Tesla

Tesla has increased the price of its Model 3 and Model Y, yet again. This time around, the Long Range versions of each vehicle have increased in price by $1,000 USD (via @SawyerMerritt). Model Y  Long Range: $53,990 USD (+$1000; was $52,990) Performance: $60,990 USD – no change Model 3 Standard Range Plus: $39,990 USD; […]

Tesla has started a major hiring spree in the United States, according to unnamed sources speaking with Electrek. “Sources familiar with the matter told Electrek that Tesla is embarking on a new hiring spree for sales staff in North America,” reports Fred Lambert. Tesla job listings have surged lately, now showing over 250 sales positions open in […]

The Tesla Model S Plaid was released last month at a Plaid delivery event, and since the vehicle’s release, it’s been compared on a number of different factors, most recently considering the weight and overall size. In a video shared Wednesday by DragTimes, the hosts compared weights and sizes of the Tesla Model S Plaid […]

Tesla’s web store is full of useful and aesthetically pleasing upgrade accessories for the company’s entire electric vehicle (EV) lineup, and a new door accessory has just come to light – quite literally. Illuminated door sills for the Tesla Model 3 are now available in Europe, according to the company’s website (via Reddit). The door […]

Samsung and LG completed 4680 battery cell samples earlier this month, but Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company’s still working on bringing the tech to high volume production, following the sale of a technology company that helped Tesla make the breakthrough. Tesla sold Maxwell Technologies to UCAP Power according to a press release dated […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk spoke at The B Word Bitcoin conference earlier this week, and despite having built an impressive career from his companies Tesla and SpaceX, Musk also emphasized the difficulty Tesla has caused to his life. On Wednesday at The B Word conference, Musk said that Tesla may be able to play a […]

Tesla and the world’s largest nickel miner, BHP in Australia, have signed a new deal to supply the electric automaker with nickel for its batteries. According to BHP, it will supply Tesla with nickel from its Nickel West mine in Western Australia, which it says is “one of the most sustainable and lowest carbon emission […]

On Wednesday, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk joined Square CEO Jack Dorsey and ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood on a panel discussing Bitcoin, at The B Word online conference. Musk revealed he holds a “significant” amount of Bitcoin, without revealing the number, while also acknowledging he also holds a smaller quantity of Ethereum and […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.12.25.6 software update to owners in the United States and Europe. Software version 2021.12.25.6 was just detected on a Tesla Model 3 Long Range DM in Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on https://t.co/uh4cmhSoAQ. Follow the release at https://t.co/J9nOFfe9pK — TeslaFi (@teslafi) July 21, 2021 This latest update comes less than one week […]

Tesla put out its Full Self-Driving beta version 9 software last week, and one beta tester has just released footage of a zero-intervention drive through one American city’s downtown. On Monday, HyperChange shared footage of Tesla’s FSD beta version 9, a radar-free semi-autonomous driving software that makes use of cameras for sensors. The drive, which […]

Tesla released its long-anticipated Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta software version 9 last week, which removes the use of radar and replaces it with camera-based sensors – which some have said puts other drivers on public roads at risk. Consumer Reports reported on Monday that its auto experts were “concerned” about the use of Tesla FSD […]

Police in Cleveland, England may stand to benefit from a recently-built Tesla Model 3 police car ahead of the country’s 2030 gas car sales ban, as electric vehicles (EVs) continue to rise in popularity around the world for use as police patrol cars. On Wednesday, Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner Steve Turner wrote to Tesla […]

The Tesla Model S Plaid has received nothing but rave reviews in weeks since its unveiling, with some even calling the electric vehicle (EV) a “technical tour de force,” the “fastest car in the world,” and the “best car ever created” – among other lofty titles still. In a Tesla Model S Plaid review from […]

A number of police departments across the U.S. have received Tesla Model Y or Model 3 units in the past several months, and as electric cars grow in popularity among police, one Minnesota department has also decided to take the plunge into zero-emissions patrol cars. The Eden Prairie Police Department in Minnesota has officially deployed […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed the company will be opening up its Supercharger network to other electric vehicles, later this year. Responding to a Twitter post by @TesLatino about Tesla Superchargers and the proprietary plug, Musk said, “we created our own connector, as there was no standard back then & Tesla was only maker of […]