Tesla’s lead in the global all-electric vehicle sales market may be growing, but GM CEO Mary Barra believes that her company can still top the segment. Despite selling less than 10% of the electric cars that Tesla sold last year, Barra stated that GM can still sell more EVs in the United States than Tesla…
Tesla has added a self-diagnostic feature to its Smartphone App that will help owners determine if their car is in need of service. The new feature will likely bring painless service requests for owners and could result in a more streamlined Service experience, something the automaker has admittedly struggled with. Most drivers can tell when…
Tesla had a very challenging second quarter in China. Gigafactory Shanghai was forced to halt vehicle production as the city entered a strict Covid-19 lockdown, and even when the facility reopened, it was only allowed to deploy one shift of workers in a closed-loop system. So notable were Tesla China’s challenges that in April —…
Yet another one of Tesla’s battery suppliers seems to be planning on building a plant in North America. As per recent reports, China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd.(CATL) is considering two locations for a potential battery manufacturing facility in Mexico. CATL is the world’s largest maker of electric vehicle batteries, with the company controlling over…
It appears that Tesla’s internal beta of FSD Beta 10.13 was successful, as reports recently emerged that the highly-anticipated iteration of the advanced driver-assist system has started rolling out to consumer vehicles. A good portion of the update’s release notes has also been shared online. As former Tesla AI Director Andrej Karpathy announced his departure…
Elon Musk announced that Tesla is working on Steam integration and will probably demo it next month. Tesla Arcade is about to get more interesting with Steam integration. The automaker’s video game platform already offers a diverse collection of games like Bethesda’s Fallout Shelter and simulation RPG Stardew Valley by Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone. Valve’s digital video game distribution service,…
Tesla’s virtual power plant (VPP) beta with Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) now has 1,763 homes in the fleet so far. This is up from 1,262 less than two weeks ago, Tesla enthusiast, Sawyer Merrit tweeted. In his tweet, Sawyer included a screenshot provided by Rick Davis, https://twitter.com/RickDavisSF/status/1548338821120401410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1548338821120401410%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.teslarati.com%2Fteslas-vpp-beta-pge-1763-homes%2F TRACK THE VPP FLEET GROWTH IN REAL-TIME…
Tesla’s Gigafactory in Nevada is set to receive a Class I air quality permit. Despite the allowance for an increase in emissions, Tesla’s focused on reducing its carbon footprint. One example of this is by covering the roof with solar panels. In its 2021 Impact Report, Tesla said that it had installed solar panels with a capacity…
Tesla is holding an in-person Tech Talk event in the Bay Area. The announcement comes in the form of a post on LinkedIn. According to the post, Tesla’s Bay Area Service Team is formally inviting attendees and guests to attend the Tech Talk. Here, Tesla will unveil its most advanced EV technology. Tesla’s Service Leadership Team will…
Tesla China shared a video of a journey to Mount Qomolangma (Mount Everest) in made-in-China Tesla vehicles. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth. Trensen Chongqing, China Bridge Designer Travel Vlogger was able to successfully undertake this incredible journey even when his friends and family told him that it was impossible. The Qomolangma National…