Kevin Chau (@kchau), who makes a hobby of scouring service manuals and related documentation to find interesting information, recently found that the front and rear castings, among other things, of Tesla’s new Model Y design with 4680 cells and a structural battery pack are highly repairable (and can even be replaced). The new structural battery […]
Tesla on Saturday filed for a voluntary recall of more than 321,000 Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles (EVs) with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for a potential glitch with taillights that could cause them to not light up properly — reports Fox Business. On Friday, the all-electric automaker also issued […]
Homeowners represented by Barfoot & Thompson in New Zealand are offering a “brand new Tesla and brand new home,” in an effort to sell the home in southeast Auckland, to differentiate the property from 120 other new builds in the market. Real estate agent Kapil Rana said the Tesla hasn’t yet been purchased, but the […]
Tesla has cut its delivery times in China, with its Model 3 and Y units now delivering in as little as one week, according to a report from CnEVPost. All of its trim options for both the automaker’s entry-level sedan and SUV now have delivery estimates ranging from one to five weeks, as spotted on […]
Some of Tesla’s first production Model Y units in the new ‘Quicksilver’ paint option have been spotted outside Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg in a recent 4K drone flyover of the facility that was shared on YouTube by the_wolfpack_berlin. Quicksilver is one of the two new paint colors Tesla launched last month for Berlin-built Model Ys. It is […]
After reports surfaced of Tesla preparing to launch a Standard Range All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) Model Y trim for the U.S. market, a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval shows the company is finally set to debut the new trim option for 2023. Tesla is getting ready to launch a new Model Y trim option for 2023, […]
Tesla reached 13.5 percent market share in battery-electric vehicle (BEV) registrations in Germany between January and October this year, according to data from the KBA (via @Berlinergy). The U.S. automaker had 41,643 registrations in Germany during the 10-month period, followed by other top five OEMs Volkswagen, Hyundai, Audi and Fiat. German automaker Volkswagen was relatively […]
Drone pilot @Jeff Roberts spotted a newly built Tesla Model Y at Giga Texas in a photo shared this week, which @Joe Tegtmeyer noted was one of the first Texas-built Model Y units with a white interior, pointing out the Midnight Silver Metallic on the trailer. The gray Model Y was seen on a truck […]
New data from London-based Jato Dynamics says Tesla’s Model Y was the best-selling car in Europe for the month of September, out of electric and gas vehicles, reports Reuters. This is the first time the Model Y was the best-selling car in Europe, says Jato, with 29,367 Model Y SUVs registered in September, up 227% […]
To kick off this week, Tesla cut the prices of its Model 3 and Model Y in China, allowing eligible vehicles to qualify for government subsidies. The company also offered a free paint colour for the Model Y RWD, with Midnight Silver Metallic becoming a free upgrade when buying a car on Tesla’s website. This, […]
Tesla has shared new video tutorials for Model 3 and Model Y owners, covering categories such as Essentials, Charging, Physical Controls, Touchscreen, Autopilot, Software and Support. These new video tutorials are very helpful for new Model 3 and Model Y owners driving Tesla vehicles for the first time. Tesla shows you how to set up […]
Tesla has announced a price drop for the Model 3 and Model Y in Mainland China. According to Tesla on Weibo, the company said (via Google Translate), “From now on, the price of Model 3 and Model Y sold by Tesla in mainland China will be adjusted. After the adjustment, the starting price of the […]
Years ago, Tesla’s Elon Musk claimed Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg would have the “world’s most advanced paint shop,” and now some customers are gaining the option for free paint upgrades from the facility. Tesla is offering free paint upgrades for customers in Germany, according to emails to customers receiving their vehicles from Giga Berlin and a dedicated […]
Last week, it was discovered that Tesla had started upgrading the cameras on its vehicles, specifically seen on a 2023 Model 3 without ultrasonic sensors in the front and rear bumpers. New side repeater cameras were seen, along with a slightly modified B-Pillar camera as well. Many suspect these camera upgrades are the next step […]
Despite disappointing revenue and sales numbers from Tesla in the third quarter, the automaker’s electric SUV is climbing sales leaderboards — and surpassing some surprising model names on the way up. Although Tesla doesn’t report specific sales numbers for its different models, Bloomberg’s research arm estimates that the automaker sold roughly 200,000 Model Y units […]
