In a recently published YouTube video, Ryan from The Kilowatts broke down the 2021 financial results for two Tesla Model 3 units the group purchased in January of last year to rent on Turo, a carsharing platform where owners can “host” their cars for rentals. The Kilowatts purchased two different Model 3 units to host […]
Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.44.30.10 software update to employees, and it includes Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.9, according to @WholeMarsBlog. FSD Beta 10.9 has begun rolling out. 2021.44.30.10 @elonmusk — Whole Mars Catalog (@WholeMarsBlog) January 16, 2022 Tesla FSD Beta 10.9 release notes are below, shared by @jereking23 in response to @WholeMarsBlog: Improved intersection extents […]
According to developer @greentheonly, Tesla will be rolling out a new update for maps in its vehicles, specifically for owners in the U.S., Canada and China. New Maps rolling out soon:USA: NA-2021.44-13555China: CN-2021.44-13668 — green (@greentheonly) January 16, 2022 The North America maps update is version “NA-2021.44-13555” according to @greentheonly and for China, version “CN-2021.44-13668”. […]
In a recently published YouTube video, Tommy L Garage puts his Tesla Model Y Performance to the test driving in fresh snow on all-season tires (via InsideEVs). The Model Y Performance was pretty impressive, even on an unplowed road fully covered with snow. Thanks to all-wheel-drive and its weight, the Model Y Performance does not […]
Some Tesla customers in extremely cold climates continue to deal with issues related to no heat and climate controls not working, related to newer Model 3 and Model Y vehicles with heat pumps. While two recent software updates were supposedly set to address the issue, Tesla has offered some customers heat pump system replacements to […]
Looks like we have a new record for the most Tesla vehicles showing off a Light Show at the same time. A meet and greet of the Tesla Fahrer und Freunde (TFF) EV club at the Hilden Supercharger in Germany, claims to have over 100 cars showing off the Light Show. The club is an official […]
Joe Tegtmeyer has shared a new construction update for Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory Texas with drone footage from early in the morning on Friday. As he has done before, Tegtmeyer stitched together and compiled a visual flyover of the facility, along with a detailed explanation of the progress on the site. One of the biggest highlights […]
Late last year, a lawyer for Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. allegedly called Cooley LLP to demand that the law firm fire one of its employees or it would lose the electric vehicle (EV) giant’s business, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with the matter. The individual in question is […]
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery giant CATL on Friday announced the impending launch of its own battery swap platform in China, called EVOGO — reports CnEVPost. According to the company’s official WeChat account, a launch event for the EVOGO brand will take place on Tuesday, January 18. CATL is yet to provide any more information […]
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Saturday morning provided an update on Starlink, the company’s constellation of satellites for internet serving rural customers. Musk said there are now 1,469 Starlink satellites active, with 272 “moving to operational orbits” at the moment. He also added, “laser links activate soon.” The latest Starlink satellites have optical laser links, […]
Tesla released its Q4 2021 Safety Report today, detailing customers driving with Autopilot recorded one crash for every 4.31 million miles driven, an improvement year-over-year (via @SawyerMerritt). “In the 4th quarter, we recorded one crash for every 4.31 million miles driven in which drivers were using Autopilot technology (Autosteer and active safety features). For drivers […]
We’ve recently seen hints of Tesla possibly starting production soon at its Gigafactories in Texas and Berlin, and now the latest report says the latter could happen before the end of the month. According to Gary Black, Managing Partner, The Future Fund, he said on Friday morning, “sources tell me [Tesla] pushing hard to begin […]
Image credit: @chrysto After seeing a glimpse of the new Tesla Millenia Walk store in Singapore last month, the automaker’s first dedicated retail location is set to open in the island nation-state in less than two hours, at 11am SGT on January 15, 2022. The new showroom currently has two Model 3 vehicles parked inside […]
Japanese automotive giant Honda Motor Co. Ltd. will be partnering with LG Energy Solution (LGES), LG Chem’s battery subsidiary, on a joint venture for battery production in the U.S. that could cost up to $3.4 billion USD — reports Automotive News. The news comes from South Korea’s Maeil Business Newspaper and is based on a […]
According to Automotive News, electric vehicle (EV) startup Bollinger Motors has announced it will be delaying its all-electric B1 SUV and B2 pickup truck indefinitely. The company will instead shift focus from consumer vehicles to the commercial EV fleet business, developing the Chass-E — an electric chassis to serve as a foundation for fleet vehicles, for […]
