The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into roughly 174,000 Tesla Model Y vehicles from the 2021 model year following reports of electronic door handle failures — reports Reuters. According to the agency, it has received nine separate complaints describing situations where exterior door handles became inoperative. In several of these […]

Tesla is expanding the rollout of its Child Left Alone Detection feature, with some Model Y owners in the UK now seeing the safety tool enabled through software update 2025.32.6 (via Not a Tesla App). Originally introduced in update 2025.14.12 back in May, Child Left Alone Detection uses Tesla’s Cabin Radar technology to spot subtle movements […]

Rivian is finally set to break ground on its long-awaited second U.S. production facility, a massive $5 billion EV factory east of Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday, September 16. The 2,000-acre site, located across Walton and Morgan counties, is expected to become one of the largest economic development projects in Georgia’s history, with plans for 20 […]

SpaceX capped off a busy Sunday with the launch of Northrop Grumman’s NG-23 resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying Northrop Grumman’s new Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 3:11 p.m. PT/6:11 p.m. ET […]

Elon Musk has made his first Tesla stock purchase on the open market in over five years, spending roughly $1 billion last Friday, September 12. According to a new SEC filing, Musk bought 2.55 million Tesla shares through the Elon Musk Revocable Trust at weighted average prices between $371.90 and $396.36 per share. The last […]

Tesla is gearing up to hand over the keys of its refreshed Model Y Performance to customers for the very first time in Switzerland. Photos shared by Tesla Suisse Romande (@teslaswissclub) show the new “Juniper” Model Y Performance arriving at Tesla’s sales and delivery center in Bussigny, signaling that deliveries are imminent. The milestone comes […]

Tesla has quietly expanded its warranty coverage for 2026 model year vehicles in the U.S. and Canada, adding a brand-new layer of protection for owners of its S3XY lineup — reports Not a Tesla App. According to new warranty documents, Tesla is introducing a “High-Priced Propulsion-Related Part Warranty,” which adds 7 years or 70,000 miles (110,000 […]

A new study is challenging long-standing concerns about Tesla’s gigacasting technology, finding that large structural castings not only streamline vehicle production but also make collision repairs easier and more affordable (via Not a Tesla App). For years, critics argued that Tesla’s massive single-piece castings — used across much of Tesla’s lineup but extensively incorporated in […]

Tesla is scaling up production at its Giga Berlin factory through the remainder of 2025, as demand for the Model Y continues to surge across Europe and beyond. André Thierig, Senior Director of Manufacturing at the plant, told German media that “very good sales figures” prompted the automaker to revise its production plans upwards for […]

SpaceX has officially hit a major milestone in its satellite internet program, completing its 300th Starlink launch. On Saturday, September 13, at 10:55 a.m. PT/1:55 p.m. ET, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. The […]

Lucid Motors is setting its sights on the midsize EV market, with CEO Marc Winterhoff confirming the company plans to launch three new models beginning in late 2026. The announcement was made in a recent discussion with Autoblog, marking the first time Lucid has detailed its next wave of products beyond the Gravity SUV. The […]

SpaceX has slashed the cost of its Starlink Standard Kit to just $89 in select parts of the United States, marking the lowest price ever for the satellite dish. That’s a 75% drop from its usual $349 price tag, and a staggering 85% less than what it cost only a year ago at $599. On […]

Electric vehicles continue to dominate in Norway, with August 2025 marking another milestone for the country’s green transition. According to data shared by longtime Tesla watcher Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt), EVs accounted for a staggering 98.4% of new car sales last month, up from 95.7% in August 2024. At the top of the sales charts was […]

Tesla has quietly discontinued the Cybertruck Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) in North America, removing the most affordable version of the all-electric pickup from its online configurator in the U.S. and Canada. The entry-level model started at $69,990 before incentives and was eligible for the $7,500 federal EV tax credit. The move comes just five […]

Tesla is now inviting select customers to take their first autonomous ride in a Tesla Robotaxi as part of the vehicle delivery process at Giga Texas. According to screenshots shared by X user and father of a soon-to-be Model Y owner @4sanjaymathew, Tesla is offering buyers the chance to ride in one of its Robotaxis […]