Tesla

As Tesla continues to expand its presence around the world, electric vehicle (EV) charging remains a major barrier to mainstream adoption – though Tesla’s swift growth of its charging network seems like it’s trying to change that. For the very first time, Tesla has constructed 100 Superchargers in a single city, with the 100 Superchargers […]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to the iconic red chairs with Kara Swisher at CodeCon 2021, to discuss everything from crypto, China, SpaceX, Mars, President Joe Biden and more. Swisher has interviewed numerous tech luminaries in her red chairs before, including the likes of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates […]

Tesla is facing an ongoing legal battle against one resident of China who previously sued the company for sales fraud, according to a new report. Han Chao said on Monday that he is being sued by Tesla in China, after suing the company and winning $650,000 USD (4,199,579 yuan), according to South China Morning Post. […]

Tesla’s move towards energy storage has proven fruitful already for the company, as evidenced in part by a new project involving its energy storage systems. Arevon has signed a contract for the acquisition of two GW/6GWh-supplying Tesla Megapacks, set to deploy in California and Nevada by the end of 2021, according to a press release. […]

Five police officers at Splendora Police Department in Houston, Texas, are suing Tesla for a crash on February 27, which investigators claim was committed by a drunk driver using the company’s Autopilot feature, according to KHOU. Essentially, the Tesla reportedly on Autopilot crashed into patrol cruisers with flashing lights on; the officers were not in […]

After planning on a max capacity of 3,500 at the upcoming Gigafactory Berlin event, Tesla is now seeking a COVID-19 restriction waiver from the German government to host nearly three times that many guests. Tesla is seeking a COVID-19 restriction waiver to host as many as 9,000 guests at the upcoming Gigafactory Berlin County Fair […]

Following CEO Elon Musk’s email comment that “Tesla is facing the most intense delivery week ever,” one expert has raised the company’s 2021 and third-quarter delivery estimates for the company. Piper Sandler analyst Alexander Potter said in a research note on Tuesday that Q3 will be Tesla’s “strongest quarter ever,” according to The Street. Potter […]

Image credit: @tesla_raj Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.2 will be available for download starting this Friday, October 1, 2021 Friday, October 8 at midnight Pacific Daylight Time. UPDATE: Musk has clarified FSD 10.2 will release “a week from Friday.” Apologies, 10.2 release will be a week from Friday — […]

Earlier this week, Tesla released its 2021.32.21 software update, but for some recent new Model 3 and Model Y owners, they didn’t receive anything, until today. We can confirm today was indeed one of the first software updates received for new Tesla owners, as noted by Tesla North readers. One owner James shared screenshots of […]

Image credit: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority According to Energy Storage News, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) recently inaugurated a new battery energy storage system (BESS) powered by Tesla’s Powerpack at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, which is the world’s largest single-site photovoltaic solar farm at this time. The Mohammed […]

As the third quarter of 2021 draws to a close, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that this week will be the “most intense delivery week ever” for the company — reports Electrek. In a short internal email obtained by the publication, Musk said: “This will be the most intense delivery week ever for Tesla.” Because […]

Tesla announced last Friday it has changed the location of its 2021 annual meeting of shareholders. Originally set to take place at the company’s Fremont factory in California, it has now moved to the Gigafactory Austin in Texas “The 2021 Annual Meeting will be presented from Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas on Thursday, October 7, […]

Here’s a list of all the new Tesla Superchargers that went 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 Sept. 20, 2021 The Smithfield’s Chicken N Bar-B-Q at 2669 NC-24, Warsaw, NC, USA 12 250 kW Tesla Sept. 20, […]

In a recently published YouTube video, RSymons RSEV went hands-on with Tesla’s all-electric Crossover Utility Vehicle (CUV), the Model Y at a Fully Charged event in the U.K. (via InsideEVs). So far, the Model Y is not available yet in the UK. With a plethora of Model Y competitors also being showcased at the event, the YouTuber […]

Michael Rihani (@MichaelRihani) recently announced on Twitter that he would be vacating his position as Product Manager for Supercharger User Experience (UX) at Tesla. I’m bidding a farewell to a company I deeply admire. While much has been written about @Tesla and @elonmusk, I’d like to share a few virtues this experience has instilled in […]