Tesla Model S ‘Auto Shift’ Feature Coming to ‘All Cars’ with Full Self-Driving: Musk
Tesla’s Model S comes with a feature called Auto Shift out of Park, which has the vehicle automatically select the car’s gear without driver input. This feature is currently in beta and disabled by default on Tesla’s Model S refresh lineup. Here’s how Tesla describes the feature in the 2021 Model S owner’s manual: If […]
Tesla Model 3 Seeing High Demand in the US, Delivery Hits September
After recent Tesla Model Y production delays, it appears that those hoping to order certain variants of the Tesla Model 3 may be hard-pressed to receive deliveries before November, according to updates shown on Tesla’s website. Tesla Model 3 Long Range deliveries have been delayed in the U.S. due to high demand, as orders of […]
Elon Musk to Speak at ‘The B Word’ Bitcoin Conference This Week
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been a major proponent of cryptocurrencies, especially including Bitcoin and Dogecoin, and in a new update, Musk is expected to speak at a crypto conference this weekend, alongside various other industry professionals. Musk will speak at a new cryptocurrency conference created by the initiative The B Word, at […]
Tesla Launches Solar-Powered Supercharger Station in Shanghai [VIDEO]
Earlier this year, a company executive said that all Tesla Supercharger energy will become 100 percent renewable in 2021, and after taking the first steps in that direction, the company has officially shared a new video showing off its first solar Supercharger station. Just a few weeks after Tesla launched its first solar-powered Supercharger in […]
China’s Xpeng P5 Pricing Unveiled, Undercuts Tesla Model 3
Just weeks after Tesla’s China release of the cheaper standard-range, rear-wheel-drive Model Y, the company is still facing increased competition in the world’s largest auto market, where local electric vehicle (EV) company Xpeng Motors has released pricing for a new vehicle that undercuts Tesla’s lineup. Xpeng Motors unveiled its P5 electric sedan in April, and […]
Tesla Model S Plaid Goes 0-60mph in 1.99 Seconds on the Street [VIDEO]
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 […]
Tesla in Talks with German Automakers About Sharing Superchargers, Report Says
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 […]
First Tesla V3 Supercharger Launches in Singapore–and Southeast Asia
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 […]
Tesla ‘Gamed the System’ with Range-Limited Model 3 in Canada: Consumer Group
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 […]
Tesla Offers Free Supercharging to Flood-Stricken Regions in Europe
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 […]
Tesla’s Smart Summon Currently Just a ‘Fun Trick’ Says Elon Musk
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 […]
Tesla Unveils Powerwall ‘Virtual Power Plants’ to Help California Grid
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 […]
Newest SpaceX Droneship ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ Arrives at Port Canaveral
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 2021.12.25.5 Software Update Release Notes
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 […]
Tesla Megapack Pricing, Specs, Ordering Details and More Revealed
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 […]