Elon Musk ‘Extremely Confident’ of Tesla Full Self-Driving Release in 2021
Tesla CEO Elon Musk personally accepted the 2020 Axel Springer Award today in Germany, and sat down to chat with Axel Springer CEO CEO Mathias Döpfner. One of the questions posed for Musk was regarding when Tesla would be able to release full-self driving vehicles. Musk answered to say he was “extremely confident of achieving […]
Quick Tour: 2021 Tesla Model X Performance [VIDEO]
In a video shared Tuesday by Oscar Lax, the host shares his 2021 Tesla Model X Performance as well as some of its new features as compared to prior editions of the vehicle. The video takes viewers through a quick tour of the new Model X, showing off both exterior and interior updates. The host […]
Model Y Production in China to Start in First Half of 2021 Says Tesla VP
Tesla’s highly-anticipated Model Y is currently only available in North America, though it won’t be like that for long, according to one of Tesla’s executives. Grace Tao, Vice President of Tesla China shared in an online communication event lead by Tesla that the Model Y would enter production at Giga Shanghai in the first half […]
Cybertruck Reservation Holders Asked to Lease Other Teslas to ‘Bridge the Gap’
Tesla is on a roll this year, and in the last month of 2020, it’s still pushing to reach its goals by the end of the year. Cybertruck reservation holders were able to reserve their copies of Tesla’s new truck with just a $100 USD deposit last year. Now, the company is enduring an end-of-the-year […]
Tesla Gigafactory Berlin Construction Update for Dec. 1 [VIDEO]
Progress on Tesla’s upcoming Gigafactories is coming quickly, and especially for the company’s Giga Berlin location, currently being built in Brandenburg, Germany, just outside of Berlin. In a new video uploaded Tuesday by YouTube channel Teslair, drone footage is shown breaking down new updates of Tesla’s Giga Berlin construction site, with a particular focus on […]
Tesla Delivery and Service Center Opens in Chengdu, China
While Tesla has been building factories, showrooms, delivery and service centers, and charging lots all around the globe, a new service and delivery center in the world’s biggest electric vehicle (EV) market is particularly exciting news. On Tuesday, it was reported that Tesla’s new delivery and service center location in Chengdu had held its grand […]
Ex-Tesla Employee Agrees to Pay $400,000 in Settlement for Spilling Secrets
Tesla has been a frequenter of the court system for the past few years, and this year it has settled a score with an ex-employee over leaked data. Former Tesla employee, Martin Tripp, has agreed to pay Tesla $400,000 (USD) for sharing production delay information with reporters, as reported by Bloomberg. The lawsuit, which was […]
Tesla Asks LG Chem to Double Battery Production in China: Report
According to Reuters, South Korea’s LG Chem, battery supplier for Tesla, will double its production capacity in China in 2021 to meet increased demand for electric vehicles from Elon Musk’s company. The report says LG Chem will “also ship its increased output from China as well as Korea to Tesla’s factories in Germany and the […]
Tesla Will Be Added to S&P 500 All at Once Says S&P Dow Jones Indices
The S&P Dow Jones Indices announced this afternoon Tesla will be added to the S&P 500 “at its full float-adjusted market capitalization weight effective prior to the open of trading on Monday, December 21, 2020.” Back on November 16, it was announced Tesla would be joining the S&P 500. A consultation started to receive feedback to […]
New Tesla ‘Commercial Charging’ Lets Businesses Easily Add Wall Connectors, Set Prices
Tesla has launched a new webpage highlighting Commercial Charging for apartments and other businesses. According to Tesla, its Commercial Charging offering will allow apartment owners to “modernize your amenities”, as residents can wake up to fully charged vehicles, while “Property managers will soon be able to seamlessly collect payment for energy consumed.” A Tesla Wall […]
Tesla 2020.48.5 Software Update Rolling Out: What’s New
Tesla has started rolling out its 2020.48.5 software update to its fleet, according to @Teslascope. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2020.48.5 on a Model Y AWD LR (2020) in West Virginia, United States. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/K6riSW4mbn — Teslascope (@teslascope) December 1, 2020 Just ahead of this release, hacker […]
Here’s a Map of Starlink Internet Beta Invites in Canada [PIC]
SpaceX recently expanded its Starlink beta invites to Canada, allowing Canadians to also test the satellite internet, which costs $649 CAD for the dish and $129 CAD per month for the service with unlimited data. To better track where these Starlink internet beta invites are being set out, @MFrunker created a map of points across […]
First Drives with Tesla FSD Beta 2020.44.15.4 [VIDEOS]
Last night, Tesla released its 2020.44.15.4 software update for Full Self-Driving beta testers. As expected, testers were quick to test this latest beta software and have again shared videos online. The release notes don’t include any major changes, so this update is for bug fixes and ongoing improvements to FSD. 2020.44.15.4 releases notes can be […]
New Tesla Model 3 Manual (Oct. 2020) Debuts in 2020.44 Update
Tesla has shared a new and updated North America Model 3 manual, with a publish date of October 29, 2020. This new manual is found for those running the 2020.44 update released earlier this month, as spotted by Reddit user ‘matt687’. Features from the latest 2021 Model 3 refresh are not included in the manual, […]
Tesla (TSLA) Touches All-Time High of $607 Per Share at Open
Shares of Tesla touched yet another all-time high, reaching $607.80 per share at open on Monday, hitting a milestone of surpassing $600 per share. The stock then proceeded to dip and currently sits at $581 per share as of writing, down just under a percent for the day. #Tesla just hit 600 Dollar, now worth […]