2024 Audi Q4 e-tron Pricing Jumps $9,050 in Canada; Heat Pump, Charger Credit Axed for 2023
Audi is making some changes to the electric Q4 e-tron in Canada, introducing price increases and removing a heat pump that came with previous models. According to the e-tron forum, Audi informed customers the 2024 Q4 e-tron will come with a $4,050 CAD price increase, taking the vehicle’s MSRP from $59,950 CAD to $64,000 CAD. […]
Tesla Wins U.S. Luxury Crown: First American Carmaker in Nearly 25 Years to Claim Title
Tesla has won the U.S. luxury sales crown for 2022, beating BMW, according to estimates from the Automotive News Research & Data Center. Elon Musk’s Tesla beat German automaker BMW for the crown, with an estimated 491,000 sales in the U.S., based on estimates. BMW was in second place with 332,388, followed by Mercedes-Benz with […]
Several Top Rivian Executives Have Left the Company: Report
Electric vehicle (EV) startup Rivian is struggling to hold onto some of its key executives in recent weeks, though the reason for several recent high-profile departures isn’t entirely clear. A number of executives have left Rivian, including its head of supply chain, its body engineering vice president and head of strategy, according to a report […]
Tesla Vehicle Safety Report for Q3 2022: Autopilot Keeps Making Driving Safer
Tesla shared its newest vehicle safety report this week, once again comparing accidents with Autopilot miles driven and without, as compared to the U.S. average (via Reddit). The report includes data shared by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), showing that Tesla’s vehicles only reported one crash for every 6.26 million miles driven while […]
Tesla Model Y in Midnight Cherry Red Gets Delivery Estimates in Europe
Tesla has started to produce its Model Y available in the coveted new Midnight Cherry Red paint color for buyers in Europe, as of Wednesday morning, as the online configurator now shows estimated delivery estimates. Midnight Cherry Red is available for the Long Range and Performance Model Y, but not the entry RWD Model Y. […]
Tesla Model S, Model Y Earn Record-Breaking Safety Ratings from EuroNCAP in 2022
Continued safety improvements to Tesla’s cars over the years have earned the company highly safe vehicle body designs, with its Model Y and Model S units outscoring others across the board in 2022 in one safety testing index. Tesla’s Model S and Y units earned the highest scores ever to top the European NCAP safety […]
Tesla Gigafactory Indonesia is Reportedly Being Finalized, Says Report
Tesla appears to be nearing a preliminary deal with Indonesia to set up an electric vehicle (EV) plant in Indonesia, after a long process of discussions between the company and the country. Indonesia and Tesla could be closing on a deal very soon for the upcoming EV plant, according to people familiar with the matter, […]
Tesla’s Model Y Led Luxury SUV Sales in China for December and 2022, Topping Audi, Mercedes
Tesla sold 29,387 Model Y units and 12,539 Model 3 units in China during December, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) shared by @Moneyball_R, and put into a chart by @Roland Pircher. The data shows Tesla’s two flagship vehicles roughly equaling nearly 122,000 units total, made up of about 80 percent […]
How to Set Custom Tesla Climate Schedules: Repeating, One-Time, Location-Based and More
One of the best features of the Tesla mobile app is the ability to set climate preconditioning for a specific time, which is helpful to warm up and prepare the car before you go to work in the morning, for example. But what if you have a busy schedule with kids or other activities, and […]
SpaceX Expanding Starlink to More Aircraft: Airbus, Boeing and More
SpaceX is planning to expand Starlink hardware to more aircraft, a sign the satellite internet may soon be reaching more passengers in the sky. According to a recent change on the Starlink website, Nathan Owens (@VirtuallyNathan) says SpaceX is working on supplemental type certificates (STC) for “significantly more aircraft.” An STC is issued when a company […]
Tesla Announces Model Y was the Bestselling EV in 10 European Countries in 2022
Tesla has previously stated its Model Y compact crossover SUV would soon become the bestselling vehicle of any kind globally, and we’ve been seeing the numbers come to fruition. On Tuesday, Tesla announced Model Y has become a bestseller in Europe for 2022, leading EV sales in 10 nations. “In 2022, Model Y was the […]
Latvia’s airBaltic Announces Free Starlink In-Flight Internet is Coming
Latvian airline airBaltic announced on Tuesday it has picked SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet for its in-flight internet, coming soon to select flights. AirBaltic says its entire Airbus A220-300 fleet will get complimentary Starlink Wi-Fi, without any login pages or hassles. “From the moment passengers walk onto the plane, they’ll have access to the internet,” says airBaltic. […]
Tesla to Spend $717 Million on Giga Texas Expansion, Shows Filing
Continued expansion plans at Tesla’s newest factory are developing well, and a new filing shows that Tesla’s set to make a major investment into building out the Texas plant. Tesla is planning to spend $717 million on expansion plans to its Gigafactory Texas, as spotted in filings with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation […]
More Tesla Model Y Standard Range AWD with 4680 Hits Existing Inventory
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 China Exec Says Buyers Have Limited Options from Rivals
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 […]