Tesla has filed a lawsuit against Chinese media outlet, PingWest, over recent articles painting the electric vehicle maker’s Shanghai Gigafactory as a ‘sweatshop’. According to the Chinese Communist Party-controlled publication, Global Times, PingWest acknowledged it received a letter of indictment from Tesla: According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Beijing PingWest Interact Technology […]
It appears Tesla may be starting to send Shanghai-made Model 3 builds to overseas markets, based on changes to the company’s online configurator for various markets, according to EV-HQ. Tesla’s website for Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Germany and more are showing an increased range of 508km (up from 490km), suggesting these builds are […]
Following earlier reports of Gigafactory Shanghai-made 2021 Model Y deliveries going out sometime this month, sources close to the matter say Tesla is all set to start delivering this Monday, January 18, reports Tesmanian (save 10% off mats with coupon code TESLANORTH10). Source: Tesla Giga Shanghai-Made Model Y to Start Delivery in China this coming […]
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) company Xpeng, has officially unveiled the beta version of its NGP (Navigation Guided Pilot) highway autonomous driving solution. The NGP was tested with over 100 journalists in road tests this week in Guangzhou, China, and said it plans to launch its NGP to its XPeng P7 customers in the country “in the […]
Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, is pumping out an insane number of Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, according to the latest drone flyover of the site, shared by Wu Wa on YouTube. The highlight of this 16-minute flyover, is the right-hand drive build of numerous Tesla Model 3 cars, which are rumoured to be […]
Image via Bloomberg Bloomberg Businessweek has a lengthy profile detailing “Tesla’s unprecedented success in China”, which has also made Elon Musk the world’s richest man. Below is an excerpt: In its first week after resuming production, with Toyota Motor Corp., Volkswagen AG, and other foreign carmakers still unable to fully reopen, Tesla Shanghai made about 1,000 cars. By March […]
Tesla’s Model Y launched sales in China on New Year’s day, and the first orders are set to be delivered later in January. According to Tesla China’s Vice-President, Grace Tao, she announced on Wednesday the first Model Y deliveries are indeed set for later this month (via @42how_). According to Grace Tao, VP of #Tesla […]
Tesla’s no stranger to setting records, and a recent record for December 2020 shows how successful the company really is. In December 2020, Tesla registered 23,804 Model 3s in China, according to numbers shared by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) and as reported by Tesmanian (save 10% off mats with coupon code TESLANORTH10). This […]
Tesla has done a lot of work the past several years to improve its charging infrastructure across the world. While it still has a long way to go before the charging network allows electric vehicles (EVs) to be the norm, the company has also reached a major milestone in China, which shows the sheer amount […]
Tesla has been expanding its operations around the world as of late, and to do so, it will need to expand its employee base too. On Sunday, Reuters reported that Tesla is currently searching for a design director in China, according to sources familiar with the matter who remained anonymous. The hire will be a […]
Sharing a picture of a packed Tesla sales center in Shanghai on social media, a local Tesla sales representative revealed that a Model Y ordered today in Greater China will be delivered sometime in May, adding up to a 4-month long waitlist for the electric vehicle (via @ray4tesla). “Model Y ordered now gets delivered in […]
At the NIO Day 2020 event for shareholders and consumers held earlier today, Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker NIO launched its first all-electric sedan — the NIO ET7. The vehicle is equipped with a dual-motor system configured for all-wheel-drive, capable of a maximum power output of 480 kW and a peak torque of 850 Nm. […]
Companies around the world are trying to get their feet wet with the zero emissions vehicle craze, and now’s certainly the time, if there ever was one. Baidu, China’s leading search engine company, has begun talks of creating a company to produce its own smart electric vehicles (EVs), according to Reuters. The company will manufacture […]
China makes up the world’s largest auto market, so what’s happening in the country with vehicle manufacturers will influence what happens in the world’s transition to zero-emission vehicles. On Wednesday, it was reported that automaker BYD is outselling most of China’s other electric vehicle (EV) startups, in spite of a nearly 11% decrease in the […]
We heard about heavy demand in China for the Tesla Model Y, and now it’s definitely real. According to Tesla’s website, Model Y deliveries are now indicating sometime in Q2 of 2021. This would mean someone ordering today won’t get their Model Y in China until April, May or June of this year, according to […]
