According to The New York Times, General Motors Co. (GM) is expanding a previously issued vehicle recall for the Chevrolet Bolt over battery fire risks. The recall now covers every single Bolt EV produced to date. Late last year, GM recalled 68,667 Chevy Bolt units manufactured between 2017 and 2019, admitting to a manufacturing defect […]
Jeff Roberts, who has closely followed construction on Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin since the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer broke ground on the massive project, recently published yet another update for the site on YouTube, covering day 394 of construction. This week was busier than most at the 2,481-acre Gigafactory site, located in southeastern Travis County […]
A new Tesla software update was spotted in Idaho late on Thursday evening, caught by @Teslascope on a Model S Plaid. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.24.4 on a Model S Plaid (2021) in Idaho, United States. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/KnTovhoWER — Teslascope (@teslascope) August 20, 2021 There are […]
Nearly a month after we caught a glimpse of the Tesla Model S with 19-inch Tempest wheels, and a few months after the Tempest wheels first released for the vehicle, a new photo has surfaced showing what the rims look like without the covers. On Thursday, pictures of the refreshed Tesla Model S with 19-inch […]
Just a week after filings hinted at multiple Model Y variants in China, Tesla plans for an even longer-range variant of the electric SUV have been revealed according to filings with the Chinese government. A new “super long-range” Tesla Model Y variant has been registered alongside previously-reported variants of the electric vehicle (EV), and it […]
Just weeks after SpaceX told a federal agency it has nearly 90,000 Starlink users in 12 countries, the company has begun detailing its next generation of satellites. SpaceX shared new information about the Starlink Gen2 System in filings with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday, according to CNBC. The satellites will reportedly be delivered […]
Tesla Technoking Elon Musk will be speaking at this year’s Code Con, set for September 27 to September 29 in Beverly Hills, California, according to @Carl Quinanilla. The conference is an annual, invite-only event, and it features unscripted interviews with leaders in business, surrounding the role of technology in the modern world. Journalist Kara Swisher […]
Tesla continues to tweak the configuration process for its Model X refresh on its website. On Thursday evening, Tesla quietly axed 20” Cyberstream wheels in silver, now only offering them in black, as spotted by @SawyerMerritt. The black 20” Cyberstream wheels look much better on a black-coloured Model X. It’s unclear if Tesla will bring […]
Tesla has increased the price of its non-refundable order fee in the USA and Canada. Previously, this fee was at $100, but has since increased to $250 for new orders. The change was spotted on late Thursday evening by @SawyerMerritt. Previously, Tesla would offer a refundable deposit of $2,500 when ordering a new vehicle such […]
Tesla on Thursday evening shared its 2021 AI Day presentation, where the company laid out its progress on artificial intelligence when it comes to training its vehicles, while also unveiling its in-house D1 chip powering its Dojo supercomputer, plus a Steve Jobs-like ‘one more thing’ moment from Elon Musk, revealing the ‘Tesla Bot’. You can […]
During Tesla’s 2021 AI Day, the company finally revealed details about its Dojo supercomputer. The company said it was essentially “building a synthetic animal from the ground up”, when it comes to its vehicles. Ganesh Venkataramanan, Tesla’s Senior Director of Autopilot Hardware, was the one on stage to unveil the company’s in-house D1 Chip, which […]
During tonight’s Tesla 2021 AI Day, to end the presentation, CEO Elon Musk unveiled the ‘Tesla Bot’ humanoid robot, set to debut in prototype form in 2022. The Tesla Bot, according to Musk, said it will be “friendly”, and “eliminates dangerous, repetitive, boring tasks.” The humanoid robot stands 5’8” tall, will weigh 125 pounds and […]
Tesla’s 2021 AI (Artificial Intelligence) Day live stream is set to kick on on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 5pm PDT/8pm EDT. This morning, Tesla launched its live stream on YouTube, allowing followers to set a reminder of the start slated for 5pm PDT, as you can see in the video embed below: Earlier this […]
Months after Tesla’s Powerwalls saved the day during blizzards and outages for Texas residents, a new video released on Thursday asking an important question about how well the Powerwall functions in a home during outages. Dirty Tesla — the President and Founder Tesla Owners Club of Michigan — shared a new video on Thursday asking […]
