Image via u/Aranfiy Tesla has started sending out in-app messages urging California owners to charge at off-peak hours, to help alleviate stress on the state’s grid due to the ongoing heat wave. “The current heat wave is expected to stress California’s grid this weekend. Use the Scheduled Departure setting to ensure your vehicle is charged […]
The San Luis Obispo County in California has installed two new Tesla backup battery systems at key public buildings — reports the New Times San Luis Obispo. SLO County has been suffering from more frequent and prolonged power outages as stress on the local energy grid grows. This is especially true during the summer months. […]
Tesla’s first California Virtual Power Plant event on Wednesday had thousands of homes providing electricity to the grid across the state Tesla and PG&E had 2,342 fleet homes actively using the Virtual Power Plant program in Northern California on Wednesday, as shown in a screenshot of the mobile app during the first power event on […]
With over 1,500 California Tesla Powerwall users already enrolled in the company’s Virtual Power Plant program as of May, the joint program with PG&E is beginning to roll out some of its first power-sharing events. Some Tesla Virtual Power Plant customers in California are beginning to receive notifications for their first power plant events, as […]
The Tesla Owners California Takeover took place on August 6, 2022, at the fields at Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, California. This is by far the largest Tesla event in the United States and possibly worldwide. The event had 50 exhibitor booths, an area for kids, plus talks from Tesla influencers. The event organizers […]
As electric vehicles (EVs) increase in market share throughout much of the world, one state has helped lead the push into mainstream EV adoption — and its most recent sales numbers are something worth writing home about. The state of California released details on zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) on the road last week, and the data […]
Tesla and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) on Thursday announced that more than 1,500 Powerwall owners have already enrolled in their joint pilot program to create a massive virtual power plant (VPP) in California. VPP resources are in customers’ homes or at their businesses (“behind-the-meter”) in the form of, but not limited to, smart […]
Electric vehicle sales continue to surge in the United States and beyond, amid rising gas prices. Yet automakers are unable to keep up with demand given recent chip shortages and supply chain headwinds. According to monthly vehicle registration data from S&P Global Mobility (formerly IHS Market), Tesla is dominating EV registrations in the United States. Axios […]
Tesla is again offering free Supercharging at select locations for the upcoming Fourth of July holiday weekend. “Avoid the rush this Fourth of July holiday and charge for free during off-peak hours at Superchargers along select travel routes in the United States,” says Tesla. The free off-peak Supercharging takes place from Friday, July 1 to […]
Tesla is asking Powerwall owners in California to join the ‘Tesla Virtual Power Plant’, an Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP) pilot offered by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). Participants joining to support the grid will earn $2/kWh “for every additional kWh your Powerwall delivers during an event.” Tesla says “addjust your Backup Reserve to set […]
According to @MarcoRPTesla, a sleuth of upcoming Supercharger locations, Tesla has officially filed plans for a drive-in movie theater and two-storey diner at a Supercharger station in West Hollywood, California. This just in: Tesla has officially filed plans for the Hollywood Diner and Drive-In Theater at 7001 Santa Monica Boulevard!!! (H/T @benh57) pic.twitter.com/jVE4xlxn53 — Supercharger […]
As Tesla continues to expand its retail presence for its customers, construction on a new California showroom is expected to begin in the coming months for the automaker. Tesla is planning to open a new store and service center in San Luis Obispo, California, after the project was given the green light earlier this week, […]
Tesla is months into building a 100-stall Supercharger, the electric vehicle (EV) pioneer’s largest U.S. installation yet, in the Mojave Desert — reports the Daily Press (via Teslarati) The massive Supercharger station is being constructed on roughly four acres of desert near The Outlets at Barstow open-air retail mall in Barstow, California, a town located […]
The California Auto Outlook, which shares detailed information about the state’s vehicle market, recently released its May 2022 issue covering the first quarter. Tesla's Model Y and Model 3 were the two best-selling vehicles in California in Q1. Not just electric vehicles, ANY vehicle. @elonmusk $TSLA 1. Tesla Model Y – 21,8122. Tesla Model 3 […]
Tesla has just raised Supercharging fees in the state of California by up to 20%, according to owners sharing the changes on Reddit. Charging your electric vehicle (EV) at a Tesla Supercharger in California during peak hours will now cost $0.58 USD per kWh instead of $0.48 USD per kWh, while off-peak Supercharging (which is […]
