Tesla’s Shanghai Megafactory Set to Begin Production Next Week: Report
Tesla’s Shanghai Megafactory is officially set to start production on February 11, 2025, following months of trial runs, according to local outlet Shanghai Securities News, reports CnEVPost. The facility, which focuses on producing Megapacks—Tesla’s massive commercial energy storage batteries—was completed in just seven months, breaking previous construction speed records. Located in Shanghai’s Lingang district, the […]
Cybertruck Now Gets $7,500 Tax Credit; Expands Lineup in Canada, Mexico
Tesla has announced that the Cybertruck now qualifies for the $7,500 U.S. federal tax credit, making the electric truck more appealing to buyers in the United States. In addition, Tesla is expanding Cybertruck availability to Canada and Mexico, bringing the highly anticipated vehicle to more markets. For Canadian buyers, pricing has been set at $114,990 […]
Tesla’s Market Share Shrinks in California as Hybrids Gain Popularity
Tesla’s grip on California’s electric vehicle market is slipping, according to a new report from the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA), shared last week. In 2024, Tesla’s new vehicle registrations dropped by 11.6%, marking the company’s fifth straight quarter of decline. In Q4 alone, registrations fell by 7.8%, while Tesla’s overall EV market share […]
Ontario Cancels Starlink Deal Over US Trade War, Musk Says ‘Oh Well’
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a major move against U.S. tariffs, banning American companies from bidding on provincial contracts until the trade measures are lifted in Canada. The decision means U.S. businesses will lose access to tens of billions in government spending, as Ontario and its agencies spend $30 billion annually on procurement, plus a […]
Tesla Insurance Offers Discount for Full Self-Driving Users
Tesla is introducing a new insurance discount for drivers who use Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in Arizona and Texas. The more you drive with FSD (Supervised) enabled, the bigger the discount on your insurance premium, with savings of up to 10% for those who use it at least 50% of the time. Tesla Insurance tracks total […]
Canada Should Slap 100% Tariff on Teslas, Says Chrystia Freeland
Former Canadian deputy Prime Minister (and Finance Minister), Chrystia Freeland, who is currently running for leader of the Liberal Party, says the country slap a 100% tariff on Tesla vehicles, if President Donald Trump proceeds with his 25% tariff on the country. Starting February 1, Trump has said Canada and Mexico will face a 25% […]
Tesla Shows Off Automatic Robo Vacuum for Robotaxi Network
Tesla has demonstrated a robotic vacuum that appears to be a concept for cleaning up dirty Robotaxis. In a short video titled, “this robot sucks”, we see a robot vacuum cleaning up a dirty Robotaxi that’s filled with crumbs, extra water bottles and even a forgotten backpack. “I wake, I clean, I live. They leave […]
New Tesla Model Y Taillight Casts Red Glow on Road at Night [VIDEO]
Tesla’s new Model Y has what the company calls the “first indirect reflective body-panel taillight of its kind.” Today in a post on X, Tesla said the “Model Y had a glow up”, along with a video showing this taillight on at night. What we didn’t know? The taillight casts a red glow on the […]
Tesla: HW3 Owners Must Upgrade for FSD—And We’re Paying
During Tesla’s Q4 earnings call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk admitted the company will have to upgrade owners with Hardware 3 (HW3) cars that bought Full Self-Driving packages. The upgrade will be required to support full FSD Unsupervised in the future, especially Robotaxis. “We’re going to have to upgrade people’s hardware 3 computer for those that […]
Tesla Reports $2.3B Q4 Profit, Prepares for AI & Robotaxi Push
Tesla closed out 2024 with record-breaking vehicle deliveries and a surge in energy storage deployments, despite facing economic pressures and rising operational costs. That’s according to its Q4 earnings report released today after the market closed. The company posted $2.3 billion in net income for Q4, contributing to a full-year profit of $7.1 billion. Earnings […]
Teslas Now Self-Drive from Factory to Shipping Docks [VIDEO]
Tesla has taken a major step toward Full Self-driving (FSD) Unsupervised. The company announced that its vehicles can now drive themselves from the production line to loading dock lanes at its Fremont factory—without any human intervention. A video shared by Tesla’s AI account on X shows multiple Teslas autonomously navigating the 1.2-mile route inside the […]
Trump Asks SpaceX to Bring Stranded Astronauts Home from ISS
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were supposed to spend just eight days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), but after Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft failed, they’ve been stuck there since June 2024. Their return has now been delayed until March 2025, extending their mission to nearly ten months due to helium leaks and propulsion […]
Newport Expands Tesla Fleet to More Departments After Police Success
After successfully integrating Teslas into its police fleet, Newport, Kentucky, is planning to add more electric vehicles (EVs) for other city departments. The move comes after the Newport Police Department saw cost savings and efficiency improvements with their new EVs. The city’s journey with EVs began in December 2023, when the police department added three […]
Tesla and BMW Sue EU Over Tariffs on Chinese-Made EVs
Tesla and BMW are taking the European Union (EU) to court over new tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs) made in China. The EU recently added extra taxes on Chinese-made EVs, with rates as high as 45%, saying China unfairly supports its car industry with subsidies. Tesla and BMW, which both make cars in China for […]
Joe Rogan’s Custom Tesla: Built by Unplugged Performance
Podcaster Joe Rogan has taken his Tesla Model S Plaid to the next level, thanks to Unplugged Performance, creating a one-of-a-kind ride that’s fast, powerful, and stylish, known as the S-APEX. The custom Tesla Model S has a wider design, that includes a 19-piece carbon fiber body kit makes the car 80mm wider, giving it […]