Tesla recently announced that it had launched the fourth phase of its Virtual Power Plant (VPP) project in South Australia. The newest phase would welcome an additional 3,000 low-income homes into the growing network. Tesla’s VPP project in South Australia is quite ambitious, and while the initiative does not typically attract headlines like the company’s…
Tesla saw a notable decline in the 2023 Axios Harris Poll 100 reputation rankings, which assess the reputation of some of America’s most prominent brands. Tesla fell 50 spots in the recent poll, with the electric vehicle maker now standing at No. 62 out of 100 companies. Tesla was listed at No. 12 in last…
Electric vehicle owners are poking fun at Electrify America for placing its Tesla Powerpack batteries within an enclosure in its rapid charging stations. Tesla batteries are used in some of Electrify America’s stations to help during peak charging times, as per an announcement from the network in 2019. As can be seen in a video from EV…
Tesla SVP Automotive Tom Zhu has acquired an additional 339,060 TSLA shares. The update was listed in a Form 4 filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. As can be seen in the Form 4 filing, Zhu acquired 2,775 TSLA shares as an incentive stock option and 336,285 TSLA shares as a non-qualified stock…
Tesla teased the Cybertruck’s epic winter testing by showing off a photo of the vehicle treading through frozen tundra. With Cybertruck production nearing, Tesla is continuing to show off what the final product might look like in several looks through both candid shots taken by lucky onlookers and exclusive photos shared by the company. Testing for…
Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation for the United States, continued his skepticism over Tesla Autopilot on Tuesday after indicating there is a concern with the technology’s interaction with the driver. Buttigieg has been critical of Tesla Autopilot in the past but has recognized the automaker as the leader in EVs, which has been a challenge for other prominent…
Tesla has officially added China-built Model 3 and Model Y vehicles to its inventory in Canada, confirming the automaker has shipped vehicles from Shanghai to the country to handle demand. Tesla was rumoredly preparing to ship Made-in-Shanghai Model 3 and Model Y units to Canada, according to a report from Reuters. While CEO Elon Musk denied Tesla…
Uber and Waymo have partnered up in a new push to expand autonomous ride-sharing and deliveries in Phoenix, Arizona, later this year. Waymo and Uber entered a new multi-year strategic partnership, announced today, that will make Waymo Driver available to more people using Uber’s platform. Uber users can utilize the Uber and Uber Eats apps…
Reports from Tesla owners online suggest that the electric vehicle maker has resumed the rollout of Full Self-Driving Beta (FSD Beta) to new testers. The release of the advanced driver assist system had previously been paused for new users following an FSD Beta-related recall from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The NHTSA recall…
The trio of abandoned Tesla Roadsters from 2008 have reached a massive bid of $750,000 with just four bidding days left, and there is no indication that these vehicles even operate. In early May, Gruber Motors reached out to Teslarati to tell us they had learned about three original Roadsters that had been sitting in untouched sea…