Tesla has restored the all-wheel-drive, 269-mile “Standard Range” Model Y with the 4680 battery cell, as spotted by @The Kilowatts on Tuesday. The Model Y units start around $64,000 USD, coming in at a lower price than the automaker’s 330-mile range “Long Range” Model Y. There were only around 40 of the units in inventory […]
Tesla executive Grace Tao said in a Monday interview with Chinese media outlet Auto Report that prospective EV buyers in China have limited available options (via CnEVPost). While Tesla currently produces the Model 3 and Model Y at its Shanghai Gigafactory and is about to start selling Model S and Model X vehicles in China […]
Another Tesla Megapack-based energy storage battery is set to hit the United Kingdom, in a new partnership announced this week. Construction began on a battery storage project in the United Kingdom using Tesla’s Megapacks, in partnership with a joint venture (JV) between energy companies, The Scotsman reports. A JV between TagEnergy and Harmony Energy will […]
As Starlink’s satellite internet continues to become increasingly popular around the world, parent company SpaceX is also expanding roles at the company, as seen in a post on Monday. SpaceX is hiring an operations manager and a number of other roles, according to the company’s job boards (via @Nathan Owens), as the company plans to […]
After another Supercharger price change was predicted to take place in some places in Europe on Monday, an update shows that Tesla has actually dropped costs after a series of price jumps over the past few weeks. Tesla’s prices have dropped at some Superchargers in Germany, as shown in a screenshot from @Tesla_Adri on Monday. […]
Tesla recently slashed Model 3 and Model Y prices in China, South Korea, Japan and Australia–and New Zealand. Now, a limited-time price cut has reached the island nation-state of Singapore, reports Reuters. Existing inventory of Model 3 and Model Y will see a $5,000 discount, if they trade in their gas car, while another $5,000 […]
One Tesla owner has discovered a way to do-it-yourself (DIY) install a module enabling Homelink on their Tesla, as shared in a video last month (via Reddit). Homelink integration means offering full control of your garage door, gate system or other radio-frequency (RF) controlled devices from your Tesla’s touchscreen and normally costs $350 USD from […]
After @Elon Musk tweeted that an update allowing hands-free driving for Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta users would be coming in January on December 31, a U.S. regulator has reached out for more information, reports Reuters. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has followed up on Musk’s tweet, in which he responded to Tesla enthusiast […]
Tesla’s stock is up roughly 8 percent during Monday trading hours, and analysts at Citi are optimistic about upcoming developments and the company’s fourth-quarter results, according to a report from MarketWatch. Tesla has named March 1 as its investor day at Giga Texas, which some expect to offer answers for many recent concerns aired by […]
SpaceX is still finalizing plans for the first orbital launch of its Starship spacecraft and CEO @Elon Musk says the debut could take place in late February — though he says a launch in March is “highly likely.” Musk’s tweet came in response to @WholeMarsCatalog asking if January 31 would be the date of the […]
Tesla has increased its delivery wait times for certain models in China, including both the rear-wheel-drive and long-range variants of the Model Y, as spotted on Monday by @TslaChan. Both Tesla’s LR and RWD Model Y units now have wait times of about 2-5 weeks, though both previously showed wait times of just 1-4 weeks. […]
Italian casting machine manufacturer IDRA is readying another 9,000-ton Giga Press machine, set to be shipped to Asia, according to a LinkedIn post from the company (via @TslaChan). While the post doesn’t specifically say where the Giga Press will be headed, speculation is it seems a possible location would be Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai. The 9000t […]
Elon Musk on Friday filed a motion to move his upcoming securities-fraud trial over his 2018 tweets about having “funding secured” to take Tesla private from San Francisco to Texas, where the company is now headquartered — reports The Wall Street Journal. The Tesla CEO alleged that potential jury members in California have been biased […]
General Motors wants the U.S. Treasury to reconsider its eligibility criteria for electric vehicle (EV) tax credits available under President Joe Biden’s recently-signed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) — reports Yahoo Finance. The news comes after the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) did not classify GM’s all-electric Cadillac Lyriq as an SUV, denying it federal EV […]
Leo KoGuan, Tesla’s third-largest retail shareholder who claims to have invested more than $3 billion USD in the electric vehicle (EV) company, has turned against CEO Elon Musk and is urging the board of directors to limit the eccentric entrepreneur’s influence (via TheStreet). KoGuan’s outlook towards Musk soured in recent weeks as Tesla has taken […]
