There was a time when Elon Musk seemed to be pretty dismissive of the idea of an affordable Tesla. This was a sentiment he mentioned in his Master Plan, Part Deux, where he mused that there would probably be no need for a cheaper car after the Model 3 since the Robotaxi network should provide…
Tesla China has provided its insights following a fatal Model Y crash in Chaozhou, located in the province of Guangdong in southern China. The Model Y was filmed accelerating out of control for about two kilometers before crashing, killing two and injuring three. As could be seen in a video of the accident, the Tesla…
Tesla Inc. (TSLA) has just updated the status of its Megafactory in Lathrop, California. The video Tesla has posted on its official Twitter and Instagram account shows actual production is taking place at this factory. We reported the groundbreaking ceremony of the Tesla Megafactory in September 2021. And it took just around 1 year for the…
Tesla began rolling out the latest version of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta, V11, on November 11th, at 11:11 pm PST. For those wishing for V11 at 11:11 on 11/11, that wish may have come true. Or it will eventually, as Tesla expands the latest version over the next few weeks. The newest version only comes with two…
It’s here. Tesla has now started the rollout of FSD Beta V11. The update’s release was confirmed by CEO Elon Musk on Twitter. FSD Beta V11 is widely expected to be a substantial update for Tesla’s advanced driver-assist system, partly because Elon Musk has previously noted that V11 would adopt a single stack. This should make…
Tesla will hold a random drawing for retail shareholders who want to attend the Tesla Semi delivery event. In October, PepsiCo confirmed that it would take delivery of its Tesla Semi on December 1 at two of its facilities in California. On Friday, Tesla’s head of investor relations, Martin Viecha, tweeted that Tesla will hold a random drawing where…
Tesla is opening its EV charging connector design to the world and has invited charging network operators and vehicle manufacturers to use Tesla’s charging connector and charge port, Tesla announced in a blog post. The connector, Tesla said, is the most proven in North America and offers AC charging with up to 1 MW DC charging…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the carmaker would not ship vehicles built in China at the company’s Shanghai plant to North America. This morning, Reuters published a report citing “two people with knowledge of the planning,” indicating Tesla would ship vehicles from China to the United States and Canada to combat slowing demand in China while production…
EVgo Inc. launched a new promotional charging plan exclusively for Tesla owners, called the “Tesla Plus Promo,” allowing drivers to utilize any fast chargers in the company’s network. There is an added bonus for drivers with the CCS Combo 1 Adapter. All Tesla drivers automatically qualify for the Tesla Plus Promo plan and can sign…
The Tesla Model Y is definitely becoming more and more ubiquitous on California’s roads. This was highlighted in a new report from the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA), which showed that Tesla’s all-electric crossover stood at the top of the state’s best-selling vehicles list in the third quarter. As per the CNCDA’s report, Tesla sold…