Tesla officially announced plans to move its headquarters from Fremont, California to Austin, Texas earlier this month, just a few months ahead of the company’s completion of Gigafactory Austin. A new video shared by Jeff Roberts on Sunday shows drone footage of the Gigafactory Austin site as it begins nearing completion, taken on the site’s […]
Last month, the Tesla Model S Plaid landed a record lap driven at the German Nüburgring raceway, and last week, a new prototype build of the electric vehicle (EV) was spotted at the raceway again, alongside several other luxury sports vehicles. YouTube channel statesidesupercars shared a new video on Friday, depicting the Nüburgring, Germany raceway […]
Taiwan-based Hon Hai Technology group, known as Foxconn, is best known for manufacturing Apple products such as the iPhone, but now has finally unveiled its next move into the world of electric vehicles. At the company’s Hon Hai Technology Day, it detailed three unique electric vehicles (EVs), with a naming scheme that sounds out of […]
We’ve already seen videos of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) back in September, being tested on the streets of Toronto, Ontario, but now we’re seeing what appears to be an expanded rollout of the beta software. Tesla owner Franklin, also known as ‘MotherFrunker’ (@MFrunker), has been one of the biggest proponents trying to get FSD beta […]
While Tesla (TSLA) grew during the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage, other automakers barely stayed afloat – and now Tesla’s on a bull run that has some analysts pointing to the automaker’s success despite the shortage. Tesla shares are gaining once again headed upwards, reaching up over 50 percent of a March 8 low of $563, […]
Courtesy of data from Supercharge and the TMC Forums, here’s a list of all the new Supercharger installations that went live across the world this past week: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Oct. 11, 2021 The Mach 1 at 19920 Ruffian Way, Haubstadt, IN, USA 8 250 kW Tesla Oct. 12, 2021 […]
As Toyota unveils more plans for zero-emission cars in years to come, including the Toyota bZ4X unveiled earlier this year, the company is looking towards how it will bolster the production of zero-emission car batteries over the next decade. Toyota announced plans on Monday to invest $3.4 billion USD into localizing automotive battery production in […]
Phoenix-based Gruber Motors suffered a devastating fire on Saturday morning, that engulfed its main service center that contained over 30 Tesla Roadsters. The shop is known for working on Tesla’s original Roadster and this was the company’s second fire in four years, with the last one happening back in 2017. Peter Gruber, CEO of Gruber […]
Tesla has tweaked its ordering page for its Model Y compact crossover SUV, now showing the $2,000 USD Induction Wheels upgrade by default (via @BabyTesla3). When prospective owners load the Model Y ordering page, the 20-inch Induction Wheels are now the default option, a $2,000 USD upgrade over the 19-inch Gemini Wheels with aero covers. […]
Tesla has quietly removed the wood trim option for its Model S Plaid electric sedan (via Reddit). The wood trim option was added back in May 2021. The Model S Plaid currently comes with a standard black interior with carbon fiber décor. Previously, a walnut décor was available for Plaid interiors of black/white and cream, […]
Automotive publication Road & Track recently published its glowing review of the Lucid Air, highlighting “the best driving range and fastest charging system of any EV on the market”. The publication got hands-on with the Lucid Air Dream Edition, the first electric vehicle ever to receive an EPA range rating of 520 miles. “The Lucid […]
CNBC has confirmed that Tesla’s Model S Plaid will be making its TV debut on an episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, slated to air next month on November 10, as confirmed to Teslarati. The episode, titled “Limited Edition”, will feature the former comedian and titular host of the show getting into the cockpit of his Model […]
At a Volkswagen managers gathering in Alpbach, Austria, on Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk addressed 200 of the German carmaker’s executives via video conference. During the event, Musk touched upon the secret sauce to his leadership of Tesla, his thoughts on VW as a competitor, and more, reports Reuters. Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess later confirmed […]
Tesla today launched deliveries of its Model X refresh in Fremont, California, finally. The U.S. electric automaker first unveiled its Model X back in January of this year, with pre-orders at the time indicating an estimated delivery date of April. After numerous delays and delivering its Model S Plaid and Long Range versions first, Tesla […]
Yesterday, a TMC forum member by the name of ‘sunnyvaletree’ shared they were going to take delivery of their Model X refresh, a Long Range version, today in Fremont, California. Many doubted the soon-to-be Model X refresh owner, but just this afternoon, ‘sunnyvaletree’ shared a video walk around of their new Long Range refresh, which […]
