Tesla has updated its mobile app on Wednesday evening for both iOS and Android. The Tesla iPhone app update brings improvements to larger iOS widgets, adding quick controls to lock/unlock doors, climate, charging, and frunk. The widget controls are sorta okay. Clicking on any of the controls brings up the main app to carry out […]

Tesla has launched a new version of its All-Weather Rear Trunk Liner for the Model 3, debuting a new design. According to the new image seen above, the rear trunk liner no longer has rectangular squares throughout, but has vertical lines to channel water and other debris instead. “Model 3 All-Weather Rear Trunk Liner offers […]

After opening Asia’s largest Tesla delivery center in Beijing, China last month, the company is officially set to open another new delivery center this month. On Wednesday, Tesla announced plans to open a new delivery center in Shanghai, with a grand opening ceremony taking place Friday, October 22, according to @JayinShanghai. The delivery center is […]

A notification showed up for NIO drivers this morning that is believed to be an ad, in what some are calling a strange first for the electric vehicle (EV) industry. On Wednesday, NIO pushed what appears to be an advertisement out to customer service vehicles in China, according to a post on Weibo (via @TheKilowatts). […]

With plans to stop selling gas cars in Europe by 2035, Volkswagen is already working its way to transition to electric vehicles (EVs) – though the company’s head says the transition is not fast enough amidst growing competition. Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess told a supervisory board in September that transitioning to EVs too slowly could […]

Nickel remains an integral mineral to make certain electric vehicle (EV) batteries, so it comes as no surprise that Tesla is looking to increase its supply as EVs grow in popularity. On Wednesday, New Caledonia mining company Prony Resources announced that Tesla agreed to buy 42,000 tonnes of nickel in a multi-year deal with the […]

In September, China-based electric automakers NIO, Xpeng Motors and Li Auto saw a major uptick in deliveries, alongside U.S. electric automaker Tesla, who reached record deliveries in China in the same month – though fuel luxury carmakers were not quite so lucky. Tesla and NIO’s year-over-year deliveries in September far outperformed those of luxury gas […]

Tesla has to respond to the U.S. safety regulator by October 22 over a probe into series of Autopilot-engaged first responder crashes – and the regulator says Tesla can’t just update its vehicles’ software. On Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sent a letter to Tesla saying the company must recall vehicles if […]

Tesla has started installing Megachargers for its Semi truck at its Gigafactory in Nevada. The new images were shared by Tesla insider @SawyerMerritt on Tuesday afternoon. BREAKING: Tesla Semi Megachargers currently being installed at Giga Nevada. pic.twitter.com/bWXlo0EVkT — Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) October 12, 2021 “Tesla Semi Megachargers currently being installed at Giga Nevada,” reported Merritt. […]

When will Tesla expand its Full Self-Driving 10.2 beta beyond those with Safety Scores of 100? According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday afternoon, that could happen “maybe next week.” Replying to @JeffTutorials when asked when Tesla would be expanding FSD beta 10.2 to owners that opt-into the beta with lower than perfect Safety […]

Electrify Canada today announced a new business unit called Electrify Home, set to debut its Level 2 residential electric vehicle (EV) charger known as HomeStation, for $1,099 CAD. The HomeStation will have adjustable charging power levels up to 40 amps, delivering charging speeds up to 9.6kW, which is 6.8x faster than a Level 1 charger, […]

Mattel announced on Tuesday a new MEGA X Cybertruck building toy is set to drop on October 15, 2021, at 9am PT/12pm ET. “Everyone at MEGA loves the Cybertruck as much as you do, so we are excited to introduce you to our latest iteration, the MEGA X Cybertruck. It is a one-of-a-kind building experience […]

After previewing its Arizona factory last month, Lucid Motors is preparing to make a break into driver assistance technology with the unveiling of a new feature to its cars. Lucid Motors has unveiled its advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) DreamDrive, and a comprehensive version of the software called DreamDrive Pro, according to a press release. […]

Tesla has released a new video, showing the process of how its safety engineers test for accidents using data from its cars. On Monday, Tesla released a new video from the Tesla Crash Lab, showing how the company collects data and uses it to replicate real-world crash scenarios. In addition, the video discusses the lab […]

As Tesla’s Superchargers continue to grow with new Supercharger stations every week, the company is continuing to encourage business owners to host their own Supercharger sites to help attract electric vehicle (EV) owners. The Tesla Charging account recently asked for new Supercharger hosts in Los Angeles, California, seeking applicants in Westwood, Beverly Hills and Century […]