Elon Musk Tells Employees to Go ‘All Out’ for End-of-Quarter Push
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is urging employees to go “all out” in an end-of-quarter delivery and production push meant to help the electric vehicle (EV) maker post record numbers yet again — reports Electrek. An internal email from Musk obtained by the publication reads: Overall, we are executing well, but the next 12 days are super […]
Tesla Model S Plaid Has In-Cabin Infrared LEDs, Possibly for Driver Monitoring
According to a recent Reddit post, Tesla’s new Model S Plaid also adds a couple of infrared LEDs inside the cabin, which many are suspecting may be used for future driver monitoring. The infrared LEDs can be found right above the rear-view mirror inside the cabin, hidden behind a plastic cover. The infrared LEDs were spotted in […]
Tesla Gigafactory Texas Construction Plows Ahead After Recent Rainfall [4K VIDEO]
Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas is starting to develop an interior, as shown in recent videos depicting the construction site’s roof additions, among other updates bringing the factory closer to fruition. On Friday, YouTube channel Terafactory Texas shared a new 4K progress video of Tesla’s Gigafactory Austin construction, depicting the construction crew making up for lost time […]
Munro Live: Ford Mustang Mach-E Rear Interior Teardown [VIDEO]
The Ford Mustang Mach-E is a direct rival to the Tesla Model Y, and it similarly features a fair amount of space in its SUV-like rear space – despite a few manufacturing flaws. In a video released Friday, Sandy Munro performs a rear interior teardown of the 2021 Mustang Mach-E, in which he discusses the […]
Tesla Model S Progressive Steering for Yoke May Debut “In a Few Years”: Musk
Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) don’t have progressive steering, even though many wondered if the feature would be released with the company’s Model S yoke-style steering wheel. According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, however, the feature could be coming in the next few years. In response to a criticism on Thursday stating how awkward the yoke-style […]
Tesla Model S Recharges by Getting Towed at 70mph on Freeway [VIDEO]
Tesla’s regenerative braking can produce as much as 65,000 watts of power when fully charged, which is effective enough to act as a Supercharger and get the electric vehicle (EV) back to partial battery capacity, as shown in a new video. On Wednesday, Warped Perception shared a video towing his Tesla Model S, and using […]
Tesla Model S Plaid Now Listed as Quickest 0-60mph Car Ever on Wikipedia
There’s no doubt that the Tesla Model S Plaid is fast, as seen in a number of acceleration videos shared on the internet in recent weeks, but a new update has the electric sedan listed as the fastest production car by acceleration. The Tesla Model S Plaid is now on Wikipedia’s list of the fastest […]
Tesla Builds Model 3 Police Car for the UK to Test
The Tesla Model 3 is the United Kingdom’s (UK’s) most popular electric vehicle (EV), and in a recent update, the company has produced a police patrol car for the country. Tesla UK has shared images of a Model 3 decked out as a UK police car, which the company said would be able to be […]
Tesla 2021.4.18.4 Software Update Rolling Out
Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.4.18.4 software update, found on a Model Y, according to the Nikola for Tesla app. Nikola found a new Tesla software version "2021.4.18.4 7b632c50168b" running on a Model Y. https://t.co/19uzXC7mam — Nikola / Tesla Software Version Bot 🤖 (@TeslaVersion) June 18, 2021 This latest release comes after 2021.4.18.3 was […]
Tesla Says Cancelled Model S Plaid+ Orders Won’t Need to Pay Model S Plaid Price Increase
On Tesla’s Battery Day last year, the company introduced the Model S Plaid, which become known as the Plaid+ version, due to its 520+ mile range. But after Tesla cancelled the Plaid+ version just before the first deliveries of its Model S refresh, early customers who pre-ordered Plaid+ were told they would need to order […]
Tesla Singapore Service Center to Open in July
Following previously-reported Tesla Singapore timelines showing that the Model 3 would enter the city-state in mid-2021, and with sales having started in February, the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) company is now preparing its first service center in Singapore. Tesla will open a new service center in Toa Payoh, Singapore in July, located at a former […]
Tesla May Open Supercharger Network in Germany to Other Automakers
Tesla currently has over 2,700 Supercharger stations around the world with more than 25,000 Supercharger stalls among them – and according to a new report, the company may be opening its Tesla-only charging network up to non-Tesla vehicles in one country. On Wednesday, German paper Osnabrücker Zeitung reported that Tesla may be looking to open […]
Tesla Model S Plaid Owner Tests 1/4 Mile Times at Drag Strip [VIDEO]
After posting impressive speeds with its first independent road test, the Tesla Model S Plaid is also making waves with the average user, as shown in a new video of the electric sedan. A video shared by Emmet Peppers on Wednesday shows the power of a Tesla Model S Plaid in a 1/4-mile drag race, […]
SpaceX Launches U.S. Space Force Satellite, Falcon 9 Nails Landing Again [VIDEO]
As space travel becomes a more regular reality week-to-week, SpaceX is continually announcing new launches, with the latest coming in as recently as this morning. SpaceX held another launch on Thursday, with the Falcon 9 lifting off at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Complex 40 launch center at 12:09 p.m. EDT, according to the SpaceX website. The […]
Tesla Model S Plaid Review by Auto Journalist: ‘Fastest Car in the World. Ever.’
Tesla’s highly-anticipated Model S Plaid was released at a delivery event last week, and auto fans across the internet are sharing their experiences with the speedy electric sedan. On Wednesday, San Francisco-based automotive journalist Jason Cammisa shared photos of the Tesla Model S Plaid on Instagram, including a clip of a 2.14-second acceleration launch from […]