A JD Power study on electric vehicle (EV) charging was released today, and shared that Tesla, Volta and ChargePoint’s EV charging stations were the most preferred by EV owners for charging away from home, according to CNBC. The study surveyed 6,647 EV and plugin owners between January and June, also finding that public charging availability […]
Car enthusiast and reviewer Doug DeMuro has published his highly anticipated review of the Tesla Model S Plaid on YouTube. In the nearly 40-minute review, DeMuro goes over all the features of the Model S Plaid (obtained when an owner reached out to him) both inside and out, takes the vehicle on a drive, which […]
Reuters reported on Tuesday that Tesla China is hiring managers for both its external relations and its legal teams, according to a job listing on the company’s Wechat account. The news comes following a wave of public criticisms of Tesla over the company’s privacy practices and safety. The job listings are located in multiple cities […]
The Tesla Model S Plaid has already set a number of records since its release in June, and a new video shows it dominating other performance cars at a raceway, even slowing down to let some try to catch up. A video shared on Friday by Tesla Plaid Channel shows seven new Tesla Model S […]
One Colorado County has just joined the ranks of police departments in the U.S. experimenting with electric vehicles (EVs) as patrol cars, in hopes to save money on maintenance and fuel costs in the long run. The Boulder County Sheriff’s Department in Colorado is testing a Tesla Model Y Long Range (LR) all-wheel-drive (AWD) variant […]
Another day, and another police department has added a Tesla to its fleet in the United States. The most populous county in New Jersey, Bergen County, has purchased a Tesla Model Y compact crossover SUV, as part of a pilot program for public safety agencies, reports North Jersey. The Long Range all-wheel drive version of […]
A major shipment of Tesla’s vehicles has arrived in Europe, just weeks before the company’s first Model Y deliveries are expected to be delivered. Three ships were spotted unloading Tesla Model 3 and Y units in Zeebrugge, Belgium on Monday, according to Morten Grove. The Tesla units were caught in never-before-seen volumes, unloading from the […]
Tesla confirmed on Monday what many have been speculating, that Shanghai-made Model Y vehicles have been exported to Europe for the first time. According to the South China Morning Post, Tesla said it shipped 8,210 Model Y compact crossover SUVs to Europe in July. “It goes without saying that the Shanghai Gigafactory is playing a […]
As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to increase in popularity in the world’s largest auto market, Tesla’s personal charging network is continually growing – and it has just passed an important milestone. Seven years after Tesla’s first Supercharger stall in China was established in Shanghai, the U.S. company has now installed over 7,000 Supercharger stalls across […]
A video shared on Sunday by Keelay P shows a Tesla Model X driver driving in London, England, with its passenger-side falcon wing door open, before smashing into a double-decker bus. The Model X can be seen exiting a parking structure with the passenger-side door wide open. According to the video’s description, there didn’t seem […]
The U.S. government has opened an investigation into the Autopilot systems on 765,000 Tesla vehicles, ranging from current models all the way back to the company’s 2014 models, as reported by the Associated Press. The news comes from a post on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) website on Monday, pointing out 11 different […]
Tesla released Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta version 9.2 last night for early testers, and now we’re seeing the first drives with FSD beta 9.2. Earlier today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared a screenshot of some changes in FSD beta 9.2, seen below: Improvements in 9.2: pic.twitter.com/STmEBq8V9C — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 15, 2021 Musk also […]
In a meeting with Tesla Inc. earlier this month, the Indian government asked to see detailed sourcing plans and manufacturing roadmaps for the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s operations in the country before it considers granting Tesla any tax breaks — reports Bloomberg. The information comes from a person with knowledge of the meeting between Tesla and […]
Tesla recently announced the time, format and location for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on its website. The 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is slated to take place at 2:30 p.m. PDT on October 7. The event is currently set to take place in-person at Tesla’s Fremont Factory, located at 45500 Fremont Boulevard, Fremont, […]
Tesla has released Full Self-Driving Beta Version 9.2 for beta testers on late Saturday evening, software version 2021.12.25.15. Version 9.1 of FSD beta introduced ‘Pure Vision’, with Tesla’s vehicles relying only on its cameras and no longer radar for Autopilot. Back on July 30, 2021, Tesla released FSD Beta version 9.1 (software update 2021.4.18.13). Previously, […]
