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Tesla says its customers in California can “save on Supercharging this weekend.” In a notice sent to customers, Tesla explains, “planning to travel this weekend? Avoid the rush and charge for $0.09/kWh before 9AM and after 9PM at select California Superchargers on October 31 and November 1.” “This weekend, tap the Supercharger map pin from […]

In the upcoming November 2020 issue of Car and Driver, the long-running automobile magazine has a feature story titled, “The EVs are Coming!”. Within this story, Car and Driver details the electric vehicle (EV) demand around the globe, with China’s market leading the way, at more than 50% larger than the United States in 2019. […]

In a Reddit thread in a community dedicated to Tesla’s Model Y, user /u/Pirate43 shared an interesting discovery — their freshly delivered Model Y, with a VIN number on the higher end of the 63XXX series, came fitted with double-paned glass windows. Not long after Tesla confirmed the Tesla Model 3 2021 refresh would come with double-paned laminated […]

Jeff Roberts on YouTube has been faithfully delivering aerial construction updates for Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, and he’s brought us yet another update for Oct. 17. This update is unlike any other, however — it showcases the very first structure to be erected on the 2,481 acre site. Compared to as recently as last […]

In a recently published YouTube video, @Gf4Tesla gives us another aerial view of the construction progress on Tesla’s Berlin Gigafactory as of October 16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuown0IMT2c&feature=youtu.be First of all, let’s talk about the elephant in the room — it would appear that news reports of construction at the site being stopped were absolutely false, as we […]

According to Teslarati, Tesla has successfully taken over Apple as the go-to stock for millennials to invest in. This information comes from Apex Clearing — a custody and clearing company out of Dallas, Texas. In a report the firm released for Q3 2020, Apex Clearing announced that Tesla has definitively taken over as the #1 most […]

Tesla’s official Model 3 refresh for 2020 is now officially on its website. The Model 3 is now showing with chrome delete and also new aero wheel covers and power trunk, plus new center console and auto-dimming mirrors make their return, and four new USB-C ports. Image via ‘Zoomit’ on TMC Forums The Long Range […]

As posted on Reddit, a recent Tesla software update has apparently added a new “Traffic control feature may be degraded” warning for when the front camera is blinded or its sight is otherwise blocked. The 2020.40.3 update started rolling out to Teslas earlier this week, and the update brought with it a host of new […]

After being unable to comprehensively review the Tesla Model Y upon its release due to the ongoing pandemic, the folks at MotorTrend finally got their hands on a Tesla Model Y Dual-Motor Long Range All-Wheel Drive and put it to the test. We put the 2020 @Tesla Model Y Long Range electric SUV on our test […]

Some Tesla owners have suffered from ‘phantom braking’ driving their vehicles, which essentially is the car slamming on the brakes when no danger is in sight. A quick search of the web and you’ll find various threads on Reddit and more about the issue. Now, it appears a fix for Tesla’s apparent ‘phantom braking’ issue […]

In his recently published YouTube video, Jeff Roberts documents the developments made on the construction site for Tesla’s Austin Terafactory located in southeastern Travis County. Anyone with a keen eye will be able to make out how far along construction on the facility is, with there even being noticeable changes from as recently as earlier this […]

Tesla is on the hunt for more service centres in the United States and Canada, according to the company’s President of Automotive. Jerome Guillen posted on LinkedIn Friday Tesla seeks more service centres in California, New York, Florida and also in British Columbia’s capital city, Victoria, in Canada. “Still looking for additional service center locations […]

According to a report by CBC News, cabbie Shaminder Rattan will soon be taking to the streets in what he believes to be Vancouver’s first Tesla taxi, in the province of British Columbia in Canada. Anyone booking a ride in Shaminder Rattan’s cab won’t hear him coming. That’s because the 62-year-old Yellow Cab driver has bought […]

Tesla today announced it would halve the cost of producing batteries with new its new technology, while CEO Elon Musk also revealed a $25,000 passenger is forthcoming, fully autonomous and coming in three years. During the Battery Day Q&A, Musk was asked what the $25,000 Tesla would be named, but said there was no name […]

A cluster of six giant Tesla batteries was used to supply power to British households for the first time in history, reports Bloomberg. The Holes Bay energy storage project in Dorset, U.K., consists of six of Tesla’s gargantuan Megapack batteries. The cluster of Megapack batteries can store energy generated by sources of renewable energy, and […]