A leaked email from Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company has a chance at surpassing the production of half a million cars for 2020. According to the email seen by Tesmanian, Musk said, “It will be tough, but super exciting if we can exceed half a million cars made in a single year for […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has provided more details on the first vehicle to use the company’s new 4680 battery cells, revealed at its recent Battery Day event. Responding to @WholeMarsBlog, Musk said, “Berlin will use 4680 cell with structural battery pack [and] front [and] rear single piece castings. Also, a new paint system.” Essentially, new […]
Tesla rolled out its much-anticipated multi-factor authentication (MFA) yesterday, adding another layer of security to customer accounts. If you are new to MFA and want to learn how to set up your Tesla account, the following video tutorial from YouTube channel ‘Tesla In The Gong’ holds your hand every single step of the way, using […]
Charging infrastructure is probably one of the single-greatest barriers to having electric vehicles (EVs) hit the mainstream, aside from pricing. To fight this, Tesla has been building astronomical amounts of Superchargers throughout the world. According to a new post on Reddit which depicts a sign outside of The Row in LA, Tesla will be installing […]
Tesla Megapacks and Powerpacks are starting to pop up around the world, and, as a result, energy storage in these areas will soon be getting a major facelift. According to Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), California’s electricity supplier, the first of many Tesla Megapacks was installed at its Moss Landing Station on Monday. The Megapack […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been expanding Tesla in full force this year, and his efforts may pay off for him in a very specific way. According to Business Insider, Musk stands to make another $3 billion in personal income if Tesla is to reach its Q3 goals. The compensation would come in the form […]
Electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla is no stranger to either employee sabotage or employee cooperation to take down saboteurs. On Monday Tesla told its Fremont factory workers that someone had “maliciously sabotaged” part of the factory last month and was subsequently fired, as reported by Bloomberg. Al Prescott, Tesla vice president of legal and acting […]
Tesla has started rolling out its 2020.40.3 software update to select owners. As for what’s new in this 2020.40.3 software update? According to one Model 3 owner in Ontario, Canada, it contains the same release notes as 2020.40. That’s my car, from Ontario. It had the exact release note as from 2020.40 — Kit (@monkeykitt) […]
Apparently, Tesla has gone months without responding to a press inquiry, and now, the electric vehicle (EV) giant is taking that one step further. In an unprecedented new move, Tesla has completely dissolved its PR department, according to reports by electrek. The shift will mean that the EV company will have no team specifically-dedicated to […]
Earlier this month we reported on Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s confirmation that the electric vehicle (EV) company will expand into India. Now, the Economic Times has reported that the Indian state of Karnataka has pitched its capital city of Bengaluru to Tesla, as a potential site for the country’s first Tesla Gigafactory. The state is […]
Tesla fans often have their own sense of tongue-in-cheek attitude, and a new court case over a license plate is showing that particular brand of attitude to the world. On Sunday, it was announced that, with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union (ALCU), the owner of a Tesla Model 3 was victorious in […]
As the world plunges forward into sustainable transportation, the electrical grids in most places will require some sort of upgrade to accommodate the growth of the electric vehicle (EV) market. Now, according to a report by The Globe and Mail, Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) will be equipping Alberta regions with batteries and three Tesla Megapacks. The […]
Tesla has started to implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) into owner accounts online. When you log into your Tesla account, when you click on Account and scroll down below the Password section, Multi-factor Authentication is now showing. The option reads, “add an additional layer of security to your account.” When you tap Manage, you’re forwarded to […]
A few weeks after Tesla’s Battery Day, and fans and investors are still talking about the announcement of the 4680 battery. Tesla has now made its slides from the event available for download to everyone through its website. While the day included the announcement of the long-anticipated 4680 battery, Tesla CEO also announced the 2021 […]
Another fan has come along to 3D print one of Tesla’s new 4680 battery cells, and it’s looking pretty sleek. Reddit user u/Bimmer3389 has shared their 4680 battery cell replica, 3D-printed to scale to include the tab-less electrode interior, which is also plated with copper. This is the second iteration of 3D replicas of the […]
