Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his 2018 tweet about taking Tesla private was “entirely truthful,” amidst claims that the statement was a fraud, reveals new court filings, reports Bloomberg. In a court filing on Tuesday, Musk’s lawyers said that Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund agreed to support plans to take the automaker private. Musk’s tweet […]
The Government of Canada continues to announce investments in new electric vehicle chargers, with the latest set for the province of Alberta. Natural Resources Canada announced on Wednesday it will invest $2 million CAD ($1.56 million USD) in the SouthGrow Regional Initiative to bring up to 110 new EV chargers to the province. Funding again […]
Earlier this month, Japanese parts supplier Panasonic announced plans to begin producing Tesla’s 4680 cells in 2023, and a new update confirms that the company will deliver batteries to Tesla first. Panasonic says it plans to prioritize Tesla in the supply of 4680 battery cells, once the company is “actually able to deliver” the technology, […]
SpaceX launched Starlink Premium on Monday evening, which it says offers “more than double the antenna capability of Starlink, delivering faster internet speeds and higher throughput for the highest demand users, including businesses.” Starlink Premium is available to order now to reserve, with deliveries beginning in Q2 2022. This is twice the area of our […]
Tesla’s online shop made some changes to vehicles accessories on late Monday evening. The company removed its standalone $90 glass roof and $75 rear sunshades for the Model 3, and instead launched a combo of both for $160 USD. The new Model 3 Glass Roof Sunshades combo is “constructed of lightweight mesh fabric with a collapsible rigid […]
Last week, Tesla North reported on a Change.org petition urging U.S. President Joe Biden to “acknowledge Tesla’s EV leadership.” In the three days since, the petition has surpassed 40,000 signatures. After the White House failed to invite Tesla CEO Elon Musk to a meeting with auto industry CEOs and other business leaders last week, a petition […]
Back in December, Tesla shared the results of its Model 3 police car pilot in the United Kingdom, and now it’s still ongoing. The Model 3 Performance is set to hit West of Hampshire this week, said the Hampshire Roads Policing Unit on Monday. “Look out for the new marked demonstrator Tesla Performance Model 3 […]
Ford Motor Co. is planning a major shift to electric vehicle (EV) production at its factories as part of a restructuring to better focus on electrification — reports Bloomberg. The plans could see the veteran automaker spend as much as $20 billion USD over the next 10 years, with efforts led by former Tesla and […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has provided yet another update on the release schedule of Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta for Canada. According to Musk on Tuesday afternoon, February is the month FSD beta will roll out in Canada. This would be the first expansion of FSD beta outside of the United States, which currently about 60,000 […]
Following Tesla’s plans to discontinue the five and seven-seat variants of the Model X Plaid last month, the company is apparently upgrading some customers of the five-seat variant for free. Tesla is upgrading Model X Plaid customers from the five-seat configuration to the six-seat configuration for free, according to a tweet on Monday from buyer […]
Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.40.30.15 software update, as detected by @Teslascope. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.44.30.15 on a Model Y AWD LR (2021) in California, United States. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/2Z03tdx3JS — Teslascope (@teslascope) February 1, 2022 This software update will remove the ‘rolling stop’ feature […]
After Tesla updates were discovered for an upcoming “seat abuse” warning feature sparked interest across the internet, the hacker that discovered them has shared specifics about the metrics for the feature. Due to popular demand, @greentheonly found and shared metrics on Monday for Tesla’s upcoming seat abuse controls, including how they’ll be activated on the […]
Tesla unveiled the stylish Cyberwhistle on its online store last year, and the accessory has been a hot commodity ever since — now even making its way into Europe. The Tesla Cyberwhistle is now available in Germany, as spotted on Tesla’s online shop on Tuesday (via @Michael Rigoni). The Cyberwhistle can be purchased for 59 […]
Buses are increasingly being ordered with electric vehicle (EV) features in varying capacities, and one Canadian company has just secured a new order for a lowered-emission hybrid fleet of buses. Winnipeg-based NFI won a contract to deliver 165 New Flyer Xcelsior hybrid-electric buses, according to a press release shared on Tuesday. The order comes from […]
Tesla rivals in China posted impressive sales numbers in January, including electric vehicle (EV) companies Xpeng Motors and Li Auto, among others. Xpeng and Li Auto said on Tuesday that their sales more than doubled in January, with fellow EV automaker NIO saying its sales increased by a third, according to the South China Morning […]
