Tesla
Tesla Giga Berlin Halts Construction, Over Unpaid €100 Million Security Deposit
A new hold-up has occurred in Tesla’s operations in Germany, and this time there are no snakes. According to a report, released by Zeit Online (via Reddit), Tesla has halted construction at its new Grünheide factory, due to missing final approval and deposit of €100 million to the State office for the Environment (Landesamt für […]
Tesla Hits All-Time High Ahead of S&P 500 Entry, Traders Brace for Impact
Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla (TSLA) will enter the S&P 500 on Monday, set to be the most dramatic entry in the index’s nearly 64-year history. According to CNBC, the trading volume shift at Friday’s close is expected to be so great, due to Tesla’s upcoming S&P entry on Monday, that $85 billion in the […]
Tesla Owns 12 GigaPress Casting Machines Says Sandy Munro [VIDEO]
We all know about Tesla’s GigaPress casting machine by this point, but according to auto expert Sandy Munro, Tesla has more of them than just the one – in fact, they have eleven more of them. In a recent interview with Munro, host All Things EV Podcast host Sean Mitchell asked Munro about Tesla’s GigaPress […]
‘Teslanaires’ Detail How Tesla Vaulted Them into Millionaires
A new wave of millionaires have risen out of Tesla’s (TSLA) stocks this year, and many, like Brandon Smith, are cashing out after Tesla’s biggest year yet. Smith, according to Bloomberg, put $10,000 of his own savings into Tesla’s stock in late 2017, marking his first time investing in a company. Then, he would take […]
Tesla 2020.48.12.1 Software Update Rolling Out: What’s New
Tesla has started rolling out its 2020.48.12.1 software update to the fleet on Thursday evening, to vehicles in the United States, according to @teslafi. Software version 2020.48.12.1 was just detected on a Tesla Model 3 Long Range in Illinois United States on https://t.co/uh4cmhSoAQ. Follow the release at https://t.co/PQU95lhaPb — TeslaFi (@teslafi) December 18, 2020 According […]
Tesla Touches All-Time High Ahead of S&P 500 Inclusion, Gets Upgraded Debt Rating
Ahead of Tesla’s inclusion into the S&P 500 on Monday, December 21, the company’s shares touched an all-time high on Thursday, reaching $658.82, before closing at $655.90. The closing price of Tesla on Friday will determine the stock’s weighting in the S&P 500. Tesla has about 80% of its stock available for trading, while the […]
Ex-NASA Engineer’s Glitterbomb 3.0 Gets Cybertruck Design to Punish Porch Pirates [VIDEO]
Former NASA engineer, Mark Rober (he also was an Apple engineer), has released his highly anticipated Glitterbomb 3.0, which is the upgraded worst nightmare for ‘porch pirates’, or those that steal packages from people’s front doors. Rober upgraded his third-generation Glitterbomb to now include a Tesla Cybertruck-like design he says. The glitterbomb has four smartphones […]
Best Electric Cars: Top Rated EV is the Tesla Model 3 Says Edmunds
As far as electric vehicles (EVs) go, there aren’t many options to choose from compared to the rest of the automobile industry. Still, the Tesla Model 3 is arguably the one that most consumers know off the top of their heads, and it’s definitely the top-selling EV worldwide. Wednesday, Edmunds released its picks for 2020’s […]
Randy Pobst Recalls Pikes Peak Tesla Model 3 Crash in Detail
We’ve reported our fair share of Tesla accidents, but those happening to a race car driver are far and few between. However, a recent story has surfaced by one of the most consistent Tesla racers we know, and it’s details are telling. On Wednesday, Tesla driver Randy Pobst wrote about his experience crashing in a […]
2021 Tesla Model 3 LG Battery Charging Speed vs. 2019 Panasonic Battery [VIDEO]
Recent critics of the 2021 Tesla Model 3 have claimed that the battery seems to charge slower than older models. However, it actually charges more efficiently, with a stranger charging trajectory, as we see in a newly-released video. On Thursday, YouTube channel Bjørn Nyland released a comparison video between the 2021 Tesla Model 3 battery […]
Tesla Model Y Production Looks Well Underway at Giga Shanghai [VIDEOS]
Things are heating up at Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai – and that’s saying something, given just how much has happened at the site throughout the year. In a pair of videos uploaded Wednesday and Thursday by YouTube channel WU WA, we get a good look at Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai, as its long-anticipated Model Y testing becomes […]
Tesla Model Y Heat Pump Cold Weather Test at -11C (12F) [VIDEO]
The addition of the heat pump to the Model Y has changed the game for the electric utility vehicle in terms of efficiency, and the results are just beginning to show. On Wednesday, YouTube channel Tesla Canuck released a new video, testing out the new Tesla Model Y heat pump in -11 degree (Celsius) weather. […]
2021 Tesla Model 3 SR+ Reviewed by Autotrader UK [VIDEO]
AutoTrader UK has shared a video review of the 2021 Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus, by Rory Reid. This is a detailed review of the right-hand-drive Model 3, sent to the UK from Giga Shanghai. “Tesla has updated the Model 3. The new Standard Range + is the cheapest available in the UK and […]
Tesla Model Y 3rd Row Seats are Front-Facing If You Don’t Believe It Already [VIDEO]
When will Tesla launch deliveries of its third row Model Y? The company’s website states a “Seven Seat Interior Available in 2021.” The third row will add an extra two seats to the Model Y, allowing for seven passengers total. There has been some debate as to which way these seats are facing, giving the […]
Hot Wheels Radio-Controlled Tesla Cybertruck Delayed to May 2021
Hot Wheels announced its radio-controlled Tesla Cybertruck back in February, debuting two different models in 1:10 and 1:64 sizes. The launch for the 1:10 Cybertruck was expected to ship in December 2020, but that has now been delayed. According to Reddit, Hot Wheels has emailed out customers to say the 1:10 Cybertruck has been delayed […]