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 […]
According to new data from electric vehicle advocacy group Veloz (via Green Car Reports), Tesla accounted for 78% of the 67,118 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sold in California, the largest automotive market in the U.S., during the first quarter of this year. Tesla’s Model 3 was the best-selling plug-in vehicle (including both BEVs and plug-in […]
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has been working with Tesla to improve energy storage in California for the past few years, and now one of its projects has come to fruition. The Tesla Megapack at PG&E’s Moss Landing Monterey Bay, California utility site is now operational, according to the electric utility. This is one of […]
Tesla has updated its off-peak Supercharging hours in California, starting today April 12, 2022. According to an email sent out by the automaker (via Reddit) on Tuesday, it explains “off-peak hours will change at California Supercharging locations. Charge for less at select Superchargers before 11AM and after 9PM.” Previously, off-peak hours were set to begin […]
Tesla’s insurance policies in California are getting Safety Scores, though the company says they are “for educational purposes” and won’t affect insurance premiums, according to a screenshot from a user shared on Thursday (via Reddit). The page calls the feature a beta for California users, and it also says that users can opt out of […]
Tesla’s recent price hikes have caused the automaker to price out of California’s rebate program, the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, according to Forbes. The program offers rebates of up to $2,000 for qualifying electric vehicle (EV) purchases, and it can be applied to models costing up to $45,000 or $60,000 if they’re crossover vehicles. Due […]
A prototype of Tesla’s highly-anticipated Cybertruck may be headed to an upcoming Tesla owners meetup, according to a pair of vague tweets made by the automaker’s head. With tickets now available on Eventbrite for the Tesla Silicon Valley Club’s California Tesla Takeover Event, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has responded to a thread about the event, […]
Tesla’s Model Y compact crossover SUV is seeing sales surge in its home state of California, reports CNBC’s Squawk Box. Based on data from the California New Car Dealers Association, the Model Y dominated in 2021 car sales, surging to the number two spot, beating the Honda Civic and just trailing slightly behind leader the […]
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) is planning to file a lawsuit against Tesla, claiming the automaker has an issue with systematic racial discrimination and harassment, according to a post on Tesla’s website. The page, which features the header “The DFEH’s Misguided Lawsuit,” details the three-year DFEH investigation into Tesla’s workplace practices, […]
Tesla’s newest Superchargers are constantly being added, but this week fans are praising the automaker for how quickly it restored a Supercharger station following an incident with cable thieves. Tesla’s Oakhurst, California Supercharger station (8 stalls; up to 250kW) is back up and running just days after each stall had its cables cut, according to […]
Tesla has updated its Supercharger map for 2022, now outlining new locations coming soon in the United States, Canada and beyond, as spotted by @MarcoRPTesla on Wednesday. If you navigate over to this page on Tesla’s website, you can see “coming soon” locations that have either been removed or added, compared to yesterday. Tesla’s Supercharger […]
California is lowering its MSRP limit and income cap for EV subsidies, which offers $2,000 USD for EVs and $1,500 for plugin hybrids, according to Green Car Reports. The state has lowered its max MSRP limit for eligible EVs to $45,000 from $60,000 for passenger cars. California’s MSRP limit on trucks and SUVs will remain […]
Alphabet-owned autonomous driving company Waymo filed a lawsuit against California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to prevent certain car crash data from being made public, according to a filing made in Sacramento County Superior Court dated January 21, as reported by The Los Angeles Times (via The Verge). The data in question includes what the […]
Tesla’s Fremont factory is officially the most productive auto factory in North America, as measured by average weekly output by year, according to Bloomberg. The Fremont Tesla factory outranked over 70 other North American car production facilities, producing an average of 8,550 cars per week throughout last year. The closest contenders to the figure include […]
