Tesla

Tesla faces continued legal battles as the company has revealed that it received a subpoena from a U.S. financial regulator last year. The automaker shared that it received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday, according to its 10-K filing reported by MarketWatch. Tesla said in the filing that the subpoena […]

A local bowling alley in Ann Arbor, Michigan is set to close in April and reopen as a Tesla Service Center, according to M Live (via Reddit). The lot is located on 3530 Jackson Road in Ann Arbor, with the bowling alley having been sold to real estate developers who are planning to turn the […]

  Head of Tesla Elon Musk has been known for his public support of cryptocurrency, and a new update from the automaker shows that they ended last year with nearly $2 billion in Bitcoin. Tesla said on Monday it ended 2021 holding $1.99 billion in Bitcoin, after purchasing a total of $1.5 billion in the […]

Tesla has also continually added more employees to its workforce than other automakers, as revealed in its latest filing with the SEC. Tesla hired 28,533 new full-time employees in 2021, marking a whopping 40.3 percent increase in the automaker’s workforce, according to MarketWatch. The figure was revealed in a 10-K filing with the Securities and […]

Here’s a list of all the new Tesla Superchargers that went live across the world this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Jan. 31, 2022 Stewart’s Shops at 5805 NY-9G, Hudson, NY, USA 8 250 kW Tesla Jan. 31, 2022 The 1800 […]

Comedian and car enthusiast Jay Leno appeared on a recent episode of the YouTube show Cars and Culture with Jason Stein and talked about his experience with the Tesla Model S Plaid, among other things (via @SawyerMerritt). Jay Leno on his Model S Plaid: "I’m stunned how good it is. I love that it’s built […]

Many joke how a Tesla is just an Apple iPad on wheels. While that may be the case, one thing missing is an App Store and the lack of third-party apps. But a Tesla ‘App Store’ is rumoured to be in the works, according to some rumors on Saturday. Tesla insider @SawyerMerritt teased something similar […]

We continue to see construction updates from Tesla’s Giga Berlin factory in Germany, courtesy of drone pilot Tobias Lindh. Drone footage recorded on February 4, but shared on Saturday, reveals cell building walls continuing to go up, while we also get our best look at the newest graffiti art adorning the exterior walls at Giga […]

In the latest installment of his Model S Plaid teardown series on YouTube, “Teardown Titan” Sandy Munro gives us a detailed look at the high-performance all-electric sedan’s rear cradle, rear suspension, and electric drive module (EDM). Munro and his team remove the rear cradle and drive module which, unlike the front cradle and suspension we […]

Tesla’s mobile app, specifically its iOS app, as of writing, is now showing your vehicle’s specs and warranty details. On the main screen of the Tesla iOS app, when scrolling to the very bottom, you now see a “View Details” link, which takes you to tabs listing out your vehicle specifications and warranty, noted @WholeMarsBlog […]

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta was recently changed to remove a rolling stop feature at stop signs, after complaints were lodged with the NHTSA. James Locke shared video footage testing Tesla’s updated FSD beta update 10.10, taken from inside his Model 3, as the latest version of the test software was released yesterday to more […]

The Indian government denied Tesla’s request for lowering import duties, emphasizing that the laws already accommodate importing partially-built vehicles and assembling them at lower costs, according to Automotive News. Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Vivek Johri emphasized that the government had been looking at the tax structures and decided that […]

As Tesla continues to expand its Supercharger presence around the world, the automaker’s head has confirmed that new Superchargers will be headed to Mexico in the future. @Tesla Owners Mexico asked Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday if there could be more Superchargers installed in Mexico using a photo of Tesla’s active Supercharger stations across […]

As many countries in Europe prepare for the winter holidays, Tesla is celebrating by offering free charging at its electric vehicle (EV) charging network in four countries across the continent. Tesla is offering free holiday Supercharging throughout Germany, France, Sweden and Norway for off-peak hours users, according to a page on Tesla’s website (via @Tesla_Adri). […]

Tesla has shared a new video on its LinkedIn page, detailing a behind-the-scenes look of its latest V11 software update released during the holidays in December (via @SawyerMerritt). The company’s engineers shared some more details about the features and also how they were made. We learned that Tesla added ramping capability to all different parts […]