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 […]

Image via ZEVcentric Tesla appears to have modified the rear brakes on the latest Model Y Performance deliveries, introducing caliper covers. That’s according to Fremont-based @ZEVcentric, an aftermarket automotive parts company for Tesla vehicles. “As we took delivery of our 2023 Model Y last month. At some point Tesla decided to put caliper covers on […]

As part of Tesla’s recent update for the Model S and Model X by introducing a regular steering wheel (and retrofit option), the company also changed the rear design of the car when it comes to emblems. The Tesla emblem seen on all of its vehicles appears to be on the way out, as it’s […]

Mercedes-Benz announced plans for a “global” high-power charging network at CES 2023 this week. While the company has previously partnered with charging network operators like Canada’s FLO for electric vehicle (EV) charging in the past, its newest plans are for Mercedes-Benz branded chargers. Mercedes-Benz will start establishing its charging network this year in North America […]

Tesla’s 2021 Model S Plaid has been named the fastest electric car to go from 0-60 mph by automotive publication MotorTrend in its recent roundup of the top 10 fastest-accelerating electric vehicles (EVs) it has ever tested. “The 2021 Tesla Model S Plaid is the fastest EV, and the fastest car for that matter, we’ve ever […]

Tesla has entered the top 10 best-selling cars in the U.S. for the first time, according to data from Motor Intelligence, reports CNBC. The Model Y was the sixth best-selling car in America (including both gas and electric) in 2022, outselling the popular Honda CR-V crossover and more. The Model Y saw its sales up […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Saturday the next version of the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta will be released in “about 2 weeks.” “Looks like V11.3 will be ready for wide release in about 2 weeks. Many major improvements,” said Musk, in a reply to @WholeMarsBlog. Looks like V11.3 will be ready for wide […]

It appears that Tesla is preparing for another huge quarter of exports from China, a new video from one of the country’s ports shows. Tesla’s vehicles have nearly filled their dedicated parking lots at Shanghai’s port, as seen in a drone flyover video from Wu Wa. The video shows a number of different parking lots […]

Tesla topped a number of vehicle sales categories in Germany, according to data from the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (kBa) shared this week (via @Berlinergy). The Model 3 and Model Y were ranked first and third, respectively, for the country’s top-registered vehicles in December among gas and EVs, while also ranking 10th and 12th, respectively, year-to-date (YTD). The […]

Tesla insurance offers rates based on real-time driving behavior, and the company is now looking to take its plans into its own hands in Texas. A filing shared by @Sawyer Merritt shows that Tesla will begin underwriting its own insurance plans in Texas, after it expanded its insurance policies to the state in October 2021. […]

The Tesla Model 3 ended the Toyota Camry’s 28-year reign in the Australian auto market, outselling the vehicle and almost doubling its own sales year over year. Tesla’s Model 3 sold 10,877 units in Australia in 2022, while the Toyota Camry sold just 9,538 units, according to data reported by Drive.com.au. Overall, the market reported […]