Holland Police in Michigan Opt for the Tesla Model 3
A new development in Tesla police cars has come to light, this time in Michigan. The Holland Department of Public Safety detectives are receiving a new Tesla Model 3 as its newest squad car, reports Holland Sentinel. The car will be used by the team’s detectives. The long-range Model 3 will cost the city $49,308 […]
Tesla “Has a Shot at Record Quarter” According to Elon Musk Email
One day in advance of Battery Day, and just a few short weeks before the end of Q3, Tesla is rallying to achieve what it hopes will be a record-breaking quarter. In a recent staff email, Tesla CEO Elon Musk expressed that the company may have “a shot at a record quarter” in Q3, as […]
Tesla Full Self-Driving Subscriptions Coming Soon Hints Mobile App: Rumour
It’s public knowledge Tesla plans to launch a subscription for its Full Self-Driving Autopilot add-on, but could it coming sooner rather than later? According to Reddit user Callump01 on Saturday, the latter stated, “Did some reverse engineering on the app and Tesla looks to be preparing for subscriptions?”, then shared a screenshot of what appears […]
Tesla 2020.36 Update Includes New Phone Key Disconnected Warning
If your Tesla has 2020.36 installed, a new feature now informs you when your Phone key is disconnected, warning you “Walk-Away lock unavailable”, according to the message. “Phone key disconnected – lock manually”, reads the alert, shared by a user on Reddit. The new warning for Tesla owners means they will now know if their […]
Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Resigns, ‘Will Be Cheering from Sidelines’ [Update]
Update: Nikola founder Trevor Milton has announced he has resigned, sharing a note on Twitter at 11:21pm on late Sunday evening: https://twitter.com/nikolatrevor/status/1307927801966866438 Some big news on Sunday night, if indeed true. According to Freight Waves, the site reports Nikola founder Trevor Milton has apparently resigned: Sources close to the embattled fuel cell truck manufacturer are […]
Update on Nikola’s $600 Million Coolidge Factory
Drone footage recently published on YouTube by Oneshot Creative gives us a visual account of the construction progress made on Nikola Corporation’s $600 million production facility in Coolidge, Arizona. Nikola Corp. broke ground on this project on July 23, 2020. Being built on a 430-acre chunk of land located off U.S Highway 87 on East Houser […]
Land Cleared for Transformer Substation Outside Giga Berlin
In a recent YouTube video documenting the progress made in the construction of Tesla’s Berlin Gigafactory, Giga Berlin revealed that contractors have now broken ground on an additional 5 hectares of land for a transformer substation. Construction on the Giga Berlin site, located some 20 miles south-east of central Berlin, is currently underway. Following in […]
Tesla Batteries Now Being Used to Supply Power in the U.K.
A cluster of six giant Tesla batteries was used to supply power to British households for the first time in history, reports Bloomberg. The Holes Bay energy storage project in Dorset, U.K., consists of six of Tesla’s gargantuan Megapack batteries. The cluster of Megapack batteries can store energy generated by sources of renewable energy, and […]
Tesla Brings Back Enhanced Autopilot In-App Purchase for $4,000 [Update]
Image via u/StreamKimPetras Tesla has quietly brought back Enhanced Autopilot (EAP) as an in-app purchase Autopilot Upgrade, available for $4,000 USD, targeting older models that do not the functionality. Enhanced Autopilot brings Navigate on Autopilot, Auto Lane Change, Autopark and Summon, at the cost of $4,000 in the United States, spotted on late Friday by […]
Circle K Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Coming to U.S. and Canada
After success in the electric car charging business in Norway and other parts of northern Europe, Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. is now looking to make a move on the EV charging market in North America, reports BNN Bloomberg. Headquartered in Laval, Quebec, Couche-Tard owns Circle K–a global chain of convenience stores. According to CEO Brian […]
UBS Analyst Shares Expectations for Tesla Battery Day 2020
Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting, aptly dubbed Battery Day, takes place September 22, 2020, after being pushed back due to the ongoing pandemic. While there’s rampant chatter of new entry-level models and a revolutionary million-mile battery, both may be a ways away. Patrick Hummel, analyst at the United Bank of Switzerland (UBS), detailed what we can expect to […]
Tesla Supercharger in Santa Monica Upgrade: 28 V3 Stalls Coming in 2021
Image credit: u/skaag from Reddit If you live in Santa Monica, California, the Tesla Supercharger in the city is set to get a major upgrade in 2021. According to numerous Tesla owners, the existing Supercharger at Santa Monica Place is showing a sandwich board that reads, “28 V3 stalls coming” and “Santa Monica 2021”, as […]
Giga Berlin to Use Single-Front Piece Casting of Model Y: Report
Tesla has been making some major changes to its designs recently, and the newest update comes to us from its Giga Berlin factory. As reported by Teslarati, a new manufacturing process is set to happen at Tesla’s Giga Berlin which will use a single cast for the front of the Model Y. Similar casting machines […]
Bill Gates Says Elon Musk Comparison to Steve Jobs “Gross Oversimplification”
Comparisons between Tesla CEO and entrepreneur Elon Musk, and late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs have been circulating quite a bit recently. When asked if he thought Elon Musk was the new Steve Jobs, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates told Bloomberg that the comparison was a “gross oversimplification.” Gates told the reporter, “If you know people personally, […]
25 New Electric Vehicle Chargers in Whistler, BC, Now Available
The Canadian government has announced a new $117,755 CAD ($89,360 USD) investment to launch 25 new electric vehicle chargers to Whistler, British Columbia, has come to fruition. The winter sport destination and former site of the 2010 Winter Olympics will now has EV chargers installed at public locations such as: main parking access to Whistler […]