BMW Sales Chief Pieter Nota last week told Automotive News that the company’s electric vehicle (EV) sales were seeing significant growth and that the German automaker plans to double global EV deliveries to 200,000 units this year. EVs were a “big growth driver” for BMW in 2021, during which the luxury car brand made an all-time […]

Courtesy of data from Supercharge and the TMC Forums, here’s a list of all the new Tesla Superchargers that went online across the globe this past week: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Jan. 7, 2022 115 E Main St, Llano, TX, USA 8 250 kW Unavailable Jan. 8, 2022 The Canoe Creek […]

Tesla will officially be allowed to produce as many as 2,000 Model Y bodies at its not-yet-approved Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, according to an advanced approval document shared on Monday by Electrek. While Tesla is still awaiting final approval from the Brandenburg Ministry’s Environmental arm, the company reportedly wasn’t happy with the first 250 Model Y bodies […]

Brian Riebe Drives Electric shared results of how his Model Y did in a below-zero weather test on Sunday, following the snowstorm traffic jam in Virginia which took place last week. In the video, Riebe starts by charging his vehicle and pre-conditioning it before going for a drive, then spends most of his time inside […]

Amidst the increasing popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) throughout Europe, Tesla has sold out of its flagship sedan for the first part of the year. Just 10 days into the first quarter, Tesla has sold out of all Model 3 variants in Q1 for European customers, according to updated delivery dates on the region’s Model […]

After Tesla stopped accepting Tesla Model S and X orders outside of North America last month, the company is now set to reveal its premium electric vehicles (EVs) in Taiwan. The first Model S and X refresh units are set to take place in Taiwan, according to an email from Tesla shared by @Michael Hsu, […]

Goldman Sachs analyst Mark Delaney raised his price target on Tesla to $1,200 from $1,125 on Monday, citing the automaker’s “robust Q4 deliveries” as a sign of future growth, according to The Street. In addition, Goldman Sachs called Tesla a “Top 2022 Pick,” emphasizing the company’s vertical integration of both software and hardware in its […]

As tech companies like Apple seek to break into the auto market with the onset of electric vehicles (EVs), the move away from engines and towards software is offering opportunities to previous outsiders to the market. Along with other suppliers, Apple sought out the largest Japanese vehicle air conditioning unit manufacturer, Sanden, to help supply […]

The Tesla Owners Club Austin announced on Sunday evening it will hold Tesla Con Texas in early 2022 in Austin, set to be the “biggest Tesla fan gathering ever.” The multi-day event will feature “special guest Tesla social media influencers”, while the event will try to break the world record for the most Tesla cars […]

Now that Tesla has started rolling out its Track Mode for its Model S Plaid, we’re starting to see more hands-on reviews of the feature that previously was only available for the Model 3 Performance. DragTimes has shared a video of Track Mode on the Model S Plaid, hitting a speed of 173 mph (just […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.44.30.2 software update, as noted by third-party companion software, @Teslascope. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.44.30.2 on a Model X Performance (2020) in Guadalajara, Spain. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/Rq25RtOibj — Teslascope (@teslascope) January 10, 2022 Software version 2021.44.30.2 was spotted from the Teslascope […]

During the Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg County Fair in October, Tesla “hid” a Model Y with a brand new color option in the on-site paint shop for guests to stumble upon. Soon after, we learned that Giga Berlin would produce cars in three new paint colors: Deep Crimson Multi-Coat Abyss Blue Multi-Coat Mercury Silver Metallic Now, color […]

SpaceX’s high-speed satellite broadband service, Starlink, received its license to start operating across Canada in October 2020 after an “unprecedented” 2,195 people wrote to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and lobbied for it. The service received rave reviews from Canadians a month into its launch. Now, well over a year since the service […]

Tesla’s recent 2021.44.30 software update also includes a pop-up message when hopping into the vehicle in cold climates. The message “Cold Weather Best Practices” shows up, urging owners to “Tap to learn more”. Once you do, you’re directed to your vehicle’s manual, specifically the Driving section that mentions “Cold Weather Best Practices”. Tesla says you […]

Tesla’s all-electric Model X SUV now comes with laminated glass windows in both the front and the rear (via @CustomTesla). Model X now has laminated side glass at the front and rear 👍 now the Model 3 with rear laminated glass is missing. Then all cars have it. Model Y came with laminated side glass […]