan EV. But this is his first Tesla experience […]
