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Tesla 2020.36 Update Includes New Phone Key Disconnected Warning

If your Tesla has 2020.36 installed, a new feature now informs you when your Phone key is disconnected, warning you “Walk-Away lock unavailable”, according to the message. “Phone key disconnected – lock manually”, reads the alert, shared by a user on Reddit. The new warning for Tesla owners means they will now know if their […]

Land Cleared for Transformer Substation Outside Giga Berlin

In a recent YouTube video documenting the progress made in the construction of Tesla’s Berlin Gigafactory, Giga Berlin revealed that contractors have now broken ground on an additional 5 hectares of land for a transformer substation. Construction on the Giga Berlin site, located some 20 miles south-east of central Berlin, is currently underway. Following in […]

Tesla Batteries Now Being Used to Supply Power in the U.K.

A cluster of six giant Tesla batteries was used to supply power to British households for the first time in history, reports Bloomberg. The Holes Bay energy storage project in Dorset, U.K., consists of six of Tesla’s gargantuan Megapack batteries. The cluster of Megapack batteries can store energy generated by sources of renewable energy, and […]

UBS Analyst Shares Expectations for Tesla Battery Day 2020

Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting, aptly dubbed Battery Day, takes place September 22, 2020, after being pushed back due to the ongoing pandemic. While there’s rampant chatter of new entry-level models and a revolutionary million-mile battery, both may be a ways away. Patrick Hummel, analyst at the United Bank of Switzerland (UBS), detailed what we can expect to […]

Giga Berlin to Use Single-Front Piece Casting of Model Y: Report

Tesla has been making some major changes to its designs recently, and the newest update comes to us from its Giga Berlin factory. As reported by Teslarati, a new manufacturing process is set to happen at Tesla’s Giga Berlin which will use a single cast for the front of the Model Y. Similar casting machines […]

New Tesla Superchargers Open in Santa Clara and Los Angeles

California has gained two new Tesla Superchargers, as locations in Santa Clara and Los Angeles now have urban charging stalls capable of up to 72 kW charging rates. Tesla Supercharger – Santa Clara The new Tesla Supercharger in Santa Clara is located at 3945 Rivermark Plaza, on the second level of the parking structure that sits […]

Tesla 2020.36.11 Software Update Rolling Out to the Fleet

Tesla has just started rolling out its 2020.36.11 software update, as noted by NotATeslaApp. The release of Tesla’s 2020.36.11 software update comes after 2020.36.10 was released last week, with the latter adding a feature to Navigate on Autopilot (Beta) to allow users to remain in the passing lane. We noticed a new Tesla software update […]

Tesla Owner Unwraps Red Founder Series Powerwall Gift [VIDEO]

A user on Reddit has shared their gifted, Tesla Founder Series Powerwall, and it is beautiful. User u/S1ghtunseen shared the video on Wednesday evening, and it shows him unwrapping the freshly installed Powerwall. The Founder Series Powerwall is a long-anticipated Powerwall variant that is awarded through a referral program for purchasers of the Model S […]

Tesla Builds Powerpacks at 60 Electrify America Charging Stations

Electric transportation isn’t much without a charging network and sufficient battery power. Fortunately, companies are working hard and working together to improve the infrastructure of electric vehicle (EV) charging, and the improvements are not far from changing the world. As reported by electrek, Tesla has just installed Powerpack battery systems at about 60 Electrify America […]