According to Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa, Tesla will build its presence in India with a production facility in Karnataka, a state located in the country’s southwestern region. It has been widely speculated that the next international production plant for Tesla will be built in India. Indian fans of the electric car manufacturer have been…
EVgo is extending its network to Tesla drivers to help them charge at more EVgo stations across the country. The company is upgrading hundreds of its charging stations with integrated Tesla connectors to further its scope as the only 100% renewable electricity-powered EV charging network capable of charging all three fast-charging standards. These standards are…
Tesla’s innovative electromagnetic wiper concept for the next-gen Roadster has been approved by the United States Patent Office, records show. U.S. Patent Office records show that the “electromagnetic windshield wiper design system” submitted by Tesla on March 5th, 2018, patent number 10,889,267, has been approved. About a year later, on September 5th, 2019, Tesla released…
Tesla’s “Refreshed” version of the Model Y crossover is hitting U.S. showrooms. The all-electric crossover 2021 edition is fitted with many of the same features as the “Refresh” Model 3 that was rolled out last year. The new-and-improved interior arrived at U.S. showrooms after original updates were spotted in China. Tesla’s Giga Shanghai facility in…
Tesla appears to be working on some improvements to its Solar Roof tiles that may allow the company to release new variants of the solar flagship product. In a recently published patent, these future solar roof enhancements were explored extensively which outlined how the electric car and energy company plans to roll out tiles with…
Are Tesla’s factories mission-critical to success? Yes. Factories are as much a tangible Tesla product as the cars that we drive or Powerwalls we use. As Elon Musk says, “the machine that builds the machine” serves an important role in Tesla’s future. Without the rapid construction of Tesla’s factories, the company wouldn’t be able to accelerate electrification of…
The 2021.04.05 Software Update was officially rolled out by Tesla China celebrating Chinese New Year. “The Year of the Ox” update includes new features such as TikTok, sing-a-long capabilities of QQ Music Lyrics, and improved functionality for voice recognition. Chinese New Year has officially begun on Friday, February 12th in China, marking the beginning of…
Tesla introduced a steering wheel that looked a bit cut off in the recently refreshed Model S and Model X, and it has many questioning if it’s even legal. Motor Biscuit noted that the NHTSA does not know whether or not it is legal, but what we do understand is that if there are no…
Thanks to a bill from the Biden administration, another 400,000 Teslas sold in the United States are poised to obtain a tax credit worth $7,000. A variety of initiatives aimed at promoting sustainable technology are included in the bill, called the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act. Under the GREEN Act, after the…
In 2020, almost 90% of the batteries deployed by Panasonic in passenger xEVs went to Tesla. Here is Adamas Intelligence’s very interesting study on the impact of Tesla on the xEV battery cell market in 2020 (total of 134.5 GWh) – specifically on the top three battery suppliers (LG Chem’s LG Energy Solution, CATL and…