Mercedes Touts ‘Vision EQXX’ EV Concept at CES 2022 [VIDEO]
After reports of the Mercedes Vision EQXX’s impressive 621 miles of range came out in November, the company has unveiled more details about the upcoming electric vehicle (EV) in a new announcement. The Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX is the company’s “most efficient” EV yet, featuring a variety of newly-announced drivetrain upgrades and other new features, according […]
Tesla Model 3/Y May Get Heated Windshield Wiper Area This Year: Rumor
Following reports last month of Tesla’s Model 3 and Y units getting heated windshield wipers, another source has also attested to the coming technology. @Tesla Owners of Massachusetts shared a photo from a Tesla Model Y displaying heated windshield wipers in a vehicle’s UI, which will reportedly hit Model Y and 3 units in 2022, […]
Tesla Price Targets Raised by Analysts, After Blockbuster Q4 and 2021 Deliveries
Tesla delivered over 936,000 units in 2021, with 308,600 vehicles alone sold in Q4, and the record-breaking numbers have multiple analysts boosting their price targets on the automaker. A number of analysts increased their outlooks on Tesla going into the new year, following record deliveries in 2021 from the U.S. automaker (via @SawyerMerritt). Among the […]
Tesla was the Top-Selling Auto Brand in Norway for 2021
After last year’s electric vehicles (EV) sales in Norway made up 54 percent of all new car sales in 2020, the country has outdone itself once again. EVs accounted for almost two-thirds of total vehicles sold in Norway in 2021, with Tesla becoming the top-selling automotive brand overall, according to Reuters. Norway’s total car sales […]
Tesla Model Y Deliveries are Coming with Protection Film on Door Sills [PIC]
One Tesla Model Y owner recently took delivery of their compact crossover SUV, only to find their front door sills now having paint protection film (PPF) installed on them. “I just realized this, aren’t the door sill panels [supposed] to have Model Y on them?”, said Shane L. from the Tesla Model Y Canadian Group […]
Tesla Service Center Destroyed by ‘Urban Firestorm’ in Colorado [VIDEO]
The Tesla Service Center located at 2 Marshall Rd, Superior, CO sustained extensive damage in the recent Boulder County fires that spread quickly and heavily across Marshall and Middle Fork, reports FOX31 Denver. Take a look at the FOX31‘s coverage of the destroyed Service Center below: Reddit user InquisitorCOC noted in a recent post that all […]
Tesla Asks Employees to Help Fight California Proposal to Increase Home Solar Costs
Tesla is asking employees to publicly protest a policy proposal set forth in the state of California that could increase the costs associated with installing and operating a home solar system, not only for new customers but also for around 1.3 million existing residential solar customers in the state today — reports CNBC. The proposal, […]
Tesla Model 3 Performance vs. BMW i4 M50: Drag Race [VIDEO]
In a YouTube video published Saturday, carwow pits a Tesla Model 3 Performance against a BMW i4 M50 in a drag race between two of the hottest all-electric sedans on the market. The BMW i4 M50 is the ‘M Performance’ version of the base BMW i4 electric vehicle (EV) that was unveiled back in March. […]
Tesla Delivered 308,600 Vehicles in Q4; Over 936,000 in 2021
Tesla has announced its Q4 2021 delivery numbers, producing 305,840 cars and delivering 308,600 vehicles. “In the fourth quarter, we achieved production of more than 305,000 vehicles and deliveries of over 308,000 vehicles. In 2021, we delivered over 936,000 vehicles,” said Tesla in a press release on Sunday morning. Tesla produced 13,109 Model S/X vehicles […]
Tesla Light Show in Switzerland Sees 37 Cars Show Up [VIDEO]
We’re seeing more and more Tesla Light Shows, with some really impressive custom ones such as this Mission Impossible Fallout themed show. Now, in what could be the largest Tesla Light Show gathering to date, 37 Tesla vehicles came together at the Kemptthal Supercharger in Switzerland on December 27, 2021, at 8pm local time, to […]
Rent a Tesla from Hertz to Drive with Uber is Coming Soon, Says Email
Back in October, Hertz announced a deal with Tesla to buy a fleet of 100,000 Model 3 vehicles, and shortly afterwards, the rental car company shared its plans to rent its newly-purchased Tesla vehicles to Uber drivers. Now, on New Year’s Day, 2022, Uber sent an email to its drivers to say, “rent a Tesla […]
Chinese EV Makers NIO, Li Auto, Xpeng See Deliveries Surge in December
NIO on Saturday announced that it delivered a total of 10,489 vehicles during December 2021, up 49.7% year-over-year (YoY) from December 2020. “The deliveries consisted of 2,782 ES8s, the Company’s six- or seven-seater flagship premium smart electric SUV, 4,939 ES6s, the Company’s five-seater high-performance premium smart electric SUV, and 2,768 EC6s, the Company’s five-seater premium […]
Ford Buyers Should Settle Price When Ordering to Prevent Markups, Says Exec
Mike Levine, Product Communications Director for Ford North America, on Friday shared a public service announcement for Ford customers on Twitter, informing them that it is recommended they “agree to a selling price with their dealer when the order is placed via a signed purchase agreement.” https://twitter.com/mrlevine/status/1476955031991508994 The communiqué comes just two weeks after reports […]
Tesla Price Target Upped to $1,200 USD by Deutsche Bank
According to Barron‘s, analysts at Deutsche Bank have upped their price target for Tesla stock to $1,200 USD per share from $1,000 USD, saying that the global shift to electric vehicles (EVs) could help “extend Tesla’s EV lead considerably” as we move towards 2025 and 2030 deadlines for much of the world’s emissions reduction goals. “Tesla’s […]
Tesla 2021.44.30 Software Update [Release Notes]
Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.44.30 software update, as noted by third-party companion software, @Teslascope. A Model Y Long Range that was previously on 2021.44.25.2, based in Alberta, Canada, received the update first. It turns out that Model Y belongs to KKVR (@kkvr2823), who replied to Teslascope with 2021.44.30 release notes, which you can […]