Tesla Model 3 Price Increases $500 for Standard Range, Long Range in the U.S.
Tesla has changed its Model 3 pricing in the United States, yet again, but this time increasing prices for two versions of the electric sedan (via @SawyerMerritt). The Standard Range Plus and Long Range AWD both see a $500 price increase in the United States, while the Performance version remains the same. Check out the […]
Tesla’s Battery Cost Advantage to Last Through 2030, Report Says
According to a new report from Cairn Energy Research Advisors, Tesla’s lead in battery cell and battery packs, when it comes to cost, will last through 2030. “Tesla is definitely putting the hammer down on the accelerator pedal. They see this as the crucial period and they’re building out their capacities,” said Sam Jaffe, managing director […]
2021 Tesla Model 3 Owners Receive ICBC ‘Underpayment Invoice’ in British Columbia
If you recently picked up the delivery of a 2021 Tesla Model 3 in British Columbia, Canada, you may soon be receiving an “insurance underpayment invoice” from the province’s insurance corporation, ICBC. According to information shared by a recent 2021 Model 3 owner on the Tesla Model 3 Owners Club Vancouver on Facebook, Joy N. […]
Ipswich, Massachusetts Police Department Purchases Tesla Model Y
A number of municipalities around the US have elected to go electric in recent months, and even President Joe Biden joined the shift to electric earlier this year with an announcement to replace the federal fleet with electric vehicles (EVs). On Wednesday, Ipswich, Massachusetts Town Manager Anthony Marino and Police Chief Paul Nikas announced […]
Tesla Model 3 Standard Range+ Now Exempt from China Purchase Tax
Demand for electric vehicles (EVs) is at an all-time high right now, especially in the world’s largest auto market, China. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has made the popular Tesla Model 3 Standard Range+ (SR+) exempt from purchase taxes, as reported by Tesmanian. The news, which was announced March 10, came on […]
SpaceX Starlink Internet to Launch in Germany and New Zealand This Week
Ahead of Wednesday night’s SpaceX launch, which has now been delayed to Thursday, SpaceX shared some exciting news for those located in Germany and New Zealand. According to Eric Berger on Twitter, SpaceX said it will begin Starlink service in both Germany and New Zealand later this week, with more expansions coming to its existing […]
LG Hopes to Make Battery Cells for Tesla in the U.S. or Europe by 2023
LG Energy Solutions is planning to build advanced battery cells for Tesla as soon as 2023, and is considering production sites in the United States and Europe, according to two people familiar with the matter (via NASDAQ). While Tesla has yet to agree to a deal that would expand LG’s role in the company supply […]
Day 230 at Tesla’s Gigafactory Austin Construction Site [VIDEO]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced earlier this week that a Cybertruck update was probably coming in 2021’s second quarter, which means that Gigafactory Austin must be nearing completion. In fact, it appears that the inside of Gigafactory Austin is really coming together, as we can see in a new drone video from Jeff Roberts on […]
Tesla Confirms Shanghai Factory Was Not Breached by Verkada Hackers
Tesla said on Wednesday following a hacking incident Tuesday of the webcams of a number of companies, that its Gigafactory and showroom in Shanghai’s cameras had not been apart of the attack, as reported by Reuters. According to Tesla China to Reuters, the hack was largely restricted one supplier site in the Henan province of […]
Watch Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta 8.2 Tackle Downtown San Francisco [VIDEO]
YouTube channel AI Addict is currently testing out Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta and shared a new video of the autonomous driving system tackling busy downtown streets of San Francisco, California. “In this video we test FSD Beta 8.2 around the city streets of famous San Francisco. We see how well the system handles numerous […]
SpaceX Delays Tonight’s Starlink Satellite Launch to Thursday, March 11
SpaceX was set to launch 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit tonight, planned for 6:58pm PST/9:58pm EST. However, prior to tonight’s launch SpaceX announced it would delay the launch to Thursday, March 11 at 12:13am PST/3:13am EST for Starlink. “Taking some additional time for pre-launch checks,” said SpaceX on Tuesday evening. Now targeting Thursday, March […]
Hackers Breach 150,000 Security Cameras, Accessing Tesla Factory and More
Silicon Valley startup Verkada Inc. was saw its 150,000 security cameras breached by hackers, exposing live footage from a variety of enterprise customers, including Tesla, reports Bloomberg. Both live and video archives were breached, exposing footage belonging to Verkada customers, which includes schools, hospitals, jails, police departments and more. “Another video, shot inside a Tesla warehouse […]
Drone Captures Tesla Semi Driving on Test Track in Fremont [VIDEOS]
A number of Tesla Semis have been spotted in the wild in recent months, and a new update shows the Semi driving around a track. In a pair of videos uploaded Sunday, YouTube channel Chris Nguyen shared drone footage from the test track outside Tesla’s Fremont factory of a Tesla Semi following a Model Y […]
Huge Tesla Model S Fleet Spotted at Fremont Factory, Hints at Deliveries Soon
Demand for Tesla’s Model S is higher than ever, and a series of pictures of the model outside the factory have surfaced this week, including new ones revealing at least 150 of the model outside a Tesla factory. New photographs received by Tesmanian Tuesday show a developing fleet of refreshed Model S units outside Tesla’s […]
More Audi Q4 e-tron Images Shared, Shows Speakers by Sonos
Just last month, the 2022 Audi e-tron Gran Turismo (GT) was announced, and now the company is already unveiling a new interior design concept for its Q4 e-tron SUV model. In a press release Tuesday, Audi released the interior concept for its new Q4 e-tron electric SUV, which features an Augmented Reality (AR) “head-up” display […]