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Tesla Launches Wall Connector (Gen 3) Sales in the EU
Tesla has launched online sales of its latest third-generation Wall Connector for most nations the European Union. The Wall Connector shows a price of 530 euros (USD 637) and is available for those in the Netherlands and more. However, it’s not available in France as local laws require a detachable cable on the charger side. […]
Tesla Police Cruiser Saves Indiana Town Nearly $7,000 After 1 Year
Back in August 2019, the town of Bargersville in Indiana became one of the first in the U.S. to add a Tesla electric vehicle (EV) to its fleet of police cruisers. Using data shared by the Bargersville Police Department after one year of having a Tesla Model 3 as a squad car, local non-profit Greater […]
Tesla Extends Berlin Factory Start by 6 Months, Report Says
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has decided to give the company’s team in Germany another six months to get the Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin up and running — reports German weekly Automobilwoche (via Yahoo! Finance). The site, Tesla’s first Gigafactory in Europe, was originally slated to start production on July 1, 2021. Musk’s decision to push start […]
Petro-Canada Offers Free EV Charging to RBC Credit Cards for 1 Year
Petro-Canada traditionally offers gas stations across Canada, but the company has built out its own nationwide electric vehicle fast charge network, available “every 250 km or less from Halifax, N.S. to Victoria, B.C.” Now, there’s a way to get free EV charging from Petro-Canada if you have an eligible RBC credit card. An emailed offer […]
City of Yonkers Unveils Tesla Model 3 Police Car, its First Fully-Electric Vehicle
The City of Yonkers in New York unveiled its first fully-electric vehicle today, a Tesla Model 3 Long Range now part of its police fleet’s traffic unit. According to Mid Hudson News, the city already has a growing fleet of more environmentally friendly vehicles, such as 33 hybrid police cars. Image credit: Joseph Panella/City of […]
Tesla Model 3/Y Pedestrian Speaker Retrofit Now Available, Report Says
According to Tesla Owners Online, Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company is now offering pedestrian speaker retrofits for select Model 3 sedans and Model Y compact crossover SUVs. "Pedestrian warning system speaker retrofits available for certain Model 3s made after July 5 2019 through September 9, 2020. Model Y before August 14, 2020,” reported the site...
Tesla China Promo: Free Enhanced Autopilot, Supercharging and More
According to @Ray4Tesla, Tesla China is offering various perks for the upcoming Chinese Labor Day Break, which runs from May 1 to May 5. The perks include free use of Enhanced Autopilot (EAP) for 45 days for any vehicles delivered before June 30, unlimited free Supercharging during the break, and a 25% discount on all […]
Cyberlandr Tesla Cybertruck Camper Concept Tops $50 Million in Preorders
Stream It, Inc.’s CyberLandr futuristic camper for the Tesla Cybertruck has exceeded $50 million in preorders with more than 1,000 preorders in just 15 days, according to a press release from the company. The Cybertruck camper includes a bedroom, living room, kitchen, and bathroom while in use, and disappearing entirely when it’s being stowed or […]
Tesla Granted Another Extension to Meet Job Target in Buffalo
Delays are a fairly regular occurrence for Tesla, and in a new update, the company has been granted the chance to extend its building deadline for one of its facilities. Tesla has been granted an extension to its plans of bringing 1,460 workers to its South Buffalo factory by New York state development officials, […]
Tesla Possibly Testing Cybertruck vs Dodge RAM TRX, Shows Flyover [VIDEO]
Tesla might be benchmarking against the RAM TRX truck in its Cybertruck development, according to a video from Gabeincal, points out Pascal Guertin, who notes the Dodge is the “best truck offered by a OEM” – signaling good things for the future of the Cybertruck. Starting at about 1:30 in the drone flyover video, we […]
Tesla’s 10Q Filing Reveals its Bitcoin Gains Have Been Astounding
On Wednesday, Tesla officially released its 10Q, a comprehensive report of its performance which is to be submitted quarterly to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the filing (via Fortune), the company’s Bitcoin investment actually turned out to be much greater than the company’s auto or green energy businesses. Man Loses $500,000 […]
Tesla Superchargers Now Line the Route to Mount Everest Base Camp
As of Wednesday, Tesla has completed 11 new Supercharger stations in China, leading from the route starting at either Chengdu or Xi’an, all the way up to the base camp foothills at Mount Everest, according to @Ray4Tesla. The news comes immediately following an announcement that 100% of Tesla Supercharger energy will be renewable in 2021, […]
Tesla Model 3 Dominates European EV Sales in March
The Tesla Model 3 has topped Europe’s best-selling electric vehicle (EV) list for the second month in a row, the final month in a record-breaking first quarter for the U.S. automaker. Tesla’s Model 3 sold a whopping 24,184 units across Europe in March, according to EV Sales. The figure is more than four times the […]
Tesla FSD Beta V9 Launch Date: ‘Probably’ Two Weeks, Will ‘Blow Your Mind’ Says Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared an update on the progress of Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta V9, plus the launch of the latter for the European Union and Canada. On Wednesday evening, Musk said the launch of FSD V9 would be “probably two weeks”. “Gating factor is achieving & proving higher safety with pure vision […]
Elon Musk Declares Himself ‘The Dogefather’ to Promote Upcoming SNL Appearance
Image via @itsALLrisky On late Tuesday evening, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk declared himself ‘The Dogefather’, on Twitter, in a tweet promoting his upcoming appearance as host of Saturday Night Live (SNL) on May 8. Doge is a reference to the joke cryptocurrency Dogecoin, that followers of Musk have feverishly invested in. The DogefatherSNL […]