Tesla
Tesla’s Canadian Prices Don’t Reflect Current Exchange Rates, Say Owners
Tesla’s prices can vary significantly around the world depending on export needs, currency exchange rates, and a number of other related factors. Still, the price for many outside the company’s home country, the US, is becoming hard for buyers to justify comparatively. On Monday, one Reddit user shared a price comparison photo between the Model […]
Tesla Model 3 with New White Interior Door Trims Gets First Look
Tesla is known for its incremental upgrades, often called refreshes, which are released every so often at unknown intervals, adding an element of surprise and delight for new buyers. A new interior on the made-in-China (MIC) Tesla Model 3 surfaced on Reddit Tuesday, featuring white upholstery and trim which follows the entire dashboard to both […]
Tesla China Denies Recent Claims of Building $25,000 ‘Model 2’
Recent reports that Tesla China was developing the $25,000 (USD) ‘Model 2,’ to be sold worldwide, have now been shown to be incorrect. On Monday, cnEVpost (via Yahoo Finance) reported that Tesla has again denied claims of developing the $25,000 (USD) electric vehicle (EV), with a source at Tesla saying “we never said those words.” […]
Tesla China Offers Free Enhanced Autopilot for 30 Days to Current Buyers
Tesla’s Autopilot has been a major topic of conversation in the auto world, especially since the release of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta last year. While Autopilot and FSD are the most talked about, Tesla also offers a mid-tier option called Enhanced Autopilot in certain places around the world. In a new update, Tesla has […]
New Tesla Semi Spotted in Tahoe, Likely Heading to Bay Area
Tesla’s Semi prototype has been spotted in transport on the road at growing rates in recent months, as the company prepares to begin production on the truck in August 2021. In a new sighting, one Twitter user shared pictures of a Tesla Semi in Tahoe, California, as it was being transported, presumably, back to the […]
Tesla 2020.48.37.1 Software Update Released
Tesla on Monday evening released its 2020.48.37.1 software update, according to @Teslascope. The update was detected on an older 2017 Model S 75 in the United States. It’s unclear what is new in this update, but it looks to be targeting owners still with MCU1 hardware. I believe we have 6 distinct update lines currently running. […]
Tesla Raises Price of 14-50 NEMA Adapter to $45 USD
Tesla has recently made some changes to its adapter pricing this month, with the most recent change affecting those looking to charge their cars at home. On Tesla’s online store, the company has changed the price of the 14-50 (220v) Generation 2 NEMA home-charging adapters from $35 to $45 (USD) (via Reddit), a $10 USD […]
The Kremlin is Intrigued By Elon Musk’s Clubhouse Invite to Putin
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been known to say some pretty interesting things on Twitter, including a tweet over the weekend inviting Putin and the Kremlin to join him on Clubhouse. On Monday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agency Interfax that Musk’s invite was “interesting,” but that the organization needed more time to […]
Tesla Israel Won’t Allow Sales to Taxi Drivers For Now
Earlier this month, Tesla landed a spot in Israel as the first outside electric vehicle (EV) company to begin importing and selling its cars. Despite its range and tax benefits making the EV the perfect taxi suited for Israel, according to Calcalist Tech, Tesla is currently only selling to private buyers in the country. If […]
Tesla 2020.48.35.10 Software Update Rolling Out
Tesla has released its 2020.48.35.10 software update, detected by @Teslascope for a Model X Performance in Hesse, Germany, that was previously on 2020.36.10. The latter update was released last September. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2020.48.35.10 on a Model X Performance (2020) in Hesse, Germany. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/DHxjaqnvZM […]
Tesla Service Center in Victoria, B.C. Revises Location Search
Update Oct. 20, 2021: Tesla’s first location in Greater Victoria will be located in Langford, across from Costco. === Last fall it was reported Tesla was looking for a location for a new service center in Victoria, British Columbia, on Canada’s west coast. Tesla had its eyes set on a former Volvo dealership at the […]
Tesla to Build Car Factory in Southern India, Confirms Government
According to Reuters, electric vehicle (EV) pioneer Tesla is gearing up to establish its first manufacturing facility in India, located in the country’s technological hub — the city of Bengaluru in the southern state of Karnataka. Tesla to set up electric car manufacturing unit in southern India https://t.co/P937For3Kc pic.twitter.com/yeXu8dmz8N — Reuters (@Reuters) February 13, 2021 The […]
Tesla 2021.4.3 Update Fixes Rear Camera Darkness on Model S/X
Software update 2021.4.3 started rolling out to Tesla vehicles on Wednesday, boasting a number of improvements and fixes. According to a Reddit thread, the update has also fixed the rear camera darkness issue that’s been plaguing Model S and Model X units with the Media Control Unit (MCU) 2 upgrade since as far back as update 2020.48.35.5. […]
Logan City in Ohio to Get Tesla Model Y Police Cruisers
According to a Reddit thread, the city of Logan in southeast Ohio is poised to add Tesla’s all-electric Model Y to its fleet of police patrol cars (via The Daily Logan News). “Logan is the first city in southeast Ohio getting Teslas”, Mayor Greg Fraunfelter told The Logan Daily News. It may be the first in […]
Tesla China Pours Cold Water on Rumor of $25K Model Launching in 2022
Model 2 concept via IT Home Tesla China has responded to an earlier report by Chinese publication IT Home, claiming the electric automaker’s president in China said a $25,000 USD Tesla was set to deliver by 2022, earlier than expected. According to a translation of the IT Home report, Zhu Xiaotong, President of Tesla China, […]