Tesla today has announced it has extended the warranty on touchscreens for older Model S and Model X owners, related to component malfunction. “For customer peace of mind, we are providing additional coverage on some Model S and Model X vehicles built before March 2018 that are equipped with an 8GB embedded MultiMediaCard (“8GB eMMC”) […]
In a new video and journal report posted on Voyage without Carbon Sunday, Tesla Model 3 owner Arthur Driessen documents his experience thus far with a 2018 Long Range Model 3 with Rear-Wheel Drive as he hits 150,000 miles driven (241,401 kilometres). Over two years, that works out to 6,250 miles (10,058 km) per month, […]
As we reported earlier this month, Tesla plans to build battery packs on-site at its Texas factory, and new filings show that it will, in fact, still be pursuing these plans. According to new filings with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Tesla will have its own cell facility when it begins operations in […]
More and more Tesla owners are sharing their videos of the electric vehicle (EV) company’s newly-released Full Self-Driving Beta, a semi-autonomous driving system released in limited beta form last month. Tesla Owners Silicon Valley (@teslaownersssv on Twitter) posted two new videos Sunday, sharing a 14-minute, rainy drive with Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta feature on. […]
According to a pair of posts on Twitter by Patrick Schur, Tesla is seriously considering using AMD’s next generation of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) in its infotainment system. The posts, as shared by user u/KeyboardGunner on Reddit, include that the EV company is planning to use AMD’s Navi 23 for its cars, also including the […]
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is no stranger to the camera – or dare we say, the microphone. With a number of public appearances on recent podcasts and the like, the billionaire entrepreneur is not shy in sharing his opinions, ideas, and future developments with the world. Musk is set to appear on the […]
With recent predictions stating that Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory will almost double its previously-estimated amount of jobs, providing up to 15,000. In a new video uploaded by automotive YouTube channel host Joe Tegtmeyer, a number of exciting progress updates are shown off in a drone video of Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas. The factory, set for completion in […]
The Canadian government has announced a $350,000 CAD investment to build 70 new level 2 electric vehicle (EV) chargers in the Regional Municipality of York in Ontario. “We are providing greener options for Canadians to get where they need to go. This is how we get to net zero by 2050,” said Seamus O’Regan Canada’s Minister of Natural […]
Tesla’s Giga Shanghai factory plans to produce roughly 550,000 cars in 2021, according to industry insiders speaking to Chinese website 36kr.com (via Reddit). According to an unnamed source, Tesla plans to produce 300,000 Model 3 and 250,000 Model Y units, with order requests apparently already sent to component suppliers. While Tesla’s Shanghai factory has a planned […]
Tesla updated its Model 3 recently, adding a plethora of new features, such as new heat pump, chrome delete, new center console, power trunk and more. While we’ve heard about these Model 3 refresh units getting exported to China, we now are seeing the first of these cars deliver in the United States. According to […]
Telse on Sunday morning celebrated a new milestone: reaching 20,000 Supercharger connectors and counting, worldwide. The company said, “20k Superchargers and counting,” then shared four pictures of charging locations around the globe. 20k Superchargers and counting pic.twitter.com/urudyt9Eui — Tesla (@Tesla) November 8, 2020 During Tesla’s recent Q3 earnings report on October 21, the company noted […]
With Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden announced as the projected winner of the 2020 U.S. Presidential election, the auto industry must prepare for harsher regulations on carbon emissions (and Internal Combustion Engines in general), along with policies that promote the purchase and use of electric vehicles, reports Reuters. With auto industry workers holding significant voting […]
@Tesla_Raj took his Tesla out to test Full Self-Driving beta in a number of different situations and shared his findings in a new video in 4K. Raj comprehensively tested out version 2020.40.8.12 of the FSD beta in a variety of different scenarios — some that occurred naturally during his trip, and some that were planned […]
The home of Apple–Cupertino–will soon see a new Tesla Supercharger location opening its doors (er…stalls) to Tesla owners in the vicinity. The Supercharger site is currently under construction at 20745 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino, California. The installation is situated in the parking lot of a recently renovated Target, which tells us this is another one […]
If you’re leasing your Tesla, odds are you most likely need to keep track of your lease and how many miles or kilometres you’ve driven. An upcoming app for iOS called TesLease aims to make keeping track of your Tesla lease a breeze. TesLease uses Tesla’s API to automatically update itself with your vehicle’s lease […]
