Tesla CEO Elon Musk is scheduled to join over 10,000 government officials, policymakers, thought leaders, and experts from across the globe at the 2023 World Government Summit in Dubai next week, according to a report from Gulf News (via Tesmanian). Held annually, the World Government Summit brings leaders and recognized minds from all over the world […]

Tesla is set to open a new flagship store and service center in Franklin, Tennessee, sometime in mid-2023, according to a press release (via the Nashville Business Journal). The company will occupy a 57,447-square-foot building located on 7 acres at 300 Shingle Way, Franklin, in Williamson Country, TN. Per property deeds, the site is owned by […]

Dan O’Dowd, CEO of Green Hills Software and the founder of The Dawn Project, today shared a Super Bowl ad demonstrating alleged “critical safety defects” in Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta and said that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) “must turn off FSD until Tesla fixes all safety defects.” O’Dowd’s advertisement claims that FSD […]

Tesla’s Hardware 4.0, the much-anticipated successor to the Hardware 3.0 computing system that currently powers the Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) features in the company’s electric vehicles (EVs), was recently referenced in type approvals for the Model S and Model X in Europe. References to FSD Hardware 4.0 were originally discovered in documents Tesla filed […]

Tesla on Friday shared a new video titled, ‘Charge at Destination’, which highlights the company’s in-vehicle Trip Planner. “Use Trip Planner to navigate to one of 40,000+ Wall Connectors at Destination Charging sites at popular hotels, resorts and restaurants,” explains Tesla. In order to find Destination Charging sites, all you have to do is tap […]

Tesla has increased the price of the Model Y in the United States, yet again. This time, the price increases affect the Model Y AWD (with 4680 cells) and Model Y Performance, with changes happening on Friday, as spotted by @Tslachan. Check out the price changes below, with increases of $500 USD: Model Y AWD: […]

The government of Canada and the province of Ontario announced the Oneida Energy Storage Project today, set to be the country’s largest energy storage project, powered by Tesla’s Megapacks. The project will see Oneida award a $141 million Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract to Aecon. Tesla has a battery supply agreement with Oneida LP. […]

Veteran investor Keith Fitz-Gerald said to CNBC that those betting against Elon Musk are comparable to those who bet against Apple co-founder Steve Jobs years ago, adding that he thinks Tesla stock could still grow as much as 44 percent from current trading prices. Fitz-Gerald said that he thinks Tesla’s stock is “just getting started,” […]

As Starlink continues expanding its orbital satellite constellation, its internet teams back on Earth look to be getting an upgrade. SpaceX is ramping up hiring for its Starlink satellite internet team in Austin, Texas, as can be seen on the company’s careers page, reports @Nathan Owens on Friday. The page includes dozens of jobs working […]

Tesla is applying to expand its Gigafactory Berlin to include rail transport and a train shuttle service, according to documents seen by German publication Moz.de dated January 13 (via @Berlinergy). The documents show Tesla’s designs for concrete to support passenger transport, using the current Deutsche Regionaleisenbahn GmbH (DRE) tracks alongside plans to build a new […]

SpaceX has been working to prevent the Ukrainian military from using its Starlink internet to control drones in its ongoing war with Russia, according to a statement from President Gwynne Shotwell on Wednesday at a Washington D.C. conference (via Reuters). Ukraine has been using Starlink since Russia’s initial invasion of the country last year, though […]

ARK Invest CIO Cathie Wood said on Thursday that buying Tesla stock is the best way to add artificial intelligence (AI) to an investment portfolio. Tesla is a top holding in three of Wood’s funds, and she said on Thursday that she thinks the company’s stock price has the potential to surge by up to […]

Tesla continues to tweak its prices worldwide and its latest price hike comes in China. The electric automaker on Thursday evening increased the price of the Model Y rear wheel drive (RWD) by 2000 RMB, now starting at 261,900 (was 259,900), reports @Tslachan. That’s the equivalent of a $294 USD price jump. The price increase […]

SpaceX today performed its first static fire attempt of 33 Raptor engines on its Starship Booster 7, from Starbase in Boca Chica. The company announced yesterday it would be attempting a static fire today, and SpaceX did not disappoint. First static fire attempt of 33 Raptor engines on Booster 7 https://t.co/3haor6owfa — SpaceX (@SpaceX) February […]

Volvo CEO Jim Rowan said that the automaker won’t follow Tesla into cutting vehicle price tags, saying that demand for its vehicles remain high, according to Reuters. The statement came after Volvo posted lower-than-expected Q4 profits, and Rowan added that the automaker already had a sizable backlog for electric vehicle (EV) orders. “We don’t see […]