3D artist rykllan (@_rykllan) has created and shared a graphic showing 100 successful SpaceX booster landings and 78 booster reflights, spanning from 2006-2021. All #SpaceX's launches in one picture. From 2006 to 2021. Launch with its mission name, date, rocket visualization & booster number.#Falcon9 #FalconHeavy #Space pic.twitter.com/rUhEQx0iYC — rykllan (@_rykllan) December 26, 2021 SpaceX hit […]
According to drone pilot Joe Tegtmeyer, who has been covering the construction at Tesla’s new Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, he said today on December 27, 2021, there was a “special delivery” at the site. “A test Model Y body and alignment rig, both moved in to the north end of the paint shop!”, said Tegtmeyer on […]
Image via @hisandhertesla Tesla started rolling out its V11 holiday software update to legacy Model S and Model X owners on Sunday. According to numerous owners such as @HisandHersTesla and their 2017 P100D with Full Self-Driving, the 2021.44.25.2 software update contains the following updates: Customizable App Launcher Edit Waypoints TikTok Sonic the Hedgehog The Battle […]
In a recently published YouTube video, Canadian car reviewer Motormouth compares the Tesla Model Y — the gold standard for all-electric crossovers, against Hyundai’s answer to it — the IONIQ 5. Hyundai unveiled the IONIQ 5 electric vehicle (EV) earlier this year in February. It was originally slated to launch earlier but was delayed to […]
With AT&T shutting down its 3G network by February 2022, Tesla was reportedly planning on providing affordable retrofits for older Model S vehicles (manufactured before June 2015) that didn’t have an LTE-capable modem so that they would continue to have access to connectivity features even when not on Wi-Fi. According to reports from July, Tesla […]
Ford has officially started delivering locally-assembled Mustang Mach-E vehicles to customers in China, with a delivery ceremony taking place in Shanghai Hongqiao Tiandi on Sunday — reports Chinese electric vehicle (EV) publication 42HOW (@42how_). The Made in China (MIC) Mustang Mach-E is being produced at a manufacturing plant in Chongqing by Changan Ford, a joint […]
Newer (2021+) Tesla Model 3 and Model Y Performance vehicles feature adaptive headlights with an outer projector lamp that supports a matrix LED. The new headlamps not only allow for a more powerful headlight with better low-light visibility but the matrix LEDs inside can even be programmed to project light in certain shapes or even […]
Part of Tesla’s 2021 holiday update included expanding the company’s holiday ‘Light Show’ feature beyond the Model X, to the Model S, Model 3 and Model Y. On Christmas Eve, Tesla released its open source Light Show software for anyone to use, to create their own custom show for any car. The Tesla community quickly […]
Reddit user rubiksman has found a pretty sneaky little Easter egg Tesla stashed away in the new ‘Subwoofer Tunability’ feature that was introduced with software V11.0, which started rolling out with firmware update 2021.44.25.2 (and beyond) earlier this week. Subwoofer Tunability gives you more precise control over the audio output from your subwoofer, allowing you […]
Tesla’s 2021 holiday software update started rolling out with firmware version 2021.44.25 (and beyond) earlier this week, bringing V11.0 of the in-car software and User Interface (UI), as well as new features and some holiday cheer. One of those new features is ‘Light Show’, a new addition to Toybox that lets your Tesla “dance to a choreographed […]
Tesla helped China cut carbon emissions by 855,878 tons between January and November 2021 according to Gasgoo reports CleanTechnica. The numbers come directly from Tesla China’s year-to-date new energy contribution report, which also revealed that over 500,000 Chinese Tesla owners drove a total of 2.31 billion miles (3.72 billion km) during the same time period of […]
In a YouTube video published on Friday, Tesla owner and Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta tester Chuck Cook documented his first drive around Memorial Park with FSD beta 10.8. FSD beta 10.8 started rolling out on Thursday with software update 2021.44.25.6, also bringing along Tesla’s 2021 holiday update and all of its contents for beta testers. […]
With Tesla’s latest 2021 holiday software update, there’s a new version of Santa Mode available that is no longer a hidden ‘Easter egg’. Previously, turning on Santa Mode required using the voice command and saying one of the ‘secret’ commands such as “ho ho ho”. This still works, but now Santa Mode is available within […]
Huawei on Thursday announced the Aito M5, a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) designed to rival the Tesla Model Y, at the company’s winter product launch event — reports CNBC. The news comes less than a week after Chinese electric vehicle (EV) startup NIO announced its latest competitor to Tesla, the ET5 mid-sized smart electric […]
According to known Supercharger sleuth and avid Supercharge Info contributor MarcoRP (@MarcoRPTesla), five new high-speed Tesla Superchargers will be coming soon to the Greater Seattle area in the state of Washington, U.S., And the correct answer is… Washington!! 5 new Supercharger locations are coming to the Greater Seattle area! Stay tuned @TeslaOwnersWA pic.twitter.com/S5nuKhk54x — MarcoRP […]
