Tesla’s “Joe Mode” is commonly used for long drives to create fewer disruptions in the cabin, but some say the feature is still too loud to fulfill its purpose. @Elon Musk said on Sunday that Tesla could release a quieter Joe Mode in future updates. The note came in response to @Tesla Owners Silicon Valley […]
Electrify America (and sister company Electrify Canada) on Thursday announced new branding for their 150 kW and 350 kW electric vehicle (EV) chargers. Under the new branding, 350 kW outlets will be renamed “Hyper-Fast” chargers, while 150 kW stalls will be called “Ultra-Fast” chargers. Hyper-Fast: Indicates power delivery of up to 350 kW, which can provide […]
Hungary’s first Tesla Megapack-powered electricity storage facility went online on Friday — reports Daily News Hungary. The battery-based energy storage system is installed at the Dunamenti Erőmű Power Plant in the town of Százhalombatta. Plans for the facility were first announced in December 2021. The system, which was installed by Switzerland-based energy company MET Group, comprises three […]
The City of Cotati in Sonoma County, California, located just 45 miles north of San Francisco, is set to unveil its first all-electric police cruiser on Thursday, September 15. Cotati will be the first city in Sonoma County to put a fully-equipped electric vehicle (EV) on its streets as a police patrol car. The city […]
The world’s first known V4 Supercharger is slated for Yuma County, Arizona, located southwest of Phoenix. That’s according to findings from Supercharger aficionado Marco (@MarcoRPTesla) shared on Sunday. Marco says this first V4 Supercharger will have 40 charging stalls, plus two 4,500 square-foot solar arrays. Also planned is a Megapack on a new vacant lot […]
Tesla has started rolling out alerts to notify customers when their 12V battery needs to be replaced. That’s according to a push notification shared by Zack (@BLKMDL3). The message received reads, “12V battery must be replaced soon – schedule service.” This is new! @Tesla now sending push notifications when 12V battery needs to be replaced! […]
SpaceX launched 34 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit on Saturday night, along with an AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 satellite, as part of a rideshare aboard Falcon 9. This rideshare payload is the largest yet at 1,500 kilograms (3,306 lbs). This was a special launch as it was the record 14th reuse for this particular Falcon […]
Tesla has released its 2022.20.15 software update on Saturday evening, as detected by @Teslascope. This 2022.20.15 release is actually Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69.2 according to @Teslascope, but for employee testers only. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2022.20.15 on a Model Y SR (2021) in Texas, United States. View the rollout of this […]
Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.28.1 software update, as detected on the @TeslaFi fleet, on a Model Y Performance in North Holland, Netherlands. Software version 2022.28.1 was just detected on a Tesla Model Y Performance in North Holland Netherlands on https://t.co/uh4cmhSoAQ. Follow the release at https://t.co/AAwK2uCZ15 — TeslaFi (@teslafi) September 10, 2022 At this […]
Ford is looking to persuade its dealers to cut as much as $2,000 USD from the cost of delivering an electric vehicle (EVs) to better compete with Tesla, which has lower selling costs thanks to its direct-to-consumer model — reports Reuters. Company CEO Jim Farley is headed to Las Vegas next week, where he will […]
According to PCMag, SpaceX has filed a formal appeal against the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s decision to rescind $886 million USD in federal funding for its high-speed satellite broadband service, Starlink. The FCC awarded SpaceX $886 million under its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) back in 2020 to deliver high-speed Starlink internet to rural and […]
Neuralink is all set to be the latest of Elon Musk’s companies to relocate its headquarters to Texas — reports the Austin American-Statesman. According to site plans filed with Travis County, Neuralink is developing a multi-building campus on a 37-acre property located just 20 minutes from Tesla’s Austin Gigafactory, where Musk currently spends the bulk […]
Tesla plans to host a second event at its new factory in Germany, just around six months after the plant opened. According to Reuters, Tesla is hosting a town hall event at its Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg on Sunday to inform locals about its environmental footprint (via @Berlinergy). The Grünheide, Germany plant will host the event from […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is all about making the company’s cars and practices the best they can be for customers, as shown in a recent Twitter response. @Musk thinks owners should be credited $100 for appointment changes with less than 24 hours notice, as detailed in a tweet on Thursday. The note came in response […]
Tesla’s Vice President of Gigafactory Operations Chris Lister has departed from the company, as confirmed in leaked audio shared with CNBC. Lister spent 22 years at PepsiCo in precision manufacturing, before starting at Tesla in 2017. The audio, captured from an internal meeting at Giga Nevada, discusses Lister’s leaving and the promotion of Hrushikesh “Hrushi” […]
