Tesla has quietly made a change to its website to no longer offer the option to add a factory tow hitch for its Model Y compact crossover SUV (via Reddit). “Just went to order and the option is no longer there. Was there a couple days ago so must have just been removed,” said u/Roisen. […]

The City of Seaside in California has approved the purchase of two Tesla Model Y compact crossover SUVs to be added to the police department’s fleet, part of a larger spend on transitioning to electric and hybrid vehicles. Seaside City Council passed a resolution on Thursday, February 4, authorizing the police department to purchase two […]

Tesla and SpaceX head Elon Musk definitely keeps his plate full with his other ongoing projects at Neuralink and the Boring Company. Now, Musk’s Boring Company is set to move forward with negotiations on a brand new “loop” project, using Tesla vehicles. The project will now move forward after the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority […]

Tesla has been exporting its electric vehicles (EVs) from Gigafactory Shanghai China to Europe and according to a new update, cars may soon reach the nation-state of Singapore. On Thursday, Tech in Asia reported that Tesla has been given pre-delivery inspection approval from Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA), which marks the final step in the […]

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster has been used by NASA a number of times, and that trend isn’t likely to slow down anytime soon. In a press release Thursday, NASA announced that it had awarded a service contract to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster and team to conduct the agency’s Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, […]

Tesla completed its Model Y factory at Gigafactory Shanghai last year, and the latter is already pumping out record production numbers to the world’s largest auto market in China, as the compact crossover SUV is seeing heavy demand. In a recent set of updates, Chinese media company PC Auto was allowed access to the inside […]

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta has yet to release for the European market, and its Autopilot system recently ranked poorly in a European assessment. According to a post on Reddit, Tesla has brought back its Enhanced Autopilot option for European customers. The update, as shared by Reddit user u/Tesladri on the Tesla Motors subreddit, essentially upgrades […]

Just how much better is Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (beta) add-on, compared to regular Autopilot? A new video shares a direct comparison between both, and clarifies just how much better the $10,000 USD add-on is for Tesla owners. YouTube channel CMePrint released a new video recently, showing a side-by-side comparison between Tesla’s regular Autopilot system and […]

Tesla recently added a Wall Connector Pedestal to its online shop, priced at $300 USD. “The Tesla Wall Connector Pedestal is a rugged aluminum post designed for mounting both Gen 3 and Gen 2 Wall Connectors for stand-alone charging,” explains Tesla’s website. “With easy indoor and outdoor installation options, the Tesla Wall Connector Pedestal is […]

It appears Tesla has sent an investment proposal to Indonesia, confirms a government official. According to Reuters, Septian Hario Seto, Indonesia’s investment and mining coordination chief, told reporters on Friday he had received a proposal from Tesla on Thursday. “I received their proposal yesterday morning… next week we will meet them (virtually) to get an […]

Tesla released its 2020.48.37 software update today, and according to @Teslascope, it was detected on a 2013 Model S 85 in Germany with MCU1 hardware, coming from 2020.48.35.5. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2020.48.37 on a Model S 85 (2013) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/7SQGgSG5Jr — […]

Trucker Cory Draper has shared a closer look at Tesla’s newest Semi prototype, the white truck that appears to have been spotted earlier by The Kilowatts. The nearly 5-minute video by Draper shows the white Semi sitting on a bed, covered in dust and dirt. But from the 1080p HD video, we get a nice […]

Tesla has shared a new video of a Model Y “making its way through the body shop.” The nearly 1-minute video shows a first person point of view of the Model Y being built on the assembly line, with both humans and robots tending to the vehicle and adding parts. https://twitter.com/Tesla/status/1357477459218857986 The video shows the […]

SpaceX has revealed its Starlink satellite internet service now has over 10,000 beta users in the United States “and abroad”, according to a public filing, reports CNBC. In a filing to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Starlink said its internet “performance is not theoretical or experimental. Over 10,000 users in the United States and abroad […]

Image via The Kilowatts Tesla stated in its Q4 2020 earnings it plans to deliver its first Semi truck in 2021. Now, according to information received by Sawyer Merritt, a close follower of the electric vehicle company, we may have details on the timeline of production. According to Merritt on Thursday, he says “For a […]