Tesla

Just as Tesla’s highly-anticipated Cybertruck gets closer to being brought to fruition, Tesla’s Cybertruck patent filing for the electric truck’s design has officially surfaced. The full-length Tesla Cybertruck design patent surfaced on Scribd on Tuesday, complete with multiple angles of minimal design drawings (via Reddit). In the document dated July 27, it lists a patent […]

Tesla’s Sentry Mode has helped owners catch criminals, but in a new update from the system, one group of musicians has officially used the technology to film a music video. Earlier this month, Germany-based Autojohn uploaded a music video that was shot on the Sentry Modes of Tesla vehicles owned by random owners. While out […]

According to YouTube channel Tesla Russ, a new Tesla Model X refresh was spotted charging outside the Fremont Factory Store in California. While Russ refers to the vehicle as a Model X Plaid, it’s unclear from the video if whether or not this is just a Long Range version with 22-inch Turbine Wheels. The video […]

If you were thinking of placing a new Tesla Model S or Model X order, estimated delivery times have been pushed back again, as far as 2022, depending on the configuration, as spotted by @SawyerMerritt. For the Model X, Long Range versions are now showing as February – March 2022 as the estimated delivery date, […]

Tesla has updated its online account dashboard for owners, showing a revised layout of owner vehicles and services. Upon logging into tesla.com/teslaaccount, the new dashboard shows customer services in a carded layout, instead of the previous wider rectangular layout. The change was spotted by @SawyerMerritt. As you can see from Tesla North reader Jay’s screenshot […]

Tesla held its 2021 Q2 quarterly earnings call on Monday, in which it announced $1.1 billion USD in net income, with a total of $11.9 billion in revenue. During the call, Musk emphasized how crucial manufactured semiconductor chips were to the production of Tesla’s vehicles, and discussed the ongoing global chip shortage, as documented by […]

In 2018, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio limited the amount of app-based vehicles which were allowed on New York’s streets, before exempting electric vehicles (EVs) and wheelchair-accessible vehicles. However, after Revel attempted to launch an EV taxi service in April, the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) ended the exemption, casting Revel’s Tesla […]

During Tesla’s Q2 2021 earnings call yesterday, CEO Elon Musk bashed a fellow technology company for its apparent lack of environmental friendliness and its gatekeeping decisions, among other things. Musk took fire at Apple on Monday, saying during the earnings call Tesla uses significantly less cobalt than the electronics company, and calling the company’s App […]

Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) have taken on the Porsche Taycan at Nürburgring, Germany once before, though it admittedly took place before the recent release of the incredible Model S Plaid. On Monday, @Paul Maric, co-founder of Australia’s CarExpert, shared images of the Tesla Model S Plaid at the Nürburgring racetrack in Nurburg, Germany, set to […]

Tesla on Monday unveiled its Q2 2021 earnings, setting new records for the company with $1.1 billion in net income for the first time, from $11.9 billion in overall revenue. Aside from detailing updates to its nearly 3,000 Supercharger stations and also how other non-Tesla vehicles will share the chargers, Tesla also announced it had […]

Tesla has provided an update on the status of its next-generation 4680 battery cells on Monday, at its Q2 2021 earnings. In a letter to investors, Tesla explains, “we have successfully validated performance and lifetime of our 4680 cells produced at our Kato facility in California.” “We are nearing the end of manufacturing validation at […]

Back in June, Tesla updated its website to bring changes to the new refresh Model S and Model X. Both Plaid versions of these vehicles saw red brake calipers removed, while a new revised design was unveiled for the 19-inch Tempest wheel for the Model S, with these aero covers now showing as greyed-out. According […]

During Tesla’s Q2 2021 earnings call webcast, CEO Elon Musk clarified how the company’s Superchargers will be able to be used by other electric vehicles. Musk said these other electric vehicles would need to download the Tesla app, head to a Supercharger and indicate which stall they’re parked in. The EV owner would then use […]

Tesla announced during its Q2 earnings call its installed annual capacity has now increased greater than 1.05 million cars. The breakdown stands the same as Q1, but for Giga Shanghai, the number is now “greater” than 450,00: California – Model S/X: 100,000 California – Model 3/Y: 500,000 Shanghai – Model 3/Y: > 450,000 With Gigafactories […]

During Tesla’s Q2 earnings call webcast, CEO Elon Musk shared some opening remarks on the company’s quarter, plus also detailed the ongoing global chip shortage. In a somewhat of a surprise mention, Musk said that to better make use of his limited time, “going forward I won’t be on earnings calls unless there’s something important […]