Along with many countries and regions, the United Kingdom is taking a serious inventory of its electric vehicle (EV) industry, in order to help honor its commitment to its self-dubbed “green industrial revolution.” The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is now inspecting the EV market and its charging infrastructure within the country, and […]

  While Tesla is certainly known for its contributions to the future world of zero-emission vehicles, it’s also known for a few, slightly more infamous reasons – one of which is the company’s terrible track record with quality control. A ruling made by a Beijing court mandates that Tesla must pay a Model S owner, […]

Tesla hacker @greentheonly on Sunday afternoon unearthed what appears to be waypoints within navigation, a highly requested feature from Tesla owners. “I think I found something. Or more than one something. It also seems to be somewhat raw still, but more substance than random references in the code,” said @greentheonly, who frequently shares accurate information related […]

Tesla is known to hide ‘Easter eggs’ within its software, little features that can make you smile when you manage to find and unlock them. The latest Tesla holiday Easter egg is your vehicle being replaced by Santa in his sleigh, which is available in the recent 2020.48.10 software update, according to an image shared […]

YouTube channel Teslair has shared yet another flyover of Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin. Filmed on Sunday, December 6, the video details the newly deforested areas, plus shows us an up close look at railway tracks that will eventually lead to the factory’s own station. Tesla recently was granted permission to cut down more trees as part […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced at its 2020 Battery Day event a $25,000 USD electric vehicle would be coming in the next three years. This smaller Tesla has been imagined as a compact of sorts, and Musk himself said Giga Berlin would design and produce this new, original model. Traditional automakers such as Volkswagen and […]

After delaying its launch yesterday, SpaceX successfully launched Falcon 9 on Sunday morning, sending its newest Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft towards the International Space Station (ISS) as part of its commercial resupply services (CRS) contract with NASA. The upgraded Cargo Dragon 2 is carrying 6,400 pounds (2,903 kilograms) of supplies and science investigations towards the […]

According to data from Supercharge and the TMC Forums, the following new Supercharger locations have opened up in the U.S. between Nov. 28 and Dec. 06: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Dec. 4, 2020 The 99 Ranch Market Shopping Centre at 5406 Walnut Avenue, Irvine, CA 8 250 kW Tesla Dec. 4, 2020 […]

Accompanied by a blog post on the matter, Tesla released a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) report for 2020 on Friday — the company’s first-ever — for its operations in the U.S. A key takeaway from the report is the fact that Tesla’s U.S. workforce is 79% male and 21% female, whereas the leadership is […]

After an unsuccessful attempt last year, DragTimes‘s Brooks was finally able to pit the Tesla Model S Performance against the Porsche Taycan Turbo S in an all-out 1/4 mile drag race on an actual drag strip, with the results showcased in a new YouTube video. Porsche’s Taycan Turbo S features two electric motors with an output of […]

According to a recently published tweet citing an official list disclosing proposed vehicle purchases from its Fleet Services Division, the town of Eden Prairie in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has purchased a brand new Tesla Model Y to its fleet of police cruisers. As part of a new pilot project, the town of Eden Prairie has purchased […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2020.48.10 software update to the fleet in the U.S., Canada, European Union and more. According to the release notes shared by NotaTeslaApp, they are the same as 2020.48.5, which added the following changes: Navigation Improvements Autosteer Stop Sign and Stop Light Warning Dynamic Brake Lights Text Messaging Improvements Unlatching Charge […]

With tax breaks of up to €9,000 for buyers and ever-tightening emission rules benefiting their manufacturers, Germany had already established itself as the biggest market for EVs in Europe. Germany is buying more electric cars than California. That's good news for Tesla. https://t.co/YNHMXp4C8l — Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) December 3, 2020 According to Business Insider, the […]

After losing an additional $4 billion USD by the end of November, Tesla short sellers have now lost a total of $35 billion USD so far this year, according to a report by CNN Business. According to analysis by S3 Partners, short investors in Tesla— those who placed bets in the market that its shares would […]

Update Dec. 5: SpaceX says “the targeted date has changed due to poor weather conditions on Sat., Dec. 5 in the recovery area.” The rescheduled launch date is 11:17 a.m. EST, Sun., Dec. 6. SpaceX is just a few hours away from launching Falcon 9 and Dragon to the International Space Station (ISS), as part […]