Elon Musk Sells 3 of His Bel-Air Homes for Over $40 Million

Saying Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has been striking it rich this year would be a major understatement. And yet, his 2020 streak of capital gains is not yet over, according to a new report. On Wednesday, the LA Times reported that Elon Musk has sold three Bel-Air homes for a total price […]

Tesla Model 3 Leads Global EV Sales in November 2020

It may not come as a surprise to most that the Tesla Model 3 was November’s top-selling EV globally in November 2020, as reported by EV Sales Blogspot. However, perhaps more surprising is that, year-to-date, the Tesla Model 3 has sold a whopping 300,488 units, which is well over half of the company’s goal to […]

Tesla Gigafactory Austin Construction Update: Day 161 [VIDEO]

Unlike Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin, which was, once again, ordered by German courts to stop removing trees on the site due to snakes, Tesla’s Gigafactory Austin is coming together quite nicely and with little to no disruption. In the most recent video shared to YouTube by Jeff Roberts, he shares the happenings of Tesla’s Gigafactory Austin […]

Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta 9: First Impressions [VIDEOS]

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta version 9 has now been released for a couple of days, and it’s already shown to be quite the improvement from the system’s last update (note, he incorrectly refers to this build as version 8). In a video uploaded Wednesday by YouTube host Dave Mac, Dave shared the second part […]

BMW Fan Shares First EV Experience in a Tesla Model 3 [VIDEO]

In a new video uploaded Wednesday by YouTube channel BIMMER ZEIT, the host and BMW fanatic, Rich, shares his first experience with an EV using a base model Tesla Model 3, as borrowed from a generous Tesla employee, Allen, one of the viewers of his channel. Rich says that he wasn’t even sure how to […]

SpaceX to Build 1,000 Starships for Mars Mission Says Elon Musk

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has shared interesting tidbits on Twitter a time or two, and this time he’s sharing valuable information about the Starship SN9’s landing procedures, or the next rocket planned for takeoff. After a successful aerial flip maneuver with the SN8, fans are praising Musk for his rocket company. And yet, Musk seems […]

Tesla App Expands Service Messaging to Canada and Australia

Image via @kkvr2823 Tesla appears to have expanded its in-app messaging to owners in Canada and Australia. The messaging feature allows Tesla owners to chat with the company’s service team at a specific Service Center. Unread messages are indicated with a red dot under the Service category in the Tesla app. You can see the […]

World’s Largest Tesla V2 Supercharger Opens in China with 72 Stalls

Image via @JayinShanghai Tesla has opened the world’s largest Supercharger in China, located at the Jing’An International Center in Shanghai. This new Tesla Supercharger has 72 stalls, capable of up to 120 kW max charging rates. Tesla sent out an email to notify its customers in China of the new Supercharger’s opening, as noted by […]

Tesla Hits New All-Time High, Market Cap Nears $660 Billion

Tesla touched an all-time high during intra-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $696.60 per share. The company’s shares closed at $694.78, up 4.32% for the day, with its market cap now at $658 billion. .@RiskReversal says he’s never seen a frenzy like Tesla’s rally this year. He breaks down the rising trend and warns investors to […]

Tesla 2020.48.30 Software Update Rolling Out: What’s New

Image via @SCMountainDad Tesla has started rolling out its 2020.48.30 software update to the fleet. You can check out what’s new thanks to the excellent preview from @SCMountainDad. There are Sentry Mode Improvements, which note, “Sentry Mode footage of the last panic event will now be saved to onboard memory. To view or save the […]

Tesla Owner Redesigns “Cheap Looking” User Interface in Holiday Update

Tesla’s latest 2020 holiday update brought some goodies, such as a redesigned user interface, boombox feature and more. This latest update appears to be receiving mixed reviews, specifically the slightly reduced map screen and larger visualizations screen on the left. Reddit user u/jentheunicorns has done a complete redesign of Tesla’s new user interface (UI) update, […]

Plug-In EVs Were Up 198% Year-Over-Year in Europe: November 2020

It was a rough November for Europe’s electric vehicle (EV) market, with the total market at -14% year-over-year. However, the continent’s plug-in market was up 198% from the prior November, with 166,000 plug-in registrations, making up a total of 16% of the market share, according to EV Sales Blogspot. November also saw increases in battery […]