Earlier this month, we reported that Tesla would officially be talking with Indonesia about potentially building a factory in the country. That news has been confirmed, as the country hopes to become the world’s biggest battery-producing giant – with Tesla’s help. Indonesian President Joko Widodo plans to send a team of executives to meet with […]
It’s been quite the year for electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla, which will soon have completed factories on three continents – and likely with more factories still yet to come. In a video uploaded Thursday by YouTube channel Giga Berlin, the host breaks down all the progress made on Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin since its beginning […]
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is getting ready for his Las Vegas Boring Company tunnels to expand, hopefully for the benefit of traffic congestion in the Nevada city. On Tuesday, Las Vegas planning commissioners officially approved the Boring Company and Musk’s plan to create tunnels underneath downtown Las Vegas, as reported by Fox 5 News. The […]
We have another video demo of Full Self-Driving beta, this time coming from Zeb Hallock, who shares his Tesla Model 3 RWD cruising along narrow gravel roads at night and more. FSD beta impresses with its ability to navigate these narrow gravel roads, despite being at night. The roads have no lines or lane markings […]
Nick Bilton has written a lengthy December featured story for Vanity Fair, which aims to cover the Elon Musk’s “erratic and crazy year”, according to the writer. I wrote a VF feature on Elon Musk's erratic and crazy year. When I asked him for comment about the reporting in the piece, his response was a […]
Tesla has just shared a new ad titled, ‘Discover: Trip Planner’. The video details how you can “enter any destination and see how Tesla can take you there.” Tesla details how its vehicles can easily help you manage your road trips, by planning out Supercharger destinations, plus with detailed route calculations based on how you […]
Tesla’s construction in both Austin and Berlin have been making leaps and bounds in progress recently. And fans and followers of the electric vehicle (EV) company, have kept in step, awaiting the day they’ll see the Cybertruck materialize before their eyes. In Jeff Roberts’ newest 4K video update of Tesla’s Austin Gigafactory, we see the […]
As the world transitions to sustainable transportation, Tesla’s role in guiding peoples’ morals towards environmental awareness should not be understated. And now, Tesla will use its major fan power to positively influence a different cause. Tesla is donating raffle prizes, including overnight test drives, in a fundraising event December 12th, to raise awareness for and […]
Tesla has launched a new Model Y 20″ Induction Wheel and Winter Tire Package, priced at $4,000 USD ($5,360 in Canada). According to Tesla, the package “provides maximum safety and grip when driving in wet or dry conditions and on icy or snow-covered roads.” “The winter package guarantees a high level of traction, stability, and […]
Canadian interest in zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) has soared in the past few years, and trips taken in Turo’s car-shared ZEVs have too. According to an email from Turo to Tesla North, the number of trips taken in ZEVs on Turo’s car-sharing service has increased by an average of 131% per year between 2016 and 2020. […]
Electric vehicles (EVs) are on the rise around the world, in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic having perhaps slowed that down some. Still, the plugin EV market share in Switzerland was up 156% in October 2020, with 2,963 total EV registrations, and with battery electric vehicles (BEVs) making up 57% of all plugin sales, as […]
Tesla’s navigation isn’t always perfect, and especially for some of its rural customers. However, many of these customers are hoping a new navigation update will fix major problems for Tesla’s navigation system. A new navigation update, 2020.48, started to roll out to Tesla owners in the United States as far back as last week. According […]
We knew Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory planned to increase to three shifts after the country’s national holiday, but the results are truly stunning. In October 2020, Tesla’s Giga Shanghai produced an amazing 22,929 Model 3 units, as reported by Tesmanian (save 10% off floor mats and more with coupon code TESLANORTH10). This equates to a weekly […]
Last Tuesday, a measure in Massachusetts passed in a landslide win, forcing automakers to ensure the same diagnostic tools are available to third-party repair shops, as reported by VICE. The “right-to-repair” measure also includes Tesla, which has been particularly quiet about its servicing measures and tools, making it difficult for other mechanics to work on […]
Tesla is currently exporting numerous Model 3 units to Europe and these newly refreshed cars may have new Panasonic battery cells, if an alleged screenshot in Germany proves true. According to speculation on the German TFF-Forums, one user shared an image of what claims to be the shipping papers for a new Model 3 headed […]
