Grace Tao, Tesla’s global Vice President, said today on Chinese social media platform Weibo that recent reports of the company acquiring bankrupt Chinese carmaker Zotye Auto are false (via CnEVPost). Rumours surfaced after a document, dated February 18, detailing Zotye’s promise to market regulators in the Zhejiang province to obtain necessary approvals after acquiring a […]
Tesla has launched a new delivery option in Germany called “Tesla Drop,” which allows customers to pick their cars up from their designated delivery centers after hours, Tesla owner and enthusiast @tesla_adri reported in a Friday tweet. Tesla introduced a new delivery option in Germany called "Tesla drop".You can now pick up your car outside […]
According to Troy Teslike (@TroyTeslike), who provides data-driven delivery estimates for Tesla every quarter, Tesla appears to be gearing up to launch a new Model Y Standard Range All-Wheel Drive (AWD) in North America. According to the analyst, the new Model Y trim has already been approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Where […]
Tesla’s Model S Plaid has been taken apart and analyzed by Sandy Munro over the past month or so, with the ‘Teardown Titan’ and his team detailing their take on the electric vehicle (EV)’s overall construction. In the latest installment of their teardown, Munro’s team pulls apart and talks us through the Model S Plaid’s […]
East Hartford’s Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) on Tuesday voted to revoke Tesla’s permit for a planned service center at 300 Connecticut Boulevard — reports The Hartford Business Journal. The permit was originally approved in April 2021. Connor Martin, chief of staff for East Hartford Mayor Michael Walsh, told the publication that the permit was revoked […]
U.S. Senators on Friday sent a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden urging the head of state to invoke the Defense Production Act in an effort to increase domestic production of minerals used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries — reports Yahoo Finance. “In order to address the threats to our national security, we respectfully request that […]
Tesla’s Wall Connector price continues to fluctuate, but the latest price change see its going down, now at $495 USD in the United States. Previously, the Wall Connector saw a price jump from $500 to $550 back in November 2021, but today it has dropped $55 to $495, points out @SawyerMerritt. “Wall Connector is the […]
Automakers are moving toward a direct sales business model like the one Tesla uses amidst a transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Ford, Volkswagen, Stellantis and others are considering how to shift their businesses to become as valuable as Tesla’s, with many moving towards a direct sales model, according to a report from The Wall Street […]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) unveiled rules for self-driving vehicles on Thursday, officially doing away with requirements for automated vehicles to include certain controls, according to CNBC. The ruling is the first of its kind, with the NHTSA’s 155-page document detailing the rules and new requirements for automakers and companies deploying autonomous vehicles. […]
Rivian plans to change the types of electric vehicle (EV) battery cells it uses, the company said on Thursday in a Q4 2021 shareholder letter. Rivian is switching to lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells for its standard vehicles, foregoing the use of nickel and cobalt and following in Tesla’s footsteps, according to CNBC. Beyond […]
After the Tesla Model 3 and Y were ranked Q4 2021’s top luxury cars, the automaker has officially earned the same title and a few others for the 2022 model year. Tesla was ranked 2022’s Best Overall Luxury Brand by Kelley Blue Book (KBB) on Thursday, marking the automaker’s third year in a row earning […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Tesla have aided Ukraine in its defense against invading Russian forces, and a new instructional video has surfaced that was apparently made by Tesla. A mysterious unlisted video thought to have been made by Tesla was shared on Tuesday, detailing how to use a Powerwall in mobile scenarios to power Starlink […]
Tesla seems to have removed the unsafe following criteria from its Full Self-Driving (FSD) safety scores in the software update 2022.4.5.16, according to one driver who installed the new update on their Model 3 (via Reddit). The user shared a screenshot of the safety score in the Tesla app, showing other previously included criteria hard […]
Footage from Tesla’s American Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, captured on Thursday, March 10, and shared by Jeff Roberts shows hundreds of Model Y units manufactured at the facility parked in the lots outside as more roll off the production line. Thursday marked day 596 of construction at Giga Texas. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […]
Rivian announced its Q4 2021 earnings on Thursday, revealing it had delivered 909 electric vehicles to customers in the quarter. The automaker saw $54 million in revenue, while posting a $383 million loss for the quarter in terms of gross profit. Shares of Rivian are down 12% in after-hours trading to $36 per share. Rivan’s […]
