Tesla

While Tesla (TSLA) grew during the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage, other automakers barely stayed afloat – and now Tesla’s on a bull run that has some analysts pointing to the automaker’s success despite the shortage. Tesla shares are gaining once again headed upwards, reaching up over 50 percent of a March 8 low of $563, […]

Courtesy of data from Supercharge and the TMC Forums, here’s a list of all the new Supercharger installations that went live across the world this past week: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Oct. 11, 2021 The Mach 1 at 19920 Ruffian Way, Haubstadt, IN, USA 8 250 kW Tesla Oct. 12, 2021 […]

Phoenix-based Gruber Motors suffered a devastating fire on Saturday morning, that engulfed its main service center that contained over 30 Tesla Roadsters. The shop is known for working on Tesla’s original Roadster and this was the company’s second fire in four years, with the last one happening back in 2017. Peter Gruber, CEO of Gruber […]

Tesla has tweaked its ordering page for its Model Y compact crossover SUV, now showing the $2,000 USD Induction Wheels upgrade by default (via @BabyTesla3). When prospective owners load the Model Y ordering page, the 20-inch Induction Wheels are now the default option, a $2,000 USD upgrade over the 19-inch Gemini Wheels with aero covers. […]

Tesla has quietly removed the wood trim option for its Model S Plaid electric sedan (via Reddit). The wood trim option was added back in May 2021. The Model S Plaid currently comes with a standard black interior with carbon fiber décor. Previously, a walnut décor was available for Plaid interiors of black/white and cream, […]

CNBC has confirmed that Tesla’s Model S Plaid will be making its TV debut on an episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, slated to air next month on November 10, as confirmed to Teslarati. The episode, titled “Limited Edition”, will feature the former comedian and titular host of the show getting into the cockpit of his Model […]

At a Volkswagen managers gathering in Alpbach, Austria, on Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk addressed 200 of the German carmaker’s executives via video conference. During the event, Musk touched upon the secret sauce to his leadership of Tesla, his thoughts on VW as a competitor, and more, reports Reuters. Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess later confirmed […]

Tesla today launched deliveries of its Model X refresh in Fremont, California, finally. The U.S. electric automaker first unveiled its Model X back in January of this year, with pre-orders at the time indicating an estimated delivery date of April. After numerous delays and delivering its Model S Plaid and Long Range versions first, Tesla […]

Yesterday, a TMC forum member by the name of ‘sunnyvaletree’ shared they were going to take delivery of their Model X refresh, a Long Range version, today in Fremont, California. Many doubted the soon-to-be Model X refresh owner, but just this afternoon, ‘sunnyvaletree’ shared a video walk around of their new Long Range refresh, which […]

Tesla continues to push back estimated delivery dates of its vehicles, and for its basic Model 3 electric sedan, the wait time has reached 10 months for new orders. For those seeking to buy the Model 3 Standard Range Plus with 18-inch Aero Wheels, the Tesla website is now showing estimated delivery of August 2022, […]

Image via @kkvr2823 Last month, Tesla software updates 2021.32.10 and later introduced “additional granularity” to Immersive Sound in Audio Settings, while also debuted an “AUTO” setting, which would adjust these updates based on the type of content you’re listening to. While the update has for Immersive Sound with ‘Auto’ has been out for nearly a […]

In a recently published YouTube video, auto expert Sandy Munro reviews everything we learned about Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg during the county fair event on October 9, and in the days after. The 33-minute video covers everything from the site itself to Tesla’s production philosophy for the factory and its plans for the future. Munro was highly impressed […]

According to a report from CNBC on Friday, prominent investor Michael Burry has said he is no longer betting against Tesla Inc., and that his ‘put’ position on 800,100 shares of the company’s stock was “just a trade”. Back in May, regulatory filings from Burry’s investment firm, Scion Asset Management, revealed that the company had […]

Tesla appears to have a demand problem, it seems. After seeing estimated delivery dates for new orders of entry Model Y configurations to July 2022 in the U.S., dates for new Model S and Model X orders have similarly been pushed further into the new year. For new orders of Tesla’s Model X refresh, particularly […]

Update Oct. 15, 4:29pm PDT: Tesla has updated the Model Y Long Range estimated delivery date to again show April 2022. Our original story is as follows, below. === Tesla has changed delivery dates for its entry Model Y in the United States, as estimated delivery dates are now showing July 2022, a whopping nine […]