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 […]
Tesla’s Gigafactory Mexico Site is Nearly Double Giga Texas, Says Official
Tesla’s upcoming Gigafactory in Mexico will have a footprint of almost 4,200 acres, according to Santa Catarina mayor Jesus Nava in a recent interview, taking up almost twice as much space as the automaker’s Austin, Texas plant reports Reuters. The site is also over twice the size of the Mexico City International Airport and will […]
Tesla Model 3 Gets Price Drop in Italy, Now Eligible for €3,000 Subsidy
Tesla has dropped the price of its RWD Model 3 in Italy to €41,490 ($44,047.90 USD), now making it eligible for the country’s €3,000 subsidy, and even more in some provinces (via @Mathias Føns). The new list price can be seen on Tesla’s Italian order configurator, representing an 8 percent price reduction for the company’s […]
First Tesla V4 Supercharger Spotted in the Netherlands [VIDEO]
Tesla is building what appears to be one of the first V4 Superchargers in the world in Harderwijk, the Netherlands, as spotted in a video from the YouTube channel electricfelix shared on Friday. The video shows the site with the Supercharger stalls themselves wrapped and behind a fence. The station seems to have 16 stalls, […]
Tesla Sold 74,402 China-Made EVs in February, Up 32% Year Over Year
U.S. automaker Tesla sold 74,402 vehicles in China in February, representing a 31.65 percent increase year over year, according to data shared by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) this week (via @Tslachan). The figure also represents a 12.64 percent increase from the automaker’s 66,051 units sold in January. Tslachan also pointed out that fellow […]
Watch: Cybertruck Tonneau Cover Closing, Street Race vs Semi [VIDEOS]
Image: @adityasaielsh A Tesla follower j.aditya (@adityasaielsh) shared some new pictures of videos today of the company’s latest Cybertruck production beta, identified by its latest triangular mirror design. We also get another look at the rear tonneau cover closing on the Cybertruck. You can’t really see from the rear bed into the vehicle it seems: […]
Tesla Launching Unlimited Overnight Home Charging in Texas for $30/month
During a presentation of Tesla’s energy business by Drew Baglino yesterday at the company’s Investor Day, a new charging offer was teased and set to launch this summer. Baglino, the Senior Vice President of Powertrain and Energy Engineering at Tesla, detailed how the company’s Megafactory in Lathrop, California, was completed in less than 12 months. […]