Quebec was ahead of the game when it signed a $130 million deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink three years before Ontario to bring high-speed internet to remote areas. But now, the province wants to develop a Canadian-owned satellite system to reduce reliance on Musk’s network, according to Gilles Bélanger, Quebec’s lead on connectivity projects, reports […]
Tesla’s January sales are raising concerns, especially in Europe, but industry watchers say there are clear reasons for the slowdown. According to Tesla observer Roland Pircher, the dip is largely due to production timing and model transitions rather than a drop in demand. In Europe, the Model 3 is imported from China, and Tesla typically […]
Tesla has raised the price of its CCS Combo 1 Adapter from $250 to $300 in the US ($430 in Canada), making it more expensive for Tesla owners looking to expand their fast-charging options at third-party stations (via @Tslachan). The adapter, which supports charging speeds up to 250 kW, allows Tesla drivers to use non-Tesla […]
Tesla’s Shanghai Megafactory is officially set to start production on February 11, 2025, following months of trial runs, according to local outlet Shanghai Securities News, reports CnEVPost. The facility, which focuses on producing Megapacks—Tesla’s massive commercial energy storage batteries—was completed in just seven months, breaking previous construction speed records. Located in Shanghai’s Lingang district, the […]
Tesla has announced that the Cybertruck now qualifies for the $7,500 U.S. federal tax credit, making the electric truck more appealing to buyers in the United States. In addition, Tesla is expanding Cybertruck availability to Canada and Mexico, bringing the highly anticipated vehicle to more markets. For Canadian buyers, pricing has been set at $114,990 […]
Tesla’s grip on California’s electric vehicle market is slipping, according to a new report from the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA), shared last week. In 2024, Tesla’s new vehicle registrations dropped by 11.6%, marking the company’s fifth straight quarter of decline. In Q4 alone, registrations fell by 7.8%, while Tesla’s overall EV market share […]
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a major move against U.S. tariffs, banning American companies from bidding on provincial contracts until the trade measures are lifted in Canada. The decision means U.S. businesses will lose access to tens of billions in government spending, as Ontario and its agencies spend $30 billion annually on procurement, plus a […]
Tesla is introducing a new insurance discount for drivers who use Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in Arizona and Texas. The more you drive with FSD (Supervised) enabled, the bigger the discount on your insurance premium, with savings of up to 10% for those who use it at least 50% of the time. Tesla Insurance tracks total […]
Former Canadian deputy Prime Minister (and Finance Minister), Chrystia Freeland, who is currently running for leader of the Liberal Party, says the country slap a 100% tariff on Tesla vehicles, if President Donald Trump proceeds with his 25% tariff on the country. Starting February 1, Trump has said Canada and Mexico will face a 25% […]
Tesla has demonstrated a robotic vacuum that appears to be a concept for cleaning up dirty Robotaxis. In a short video titled, “this robot sucks”, we see a robot vacuum cleaning up a dirty Robotaxi that’s filled with crumbs, extra water bottles and even a forgotten backpack. “I wake, I clean, I live. They leave […]
Tesla’s new Model Y has what the company calls the “first indirect reflective body-panel taillight of its kind.” Today in a post on X, Tesla said the “Model Y had a glow up”, along with a video showing this taillight on at night. What we didn’t know? The taillight casts a red glow on the […]
During Tesla’s Q4 earnings call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk admitted the company will have to upgrade owners with Hardware 3 (HW3) cars that bought Full Self-Driving packages. The upgrade will be required to support full FSD Unsupervised in the future, especially Robotaxis. “We’re going to have to upgrade people’s hardware 3 computer for those that […]
Tesla closed out 2024 with record-breaking vehicle deliveries and a surge in energy storage deployments, despite facing economic pressures and rising operational costs. That’s according to its Q4 earnings report released today after the market closed. The company posted $2.3 billion in net income for Q4, contributing to a full-year profit of $7.1 billion. Earnings […]
Tesla has taken a major step toward Full Self-driving (FSD) Unsupervised. The company announced that its vehicles can now drive themselves from the production line to loading dock lanes at its Fremont factory—without any human intervention. A video shared by Tesla’s AI account on X shows multiple Teslas autonomously navigating the 1.2-mile route inside the […]
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were supposed to spend just eight days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), but after Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft failed, they’ve been stuck there since June 2024. Their return has now been delayed until March 2025, extending their mission to nearly ten months due to helium leaks and propulsion […]
