Inside Look: Tour Shows ‘Tesla Speed’ at Gigafactory Shanghai [VIDEO]
Tesla’s China-based Gigafactory has been lauded for its impressive production rates in the past, and new footage shows an “exclusive” inside look at the plant. Xinhua, which is funded partly or in whole by the Chinese government, shared on its YouTube channel New China TV an inside look at Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai last week. The […]
Watch: Tesla Model 3 SR+ Performs ‘Moose Test’ [VIDEO]
YouTube channel Teknikens Värld premiered a new “moose test” video on Monday, featuring the Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus. The channel has featured the Model Y in previous moose tests, which evaluates a vehicle’s ability to handle while swerving in and out of a set of cones. This shows the vehicle’s ability to perform […]
Tesla Starts Delivering Model S/X with Hardware 4, APIs Read ‘TeslaAP4’ [PICS]
Tesla’s Model S and X units are now delivering with the company’s HW4 computing system, as spotted by @Teslascope on a Model X Plaid in California. Teslascope, which effectively tracks software update deployment on Tesla’s vehicles, spotted one Model X Plaid in California with a software update version 2023.2.200. The account later confirmed that the […]
Tesla Drops Price of Model S/X by up to $10,000; Plaid S/X Now Costs the Same
Tesla on Sunday evening dropped the price of its Model S and Model X in the United States, shaving prices by up to $10,000 USD. Here are the price changes below…as you can see, Model S saw $5,000 off both the Long Range and Plaid, while Model X sees a $10,000 cut on its Long […]
Tesla Model 3/Y Concept Imagines New Interior Refresh
Tesla has long been rumoured to be working on major design updates for its Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles (EVs), codenamed “Highland” and “Juniper,” respectively. While Tesla makes small iterations and changes to all of its vehicles throughout the production cycle, Highland and Juniper are expected to be major refreshes for the company’s […]
Supercut: Watch Tesla’s Investor Day 2023 in Just 28 Minutes [VIDEO]
Tesla on Tuesday held its 2023 Investor Day, where company CEO Elon Musk and others addressed shareholders, apprising them of the company’s current state and plans for the future. During the almost four-hour-long presentation, Musk and Co offered new insight into Tesla’s plans to ramp up to 20 million vehicles and detailed the automaker’s next-generation […]
Tesla Megapacks Now Power Europe’s Biggest Battery Energy Storage System
Europe’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS) by capacity, powered by Tesla Megapacks and located in the U.K., has officially gone online — reports Bdaily. The facility cost a whopping £75 million and was funded by the Harmony Energy Income Trust. It has the capacity to store up to 196 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity per […]
SpaceX Launches Starlink Hardware Rentals in the U.K.
SpaceX has officially launched hardware rentals for its high-speed satellite internet service, Starlink, in the U.K. (via Reddit). “Starlink is now offering hardware rentals throughout the United Kingdom,” SpaceX says on the Starlink website. Buying your own Starlink hardware in the U.K. costs £529. Renting it, however, only costs £15 per month. In addition to […]
Tesla Says $20,000 Model S Plaid Carbon Ceramic Brake Kit Launching Soon
Tesla appears to be preparing to debut its limited-edition $20,000 Model S Plaid Carbon Ceramic Brake Kit. In emails to customers such as Zack (@BLKMDL3), Tesla is asking people to “confirm your interest” in the pricey brake kit. “Thank you for your interest in the Model S Plaid Carbon Ceramic Brake Kit. As we prepare to […]
Tesla Recalls 3,470 Model Y Vehicles to Check Seat Back Frame Bolts
Tesla issued a recall of 3,470 Model Y vehicles on Saturday, according to a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The recall is NHTSA Campaign Number 23V130000 which says the issue is “a loose seat frame bolt may reduce the seat belt system’s performance, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.” […]
Tesla Model 3 Taxi Fleet Debuts in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
A new Tesla Model 3 taxi fleet has launched in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The announcement on March 1 by the Sharjah Roads and Transportation Authority (SRTA) said a fleet of 10 Tesla Model 3 sedans, part of the emirate’s green economy initiative, according to SRTA Chairman Yousef Al-Athmani. The Authority has launched 10 Tesla 3 […]
Tesla Teases Wireless Charging and Hollywood Diner Renders [PICS]
Tesla’s Investor Day teased something we’ve never seen before—wireless charging for the company’s vehicles. During the Charging segment of the presentation with Rebecca Tinucci, Senior Director of Charging Infrastructure. Near the end of her presentation, she pulled a Steve Jobs “one more thing” thing moment, showing a slide that said “Can’t Forget To Do Cool […]
2023.6.1 Tesla Update Release Notes
Tesla started rolling out its 2023.6.1 software update on Friday, and now we have some release notes thanks to @greentheonly. According to @greentheonly, the following changes are in 2023.6.1: Apple Music: now available Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Morocco, Hong Kong Singapore, Thailand, UAE, Jordan and Israel Zoom app: now available in Canada, New Zealand, Mexico, Puerto […]
Tesla Investor Day 2023 Keynote PDF Download Now Available
Tesla has made its 2023 Investor Day slide deck PDF available for the public to download on Friday. The company’s head of investor relations, Martin Viecha, said today, “Due to popular demand, Investor Day deck is now available on our [Investor Relations] website.” The Tesla Investor Relations website now lists a link to the Investor […]
Tesla Nabs Over $330 Million in Tax Breaks for Giga Nevada Expansion
Tesla’s Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada will receive more than $330 million in tax breaks from the state for the company’s recently announced expansion plans, as gained on Thursday when Republican Governor Joe Lombardo’s office approved the proposal (via ABC News). The approval came from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, and Lombardo noted that the […]