Tesla
Tesla Will Have to Share Diagnostic Tools as ‘Right-to-Repair’ Law Passes
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 Model 3s Headed to Europe Allegedly Have New Panasonic Battery Cells
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 […]
Meet New York City’s First Tesla Taxi, a Yellow Model 3
Just when we thought the future of the taxi industry might have been getting foggier with brands like Lyft and Uber, the universe gave us this. A new all-electric yellow taxi is now in operation in New York City, and the Tesla Model 3 has already completed over 100 trips in its first full weekend […]
Tesla Model Y Mountain Biking with Kuat NV 2.0 Rack [VIDEO]
A video posted Monday by YouTube channel DC//PROJEKT shows the video’s host using a Tesla Model Y with an attached rack carrying mountain bikes. The rack featured in the video is a Kuat NV 2.0, and the host also discusses why he went with that particular product. Because he didn’t order his Tesla Model Y […]
2021 Tesla Model 3 Owner Shows Off New Features in Canada [VIDEO]
Tesla fans around the world are showing off their new 2021 editions of the Model 3, as they begin to be delivered in the US and Canada. In a new video uploaded to YouTube, Vancouver-based 2021 Tesla Model 3 owner Mahdi Askarzadeh goes through the interior and exterior features of the new model, breaking down […]
Tesla Hiring Sales and Service Advisors in British Columbia
Tesla is now a multi-national company with interests all over the world, and one which has spearheaded the electric vehicle (EV) movement at large, as the marketplace for zero-emission vehicles begins to take shape. In exciting news for Canadian fans of the company, Tesla is now hiring for Sales and Service Advisors in Surrey, British […]
Tesla Tequila Easter Egg Confirmed by Company’s Product Designer
Tesla Tequila launched last week and quickly sold out, and now we’re finding out the liquor has been in front of our eyes all along. Tesla showrooms with a picture of the company’s solar products have long had a bottle of Tesla Tequila hidden right in front of our eyes. But of course, eagle-eyed Tesla […]
Tesla Extends Warranty on Older Model S, Model X Touchscreens Related to Faulty eMMC
Tesla today has announced it has extended the warranty on touchscreens for older Model S and Model X owners, related to component malfunction. “For customer peace of mind, we are providing additional coverage on some Model S and Model X vehicles built before March 2018 that are equipped with an 8GB embedded MultiMediaCard (“8GB eMMC”) […]
Tesla Model 3 Owner Documents Hitting 150,000 Miles [VIDEO]
In a new video and journal report posted on Voyage without Carbon Sunday, Tesla Model 3 owner Arthur Driessen documents his experience thus far with a 2018 Long Range Model 3 with Rear-Wheel Drive as he hits 150,000 miles driven (241,401 kilometres). Over two years, that works out to 6,250 miles (10,058 km) per month, […]
Tesla Filing Confirms Giga Texas to Build 4680 Battery Cells
As we reported earlier this month, Tesla plans to build battery packs on-site at its Texas factory, and new filings show that it will, in fact, still be pursuing these plans. According to new filings with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Tesla will have its own cell facility when it begins operations in […]
Full Self-Driving Beta Test in the Rain Applauded by Elon Musk [VIDEO]
More and more Tesla owners are sharing their videos of the electric vehicle (EV) company’s newly-released Full Self-Driving Beta, a semi-autonomous driving system released in limited beta form last month. Tesla Owners Silicon Valley (@teslaownersssv on Twitter) posted two new videos Sunday, sharing a 14-minute, rainy drive with Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta feature on. […]
Tesla Allegedly Considering Next-Gen AMD GPUs for Infotainment System
According to a pair of posts on Twitter by Patrick Schur, Tesla is seriously considering using AMD’s next generation of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) in its infotainment system. The posts, as shared by user u/KeyboardGunner on Reddit, include that the EV company is planning to use AMD’s Navi 23 for its cars, also including the […]
Elon Musk to Appear on Upcoming Lex Fridman Podcast, Again
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is no stranger to the camera – or dare we say, the microphone. With a number of public appearances on recent podcasts and the like, the billionaire entrepreneur is not shy in sharing his opinions, ideas, and future developments with the world. Musk is set to appear on the […]
Tesla Gigafactory Texas Progress Update, Filmed Nov. 8 [VIDEO]
With recent predictions stating that Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory will almost double its previously-estimated amount of jobs, providing up to 15,000. In a new video uploaded by automotive YouTube channel host Joe Tegtmeyer, a number of exciting progress updates are shown off in a drone video of Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas. The factory, set for completion in […]
Tesla Shanghai Factory Plans to Produce 550,000 Cars in 2021: Report
Tesla’s Giga Shanghai factory plans to produce roughly 550,000 cars in 2021, according to industry insiders speaking to Chinese website 36kr.com (via Reddit). According to an unnamed source, Tesla plans to produce 300,000 Model 3 and 250,000 Model Y units, with order requests apparently already sent to component suppliers. While Tesla’s Shanghai factory has a planned […]