Tesla launched sales of its Model Y in Singapore back in early June, and about three months later, the first deliveries took place on the island state. Yesterday, Tesla announced the first 11 Model Y vehicles were delivered in Singapore at the Tao Payoh Experience Center, saying “congrats and welcome these 11 customers to the […]
The San Luis Obispo County in California has installed two new Tesla backup battery systems at key public buildings — reports the New Times San Luis Obispo. SLO County has been suffering from more frequent and prolonged power outages as stress on the local energy grid grows. This is especially true during the summer months. […]
Tesla sales in Australia’s most progressive state for electric vehicle (EV) adoption, New South Wales, jumped 18.1% in August as the automaker started delivering the long-anticipated Model Y in the country — reports The Driven. The EV pioneer delivered a total of 1,593 new cars in NSW last month, expanding the total number of Tesla […]
Tesla has modified its website design to introduce rectangular buttons, eliminating the pill-shaped designs from before. The electric automaker’s main site now shows “custom order” and “existing inventory” buttons as rectangles, while on configuration pages, rounded corners are a thing of the past, as sharp rectangular buttons are now commonplace, seemingly leading us towards the […]
According to a report from China’s The Securities Times, one China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) official estimates Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai-made vehicle sales hit 77,000 units in August (via Seeking Alpha). “As Tesla’s capacity utilization continues to rise, production is strong after the end of July, although it encountered brief pressure on parts supply,” said Cui […]
Tesla’s recent job listing for a “high volume” recruiter in Montreal, Quebec, might indicate that the company’s rumoured plans to build a factory in Canada are starting to take shape — reports Electrek. There has been increasing chatter of a possible Canadian Tesla factory in recent months. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said during a company-wide […]
Alongside launching a license plate frame that says “Powered by the Sun”, Tesla has also launched new Model 3 and Model Y license plate frames in satin black, joining chrome. “Complete the look of your Model Y and protect your license plate from the elements. The Model Y License Plate Frame is constructed from stainless […]
Tesla has launched a new license plate holder in its online store, with the phrase “Powered by the Sun” etched along the bottom part of the frame. “Complete the look of your Tesla vehicle and protect your license plate from the elements. Our license plate frame is constructed from stainless steel with a premium satin […]
As seen in images from Gigafactory Texas, Tesla appears to be testing or producing Model Y units with structural packs comprising next-generation 4680 cells and non-structural packs made up of traditional 2170 cells at the facility. Both versions of these Model Y bodies were spotted at Giga Texas in drone footage captured by @JoeTegtmeyer on […]
Tesla recently started rolling out software version 2022.24.6, which is transitioning some more of the company’s electric vehicles (EVs) from a radar-based Autopilot system to “Tesla Vision” — reports Not a Tesla App. For everyone updating to Tesla update 2022.24.6 from a version earlier than 2022.20.9, recheck your 2022.20 release notes after installation. Tesla is […]
Tesla has started shipping its Model Y compact crossover SUV by rail car, according to the latest drone flyover by Brad Sloan. A video filmed on August 31 shows Model Y vehicles arriving by transport truck, to then be loaded into rail cars at the RCR Taylor Logistics Park, a master planned rail-served logistics and industrial […]
According to filings discovered by Canadian Supercharger aficionado Marco (@MarcoRPTesla), Tesla’s first Supercharging location with its new V4 Superchargers is set to open sometime next year. Tesla will reportedly install pre-fabricated V4 Supercharging stations at the location in question. Pre-assembled Superchargers come with the stalls already set up on concrete slabs, requiring only a power […]
Tesla’s Virtual Power Plant (VPP) beta program in California, a joint power-sharing venture with local utility providers, saw more than 3,500 participants contribute 24MW of power to the local electricity supply during its second grid event on Wednesday (via @SawyerMerritt). BREAKING: @Tesla's second ever California Virtual Power Plant beta event just ended with great success! […]
Tesla is once again lobbying for a potential factory in Canada, this time engaging with the federal government — reports Electric Autonomy Canada. According to recently posted lobbyist records, Tesla has been in communications with Ottawa four times in the last six months to talk about speeding up “permitting timelines” in the country, among other […]
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk joined the 2022 ONS conference in Norway this week, to discuss a variety of topics. Musk said he was focused on getting Full Self-Driving for Tesla vehicles in a ‘wide release’ by the end of the year, at least in the U.S. The Tesla CEO also mentioned to the […]
