Tesla
Tesla Model 3 Price Increases $500 for Standard Range, Long Range in the U.S.
Tesla has changed its Model 3 pricing in the United States, yet again, but this time increasing prices for two versions of the electric sedan (via @SawyerMerritt). The Standard Range Plus and Long Range AWD both see a $500 price increase in the United States, while the Performance version remains the same. Check out the […]
2021 Tesla Model 3 Owners Receive ICBC ‘Underpayment Invoice’ in British Columbia
If you recently picked up the delivery of a 2021 Tesla Model 3 in British Columbia, Canada, you may soon be receiving an “insurance underpayment invoice” from the province’s insurance corporation, ICBC. According to information shared by a recent 2021 Model 3 owner on the Tesla Model 3 Owners Club Vancouver on Facebook, Joy N. […]
Ipswich, Massachusetts Police Department Purchases Tesla Model Y
A number of municipalities around the US have elected to go electric in recent months, and even President Joe Biden joined the shift to electric earlier this year with an announcement to replace the federal fleet with electric vehicles (EVs). On Wednesday, Ipswich, Massachusetts Town Manager Anthony Marino and Police Chief Paul Nikas announced […]
Tesla Model 3 Standard Range+ Now Exempt from China Purchase Tax
Demand for electric vehicles (EVs) is at an all-time high right now, especially in the world’s largest auto market, China. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has made the popular Tesla Model 3 Standard Range+ (SR+) exempt from purchase taxes, as reported by Tesmanian. The news, which was announced March 10, came on […]
LG Hopes to Make Battery Cells for Tesla in the U.S. or Europe by 2023
LG Energy Solutions is planning to build advanced battery cells for Tesla as soon as 2023, and is considering production sites in the United States and Europe, according to two people familiar with the matter (via NASDAQ). While Tesla has yet to agree to a deal that would expand LG’s role in the company supply […]
Day 230 at Tesla’s Gigafactory Austin Construction Site [VIDEO]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced earlier this week that a Cybertruck update was probably coming in 2021’s second quarter, which means that Gigafactory Austin must be nearing completion. In fact, it appears that the inside of Gigafactory Austin is really coming together, as we can see in a new drone video from Jeff Roberts on […]
Tesla Confirms Shanghai Factory Was Not Breached by Verkada Hackers
Tesla said on Wednesday following a hacking incident Tuesday of the webcams of a number of companies, that its Gigafactory and showroom in Shanghai’s cameras had not been apart of the attack, as reported by Reuters. According to Tesla China to Reuters, the hack was largely restricted one supplier site in the Henan province of […]
Watch Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta 8.2 Tackle Downtown San Francisco [VIDEO]
YouTube channel AI Addict is currently testing out Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta and shared a new video of the autonomous driving system tackling busy downtown streets of San Francisco, California. “In this video we test FSD Beta 8.2 around the city streets of famous San Francisco. We see how well the system handles numerous […]
Hackers Breach 150,000 Security Cameras, Accessing Tesla Factory and More
Silicon Valley startup Verkada Inc. was saw its 150,000 security cameras breached by hackers, exposing live footage from a variety of enterprise customers, including Tesla, reports Bloomberg. Both live and video archives were breached, exposing footage belonging to Verkada customers, which includes schools, hospitals, jails, police departments and more. “Another video, shot inside a Tesla warehouse […]
Drone Captures Tesla Semi Driving on Test Track in Fremont [VIDEOS]
A number of Tesla Semis have been spotted in the wild in recent months, and a new update shows the Semi driving around a track. In a pair of videos uploaded Sunday, YouTube channel Chris Nguyen shared drone footage from the test track outside Tesla’s Fremont factory of a Tesla Semi following a Model Y […]
Huge Tesla Model S Fleet Spotted at Fremont Factory, Hints at Deliveries Soon
Demand for Tesla’s Model S is higher than ever, and a series of pictures of the model outside the factory have surfaced this week, including new ones revealing at least 150 of the model outside a Tesla factory. New photographs received by Tesmanian Tuesday show a developing fleet of refreshed Model S units outside Tesla’s […]
Tesla Gets Price Target Increase to $900 by New Street Research
After breaking records for the largest drop in value in a six-week period, Tesla’s (TSLA) shares may still be a good bet for the long-term, according to New Street Research. Analyst Pierre Ferragu upgraded Tesla from a ‘Hold’ rating to ‘Buy’ on Tuesday, with a price target of $900 (USD), up from the firm’s previous […]
Tesla Model Y Sales Surged in China in February, Topping Local Rivals
After a slow winter, Tesla has delivered a major blow to Chinese automakers like Xpeng Motors with a major price cut in the country’s auto market. In February, Tesla delivered 4,630 Model Y units in China, an almost threefold increase from just 1,641 in January, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (via […]
Tesla FSD Beta v8.3 Coming End of Next Week with ‘Download Beta’ Button, Says Elon Musk
On the weekend, Tesla CEO Elon Musk teased a new ‘download beta’ button was coming to owner vehicles with Full Self-Driving, to enable them to participate in the latter’s beta program. Now, Musk has clarified how the ‘download beta’ will actually work. Responding to @WholeMarsBlog on early Tuesday morning, when asked if the button would […]
ARK Invest Remains Bullish on Tesla, Price Targets Up ‘Considerably’ Says CEO [VIDEO]
Ark Invest founder and CEO Cathie Wood, spoke with CNBC on Monday afternoon and reiterated her company’s bullish position on Tesla. According to Wood, Ark’s confidence has gone up for a number of reasons, detailing Tesla’s market share and also the company’s progress in the autonomous space. She says despite luxury automakers entering the electric […]