Key Points 🚗 Tesla Model 3 Highland units have arrived in New Zealand and are about to be delivered, with Australian deliveries likely to follow. 🌏 The refresh Model 3 features different wheel options and updated headlights, with delivery estimates in New Zealand ranging from December 2023 to March 2024. 💰 Prices for the Model…
Key Points 🚗 Two Tesla Cybertrucks were seen speeding around the Fremont Test Track in Northern California. 🏎️ The Cybertrucks were running spirited laps, not specifically testing acceleration. 📅 Tesla has been testing the Cybertruck on public roads for months, offering a glimpse of its likely appearance before deliveries start later this month. ⚡ While…
Key Points 🇨🇱 Tesla is in the early stages of launching its business in Chile, registering its name with the government. 🚗 The company’s intentions in Chile include import, export, manufacturing, marketing, distribution, and sale of vehicles, especially electric ones. 🌐 Tesla has also registered for energy generation and storage of electricity in Chile. 🌍…
Key Points 🤝 President Joe Biden supports UAW’s efforts to unionize Tesla and Toyota. 🚗 Biden has expressed a desire to see Tesla unionized, without providing a specific reason. 🤖 Tesla CEO Elon Musk has not opposed unionization and invited the UAW to the Fremont Factory. 🧑🤝🧑 Some Fremont Factory employees seem resistant to unionization,…
Key Points 🚗 Volkswagen plans to launch an electric vehicle in the U.S. costing less than $35,000 within the next 3-4 years. 💰 In Q3 2023, EVs constituted 7.9% of the U.S. market, setting a record; however, price remains a barrier for some potential buyers. 🌐 Volkswagen aims to address this by offering an affordable…
Key Points 🚀 NASA and SpaceX target the launch of CRS-29 resupply mission to the International Space Station at 8:28 p.m. ET. 🛰️ The mission, the 9th in Phase 2 of SpaceX’s contract with NASA, will deliver 6,500 lbs of supplies and experiments to the ISS. 📆 If on time, Cargo Dragon will dock with…
Key Points 🌍 Tesla’s potential entry into the Indian market may involve importing vehicles from Giga Berlin, Germany. 🚗 To assess demand, Tesla sought a rollback of import duties from the Indian government, but officials were uneasy. 🏭 India suggests a commitment to building a Gigafactory in the country as a condition for considering import…
Key Points 📈 Tesla China attributes recent price increase for Model 3 Long Range and Model Y Long Range to rising costs. 🚗 The electric vehicle maker mentions that price fluctuations are normal and can be influenced by changes in production costs. 💰 Tesla China’s recent price hike puts the Model 3 Long Range at…
Tesla is recalling 159 Model S and Model X over an airbag issue. Vehicles affected by the recall were part of the 2021 to 2023 model year. The issue is partly due to the fact that the Model S and Model X are offered with both a yoke and a traditional round steering wheel. As…
Michigan recently passed legislation that would boost the state’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The legislation was passed by the Michigan Senate earlier this week. It passed the Michigan House of Representatives in June as HB 4706. “I applaud my colleagues in both parties and chambers who have voted to put this legislation on the…