Tesla is already ramping up production at its new Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, and with the first few weeks of deliveries beginning to go out, one driver has taken a Tesla out to the local race track. Top Speed Brothers shared a video on Monday documenting the first German-made Tesla Model Y Performance to hit the Nürburgring […]

After a 22-day production halt for Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai due to COVID-19 lockdowns, the automaker has reported low sales and production numbers for the month of April. Tesla’s numbers in China were far below the norm, with the automaker selling just 1,512 vehicles and producing only 10,757, (via CnEVPost). The data, shared on Tuesday by […]

After a report came out in March saying Tesla battery supplier Panasonic was considering building a factory in Oklahoma or Kansas, new reports seem to have substantiated the claim. Panasonic is considering a battery factory in the U.S. to produce a high-capacity electric vehicle battery for Tesla, according to a new report from Nikkei. The […]

Another recall has been announced for Tesla’s vehicles by U.S. safety regulators, this time applying to around 130,000 vehicles. Tesla will recall around 130,000 vehicles in the U.S. due to an overheating issue that can cause the touchscreen to stop working, according to Reuters. Like many of Tesla’s recalls, the automaker will deploy a software […]

Tesla says its Gigafactory in Shanghai has not stopped production, and it has received no notice of a halt order, according to a spokesperson speaking to Bloomberg. Tesla did confirm it has had some issues with logistics, however. The statement from Tesla counters a report on Monday evening from Reuters that claimed Giga Shanghai had […]

Lucid Motors announced on Monday it has started deliveries of its Lucid Air electric sedan in Canada. “Now delivering Dreams to our friends in Canada. Welcome to the #LucidOwnersClub. #DreamAhead”, said the automaker, including a short video of one of its Lucid Air sedans backing out of a trailer, accompanied by the background music of […]

The province of Quebec in Canada will leverage SpaceX’s Starlink internet for over 10,000 homes in rural areas of the province, reports CTV News. According to Gilles Belanger, the parliamentary assistant to the premier at a press conference on Monday, Starlink was the most viable solution for difficult-to-reach areas instead of fibre optics. “The only […]

Tesla started rolling out its 2022.12.3.6 software update on Tuesday, as noted by third-party companion software, @Teslascope. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2022.12.3.6 on a Model X Performance (2017) in New South Wales, Australia. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/30wDemirD6 — Teslascope (@teslascope) May 9, 2022 The update was detected on […]

At the beginning of the pandemic, Canadian tourism dropped by over 50 percent, though the shift may have also paved the way for new car-sharing and rental programs, posits one report. Canada’s car rental companies made up one of the industries hit hardest, effectively making rental prices skyrocket, and ultimately making it possible for new […]

Tesla’s position in the electric vehicle market and the auto market in general are both unmatched, and one legacy automaker’s head is noting that it may make it difficult to achieve some of the company’s lofty goals. Volkswagen may have a hard time reaching its goal of becoming the world’s biggest EV seller by 2025, […]

Following Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s meeting with Indonesian officials at Gigafactory Texas last month, the country’s president is now planning to meet with Musk, too. Indonesian President Joko Widodo plans to meet with Musk on an upcoming trip to the U.S., according to statements from a minister on Monday (via Reuters). The meeting will take […]

Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin seems to have threatened SpaceX head Elon Musk, in a long tweet directed toward the U.S. billionaire and entrepreneur. Rogozin threatened Musk on Twitter over the weekend, saying in a note that SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet was given to Ukrainian marines and “militants of the Nazi Azov battalion.” In the […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk periodically meets with world leaders to discuss global issues, and next week he’ll sit down with a European official at the automaker’s Gigafactory in Texas. Musk is set to meet with European Union Industry Head Thierry Breton in Texas on Monday, in order to talk about supply chain issues, according to […]

Alaska’s long-awaited first Supercharger in Soldotna became operational last year, and the owners celebrated with a grand opening event. The owners of Tesla’s first Supercharger station in Alaska held a grand opening event for the site on April 30 to celebrate the future of renewable energy, according to Alaska’s News Source. The station is owned […]

Let’s take a look at all of the new Superchargers Tesla added to its global Supercharging network this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing May 5, 2022 The Holiday Market at 20635 Gas Point Road, Cottonwood, CA, USA 12 250 kW Tesla […]