🏗️ The Tesla Shanghai Megafactory, breaking ground in May 2024, is on course to complete construction by the end of 2024, a swift seven-month timeline. 🚗 It will be Tesla’s first energy storage facility outside the U.S., expected to begin Megapack production in Q1 2025. 🔋 The factory aims to produce up to 10,000 Megapacks…
🏆 Tesla announced Q4 Supercharger voting winners, with top sites now marked on Tesla’s Find Us page. 🇵🇱 The top-voted Supercharger site for Q4 is located in Warsaw, Poland. 🇺🇸 U.S. winners include locations in Arkansas, Florida, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Wyoming. 🍁 Canadian winning locations include British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and…
🚗 Tesla and other companies are intensively working on self-driving technologies and ride-hailing platforms for 2025. 🤖 President-elect Donald Trump plans to accelerate the self-driving vehicle industry by minimizing regulations and creating a federal framework. 🔧 Elon Musk is set to influence the Department of Government Efficiency, potentially benefiting Tesla’s developments in autonomous tech. 📊…
🚗 More sightings of the Tesla Model Y “Juniper” prototype have been reported in California, with the vehicle featuring heavily camouflaged front and rear ends. 🇨🇳 Tesla China is gearing up to start production of the upgraded Model Y in January 2025, similar to the Model 3 Highland upgrade. 👥 Speculation includes a six-seat version…
🚗 Tesla has launched a unique charging solution using grid-scale energy storage units for heavily traveled U.S. highway corridors. 📍 The new solution involves four Megapack Chargers deployed in Bakersfield, Primm, El Centro, and Cambridge. ⚡ The mobile chargers, part of the solution, offer up to 150kW charging speeds. 🧩 Tesla’s prefabricated Supercharger units streamline…
🚗 Tesla’s holiday update includes a highly-anticipated FSD Supervised update for AI4 vehicles. 🔄 The update version 2024.45.25.5 first rolls out to FSD Supervised users and is expected to reach more users soon. 🤖 Tesla AI Vice President Ashok Elluswamy announced a “much-updated” version for AI3 users by year’s end. 🎉 Holiday update features include…
🚐 Illinois has been granted nearly $20 million to transition to electric school buses through President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. 🔌 The Illinois State Board of Education will use the funding to purchase 70 electric school buses and construct additional EV charging infrastructure. 👷 The funding will also support workforce training and the hiring of…
🚗 The NHTSA has proposed a framework for reporting and transparency on self-driving vehicles, aiming to boost public trust and quicken deployment. 📜 The proposed program, AV STEP, focuses on providing a national framework for the responsible development of automated driving systems. 🔍 AV STEP would increase the amount of publicly available information and data…
🌞 Tesla’s Megapack systems will support a new solar energy project in Chile, showcasing their role in renewable energy initiatives. 🇨🇱 Chilean energy firm Colbún plans to install over 200 Megapacks as part of the 228 MW/912 MWh Celda Solar project. 💰 The Celda Solar project is estimated to cost around $260 million and will…
🚗 Tesla is recalling 694,304 vehicles in the US due to a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) issue. ⚠️ The TPMS warning light may not stay illuminated, potentially leading to improperly inflated tires and increased crash risk. 📱 The issue affects Tesla’s Model 3, Model Y, and Cybertruck vehicles, and will be fixed via software…