Tesla has started to roll out its 2021.12.4.3 software update, as detected by the Nikola for Tesla app. The 2021.12.4.3 software update appears to be for the Model S Plaid, as a recent owner shared earlier this month their vehicle came with 2021.12.4.3 and version 10.2 software (not the highly-anticipated version 11). Nikola found a […]
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Autopilot add-on is still in a beta format and testers are still eagerly awaiting the next version known as ‘beta 9’, which has been continuously teased by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. On early Friday morning, Musk said the ‘beta 9’ update is “just a week away.” In response to being questioned about […]
Tesla released Tesla Tequila last year, and the liquor was quick to sell out not long after being unveiled. Those who missed out on Tesla Tequila can now purchase the company’s decanter on the online Tesla store (via Javier Verdura). The news was shared by Tesla’s Director of Product Design Javier Verdura, who called the […]
Tesla has won a manufacturing award and has been noticed by a government official in Texas, in spite of the company not being able to sell directly to customers in its new home state. Area Development Magazine named Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas the “Manufacturing Project of the Year” earlier this week, and the moment was shared […]
Following price hikes for both Tesla’s new Model S Plaid and the Model Y, the company has again increased one model’s price just a few weeks later. Tesla has raised the price of the Model Y Long Range All-Wheel-Drive variant, by another $500, according to the company’s online order configurator (via @Tesla_Adri). The move comes […]
Following news of Panasonic’s new CEO trying to refine the company’s business model, the company has reportedly sold all of its stake in its biggest car production partner. On Friday, a Panasonic spokesperson announced that the company had sold its stake in U.S. EV manufacturer Tesla for roughly $3.6 billion USD, according to Reuters. In […]
Randy Pobst and the Unplugged Performance team have reached Day 4 of their Pikes Peak Hill Climb experience with Tesla’s Model S Plaid. On Day 4, Pobst details how the team tested out Yokohama slicks on wet conditions to get a feel for the car, considering race day could result in unpredictable weather at times. […]
New Tesla Model S Plaid owner, Steven Thompson, recently took his new electric sedan to the drag strip. In a video shared on Wednesday, Thompson shows his Model S Plaid beating a Nissan GTR FBO E85 in a quarter-mile race. The Model S Plaid did the quarter-mile in 9.7 seconds at a speed of 148mph, […]
Tesla partner Panasonic has played a major role in the company’s battery production, and the company’s head is now planning to bolster and refine the production of Tesla’s 4860 battery even more so than before. Panasonic’s latest President and CEO Yuki Kusumi hopes to produce more batteries for Tesla than ever before in hopes to […]
Following footage of Randy Pobst’s terrifying run at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb qualifier shared on Wednesday, Pobst’s crew has accomplished some impressive times in advance of the upcoming race. On Wednesday, Randy Pobst and his crew Unplugged Performance shared a pair of videos documenting the driver’s first-place run on the Pikes Peak International […]
A Tesla Model X Crossover lost control in San Bernardino County on Tuesday evening, going downbound on Highway 18’s Arctic Circle route, according to a Facebook post from The Mountain Reporter. Arctic Circle on Highway 18 is between Snow Valley and Big Bear Dam, after Lakeview Point, in southern California. The post says the driver […]
There are two things U.S. citizens absolutely love: being and buying American. Tesla’s main production facility for U.S. vehicles is located in Fremont, California, and based on its use of tons (pun intended) of U.S. manufactured components, one publication says the company’s Model 3 electric sedan is the most “American-made” car there is. Cars.com called […]
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is just around the bend, and Tesla fans are hoping to clinch another win this year. A new video shared by Unplugged Performance on Wednesday shows racecar driver Randy Pobst testing the run on the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb road inside the team’s decked-out Model S Plaid. The […]
Tesla announced plans to make all Superchargers run with 100% renewable energy this year, and the company has taken a new step in that direction in one region of the world’s largest auto market. Reuters reported on Tuesday that U.S. electric automaker Tesla has installed its first solar Supercharger station in China, located in the […]
Chipotle Mexican Grill announced on Tuesday the launch of its Rewards Exchange, what it is calling “the biggest update to the Chipotle Rewards program since its debut in 2019.” The Rewards Exchange will debut a new video game called Chipotle Race to Rewards Exchange on June 23. The interactive racing game will allow players to earn points […]
