The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Wednesday announced a formal safety investigation into 580,000 Tesla vehicles over the automaker’s ‘Passenger Play’ feature, which allows select games to be played on the front center console touchscreen — reports Reuters. While the functionality does allow games to be played when the car is in […]

Australian Tesla Model X owner Harald Murphy (@harald_murphy) recently attached a SpaceX Starlink terminal to their car and drove it around to test the satellite broadband service’s signal strength and internet speeds on the go. Driving around a nearby freeway at over 60 mph (around 100 km/hr), Murphy found that he was getting download speeds […]

General Motors Co. on Wednesday announced plans to expand sales beyond the consumer level and offer electric vehicle (EV) components as well as other electrification technology to commercial and enterprise customers across industries — reports Automotive News. GM estimates that the total addressable market for electrification components could grow to $20 billion USD by 2030 […]

The approval process for final building permits for Tesla’s Berlin-Brandenburg Gigafactory is still ongoing, the Environment Ministry of the German State of Brandenburg said on Wednesday (via Reuters). Tesla and other relevant authorities have already submitted all of the documents necessary for approval, and the plans even cleared a second round of public objections last month. […]

We’re starting to see some more glimpses of Tesla’s 2021 holiday software update, which features a new Light Show for Model 3 and Model Y, plus more, including a new blind spot camera feature. “You can now automatically see a live camera view of your blind spot whenever you activate the turn signal,” explained Tesla’s […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday sold another 583,611 shares in Tesla, according to SEC filings, reports Automotive News. In an interview with news satire publication The Babylon Bee, Musk said he has now sold “enough stock” to have liquidated 10% of his holdings in Tesla, as promised in his Twitter poll on the subject in […]

Yesterday the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) awarded the Tesla Model Y a Top Safety Pick+ status, the highest possible accolade from the non-profit that crash tests vehicles. On Wednesday, the Tesla Team shed some details on its Model Y award and reiterated the company’s ethos when it comes to safety. Tesla says aside […]

News satire publication The Babylon Bee recently sat down for an interview with Elon Musk in Tesla’s headquarters of Austin, Texas. Musk answered several of the “fake news” site’s questions and talked about a number of things, including his (and Tesla’s) move to Texas. In his view, the State of California is “doing everything it can […]

The Canadian government has earmarked almost $880 million CAD to build some 65,000 new charging stations for plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). However, an industry group made up of some of Canada’s biggest automakers says that is nowhere near enough, and the country actually needs millions of publicly available chargers — reports CBC News. Brian […]

Earlier this month, Tesla launched its Cyberquad for Kids in its online store, a $1,900 USD ride-on toy by Radio Flyer, a smaller version of the adult ATV coming soon from the automaker. This Tesla four-wheel ATV is currently sold out. We recently saw a video of the new Cyberquad for Kids, which also brings […]

According to The Washington Post, the world’s first ‘Tesla baby’ was born this September when Pennsylvania, U.S., resident Yiran Sherry gave birth to her daughter in the front passenger seat of a black Tesla Model 3 after rush hour made a 20-minute ride to Paoli Hospital much longer. Yiran was crouched over in the front passenger […]

We have what appears to be a first look at the new 2021 Tesla holiday software update ‘Light Show’, seen on a Model 3 Performance. The video was shared by @TomerHacohen on Twitter. BREAKING:Model 3 first Holiday dance.@elonmusk @WholeMarsBlog @SawyerMerritt @squawksquare @jpr007 @TSLAFanMtl @garyblack00 @Teslaconomics @TeslaPodcast @Teslarati @ajtourville @MilMileBattery @alex_avoigt @ray4tesla pic.twitter.com/GxRLQ9XGpW — Tomer Hacohen […]

On Monday evening, Tesla started a very limited rollout of its 2021 holiday software update, with numerous images shared by one 2019 Tesla Model 3 Standard Range owner on Reddit. The 2021 holiday update includes a new Light Show for the Model 3 and Model Y, a new customized app launcher, simplified controls, a blind […]

Tesla has removed pricing information for the next-generation Roadster from its website and is no longer accepting reservations for the $250,000 USD Founders Series version — reports Electrek. There were only supposed to be 1,000 Founders Series Roadsters on offer, so they are likely sold out. That is especially possible considering Tesla has had well […]

Karat Packaging Inc., a California-based distributor and manufacturer of disposable, environmentally friendly foodservice products, announced on Tuesday it has ordered 10 Tesla Semis to power an expansion of its logistics business. Karat Packaging’s fleet currently consists of 86 trucks and trailers and provides third-party logistic (3PL) services to around 100 customers in California. The company […]