Tesla

In January, Tesla and SpaceX Head Elon Musk became the richest person on Earth, and now he’s set to surpass another major milestone. As of Friday, Musk is nearing $250 billion USD in total net worth, according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index. The chart also shows that Musk has gained nearly $80 billion USD this […]

Following Tesla’s announcement of its plans to shift standard variants of Model 3 and Y units to lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries globally, the company has apparently made a huge battery order from one Chinese company with a California factory. Tesla reportedly ordered 10 GWh of LFP electric vehicle (EV) batteries from BYD, according to […]

After reports came out last month saying that Apple may develop its autonomous vehicle alone, despite still being on the lookout for suppliers, a new update shows that talks with two large companies in China may be on the fence. Apple’s electric vehicle (EV) talks with China-based CATL and BYD have largely been put on […]

Tesla’s stock price touched a new all-time high on Friday morning, reaching $910 per share, while the company’s market cap also surpassed $900 billion at one point. The new high for the electric vehicle maker came down slightly, but as of writing, shares are trading at $906, up 1.4% for the day. $TSLA will hit […]

Tesla has shared a new video detailing its Model S Plaid record lap at the iconic Nurburgring race course in Germany, achieved last month. The video was shared by Tesla on its LinkedIn page (spotted by @TeslaClubIN), in an effort to recruit new employees. In the video, the Tesla Vehicle Dynamics Team shares some insight […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.36.5.1 software update as of yesterday and today, as detected by both @Teslascope and @TeslaFi. Numerous cars receiving this update were Model S Long Range and Model S Plaid vehicles in the United States. Model S vehicles previously had 2021.36.5, 2021.36 and 2021.32.21 installing, prior to receiving the notification […]

After driving his Tesla Model S Plaid underwater back in September, YouTube channel Chillin’ with Chet was back at it again with his modified Tesla, to again drive it underwater. As Chet drives the Model S Plaid underwater the second time around, the vehicle does end up making it from start to finish by itself, […]

During Tesla’s record Q3 2021 earnings call yesterday, the company took some time to explain its recent price increases. According to Zach Kirkhorn, the company’s Chief Financial Officer (and Master of Coin), he detailed “pricing has been a really difficult thing for us over the last couple of quarters.” Kirkhorn went on to say, “the […]

Tesla showrooms are showing off new footage of the company’s upcoming Cybertruck, showing the vehicle driving around New York City and also Giga Texas. The video shared by Harsimran Bansal (@harsimranbansal) below shows Cybertruck driving on a bridge away from Manhattan in New York City, then also ripping around a field and next to Gigafactory […]

Tesla announced a record Q3 2021 yesterday, resulting in all-time highs in net income and revenue, while gross margins are nearing an astounding 30%. The company saw $1.6 billion net income from $13.7 billion in total revenues and now has $16 billion in cash and cash equivalents. Tesla is firing on all cylinders, so to […]

Tesla has been warning its Full Self-Driving beta testers about driving safely when testing the beta program, as a ‘three strikes’ and you’re out rule has been implemented. According to an email shared by @WholeMarsBlog, Tesla writes to a FSD beta tester the following: “You are receiving this email because telemetry from your vehicle was flagged […]

As Tesla prepares to open its Superchargers to other brands in 2021, the company has been rapidly expanding its Supercharger network around the world – with an incredible milestone having just been reached in China on Friday. Tesla will open its 1,000th Supercharger station on China’s mainland on Friday, established in Shenzen, according to CNEVPost. […]

The forensic lab of the Dutch government has apparently reverse-engineered its way into Tesla’s highly encrypted internal driving data storage system, including information about the company’s advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) and a number of other details. On Thursday, the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) said it decrypted Tesla’s encrypted driving data, potentially opening up a […]

Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg is nearly up and running, though locals have remained divided on the German factory’s environmental impact nearly since construction began – and now the German government is saying the company must sit through a repeated consultation for locals to object to the factory. On Thursday, Brandenburg, Germany’s Environmental Ministry said that an […]

Following a fatal Tesla Model S crash that took place in Texas and led to a serious car fire in April, a U.S. agency investigating the accident has maintained that a driver and passenger were present during the crash. While a witness statement noted that nobody was in the driver’s seat during the accident, the […]