Tesla’s Model S Plaid has been the source of a lot of internet attention since its debut at the Model S Plaid Delivery Event in June, largely due to its insanely quick acceleration capabilities. On Sunday, DragTimes shared a new video in which the host’s Model S Plaid achieved an impressive 1.99-second 0 to 60 […]
Following earlier reports that Tesla would cease production at its Tilburg, Netherlands facility, new reports claim that the location will be repurposed, alongside new updates on the company’s Germany Gigafactory, which is currently under production. Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin is set to begin production in December, according to a source familiar with the matter (via @SawyerMerritt […]
Image credit: Tesla’s Christopher Bousigues Tesla has announced the launch of the first V3 Supercharger in Southeast Asia, debuting in the island city-state of Singapore (via @TeslaOwnersSG). Country Manager for Tesla in Singapore, Christopher Bousigues, made the announcement on Monday morning local time. “Delighted to announce that ahead of deliveries beginning soon in Singapore we […]
Canada launched its Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) program in May 2019 to subsidize the out-of-pocket cost of plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles for Canadians, hoping that a price cut of up to $5,000 CAD would persuade buyers to go electric. However, electric vehicles had to jump through a number of hoops to qualify. One […]
According to a recent Reddit post from user Sonbart, Tesla will temporarily offer free Supercharging to flood-stricken regions in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany starting Sunday, July 18. As of March 2021, Tesla has over 6,000 Superchargers up and running in Europe across 600 different locations. Free Supercharging will be enabled at Supercharger locations in areas affected […]
Replying to a tweet from someone who recently got Full Self-Driving (FSD) on their Tesla and hadn’t figured out Smart Summon yet, Tesla CEO Elon Musk talked about the feature, which is one of many the EV maker offers under the FSD umbrella (and also as part of the Enhanced Autopilot upgrade it used to […]
According to Electrek, Tesla is launching an opt-in Virtual Power Plant (VPP) project in California, backed entirely by Powerwalls owned by Californians and designed to aid the state’s power grid in times of peak demand. California’s energy grid is expected to have a rough time these next few months — record high temperatures will result in […]
Image via John Kraus Photos The long-awaited third addition to SpaceX’s fleet of spaceport droneships, ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ (ASOG), arrived at Port Canaveral in Florida on the morning of Thursday, July 15. More photos here: https://t.co/uy3iF3WZWM — John Kraus (@johnkrausphotos) July 15, 2021 ASOG joins its predecessor, ‘Just Read the Instructions’ (JRTI), in recovering […]
Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.12.25.5 software update, first made available on early Saturday morning. Software version 2021.12.25.5 was just detected on a Tesla Model 3 Performance in North Brabant Netherlands on https://t.co/uh4cmhSoAQ. Follow the release at https://t.co/1Jovp9FGhR — TeslaFi (@teslafi) July 17, 2021 According to @TeslaFi, the update was detected on a Model […]
The official order page for Tesla’s Megapack has gone live, revealing pricing and more for the utility-scale energy storage solution — reports The Street. Details on the Megapack have been in short supply up until now since, unlike the more consumer-focused Powerwall, the Megapack has largely been a business-to-business product. Capacity A single Megapack energy storage […]
According to a recent tweet from “Supercharger sleuth” and avid Tesla Motors Club (TMC) contributor Marco (@MarcoRPTesla), the V3 Tesla Supercharger at SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California, will be permanently closed to the general public on Monday, July 19. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!Hawthorne will be closed (permanently) to the public starting Monday 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/4wD5M8aFul — MarcoRP (!newsfeed) (@MarcoRPi1) […]
After starting deliveries of its new Model S Plaid last month, Tesla also started delivering Long Range versions of the refreshed sedan as well. While the Model S Plaid has all the spotlight with its incredible 9.23 second 1/4 time, it turns out the Long Range version of the sedan is no slouch either on […]
Tesla on Friday evening finally launched Full Self-Driving Subscriptions for its customers in the United States, taking its Autopilot add-on to a monthly pricing model. "Autopilot is an advanced driver assistance system that assists your car with steering, accelerating and braking for other vehicles and pedestrians within its lane. They assist with the most burdensome...
The City of Barrie in Ontario, Canada, got hit with a surprise tornado on Thursday afternoon, and one Tesla Model X owner’s vehicle captured it all via Sentry Mode. According to Reddit user VanillaGorilla, the user shared how his “Model X survived a tornado” and released two clips recorded by his Tesla’s exterior cameras. “The […]
The top-secret Apple Car project has gone through a number of quiet personnel moves, and in a new update, the company has tapped one executive to help work on the upcoming electric car. Apple has called upon Vice President of Technology Kevin Lynch to assist with the company’s self-driving car, according to Business Insider according […]
