Tesla

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 […]

Tesla has launched new Model S refresh All-Weather Interior Liners, priced at $250 USD, Tesla North has learned. You can see the new all-weather interior liners for the Model S refresh in our screenshot above. The set includes front liners for the driver and passenger and a liner for the second row. Compared to the […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.44.30.20 software update on Tuesday, which contains Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.10.1, according to @BLKMDL3, who says it’s “rolling out internally now”. FSDbeta 10.10.1 rolling out internally now! https://t.co/g56dA4O41k — Zack (@BLKMDL3) February 15, 2022 Earlier this month, Tesla rolled out its 2021.44.30.15 software update to disable the “rolling […]

Amidst increasing competition over electric vehicles (EVs) in China, Tesla’s Model Y enters its second year of availability as the second most-sold new energy SUV in the country, as shown in new data. Tesla was China’s second best-selling new energy SUV in January, according to data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), as […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk still holds a significant stake in Tesla, even after selling off many of his shares last year. Tesla’s stock jumped nearly 5 percent on Tuesday after a securities filing revealed that Musk still owns over one-fifth of Tesla’s shares despite recent stock selloffs, according to Business Insider. The filing was made […]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk donated 5,044,000 shares to an unnamed charity, reveals a Form 5 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. The filing shows Musk donated the shares starting on November 19, 2021, with following transactions on the 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 29th of the same month. Reuters says the […]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ $52 billion USD investment fund expanded its position on Tesla during Q4 2021, adding 118,380 shares of the electric vehicle (EV) company, with a market value of $755.6 million, to its portfolio — reports Markets Insider. At the same time, the fund also cut back its positions […]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is no stranger to joining podcasts to give interviews with various independent outlets. On Monday morning, Musk agreed to join Rob Maurer on the latter’s podcast ‘Tesla Daily’, with other notable podcast hosts as well. “Hi @elonmusk, I just published episode 1,000 of Tesla Daily. I’ve been doing this […]

According to drone pilot Jeff Roberts (@peterdog15), we may have our first look at a batch of Tesla Model Y vehicles leaving the production lines of the company’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. “A batch of Model Ys fresh off the production lines of Giga Texas,” said Roberts just moments ago, sharing an image of a […]

Tesla announced on Monday morning it has now opened up all of its Superchargers in the Netherlands to non-Tesla vehicles. The company originally launched its Supercharger expansion in the Netherlands to non-Tesla vehicles back in November 2021, as part of a pilot. At the time, it was limited to select chargers in Sassenheim, Apeldoorn Oost, Meerkerk, Hengelo, Tilburg, Duiven, Breukelen, Naarden and Eemnes. […]