An abnormal and torrential rainstorm in Zhengzhou, China at the end of July rendered over 400,000 vehicles useless, and among them are a handful of Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs). As a result, Tesla has officially locked the DC fast-charging abilities of a number of its vehicles affected by the flooding, according to a report from […]

Tesla was set to respond to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) probe by last Friday, either requesting an extension or completing the questions in the agency’s 11-page letter – and a new report shows that the company has now partially responded to the investigation. On Friday, Tesla submitted a partial response to the […]

As Tesla’s presence continues to grow in what is the world’s largest auto market, the company is continuing to expand its developments even within Shanghai. On Monday, U.S. automaker Tesla announced that it has officially built a research center and a separate data center in Shanghai, where its Gigafactory is also located, according to Reuters. […]

Image via Wall Street Journal Panasonic unveiled a prototype 4680 battery cell on Monday, expected to help supply Tesla’s EV battery needs, according to Reuters. The move is also expected to strengthen Tesla’s relationship with the Japan-based company, ahead of Tesla’s plans to widely produce the battery, paving way for cheaper cars and better access […]

For the first time, an electric vehicle (EV) has topped a monthly European sales chart, according to the research firm JATO Dynamics. On Monday, JATO Dynamics data showed that the Tesla Model 3 was number one in European auto sales in September, according to Reuters. The Model 3 saw 24,591 units sold and registered, representing […]

Shares of Tesla reached a new all-time high on Monday morning, reaching $972 per share. The company’s market cap neared a $1 trillion market cap, and currently stands at $973 billion as of writing. Earlier on Monday, news of Hertz’s order of 100,000 Tesla vehicles for its rental fleet boosted Tesla, along with Morgan Stanley’s […]

Florida-based Hertz announced on Monday it will be investing in the largest electric vehicle rental fleet in North America, which includes an initial order of 100,000 Tesla vehicles by the end of 2022, to go with new EV charging infrastructure worldwide. “Electric vehicles are now mainstream, and we’ve only just begun to see rising global […]

Tesla has released its 2021.36.5.3 software update, bringing with it Full Self-Driving beta 10.3. The release comes less than 24 hours after Tesla removed FSD beta 10.3 due to bugs related to Autopilot. Tesla then reverted all FSD beta testers to a production build, which removed FSD beta altogether in a temporary move. Tesla CEO […]

Tesla has removed its FSD 10.3 beta update, due to issues related to Autopilot being disabled and more with the test software. The FSD beta 10.3 update was released less than 24 hours ago. “Seeing some issues with 10.3, so rolling back to 10.2 temporarily,” said Musk on Sunday. “Please note, this is to be […]

YouTube channel Dave Lee on Investing has landed an exclusive interview with Leo Koguan, Tesla’s third-largest individual shareholder. Koguan says he’s trying to create a $100 billion endowment to give away his fortune to charity. “All my money in the end will go to charity,” says Koguan, who says he believes Tesla is going to […]

In a YouTube video published earlier this week, automotive expert and outspoken Tesla proponent Sandy Munro slammed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for its recent probe into Tesla over a series of Autopilot crashes with parked first responders. Munro also spoke his mind about recently appointed senior NHTSA safety advisor Missy Cummings’ documented bias against […]

On Thursday evening, Gilbert Tang (@gtangjr) and his wife were driving home in their Tesla Model Y in the center lane of a California freeway at 73mph with Tesla Autopilot enabled, when they were rear-ended by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel going over 90mph. The collision caused the Model Y to spin […]

After Rivian’s all-electric R1T truck started rolling off the production line last month, the first deliveries are now going out to the startup’s employees and earliest customers. Travis Munson (@travislmunson), a facilities strategist at Rivian and former Tesla employee, took delivery of his Glacier White R1T on Friday, and proceeded to share images of the […]

Tesla has released its 2021.36.5.2 software update on late Saturday evening PDT (early morning EDT), which brings Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.3, as promised by CEO Elon Musk earlier today. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.36.5.2 on a Model 3 AWD LR (2020) in California, United States. View the rollout of this update […]

Earlier this week, Elon Musk announced that SpaceX aims to attempt the first orbital Starship launch sometime in November, pending regulatory approval. Retweeting a plea from @SpacePadreIsle to submit comments in support of the project to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which is currently evaluating the Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the proposed launch and […]