Tesla has been widely recognized as the world’s leader in electric vehicles, and in EV-heavy Norway, where gas cars are nearly defunct, the automaker is dominating. A report from the New York Times earlier this week recognized Norway’s explicit focus on transitioning away from ICE vehicles and instead transitioning more people toward EVs. The country has been a…
Tesla is currently facing a new race-based discrimination lawsuit, this time from a former human resources manager at the Fremont Factory. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court in San Francisco. The plaintiff in the case, 47-year-old Karen Draper, is claiming that she was terminated for refusing to unlawfully fire a Latina employee…
Tesla has received a public letter from a group of U.S. Senators asking the company to alter its policy regarding forced arbitration. Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, are no strangers to receiving public letters from the United States Senate. Senators, notably Richard Blumenthal and Elizabeth Warren, have often raised concerns regarding the company’s policies and tactics. Now,…
A few months ago, Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen said Tesla does not have a “pencils down” approach with the Cybertruck design. If anything indicates this, it was last evening’s most recent sightings of the Cybertruck, which featured the first looks at potential accessories and one of the cleanest prototypes we have seen yet.…
A Tesla Police Fleet consisting of 20 cars, 10 Model Ys and 10 Model 3s, has taken over the South Pasadena Police Department, and Unplugged Performance has been tasked with replacing the force’s vehicles. Unplugged Performance worked with the South Pasadena Police Department to completely revolutionize its fleet, removing all internal combustion engine vehicles from…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has noted in the past that he believes the Model Y has the potential to become the world’s best-selling car. The Model Y did not achieve this feat last year, but it definitely came close, according to recent data shared by JATO Dynamics. Per JATO Dynamics’ data, the Tesla Model Y sold…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has noted that the electric vehicle maker will be rolling out a free month trial of FSD for the company’s cars in North America. The program will be extended globally, at least once FSD is approved by regulators in specific countries. Musk shared his recent comments in a post on Twitter.…
Tesla has started delivering its first Model Y vehicles in Turkey, the company confirmed today. The all-electric Model Y, which has quickly become Tesla’s best-selling vehicle, finally made it to Turkey today. https://twitter.com/teslaeurope/status/1655621473707470849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1655621473707470849%7Ctwgr%5E733b6cf58af1643ec9af41ab0d53cc2e1b04fcf9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.teslarati.com%2Ftesla-model-y-turkey-first-deliveries%2F The first deliveries come over a year after Tesla had planned to release all four cars in Turkey in 2022. Last year,…
Drone imagery of the upcoming Tesla lithium refinery just outside Corpus Christi, Texas, shows the facility is already coming together. With battery-grade lithium quickly becoming the supply bottleneck of the automotive industry, Tesla has decided to enter the market by establishing its own lithium refinery in Southern Texas. Now, ahead of the groundbreaking ceremony later today,…
Tesla is aiming to improve vehicle safety with a new Crash Test Lab facility in Texas. Tesla is building a new Crash Test Lab in Austin that will help with passive vehicle safety, which has always been a strong suit for the automaker. As spotted by Electrek, the factory will be located in Austin and could replace…