The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a Tesla patent, dated February 22, 2022, for a Class 8 truck. According to the abstract, Tesla’s latest patent is for an Automatic Tire Inflation System (ATIS). Proper tire inflation pressure is essential when operating a commercial vehicle as it can affect fuel efficiency and increase tire…
Tesla has been hit with a $1.27 million subrogation claim filed by State Farm related to a house fire that heavily damaged a home in Carmel, Indiana in 2020. State Farm claims that a “defect in design or manufacture” of the couple’s 2016 Tesla Model S started the fire, and is seeking the $1.27 million…
Tesla and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) settled the electric automaker’s Clean Air Act violation from April 2021. Tesla will pay a $275,000 penalty. The EPA announced the terms of the settlement earlier today. In April 2021, Tesla was accused by the EPA of violating the federal Clean Air Act regulations known as National Emission…
AT&T will officially shut down its 3G network today, completing a phase-out of the near-obsolete connectivity as newer, high-speed options are now available. If you own a Model S vehicle built before June 2015, your car may be affected. AT&T planned to shut down its 3G network as LTE, 4G, and 5G networks offer customers faster…
Tesla’s Plaid series seem to be created for one thing. They exist to highlight the idea that electric cars are superior to internal combustion vehicles, full stop. Among cars that are straight out of the factory, the Model S Plaid is near-untouchable save for million-dollar hypercars like the Rimac Nevera. And as per recent tests…
Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin is raring to go, with the facility producing preproduction Model Ys over the past weeks. With the massive factory still awaiting its final approval, some of Giga Berlin’s critics have reiterated concerns about the electric vehicle factory’s water consumption. Elon Musk has been asked about Giga Berlin’s water consumption in the past….
The Tesla Model Y has captured Cars.com’s “Best Electric Vehicle of 2022” award, beating out several worthy competitors to be named the best EV of the year. The Model Y is Tesla’s newest addition to its purchasable fleet of vehicles, and the first all-electric crossover to come out of the Fremont factory in Northern California. Tesla developed…
During the fourth quarter and full-year 2021 earnings call, Elon Musk mentioned that Tesla would start delivering Model Ys equipped with structural battery packs as soon as the vehicle’s final certification is complete. Recent flyovers of Giga Texas suggest that work is now underway to build production Model Ys equipped with 4680 battery cells, and…
Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has initiated an investigation on American electric vehicle maker Tesla and its driver-assist system. The investigation centers around Tesla’s Automatic Lane Change feature, which is available as part of the company’s Enhanced Autopilot and Full Self-Driving suite. Citing a spokesperson from the KBA, German news outlet Bild am Sonntag noted on…
There was a time when the Porsche Taycan Turbo S was considered extremely quick. Being one of the few cars that could beat the Tesla Model S P100D with Ludicrous Mode in the drag strip, the Taycan was the car that proved that veteran carmakers should not be ignored in the electric vehicle race. It’s…