Tesla Plans to Make Around 1.8 Million Cars in 2023, ‘Potential’ for 2 Million
Tesla announced yet another record quarter, with Q4 earnings seeing all-time highs for revenue and also vehicles produced and delivered. The company’s Installed Annual Vehicle Capacity remains at 1.9 million, spread across its factories in California, Shanghai, Berlin and Texas. In Tesla’s Q4 shareholder slide deck, the company said, “we are planning to grow production as […]
New Tesla Superchargers Global Overview: January 19–25, 2023
Here’s a list of all the new Tesla Superchargers that opened up across the globe between January 19 and 25, 2023, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing January 19, 2023 The Village at Sandhill at 494 Town Center Pl, Columbia, SC, USA 12 250 […]
Tesla FSD Beta Testers Now at 400,000 in Canada, USA–Up 40% from December
Tesla today announced a record Q4 2022 and also provided more updates on its business, in particular on the total number of Autopilot customers that have Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta. According to Tesla, it said, “we now have released FSD beta to nearly all customers in the US and Canada who bought FSD (approximately 400,000).” […]
2023 Tesla Cybertruck Update: Production This Summer, Will Have HW4
Tesla reported record Q4 2022 earnings today and the automaker also provided an update on its upcoming Cybertruck. According to Tesla, it says “Cybertruck remains on track to begin production later this year at Gigafactory Texas. Our next generation vehicle platform is under development, with additional details to be shared at Investor Day (March 1st, […]
Tesla Q4 2022 Earnings: Record $24.3 Billion in Revenue, $3.7 Billion Net Income
Tesla announced its fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 earnings on Wednesday afternoon, reporting record revenue for the final quarter. The automaker reported revenue of $24.3 billion USD for October to November 2022, up a whopping 37% year-over-year. Wall Street, meanwhile, had forecasted $24.03 billion in revenue. Tesla reported a net income of $2.3 billion (GAAP) for […]
Consumers Reports Driver Assistance Rankings: Ford BlueCruise 1st, Tesla Autopilot 7th
Consumer Reports has rated Ford BlueCruise as its top-rated driver’s assistance system, topping the publication’s last-year pick of GM’s Super Cruise and the Tesla Autopilot system, which has fallen further behind in the rankings over the past few years. The pick also pushed Tesla’s Autopilot toward the middle of the pack, with the outlet saying […]
Acura ZDX and All Electric Vehicles Sales Will Be Online Only
Acura has announced a strong shift toward electric vehicles (EVs) in a press release detailing its updated business strategy, with pre-sales beginning in 2023 and deliveries in 2024 with the ZDX and ZDX Type S. Additionally, Acura says 100 percent of its EV sales will take place online and will lead parent brand Honda into […]
U.S. Bill Amendment Would Cut Off EV Tax Credits That Don’t Meet Battery Rules
A new bill proposal could cease the eligibility of most electric vehicles (EVs) for the $7,500 federal tax credit, if they do not meet specific battery component rules, according to a report from Automotive News Canada on Wednesday. The bill is expected to be introduced by U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) on Wednesday, with […]
First Tesla Model Y Performance Deliveries in Australia Coming Soon
The Tesla Model Y launched in Australia last August, and it has been so popular with recent price cuts that its deliveries are being pushed further and further out. Tesla’s Model Y units are now showing estimated delivery dates of February to May on the company’s order configurator, as detailed in a report from The […]
Tesla Apple CarPlay Hack Gets Android 13, iOS USB Tethering, Lossless Audio and More
Want Apple CarPlay in your Tesla? A workaround called Tesla Android has been updated to version 2023.4.1, adding Android 13, H264 hardware acceleration, support for DRM and lossless audio and USB tethering for iOS, and more, according to developer and creator @Michael Gapiński. Coder for the project Michael Gapiński shared the update with Tesla North, […]
Watch Elon Musk Announce Giga Nevada’s $3.6B Expansion Plans [VIDEO]
Tesla has two brand new manufacturing facilities in the works near Giga Nevada, according to statements from Governor Joe Lombardo and the White House, and now confirmed by the automaker. Following the confirmation, Tesla shared a video on Wednesday showing CEO Elon Musk’s announcement speech about expanding operations with the $3.6 billion investment. In the […]
2023.2.0.5 Tesla Release Notes: Auto Heated Steering Wheel and More
Tesla has released its first update of 2023, as software version 2023.2.0.5 is rolling out. According to 2023.2.0.5 release notes, we have the following new features and changes, according to Not a Tesla App and @greentheonly, which includes the previously mentioned auto heated steering with low and high settings, plus more: Auto Steering Wheel (Model […]
Tesla Announces $3.6 Billion in Giga Nevada, Scaling Up Semi and 4680 Battery Cells
On Monday evening, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo’s 2023 State of the State speech revealed Tesla is set to announce a new manufacturing facility in northern Nevada on Tuesday. Today, President Joe Biden and the White House confirmed what Lombardo said and now Tesla has confirmed the announcement itself. “We will be investing over $3.6 billion […]
Ford Considering Sale of German Plant to China’s BYD, Says Report
Ford may be talking with Chinese automaker BYD about selling its Saarlouis, Germany plant, according to sources familiar with the matter in a report from The Wall Street Journal. Officials at Ford will head to China next week to talk about the potential sale of the German plant, which is currently planning to stop producing […]
SpaceX Confirms Starship Static Fire of 33 Raptor Engines is Next
SpaceX is planning to perform a static fire test of the Super Heavy Booster’s 33 Raptor engines, after a successful “wet dress rehearsal” (WDH) of Starship 24. To do so, SpaceX is destacking Starship 24 from Booster 7 to prepare for the static fire test, both of which represent the company inching closer to launching […]