Tesla

Tesla Internal Email Says Employee Tried to Sabotage Factory

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 2020.40.3 Software Update Rolling Out: What’s New

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) […]

Tesla Eliminates its Public Relations Department: Report

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 […]

Tesla Looking at Bengaluru for India Gigafactory: Report

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 Owner Can Keep ‘FKGAS’ Licence Plates Says Judge

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 […]

TD Installing Tesla Battery Storage Across Alberta, Expanding Power Grid

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 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) Launches [Update: Live]

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 […]

Download Tesla’s Battery Day 2020 Presentation Slides Here

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 Tesla Fan Makes 4680 Battery Cell Replica

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 […]

Tesla in Early Talks with Indonesia for Potential Investment

After Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s recent remarks about expanding into India, new reports say the electric vehicle (EV) company is looking to move into another Asian country soon. Tesla is doing early talks with the Indonesian government about a potential investment in the country’s nickel production, according to Reuters. Indonesia is a primary producer of […]

Tesla Inclusion in S&P 500 May Take Some Time, Says Ex-Committee Head

According to Bloomberg, David Blitzer, former chair of the committee that decides which stocks are admitted to the S&P Dow Jones Indices, has said that Tesla’s induction into the index may take some time, even though the electric vehicle company more than meets the usual criteria for admission. After an immensely successful Q2 that came as […]

Ontario Housing Project to Feature Parking Towers Equipped with Teslas

A currently under-development luxury housing project by the name of EVE Park in London, Ontario will also include parking towers fully equipped with a number of Tesla electric vehicles and EV chargers (via Reddit) in the Canadian province. The developers behind the project want to provide residents with a parking structure for their vehicles, but […]