According to a new report from Bloomberg, electric vehicle company, Nikola and its founder, Trevor Milton, exaggerated the prototype’s capabilities on stage. The report says based on Milton’s on-stage presentation, he suggested the Nikola One was drivable, but unnamed sources note that is not the case. The truck was "inoperable and missing key components to...
With the first Tesla Model Y deliveries already reaching Vancouver, B.C., it appears models have now reached the Toronto-Oakville Tesla store, ready for deliveries in Ontario. According to Tesla North reader Anthony (@TeslaMilton), he sent us the following pictures of Blue Metallic Model Ys found parked outside the Tesla store in Oakville: As you can...
Despite reporting a small profit in Q1 of 2020, electric vehicle maker Tesla is not out of the woods just yet. The year has brought several roadblocks and challenges for Tesla’s electric vehicle production. Of course, the company was forced to halt production at its main production plant in Fremont, California. The company has also […]
Tesla continues to expand its green energy efforts with Megapack solutions. The project aims to tackle large scale energy projects with “massive energy storage” at a giga-scale. As the company’s description on their website states, “A 1 Gigawatt hour (GWh) project provides record energy capacity—enough to power every home in San Francisco for 6 hours.” […]
image via @Microfrost_ on Twitter As the Tesla Model Y has been out on the market for a few months now, drivers are digging a bit deeper into some of its features. While there are no shortage of software details to explore, many drivers are curious about some of the vehicle’s hardware details. A video […]
Tesla has signed a three-year battery pricing deal with its Japanese supplier, Panasonic Corp, according to Reuters. The deal was signed last week and kicked into effect on April 1, 2020, according to a filing by Tesla made on Tuesday. The three-year deal is related to the manufacturing and supply of lithium-ion battery cells at...
Tesla continues to deliver its Model Y compact SUV to customers in the United States and now we are finally seeing more Solid Black on black versions appear, as opposed to just Pearl White, Midnight Silver Metallic, Deep Blue Metallic and Red. According to images shared by Steven S. within a Tesla Model Y group...
Yesterday, a leak online claimed to show a Tesla Model 3 with a 100 kWh battery pack, a sizeable increase compared to the 75 kWh pack currently available in Long Range and Performance versions. The leak made the Tesla community excited at the prospects of a Model 3 with potential range of over 400 miles....
image via KPIX CBS SF Bay Area Tesla’s troubles in California continued this week as a small group of protesters gathered outside the company’s production facility in Fremont, California. Their demands? Provide greater protection for employees against the risks presented by the coronavirus. A new video from KPIX CBS SF Bay Area covers the story […]
image via Elon Musk on Twitter Tesla CEO Elon Musk has had his fair share of opinions on the coronavirus outbreak. Early on in the outbreak, the eccentric CEO tweeted saying, “The coronavirus panic is dumb.” Musk later took local officials in Alameda County, California to task over the shutdowns of Tesla’s main production site […]
Tesla Supercharger stations have as much of an impact on electric vehicle transportation as Tesla vehicles themselves. When the company began installing the Supercharger station network a few years ago, Tesla vehicle adoption was far lower than it is in the current day. As a result, the company scrambles to install and activate new Supercharger […]
Tesla’s Model S Long Range Plus now has an EPA range of 402 miles (647 kilometres), setting a new standard for how far an electric vehicle can travel on one charge. The company made the announcement earlier this evening on its company blog: Starting today, all North American Model S Long Range Plus vehicles have...
A new video from Unplugged Performance has shared an upgraded Tesla Model Y setting a new fastest SUV lap record at Buttonwillow Raceway in California. The new Model Y had prototype Unplugged Performance coilovers and sway bars, along with existing offerings from the company such as its rear adjustable camber arms, a six-piston carbon ceramic...
Tesla may be one step closer to bringing its next ‘Gigafactory’ to Texas. According to a new report from American-Statesman, the electric automaker is said to be negotiating terms for incentives to bring a factory into Travis County: Tesla is negotiating terms of a possible incentives deal with Travis County that could bring the electric...
Tesla’s Model 3 in Long Range and Performance versions currently include a 75 kWh battery, but a new leak claims the company is testing a version with a 100 kWh battery, showing a quarter jump in size. Shared earlier this morning by “Zeus M3” (@zeus7f1), the alleged Factory Mode image was directed on reliable Tesla...