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Tesla keeps Model 3/Y pricing and rebate eligibility unchanged as 100% tariff on Chinese-made EVs takes effect in Canada
Today is October 1, 2024, which means a new playground for electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers selling their Chinese-made EVs in Canada. Starting today, Canada is imposing a 100% tariff and eliminating the federal $5,000 rebate […]

Tesla Reaches 750,000 Powerwall Installs Worldwide
Tesla has hit yet another significant milestone in its energy division, announcing that 750,000 Powerwalls have now been installed globally. The Powerwall, Tesla’s residential energy storage system, was first introduced in 2015. It was designed […]

Texas A&M considering Boring Company tunnel to address campus congestion
Texas A&M University is exploring a unique way to address the growing congestion on its College Station campus with an underground tunnel courtesy of The Boring Company. The university has seen rapid growth in recent […]

Tesla Wins Dismissal in Shareholder Lawsuit Over Full Self-Driving Promises
Tesla has secured a significant legal victory. A US District Court has dismissed a lawsuit that accused Tesla and CEO Elon Musk of misleading shareholders about the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology. The plaintiffs, a […]

Tesla suggests FSD for Semi is coming soon, test unit spotted with LiDAR
Tesla has just released Full Self-Driving (FSD) for the Cybertruck this week, but that might not be the only new Tesla vehicle to receive the driver-assist software for the first time. It appears the Semi […]

Tesla rolls out FSD v12.5.4.1 with ASS improvements
Tesla has released yet another version of Full Self-Driving (FSD), and this time the update includes some improvements to the recently released Actually Smart Summon (ASS). It is starting to get a little hard to […]
Cybertruck News

Ford F-150 Lightning Overtakes Tesla Cybertruck in March and Q1 2025 Sales
The competition in the electric pickup truck market is heating up, with the Ford F-150 Lightning overtaking the Tesla Cybertruck in U.S. registrations for both March and the first quarter of 2025. According to recent […]
Model 3 News

Tesla brings back ability transfer FSD amid other promos
Tesla has brought back the ability to transfer Full Self-Driving (FSD) between old and new cars. The company has also introduced other promotions early in the second quarter to stimulate sales, including zero percent financing […]

Berea Police Department adds three Tesla Model 3’s as latest patrol cars
The Berea Police Department (BPD) in Kentucky welcomed three new Tesla Model 3’s to their fleet of patrol cars this week, the latest in a growing a trend of police departments making the shift to […]

Tesla Model 3/Y heat pump not working? Faulty sensors are the reason and Tesla will now replace them
Since the introduction of the heat pump in the Model Y and Model 3 last year, numerous owners have reported heating and cooling issues with their Tesla. In many cases it left owners without heat […]

Tesla Model 3 joins Indonesian National Police fleet
The Indonesian National Police is the latest to welcome a Tesla Model 3 to its patrol fleet as part of an effort to increase the use of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Indonesia. Tesla vehicles […]

Tesla Model Y joins Model 3 near the top of global EV sales ranking
With less than a year of sales under its belt, the Tesla Model Y was the best selling electric SUV in the world in January 2021, placing just behind the Model 3 as the best […]
Model Y News

Tesla Sets Record with Six-Week Model Y Ramp-Up at Giga Shanghai
Tesla has announced a significant milestone by completing the production ramp-up of its updated Model Y at Giga Shanghai in just six weeks, marking the fastest model ramp-up in the company’s history. This accomplishment highlights […]

Despite pulling them from Canada, Tesla says it is shifting all Standard Range cars to LFP battery packs
In the company’s Q3 2021 shareholder deck, Tesla confirmed it intends to shift all Standard Range vehicles in its lineup to lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery packs. The confirmation comes eight months after CEO Elon […]

Tesla uses in-car notifications to proactively contact owners for service
In March of this year Tesla issued an internal service bulletin (SB-21-18-002) to replace refrigerant pressure/temperature (P/T) sensors in the heat pumps of 2020 and 2021 Model 3 and Model Y cars. The faulty sensors […]

Tesla test drive leads to police chase in Michigan [Video]
What started as a test drive in a Tesla ended up in a police chase across three southeast Michigan counties. A 20-year old woman took a Tesla Model Y on a test drive on Monday […]

Tesla Model 3 and Model Y were the two top-selling cars in Switzerland in September
The stories of Tesla dominating vehicle sales, electric or otherwise, continue to roll out after a record-breaking third quarter of 2021. Drive Tesla has already covered how the Model 3 and newly-introduced Model Y have […]
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Model S News

Tesla updates the warranty on Model S and X vehicles to introduce battery mileage limits, but older vehicles are grandfathered
Probably the biggest question still asked by those considering to purchase an electric vehicle (EV) is about battery life, and how quickly the battery degrades. If you were to purchase a Tesla Model S or […]

The matchup we’ve all been waiting for: Tesla Model S Plaid vs Porsche Taycan may happen next week
When Porsche announced they had set a lap record at Germany’s Nürburgring, clocking a time of 7m42s, Tesla was quick to react by sending a couple of Model S vehicles equipped with the prototype tri-motor […]

Tesla has a secret Dyno Mode that disables traction and stability control, and more
It appears that Tesla released a new feature in their 2019.40 software update that no one knew about until someone discovered it within an EPA filing. A member of the Tesla Owners Online forum, Long […]
Model X News
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SpaceX Proposes Starlink as a GPS Alternative
SpaceX is positioning its Starlink satellite constellation as a viable alternative to the Global Positioning System (GPS), proposing that its network can deliver Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) services to complement existing systems. The proposal […]

SpaceX prepping a new ‘ruggedized’ Starlink dish
Starlink is planning a new ruggedized satellite dish. The dish would operate in hotter and colder temperatures and avoid the “thermal shutdown” problem that residential dishes have in extreme temperatures. In a filing on Friday, […]

Elon Musk offers Starlink to help Tonga after volcanic eruption severs internet access
The small south Pacific island nation of Tonga was devastated by a large underwater volcanic eruption last weekend. The eruption and subsequent tsunami resulted in significant damage to many critical pieces of infrastructure. One of […]

SpaceX wins $102 million US Air Force contract
The United States Air Force awarded SpaceX a $102 million five-year contract to demonstrate point-to-point space transportation. The contract is meant to fund the demonstration of technologies and capabilities to transport military cargo and humanitarian […]

Number of active Starlink users grows to 145,000 in 25 countries
During their first launch of 2022, SpaceX revealed the number of active Starlink users has grown to 145,000. SpaceX engineer Jessie Anderson made the announcement, saying the satellite internet service is now available in 25 […]
Supercharger News

Tesla Opens First Supercharger on Vancouver Island’s West Coast in Tofino [British Columbia]
Tesla owners heading to the west coast of Vancouver Island can now breathe a little easier, as the long-anticipated Tesla Supercharger station in the popular coastal town of Tofino, British Columbia, is officially open. This […]

Elon Musk confirms Tesla Supercharger network will open to other EVs later this year
There have been several rumours in recent months that Tesla was going to open up access to their expansive Supercharger network to other automakers. The most recent came from Europe where Norwegian officials stated Tesla […]

Tesla opens new Supercharger station in Shanghai, China with solar and battery storage
Tesla is ramping up their efforts to build their next generation of Supercharger stations in China, opening their second station in the country featuring solar panels and battery storage. The new station opened in Shanghai’s […]

Tesla offering European flood victims free Supercharging
Thousands of people in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands are facing unprecedented flooding. In response, Tesla wants to make things a little easier and is now offering free charging at Tesla Superchargers. Starting on July […]