Tesla is already making revisions to the newest version of its flagship sedan, the Model S. Eyewitnesses have spotted a ‘Refreshed’ version of the 2022 Model S Plaid, which was just redesigned in late 2020 and early 2021, to include a new taillight design and a revised charging door that is similar to that of…
Tesla has started rolling out its Active Road Noise Reduction feature for the new Model S and Model X. The function allows the cabin to be quieter when the vehicle is driving over rough surfaces. The feature was introduced as part of software update 2021.44.5. The following are the feature’s Release Notes: “Your vehicle now has…
The New York Police Department (NYPD) is currently looking to acquire as many as 250 Model 3 sedans from Tesla. The proposed purchase, which is expected to cost about $12.4 million, would allow Tesla to extend its reach into the United States’ largest police force. Information about the proposed purchase was initially shared by Bloomberg News,…
Elon Musk may be paying an estimated $15 billion in taxes this year due to his massive sale of part of his TSLA holdings, but his contributions to the US government may end up supporting the fossil fuel industry. Considering that Tesla exists to help accelerate the world’s transition away from fossil fuels, one could…
Tesla China announced that it would release a series of videos providing a sneak peek into Giga Shanghai’s operations. The first video in the series shares information about Tesla China’s cost management strategy. GIGA SHANGHAI’S LAYOUT The first factor in Tesla China’s cost control strategy is Giga Shanghai’s layout. The stamping, welding, painting, and assembly…
Tesla will partner with SEGA, a Japanese gaming and entertainment company, to bring the newest addition to the Tesla Arcade: Sonic the Hedgehog. The 1991 video game will be the most recent to join the Tesla Arcade — an in-car gaming platform that features titles such as 2048, Asteroids, Centipede, Super Breakout, Lunar Lander, Missile…
Tesla is communicating to customers who have ordered now-discontinued variants of vehicles that it will not honor retroactive pricing of the Full Self-Driving suite to when they reserved their vehicle. In February, Teslarati reported that Tesla would not produce the Model Y Long Range Rear-Wheel-Drive variant. CEO Elon Musk later stated that the reason was that Tesla has “too…
Tesla’s Model 3 all-electric sedan captured Edmunds‘ Electric Vehicle of 2022, while the Rivian R1T won the publication’s Editors’ Choice award. The Model 3 has captured the EV award for the third time, outlasting the numerous EVs that have entered the market recently, including the Lucid Air Dream Edition and Ford Mustang Mach-E. While the EV…
A fleet of 37 Tesla Model 3 all-electric sedans has been dispelled from French taxi company G7’s operational vehicles. G7, a Paris-based taxi servicer, has stated that it has removed each of its Model 3 units from its operational taxi fleet, despite there being any evidence of technical problems in the vehicle, nor have any…
Mad Money host Jim Cramer has spoken out in defense of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving and Autopilot programs, both of which are designed to eventually make driving safer by allowing vehicles to take over more and more of a human driver’s tasks. According to Cramer, such technologies have the potential to save lives since the toll of…