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Ex-Tesla Employee Starts Testifying in New Racial Harassment Trial
A former Black elevator operator at Tesla’s primary California assembly plant started providing testimony in a trial on Wednesday, to establish the appropriate compensation for the severe racial harassment he allegedly endured from colleagues, reports Reuters. Owen Diaz is set to testify for approximately four hours, recounting the psychological effects of racial insults, threats, and […]
Tesla Now Resets Forward Collision Warning to Medium After Each Drive in 2023.2 [Update]
Update: It appears this change to FCW settings has been available since 2023.2 (thanks @TeslaInfoCom) and not 2023.6. Nonetheless, it is still a new change from before. We’ve updated our story below to reflect this. == Since its 2023.2 software update rollout, Tesla has introduced a change to its Forward Collision Warning system, which now […]
Tesla Teases Launch in Turkey on April 4
Tesla posted an Instagram story today with the word “Türkiye” and the mention of “4/4” suggesting April 4, followed by a side-eyes emoji and a picture of a Tesla Model 3. The post suggests Tesla plans to launch in Turkey next month. Back in December 2021, Tesla CEO Elon Musk spoke with Turkey’s president about […]
Vote Now: Help Turn the ‘Tesla Center’ Lego Idea into Reality
A new “Tesla Center” product idea has been submitted to the Lego Ideas platform, offering a creative response to the growing presence of electric vehicles on our roads, specifically Tesla vehicles. Designed to fit seamlessly within existing modular Lego sets, the create Tesla Center set allows children and adults alike the opportunity to build, explore, […]
Man Claims His Tesla App Let Him Drive Someone Else’s Car
Tesla’s mobile app apparently let an immigration consultant from Canada get into and drive someone else’s vehicle, according to a report from Global News. Vancouver, B.C., resident Rajesh Randev claims the Tesla app on his phone gave him access to and let him drive a Tesla that wasn’t his. Tesla owners can use the mobile app […]
Tesla Cybertruck to Use New ‘Ultra-Hard’ Steel, Shows Patent Application
Tesla recently filed a patent application for an “ultra-hard cold-worked steel alloy” that will likely make its way into the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s Cybertruck, according to a report from electrek. Responding to a report on the patent application from fellow publication Tesmanian, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said it was a “new metal.” New metal […]
Watch: Tesla Engineering HQ Grand Opening Event with Elon Musk [VIDEO]
Earlier on Wednesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and California Governor Gavin Newsom jointly announced the automaker’s new global engineering headquarters, located in Palo Alto. Tonight, Musk kicked off a grand opening party at the new global engineering headquarters, the original site owned by computer company Hewlett Packard. “Welcome to the grand opening of Tesla engineering […]
Tesla Cuts Price of CCS Combo Adapter by 30% Off
Tesla debuted its own CCS Combo 1 Adapter back in September 2022, priced at $250 USD. Fast forward five months later, the price of this adapter has been slashed by 30% off in the US, down to $175 USD. In Canada, prices dropped from $325 to $240 CAD (26% drop). “Expand your fast charging options […]
Tesla in Talks to Acquire Battery Metal Miner Sigma Lithium: Report
Tesla is considering making a bid to acquire Vancouver, Canada-based Sigma Lithium, a company that specializes in mining the critical electric vehicle (EV) battery metal in its name — reports Bloomberg. According to the publication’s sources, Tesla has been in talks with potential advisers about a bid for Sigma Lithium. Shares in Sigma Lithium jumped […]
Tesla to Soon Confirm Mexico as Next Plant Location, Says Minister
We’ve been hearing non-stop chatter about Tesla picking Mexico as the location of its next plant, and now we have confirmation yet again the company will soon make an announcement, according to Reuters. Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Friday, “Very soon we will have confirmation that this company, which is so important, which is […]
Tesla Responds to False Allegation it Fired Employees Behind Union Campaign
After an earlier report on Thursday that claimed Tesla had fired employees behind a union organizing effort, the electric automaker has responded in a company blog post. Tesla detailed the “facts behind the event”, which essentially says the employees let go had poor performance reviews, that were determined well before the union campaign was announced. […]
Tesla Showroom and Service Center Coming to Franklin, Tennessee
Tesla is set to open a new flagship store and service center in Franklin, Tennessee, sometime in mid-2023, according to a press release (via the Nashville Business Journal). The company will occupy a 57,447-square-foot building located on 7 acres at 300 Shingle Way, Franklin, in Williamson Country, TN. Per property deeds, the site is owned by […]
Volkswagen Won’t Cut Prices Like Tesla, Says Exec
Tesla has left Volkswagen in a tough spot on the veteran automaker’s home turf after recently dropping the prices of its Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles (EVs) by up to 16.8% in Germany. The discounts, which Tesla said were a result of “normalizing” inflation, have led to increased demand for and interest in […]
Tesla Becomes Germany’s Top-Selling EV Brand for 2022, Overtaking Volkswagen
Tesla was the top-selling battery electric vehicle (BEV) brand in Germany for 2022, unseating local automotive giant Volkswagen for the first time, according to data from the country’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) that was shared by nextmove, a German electric car rental company (via @Captn_Hype). @tesla taking pole position in Germany in BEV sales […]
Hertz and Uber to Launch Up to 25,000 EVs in Europe, from Tesla and More
Hertz and Uber announced plans to deploy as many as 25,000 electric vehicle (EV) rentals in Europe as a new expansion to its partnership, according to a press release shared on Tuesday. The EVs are set to hit much of Europe in 2025, beginning with London and shortly followed by Paris and Amsterdam. The rentals […]