Tesla has been defending itself in China lately, after tech site PingWest posted a misinformation article detailing Gigafactory Shanghai as a “Giga-sweatshop”. A tit-for-tat online spread on Chinese social media site Weibo between Tesla and PingWest, with the latter partially owned by UCWeb. As for UCWeb? It’s owned by Alibaba Group Holding, which is backing […]
Tesla has been announcing a number of price cuts to China’s Model 3 since 2019, though it appears that this pattern may have ended this holiday season. A new report by Yahoo Finance posits that Tesla, after reaching its goal for the proportion of its parts made in China, will not reduce the cost of […]
Tesla has just started to roll out its 2020.48.26.1 software update to Full Self-Driving beta testers. Holiday Release coming for #FSDBeta !!! 2020.48.26.1 Incoming! — Brandon 🌎☮️🚗⚡️🔋 (@brandonee916) December 30, 2020 #FSDBeta update incoming! 2020.48.26.1 🎄☃️🥳 — James Locke (@arctechinc) December 30, 2020 This FSD beta 9 update includes the recent holiday update, plus bug […]
In a final push for end of year deliveries, Tesla will be giving a free 3-month trial of Full Self-Driving to the last deliveries of 2020. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday afternoon, “All Tesla cars delivered in the final three days of the year will get three months of the Full Self-Driving option […]
We’re close to the end of 2020 and we will soon find out if Tesla will be able to reach its goal of 500,000 cars produced and delivered in a single year. CEO Elon Musk recently told employees they would need to “go all out” to make the magic 500,000 milestone a reality. But if […]
A new video from BatteryBro has put the 2021 Tesla Model 3 refresh (Standard Range Plus) with heat pump to a cold weather range test on the highway. The test was conducted at 70 mph at 28F or -2C, which is cold, but not super freezing out. Nonetheless, BatteryBro was able to squeeze 210 miles (337 […]
Image via @youyouxue A Tesla Model Y has been spotted with some equipment mounted on its roof, which appears to be Luminar’s Hydro LiDAR system. Numerous images were shared online, including video as well. Check out the images shared below by @youyouxue (you may remember his nationwide Model 3 tour in the U.S. and Canada […]
Tesla has added a new compare feature to its website (via Tesmanian), allowing users to view multiple different models at once, along with their prices, ranges, seating, cargo capacities, and drive motors. By clicking on the plus sign at the bottom of the page, users can also view acceleration and top speed levels of each […]
In the latest video released by YouTube channel AIDRIVR, the host takes his Tesla Model S for a test drive using the latest Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta version 8 in snowy Lake Tahoe. While the FSD function performs decently in the video, there are a few hangups that deserve recognition. On various turns, the FSD […]
Tesla has been seeking ethical mining practices for years. Despite the tainted reputations of a number of metal-mining factories caught dumping waste and practicing other environmentally unfriendly habits, one company has managed to land a long-term lithium deal with the electric vehicle (EV) company. On Tuesday, China’s Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group Co. announced that it […]
Tesla’s Supercharger network is growing at a steady pace, but there are still gaps to fill in coverage in the United States and beyond. Recently, there was a plea from Tesla owners for a Supercharger to pop up in the western North Carolina and northern Georgia area, for travellers to make it through the mountains […]
Image via West Coast Customs American rapper and Migos member Quavo (Quavious Keyate Marshall) wanted to customize his Tesla Model X, so he reached out to Burbank, California-based West Coast Customs, which documented the crazy build on YouTube. According to the mod shop, “Quavo Huncho said he wanted a bloody @Tesla X after seeing and […]
Tesla has been expanding its operations globally, and as such, a newer rumor which posits that the company will expand into India in early 2021 has just been confirmed. On Monday, the Indian Express reported that India’s Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, told the media that Tesla plans to start operations […]
Usmaan Ahmad was driving down the road in Frisco, Texas, before hearing what sounded like the dropping “of an axle on a normal car.” The problem with this sound? The vehicle was still intact, though Ahmad still decided to stop and get out. What happened next was almost unbelievable. “This was shooting out like a […]
Electric vehicle (EV) batteries make up a major piece of the sustainable transportation puzzle, and Panasonic has been working on this technology since the beginning. On Saturday, it was announced that Panasonic plans to begin production in early 2021 on prototypes for a new, cheaper battery for Tesla, at the request of the latter, according […]
