Tesla has had to delay the opening of its Gigafactory Berlin significantly, and a new update shows that the company may begin exporting Model Y units from Gigafactory Shanghai to catch up with Europe’s backlog of orders for the electric SUV. The Shanghai Gigafactory will begin exporting Tesla Model Y units to Europe in the […]
Despite Tesla’s domination of the European auto market in March, April marked the beginning of a new quarter for the California-based automaker – meaning an overall slow-down in production until the quarter nears its end. In April, Volkswagen landed Europe’s first and second spots for best-selling electric vehicles (EVs), according to registration data collected by […]
Tesla and CEO Elon Musk have been known to offer ambitious timelines for the rollout of its products, with schedules changing frequently at random times. On Tuesday, @Tesla_Adri pointed out Tesla’s European Model Y configurator changed its description from “production is scheduled to start mid-2021,” to “deliveries expected end of 2021.” One person noted that […]
The range of the Tesla Model 3 has a few different options, depending on which variation of the electric sedan one buys. In a new update, however, Tesla has seemingly increased the range for European buyers of the Model 3 on its website. Tesla updated the range on its all-wheel drive Long Range Model 3 […]
After being delayed again earlier this year, Tesla’s Model 3 HW3 update is finally here, and European customers are already getting excited. Tesla is set to begin rolling out its Hardware 3.0 (HW3) retrofit for its Model 3 in Europe, according to reports from Model 3 owners in Germany (via Tesmanian; save 10% off floor […]
According to a recent tweet from @TeslaOwls citing statistics from AAA Data, the Tesla Model 3 has taken over the French electric vehicle (EV) market to become the best-selling all-electric car in the country for Q1 2020 with 5,763 units sold in the first quarter. BREAKING:Tesla Model 3 is now the best selling EV in France by […]
Tesla has hit a milestone of reaching over 6,000 Superchargers across Europe, at 600 locations and counting, according to the company on Thursday morning. 6,000+ Superchargers across Europe — at 600 locations and counting! 📸 by @EPavlic, @MinimalDuck & @_better_e pic.twitter.com/Yf36HRO9MC — Tesla (@Tesla) March 25, 2021 During Tesla’s Q4 2020 earnings, the company revealed […]
The prices of accessories listed on Tesla’s website change all the time, and in a recent change, the company has increased the price of the tow hook in some countries. As Tesla North reader @raffaeru points out, Tesla has increased the price of the Model 3 tow hook to €1,350 ($1,614 USD) in Europe. Back […]
Tesla has again delayed its Hardware 3 (HW3) retrofit for Model 3 owners in Europe. As noted by @Tesla_adri, the delay has now reached over a year. “It’s getting silly. Tesla Model 3 owners in most of Europe are still waiting for the HW3 Upgrade. it just got pushed back again. please address this @elonmusk,” said […]
Despite being a global top-seller in 2020, some experts have suggested that Tesla’s electric vehicle (EV) sales may be on the decline. Tesla’s market share in Europe plummeted last month, dropping by more than 5% year-over-year in January 2021, with just 1,619 registrations in Europe this year compared to 1,977 in 2020, according to automotive […]
Tesla released a steady stream of software updates earlier this week, with the most recent update 2021.4.6 having just rolled out on Wednesday with a number of new bug fixes. Among them was a fix for DC fast charging at third-party chargers in Europe for Model 3 owners, which stopped working for some after the […]
There appears to be an annoying bug with Tesla’s latest 2021.4.3 software update released three days ago, affecting some European Model 3 owners. According to @tesla_adri, “multiple model 3 owners reporting about problems with 2021.4.3. CCS/DC charging doesn’t seem to work with third party stations. [Superchargers] work without a problem.” Many on Twitter responded they […]
It was a rough November for Europe’s electric vehicle (EV) market, with the total market at -14% year-over-year. However, the continent’s plug-in market was up 198% from the prior November, with 166,000 plug-in registrations, making up a total of 16% of the market share, according to EV Sales Blogspot. November also saw increases in battery […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced at its 2020 Battery Day event a $25,000 USD electric vehicle would be coming in the next three years. This smaller Tesla has been imagined as a compact of sorts, and Musk himself said Giga Berlin would design and produce this new, original model. Traditional automakers such as Volkswagen and […]
After making quite a show of doing so, Tesla slashed the price of its Model S in the North American region. Not long after doing so, however, it would seem that Tesla has gone and quietly hiked up its prices for the Model 3 in Europe, according to a Reddit thread posted by /u/avirbd. The original thread […]
