A U.S. regulator has reached out to Tesla to explain a string of recent crashes into emergency responder vehicles parked on the shoulder of highways involving Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance system. The National Highway Safety Traffic Administration (NHTSA) sent Tesla an 11-page letter on Tuesday requesting information about how its Autopilot system identifies flashing lights […]
As Tesla prepares to begin deploying its 4680 battery cells in the next couple of years, the company is already lining up suppliers – and is reportedly talking to a number of companies to supply the cells for its Gigafactory Shanghai. Tesla is looking for suppliers in China to help produce its 4680 cylindrical battery, […]
Let’s take a look at all the new Superchargers that have gone live 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 Aug. 23, 2021 The Hy-Vee at 1320 9th Avenue, Southeast Watertown, SD, USA 8 250 kW Tesla […]
YouTube-based tech reviewer, Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD), is hosting a 1,000-mile road trip race over the course of two days to determine which is faster overall between a Tesla Model S Plaid, a Ford Mustang Mach-E, and an Audi Q5, while comparing Tesla Superchargers, Electrify America chargers, and traditional gas stations. The race runs through four […]
As the world begins trending towards zero-emission vehicles, public access to a charging network remains one of the largest barriers to mainstream adoption, but that’s not the case in Newfoundland and Labrador up in Canada. The first electric vehicle (EV) charging network is now operational in Newfoundland, and it includes 14 charging stations with Level […]
Tesla’s Model Y shipped to European countries for the first time this month, and according to a new update, the electric SUV is doing quite well in one of the most zero-emission vehicle-friendly countries on the continent. The Tesla Model Y has become the top-selling electric vehicle (EV) in Norway for August just five days […]
Tesla’s Giga Shanghai reached the milestone of outputting 1,000 cars per day last week, and following the news, the company has shared a number of new jobs on Weibo. On Friday, Tesla shared a series of jobs on Weibo, with titles including a quality inspector, production operator, and logistics operator, according to CNEVPost. Potential hires […]
Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) are offering the world a chance at lower emissions and safer driving, according to the company, but a recent string of accidents involving the company’s Autopilot feature has critics taking aim at the California automaker. A Tesla Model 3 driver was allegedly using Autopilot when she hit a parked police car […]
As Tesla prepares to begin importing its cars into India, the company is reportedly already in talks with hardware supply companies in the area about sourcing parts. Tesla is currently in discussion with three different Indian automobile hardware supply companies over important electrical, electronic, and mechanical hardware components for its electric vehicles (EVs), according to […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk was recently asked on Twitter if Tesla’s Bioweapon Defense Mode could be added to the Tesla app so that it could be triggered remotely instead of the user having to be inside the car to turn it on. Musk’s response? “Sure.” Sure — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 28, 2021 Tesla’s Bioweapon […]
According to Bloomberg, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared competition concerns over Nvidia’s proposed takeover of British semiconductor and software design company Arm Ltd. The CEO and electric vehicle (EV) pioneer is not the first to raise an eyebrow to the issue either, as E-commerce giant Amazon and smartphone maker Samsung have already registered their opposition […]
Tesla started rolling out its 2021.32.5 software update on early Saturday, in what appears to be for the company’s latest Model S Plaid. This update is for Model S Plaid owners coming previously from 2021.24.4. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.32.5 on a Model S Plaid (2021) in Idaho, United States. View the […]
Tesla has launched ‘service subscriptions’ in the U.S., designed to provide anyone willing to pay a subscription fee with service and repair resources, including diagnostic software, for all of its electric vehicles (EVs). Previously, these service tools were only available in Europe. I really hope this is not another falsestart. Diagnostic software is now available […]
It looks like Tesla CEO Elon Musk just added yet another feature for the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s engineers to work on. When asked on Twitter if Tesla could add Automatic Emergency Braking in reverse to its EVs, Musk responded by saying it was a “good” idea. Good point. We do have torque reduction if […]
According to an image shared by @tslaqq2, Tesla has reportedly completed its first pre-production Model Y vehicle at its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. It would seem as though the test Model Y's are in production at #GigaTexas! This photo was posted publicly, I won't link to it in case they weren't supposed to share. @JoeTegtmeyer […]
