Tesla’s latest 2020 holiday update brought some goodies, such as a redesigned user interface, boombox feature and more. This latest update appears to be receiving mixed reviews, specifically the slightly reduced map screen and larger visualizations screen on the left. Reddit user u/jentheunicorns has done a complete redesign of Tesla’s new user interface (UI) update, […]
It was a rough November for Europe’s electric vehicle (EV) market, with the total market at -14% year-over-year. However, the continent’s plug-in market was up 198% from the prior November, with 166,000 plug-in registrations, making up a total of 16% of the market share, according to EV Sales Blogspot. November also saw increases in battery […]
Tesla (TSLA) has a real shot at reaching its goal of 500,000 deliveries in 2020, and with only a couple of days left, we’ll know shortly enough whether it did or not. According to a note published Wednesday by Wedbush analyst Dan Ives, Tesla will likely reach its goal of half a million 2020 deliveries, […]
Tesla has been defending itself in China lately, after tech site PingWest posted a misinformation article detailing Gigafactory Shanghai as a “Giga-sweatshop”. A tit-for-tat online spread on Chinese social media site Weibo between Tesla and PingWest, with the latter partially owned by UCWeb. As for UCWeb? It’s owned by Alibaba Group Holding, which is backing […]
Viasat has announced a petition against Tesla, filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), asking the commission to re-evaluate Starlink’s environmental habits. The report, according to Space News, argues Starlink satellites pose environmental hazards both on Earth and in space. In response to the filing, which was posted on Twitter, SpaceX head Elon Musk claimed […]
Tesla has been announcing a number of price cuts to China’s Model 3 since 2019, though it appears that this pattern may have ended this holiday season. A new report by Yahoo Finance posits that Tesla, after reaching its goal for the proportion of its parts made in China, will not reduce the cost of […]
Matt Ferrell has shared an interesting video breaking down whether or not the Tesla Solar Roof is “about to go mainstream” in his latest episode on his YouTube channel, Undecided. Ferrell wanted to see the status of Tesla Solar Roof installs, after the company debuted its latest V3 Solar Roof tiles last year, so he […]
Tesla has just started to roll out its 2020.48.26.1 software update to Full Self-Driving beta testers. Holiday Release coming for #FSDBeta !!! 2020.48.26.1 Incoming! — Brandon 🌎☮️🚗⚡️🔋 (@brandonee916) December 30, 2020 #FSDBeta update incoming! 2020.48.26.1 🎄☃️🥳 — James Locke (@arctechinc) December 30, 2020 This FSD beta 9 update includes the recent holiday update, plus bug […]
In a final push for end of year deliveries, Tesla will be giving a free 3-month trial of Full Self-Driving to the last deliveries of 2020. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday afternoon, “All Tesla cars delivered in the final three days of the year will get three months of the Full Self-Driving option […]
We’re close to the end of 2020 and we will soon find out if Tesla will be able to reach its goal of 500,000 cars produced and delivered in a single year. CEO Elon Musk recently told employees they would need to “go all out” to make the magic 500,000 milestone a reality. But if […]
A new video from BatteryBro has put the 2021 Tesla Model 3 refresh (Standard Range Plus) with heat pump to a cold weather range test on the highway. The test was conducted at 70 mph at 28F or -2C, which is cold, but not super freezing out. Nonetheless, BatteryBro was able to squeeze 210 miles (337 […]
Image via @youyouxue A Tesla Model Y has been spotted with some equipment mounted on its roof, which appears to be Luminar’s Hydro LiDAR system. Numerous images were shared online, including video as well. Check out the images shared below by @youyouxue (you may remember his nationwide Model 3 tour in the U.S. and Canada […]
Lucid Motors has shared updates today to its prospective customers, detailing a new Lucid Studio is now open in Miami, Florida, while its Beta 2 fleet has started its testing. The new Lucid Studio in Miami is located at Brickell City Centre, at 701 S Miami Ave Suite 129A. The new store joins three existing […]
Tesla has added a new compare feature to its website (via Tesmanian), allowing users to view multiple different models at once, along with their prices, ranges, seating, cargo capacities, and drive motors. By clicking on the plus sign at the bottom of the page, users can also view acceleration and top speed levels of each […]
In the latest video released by YouTube channel AIDRIVR, the host takes his Tesla Model S for a test drive using the latest Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta version 8 in snowy Lake Tahoe. While the FSD function performs decently in the video, there are a few hangups that deserve recognition. On various turns, the FSD […]
