Tesla

Interbrand has released its 2021 Best Global Brands report, detailing the top brands worldwide, including Tesla. Elon Musk’s automaker saw the biggest leap in brand rankings, seeing its value increase by a 26-point rise to 14th spot, placing it behind Louis Vuitton and ahead of Facebook, in a 184% jump. “Tesla’s meteoric rise was achieved […]

Tesla started rolling out its 2021.36.5.5 software update tonight for numerous owners (including those in Australia), as noted by services @Teslafi and also @Teslascope. Software version 2021.36.5.5 was just detected on a Tesla Model 3 Performance in California United States on https://t.co/uh4cmhSoAQ. Follow the release at https://t.co/w2jbOhlIQb — TeslaFi (@teslafi) October 25, 2021 As for […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed Hertz paid full price for its massive 100,000 Model 3 fleet, with no discounts. Responding to a tweet earlier on Monday evening, Musk said, “to be clear, cars sold to Hertz have no discount. Same price as to consumers.” To be clear, cars sold to Hertz have no discount. […]

Hertz announced on Monday it would start electrifying its rental fleet by ordering 100,000 Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles, set to be delivered by the end of 2022. The deal is said to be worth about $4.2 billion dollars, according to Bloomberg. As for how existing Tesla owners can rent Hertz vehicles? The company’s website […]

Let’s take a look at all the new Supercharger installations 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 Oct. 19, 2021 3035 Clarence Ave S, Saskatoon, SK, Canada 6 250 kW Tesla Oct. 19, 2021 109 Blue […]

Earlier on Monday morning, shares of Tesla opened to new all-time highs, and eventually the company’s market cap touched $1 trillion for the first time ever, when shares reached a historic $998.74. Tesla joined Apple, Microsoft, Saudi Aramco, Alphabet and Amazon as the only companies to reach a $1 trillion market share. Breaking: Tesla is […]

An abnormal and torrential rainstorm in Zhengzhou, China at the end of July rendered over 400,000 vehicles useless, and among them are a handful of Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs). As a result, Tesla has officially locked the DC fast-charging abilities of a number of its vehicles affected by the flooding, according to a report from […]

Tesla was set to respond to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) probe by last Friday, either requesting an extension or completing the questions in the agency’s 11-page letter – and a new report shows that the company has now partially responded to the investigation. On Friday, Tesla submitted a partial response to the […]

As Tesla’s presence continues to grow in what is the world’s largest auto market, the company is continuing to expand its developments even within Shanghai. On Monday, U.S. automaker Tesla announced that it has officially built a research center and a separate data center in Shanghai, where its Gigafactory is also located, according to Reuters. […]

Image via Wall Street Journal Panasonic unveiled a prototype 4680 battery cell on Monday, expected to help supply Tesla’s EV battery needs, according to Reuters. The move is also expected to strengthen Tesla’s relationship with the Japan-based company, ahead of Tesla’s plans to widely produce the battery, paving way for cheaper cars and better access […]

For the first time, an electric vehicle (EV) has topped a monthly European sales chart, according to the research firm JATO Dynamics. On Monday, JATO Dynamics data showed that the Tesla Model 3 was number one in European auto sales in September, according to Reuters. The Model 3 saw 24,591 units sold and registered, representing […]

Shares of Tesla reached a new all-time high on Monday morning, reaching $972 per share. The company’s market cap neared a $1 trillion market cap, and currently stands at $973 billion as of writing. Earlier on Monday, news of Hertz’s order of 100,000 Tesla vehicles for its rental fleet boosted Tesla, along with Morgan Stanley’s […]

Florida-based Hertz announced on Monday it will be investing in the largest electric vehicle rental fleet in North America, which includes an initial order of 100,000 Tesla vehicles by the end of 2022, to go with new EV charging infrastructure worldwide. “Electric vehicles are now mainstream, and we’ve only just begun to see rising global […]

Tesla has released its 2021.36.5.3 software update, bringing with it Full Self-Driving beta 10.3. The release comes less than 24 hours after Tesla removed FSD beta 10.3 due to bugs related to Autopilot. Tesla then reverted all FSD beta testers to a production build, which removed FSD beta altogether in a temporary move. Tesla CEO […]

Tesla has removed its FSD 10.3 beta update, due to issues related to Autopilot being disabled and more with the test software. The FSD beta 10.3 update was released less than 24 hours ago. “Seeing some issues with 10.3, so rolling back to 10.2 temporarily,” said Musk on Sunday. “Please note, this is to be […]