June proved to be a record-breaking month for electric vehicle (EV) sales across the globe, with battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) making up approximately 20% of all vehicles registered. Fully electric vehicles saw a total of 407,000 registrations worldwide in June and accounted for 6.1% of […]
Battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) sold a record-breaking 118,233 units in the U.S. during Q2 2021, setting a new record and crossing the 100,000 mark for the first time ever — reports InsideEVs. Tesla alone accounted for 64% of all BEVs sold, and every third all-electric car sold was a Tesla Model Y. BEV sales are up […]
According to a recent tweet from TeslaOwnersOnline.com (@Model3Owners), a major design refresh for the Tesla mobile app is currently in the works and is due to start rolling out in the near future. 🚨🚨BREAKING: New Tesla app design coming soon!https://t.co/ElG3vLx7Yt — TREV PAGE (@Model3Owners) July 31, 2021 The update will feature a massive face-lift to the […]
On the night of Friday July 30, 2021, Tesla released Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta version 9.1 (software update 2021.4.18.13) for its limited testers, including the likes of James Locke, who has documented his journey on YouTube. “I’m truly blown away. Doing a bunch of driving today on #FSDBeta v9.1 and almost no interventions,” said Locke […]
Tesla’s Model Y compact crossover SUV is seeing some heavy demand it appears, as new orders are now showing estimated delivery dates of December for the USA and Canada, for the entry Long Range configuration. Performance versions of the Model Y are showing delivery in 7-9 weeks, however. During Tesla’s Q2 earnings call, CEO Elon […]
Tesla has filed plans with Louisville Metro Planning and Design Services for its first (electric) vehicle dealership in the state of Kentucky, located in Louisville’s East End — reports the Courier Journal. According to the plans, the site Tesla is eyeing for its first dealership in the state is situated at 11701 Gateworth Way near […]
Back in April, SpaceX won the bidding war for a lunar lander contract from NASA. The $2.9 billion USD contract tasked Elon Musk’s space exploration and transportation company with carrying astronauts back to the moon in its Starship. However, the award was expected to have two recipients — not just one. Rivals Blue Origin and […]
According to Kaushik VR (@kkvr2823), founder of the ByteofWhy podcast, Tesla has enabled the in-cabin camera for the Model Y in Canada with software update 2021.12.25.7, which started rolling out on Wednesday. Canadian Model Y units now join their Model 3 brethren, which had their in-cabin cameras enabled previously in software update 2021.12.25.6. With the […]
Tesla is no longer offering new orders of its Dual Motor Model 3 Long Range in South Korea. The company’s website was recently updated to grey out the option to place an order for a Long Range Model 3. The translated text reads, “available for order in 2022 due to supply shortage.” (via @hohocho) The […]
Wall Street Journal reporter Tim Higgins recently released his book, POWER PLAY: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century. The describes itself as “the outrageous inside story of Elon Musk and Tesla’s bid to build the world’s greatest car.” But one passage making the rounds is about Musk’s meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook, […]
Canada announced 853 new electric vehicle chargers this week, part of a $32 million CAD investment, as part of #EVWeekinCanada, according to the federal government department, Natural Resources Canada. The federal government says you can now drive coast-to-coast from Victoria, British Columbia, to St. John’s, Newfoundland in an EV. Did you know that you can […]
Following the establishment of one of the world’s largest batteries in Victoria, Australia by Tesla and French company Neoen, a Tesla Megapack at the site has reportedly caught on fire. A Tesla Megapack caught on fire on Friday during testing of Tesla’s Victoria, Australia Big Battery, a Megapack unit run in part by Neoen, according […]
The Tesla Model 3 sold the second-most vehicles in Europe during June, landing just behind Europe’s own Volkswagen AG, according to a report from Bloomberg. The automaker delivered a total of 25,697 Model 3 units within the month, and has sold a total of 66,350 units total in Europe this year through the month of […]
As Tesla continues to search for the most affordable raw material options for making vehicles, one China-based Tesla supplier has just unveiled a new battery cell makeup that is thought to be cheaper than pure lithium-ion cells. Tesla battery supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) debuted a more affordable electric vehicle (EV) battery on Thursday, constructed […]
Tesla plans to settle claims relating to a software update that temporarily caused reduced battery voltage in a handful of Model S units, according to court documents filed Wednesday in San Francisco’s U.S. District Court. Reuters reports that Tesla has agreed to pay $1.5 million USD to settle on claims that the company released a […]
