Tesla is offering test drives of its Model Y compact crossover in the United Kingdom, and Mark Brown has provided some of his first impressions with the vehicle, which launched earlier this month. According to Brown, an existing Model 3 Long Range owner, he says ride comfort is “very, very nice” and sound is similar […]
Kevin George Aziz Riad, whose Tesla Model S struck another car at a high speed in the Los Angeles suburb of Gardena on December 29, 2019, killing two people, has been charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter by California prosecutors — reports MarketWatch. In the crash, police said Riad’s Model S was moving at […]
Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.44.30.8 software update, as noted by third-party companion software, @Teslascope. A Tesla Model S Plaid owner in B.C., Canada, received the 2021.44.30.8 update, which comes after automaker’s 2021.44.30.7 software update. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.44.30.8 on a Model S Plaid (20XX) in British Columbia, Canada. View […]
Green Hills Software CEO and The Dawn Project founder Dan O’Dowd, who took out a full-page ad targeting Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) software in the Sunday, January 16th paper edition of the New York Times, on Tuesday sat down for an interview on the CNBC‘s Squawk on the Street. O’Dowd at first steered the conversation towards the dangers […]
Amidst Tuesday’s closing arguments for a lawsuit against Tesla CEO Elon Musk over the company’s acquisition of SolarCity, shareholders of the automaker asked the judge to find Musk guilty of coercing investors into buying the solar company in 2016. Tesla investors encouraged a judge to order Elon Musk to repay $13 billion USD acquired in […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants people to stop tracking his travel plans, as they are becoming a “security issue”. On Monday evening, Musk responded to blatantly false ‘confirmed’ reports that he was travelling to Giga Berlin in Germany this week. In a rare comment on his travel itinerary, Musk shot back to say “this isn’t […]
It’s no secret that electric vehicles (EVs) are on the rise, with many countries around the world beginning to see the technology top overall auto sales lists for the first time. Plugin EVs made up a whopping 32 percent of France’s market share in December, with the Tesla Model 3 becoming the eighth most-purchased […]
Tesla has deployed orders for camera modules, with companies like LG, Samsung and others still participating in a bid for future orders, according to The Elec. The camera modules will be manufactured for Tesla’s Model S, 3, X and Y units, with specific orders also going out to build cameras for the upcoming Tesla Semi […]
As promised, Tesla has increased the price of its Full Self-Driving to $12,000 USD in the United States, seeing a $2,000 USD jump. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the change was coming over a week ago, noting the change would take place on January 17. As of today, the Tesla website’s configurator page is showing […]
Earlier this evening, Tesla started rolling out its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.9 for testers as part of the 2021.44.30.10 update, and now we’re seeing some first drives of the latest beta. According to FSD beta 10.9 release notes, the system is supposed to improve left turns as part of improvements, so this was an […]
According to a new photo shared today by drone pilot Jeff Roberts, a row of blue Tesla Model Y compact crossover SUVs were seen at Gigafactory Texas. These vehicles appear to be Long Range versions of the Model Y, as they are showing 19-inch Gemini wheels and their signature aero covers. There are also some […]
Tesla has started rolling out its Full Self-Driving beta 10.9 to early testers, as noted by @BLKMDL3 and @Kristennetten. Download faster!!! pic.twitter.com/pXNpWlejMZ — Zack (@BLKMDL3) January 17, 2022 10.9 is here sooner than later ✨🔥 pic.twitter.com/FsW6B6QL4x — K10✨ (@Kristennetten) January 17, 2022 FSD beta 10.9 is part of the 2021.44.30.10 software update that was first […]
In a recently published YouTube video, U.K.-based car purchasing and comparison platform carwow compared the Tesla Model 3 Performance and a BMW i4 M50 in a detailed review, and also pit them head-to-head in a 0-60 mph acceleration test. The BMW i4 M50 is the ‘M Performance’ version of the base BMW i4 electric vehicle […]
Let’s take a look at all the new Tesla Superchargers that opened up across the globe this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Jan. 12, 2022 31100 Cortez Blvd, Brooksville, FL, USA 12 250 kW Unavailable Jan. 13, 2022 100 Thames Rd […]
Tesla is hoping to source graphite from Mozambique, Africa, in order to decrease its reliance on China for the mineral, according to MarketWatch. Last month, Tesla signed a contract with Australia-based mining company Syrah Resources, which also happens to operate one of the largest graphite mines in Mozambique. Tesla will be able to buy material […]
