Tesla

On early Tuesday morning, Elon Musk asked on Twitter, “do you want Tesla to accept Doge?”, referring to the cryptocurrency Dogecoin. The poll so far has received over 2.4 million votes, with 77% favouring ‘yes’ and 23% saying ‘no’. After the Tesla CEO hosted SNL on Saturday, the day after, Musk’s other company SpaceX made […]

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its preliminary report on Monday into the fatal Tesla crash that occurred in Texas last month. According to the early report, the NTSB says the owner of the Model S was seen entering the car’s driver seat before the crash, according to home security footage, reports Bloomberg. […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.4.17 software update on Monday, detected on vehicles in the United States, as noted by @TeslaFi. Software version 2021.4.17 was just detected on a Tesla Model 3 Long Range in North Carolina United States on https://t.co/uh4cmhSoAQ. Follow the release at https://t.co/8tbh44TJki — TeslaFi (@teslafi) May 10, 2021 As for […]

New York has announced changes to the state’s electric vehicle (EV) rebate program last week, that would effectively lower eligible vehicle MSRP to $42,000 beginning June 30, 2021. The program says, “Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Charge NY initiative is offering electric car buyers the Drive Clean Rebate of up to $2,000 for new car purchases […]

  After Tesla allegedly broke environmental rules relating to its paint coatings in Germany and the U.S. last month, the California-based zero-emissions vehicle company is facing over $1 million in fines for violating California air-quality regulations, according to Business Insider. Tesla will now face a $750,000 fine for violating air quality regulations over 30 different […]

Pennsylvania homeowners Philip Dahlin and Mary Arndtsen will file a breach of contract lawsuit against Tesla, for overcharging on a Solar Roof installation contract at their New Hope, Pennsylvania home, according to Business Insider. In the original contract, Tesla said their price was $46,084.80, but when contacted by the company more than half a year […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk hosted Saturday Night Live over the weekend, and the May 8 episode brought NBC its third-highest ratings of the season, as reported by Variety. The broadcast, which featured Miley Cyrus as a musical guest, averaged a 4.8 household rating on Nielsen’s overnight metered markets, with a 2.7 rating in adults 18-49, […]

A Reddit user who recently saw the Cybertruck at a Tesla showroom in NYC shared pictures of an eagle-eyed observation they made about the all-electric pickup truck: it has cameras embedded in the wheel arches. According to the Tesla sales representative they met with, the cameras are there to replace the rear view mirrors, apparently. However, take […]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was the host of SNL on May 8, 2021. The show just ended for the Eastern Daylight Timezone, which was viewable live on YouTube through a special global link, shared by Musk on Twitter earlier today. Special link to view SNL outside USAhttps://t.co/egSDZ8sNFu — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 8, […]

According to a tweet published earlier today by Tesla owner and enthusiast @ray4tesla, the electric vehicle (EV) pioneer has increased the price of the locally manufactured Model 3 Standard Range Plus (SR+) in China by 1,000 CNY ($155.46 USD or $188.66 CAD). @Teslacn has increased the price of MIC Model 3 SR+ by 1000 CNY […]

Image via @Stevenbrnnn Tesla has its Cybertruck on display in New York City, and will allow people to visit the futuristic truck at the Meatpacking District, located at 860 Washington Street. The appearance of the company’s Cybertruck comes on the eve of CEO Elon Musk’s hosting of Saturday Night Live, set for tomorrow. Musk confirmed […]

Tesla today touted it had reached 25,000 Superchargers “around the world—and counting”. The news was shared via a retweet of its new @TeslaCharging Twitter account, which Tesla North previously confirmed was an official account from the company last month. 25k Superchargers around the world — and counting pic.twitter.com/UzyFergQJ3 — Tesla Charging (@TeslaCharging) May 7, 2021 […]

In a new video from YouTube channel Terafactory Texas, we can see drone footage of Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas as it nears completion. Among some of the more developed features, the video shows most of the paint shop’s temporary roof having been removed, as well as the near completion of the building’s west-facing wall. In addition, […]

Saturday Night Live announced a special pair of guests for its May 8 broadcast, and as the weekend approaches, talk around the showing is heating up. On Thursday, Saturday Night Live posted a brand new teaser to promote the upcoming show hosted by Elon Musk, with musical guest Miley Cyrus on Saturday, May 8, set […]

On Thursday, u/RangerWax06 shared a screenshot from Tesla’s upgrade screen, including a glitched option for Full Self-Driving (FSD) capabilities with a price of $0.00. The glitch option was displayed beneath an identical description for the regular FSD which displayed the correct price of $10,000 (USD). Unfortunately, clicking the glitched option doesn’t do anything, according to […]