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Over 500 new public and city EV chargers are coming to Toronto
The Minister of Natural Resources and the City of Toronto announced a joint $9.9 million investment into new electric vehicle (EV) chargers in the city. The almost ten million dollar investment will see 486 Level […]
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Fisker Seeking Partnerships and New Funding to Avoid Running Out of Money
Fisker is facing a critical financial challenge, as it has disclosed to investors the company may run out of cash within the next year. The company says it is actively seeking additional funding and exploring […]
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Alberta Introduces $200 Annual Tax On EVs
Alberta’s 2024 provincial budget has introduced a $200 annual tax on electric vehicles (EVs). Set to take effect in January 2025, the tax is aimed at addressing the perceived imbalance in road maintenance funding. The […]
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Tesla adding front bumper camera, ambient lighting, and more to Model S and Model X
Tesla has made several important changes to the Model S and Model X, with the most notable being the addition of a front bumper camera to both the electric sedan and electric SUV. For the […]
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Rivian to get Tesla Supercharger access in March; GM, Volvo, Polestar this spring
Tesla announced earlier today that Ford electric vehicle (EV) owners now have access over 15,300 Superchargers in Canada and the US. That is only the beginning though, and as expected, Tesla has confirmed the next […]
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2024 Tesla Model 3 Review: Much More Than Just A Refresh
The 2024 Tesla Model 3 has finally arrived in North America, bringing with it a refreshed design seven years after the electric sedan first launched. After driving the reengineered Model 3 for a few days […]
Cybertruck News
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Tesla begins installing redesigned Cybertruck aero covers
Tesla has started installing new and redesigned aero covers on Cybertrucks, nearly six months after the company stopped including them on new deliveries. Back in late January Tesla started delivering Cybertrucks to new owners with […]
Model 3 News
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Tesla reintroduces Model 3 Long Range RWD in the US
Tesla has brought back the once popular Model 3 Long Range (LR) Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD). The new Model 3 variant offers the best value in the Tesla lineup, but unfortunately is only available in the […]
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Tesla increases price of Model 3 and Model Y by as much as $2,000 in the U.S., Canada unaffected
It has been a while since Tesla last tinkered with the prices of the Model 3 and Model Y, but the automaker has increased the price of almost all variants of both vehicles in a […]
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Tesla updates Model 3 Design Studio with new default selections as delivery wait times continue to grow
Last week Drive Tesla told you about extended delivery wait times for the Standard Range Plus (SR+) Model 3 in Canada and the United States. Buyers selecting the stock white colour combined with the standard […]
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Norway EV sales in September rocket to new record on the back of the Tesla Model Y and Model 3
Norway already has the highest rate of electric vehicle (EV) adoption in the world. If the trend over the last few years continues the country is on track to phase out new gas car sales […]
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Tesla boosts EV sales in Israel 528%, securing over 60% market share
Electric vehicle (EV) sales in Israel are booming. In the first three quarters of 2021 a total of 7,800 EVs were sold in the country. That is an increase of 528% from the same time […]
Model Y News
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Tesla releases ‘Energy Boost’ to add more range to Model Y RWD in the US
Tesla has now started offering Energy Boost, a software upgrade which will add up to 50 miles (80km) of driving range for the Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) in the US. The upgrade is unfortunately […]
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Tesla adds cargo hooks to rear trunk of made-in-China Model Y, Parcel Shelf added to owner’s manual
Tesla is well known for making continuous improvements to their vehicles. The latest example of that is a change to the Model Y made at Giga Shanghai. According to a recent update to the owner’s […]
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Tesla Model Y gets range increase in Germany, Performance deliveries begin in March
Tesla has increased the estimated range of both Model Y variants available in Germany. The Long Range saw its range increase from 537km to 565km when equipped with the 19″ Gemini wheels. With the 20″ […]
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Structural battery pack with 4680 cells could be in the hands of customers very soon based on recent Model Y owner’s manual update
Tesla might be much farther ahead than many people think in the production of their 4680 battery cells. A recent update to the Model Y owner’s manual mentions structural battery packs, and since structural battery […]
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Tesla source code change hints at Standard Range Model Y coming to Germany next month, start of Model Y Performance deliveries
Tesla often makes changes to their website, but hides them in the source code until they are ready to be revealed. One such instance of that has been discovered today by Tesla enthusiast and Computer […]
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Model S News
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Tesla Model S Arachnid wheels look great, but result in significant range loss
When Tesla announced the refresh Model S earlier this year, they also introduced an updated set of wheels for the flagship sedan. In the images released, the 21″ Arachnid wheels look great, but came as […]
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Tesla updates mobile app to add refresh Model S
In a sign deliveries should start very soon, Tesla has added the refresh Model S to the mobile app. Earlier this morning the iOS App Store let owners know a new version was available to […]
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Tesla Model S Plaid+ deliveries extended to mid-2022
When Tesla first unveiled the new Plaid Model S variants earlier this year, CEO Elon Musk said the Plaid+ would begin deliveries late in 2021. Those deliveries would be preceded by the Plaid variant, which […]
Model X News
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SpaceX Now Has Over 400,000 Starlink Customers in Canada
SpaceX has announced that Starlink is now providing high-speed satellite internet to more than 400,000 active customers across Canada, just three and a half years after the company first launched its service in Canada. This […]
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Pentagon considering a fleet of militarized SpaceX Starships
The Pentagon is considering utilizing a fleet of militarized SpaceX Starships to be used as a “rapid reaction force” to foil a future Benghazi-style attack. The idea started in October 2020 when the U.S. Transportation […]
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SpaceX completes three launches in 36 hours
SpaceX may be dealing with an internal staff crisis, but the Elon Musk-led company is still delivering and setting records. The space exploration company recently pulled off three launches in just 36 hours and 18 […]
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SpaceX may have violated the law by sacking its workers over letter, according to experts
In response to a scathing letter about SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk, the company has fired at least five employees. However, some legal experts have predicted that SpaceX might have run afoul of the […]
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SpaceX fires employees behind open letter criticizing Elon Musk
Yesterday, we brought you a report of some SpaceX staff writing an open letter denouncing Elon Musk. The management has swiftly responded by firing the employees that wrote it. Gwynne Shotwell, the president of SpaceX, […]
Supercharger News
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Tesla installs 2,000th Supercharger stall in Norway
Tesla has reached another milestone in the expansion of its Supercharger network, this time in Norway, with the company celebrating the recent installation the 2,000th stall in the Nordic country. Tesla announced the milestone on […]
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Mount Forest Supercharger now open [Ontario]
Ontario Tesla owners are getting some good Supercharger news this month. The new Supercharger station in Mount Forest is now open. The Mount Forest Supercharger was first discovered in October, after Tesla ‘accidentally’ revealed the […]
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Tesla Supercharger under construction in Kingston, Ontario [Update]
The Christmas wishes of thousands of Tesla owners in Ontario has come true. A new Supercharger is under construction in Kingston. Kingston is currently home to an 8-stall V2 Supercharger at the King’s Crossing Fashion […]
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Montreal Supercharger ready to open [Quebec]
Montreal’s Downtown Supercharger is finally here, although it’s probably not what most people expected. 8 Urban (72kW) Supercharger stalls have just finished construction at the Hampton Inn located at 985 St-Laurent Blvd, in the city’s […]