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Tesla Semi to Be Shown at The Commercial Vehicle Exhibition in Germany
The Tesla Semi will be presented at the commercial vehicle exhibition in Hannover, Germany. This is the first time the truck will be shown in Europe. The appearance of such a level may hint that […]
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Genesis close to deal with Lucid for electric motors: Report
Genesis, Hyundai’s luxury brand, may be close to sealing a deal with Lucid. The South Korean brand is about to conclude the purchase of electric motors from the American company according to Sisa Journal. The […]
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Botswana gives green light to Starlink to operate
Botswana is the latest African nation to approve Starlink services in their country. In a Facebook post announcing the decision, President Mokgweetsi Masisi celebrated the move. He also confirmed that he had asked government regulators […]
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2025 Rivian R1T and R1S To Gain LFP Battery Pack and Heat Pump
Rivian is set to introduce a series of enhancements and updates for the 2025 R1T and R1S, according to documents from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The documents, first shared on the Rivian Forums, […]
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Peter Rawlinson Critiques Tesla’s Focus, Sees Opportunity for Lucid to Lead EV Innovation
Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson has expressed concerns about Tesla’s current trajectory, suggesting that the EV manufacturer might be veering off course. Rawlinson made the comments during a recent episode of BBC’s “Wake Up To […]
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Tesla Megapack Selected for 8-Hour 400 MWh Battery in Australia
German energy giant RWE is starting a battery project in southwest New South Wales, Australia, using Tesla Megapack units. Limondale’s large eight-hour battery will have a capacity of 50 MW/400 MWh. The project will be […]
Cybertruck News
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Tesla gets Cybertruck steer-by-wire exemption from Transport Canada
Tesla is one step closer to launching the Cybertruck in Canada after receiving an exemption to allow for the truck’s steer-by-wire system. As we all know by now, Tesla first started delivering the Cybertruck in […]
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Cybertruck with “Completed Crash Ready” marking spotted in Arkansas
Excitement has been rippling through the Tesla fan base thanks to preparations for Cybertruck deliveries. Adding fuel to the excitement are public sightings of the electric pickup truck. The latest reported sighting is in Arkansas, where they […]
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Tesla Cybertrucks start accumulating outside Giga Texas
Tesla appears to be gearing up to finally start deliveries of the Cybertruck. On Sunday a drone flyover of Giga Texas spotted a small fleet of Cybertrucks in the factory’s outbound transportation lot, before some […]
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Tesla Cybertrucks spotted with new wheel design
With the first deliveries of the Tesla Cybertruck likely just weeks away, newly built release candidate Cybertrucks have been spotted with a brand new wheel design. When the Cybertruck was first unveiled in 2019, the […]
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Video shows several Cybertrucks with open frunks inside Giga Texas
A few weeks ago a photo was leaked from inside Giga Texas showing two Cybertrucks parked somewhere inside the massive facility with their frunks open. When the photo was taken the frunk tub liner was […]
Model 3 News
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Tesla offering free options to Model 3 Performance and Model X buyers in the US, but there’s a catch
Tesla has launched a new offer in the US in an attempt to get more customers eligible for the federal tax credit behind the wheel of a new Model 3 Performance or Model X All-Wheel-Drive […]
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Tesla relaunches Model 3 Long Range sales in Canada, qualifies for up to $12K in rebates
Tesla has started taking orders for the Model 3 Long Range in Canada again, more than eight months after the popular sedan was removed from the Design Studio, and just over a week after it […]
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Tesla China denies rumour about start of Model 3 Project Highland trial production
Tesla China has come out publicly to deny a rumour that Giga Shanghai was going to start trial production of the refresh Model 3, known internally as Project Highland, next month. Earlier this week it […]
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Tesla’s Project Highland Model 3 to begin trial production at Giga Shanghai June 1: Rumour
Tesla has been working on revamping the Model 3 for more than a year, with the update referred to internally as ‘Project Highland.’ After months of sightings of camouflaged Model 3s on the streets of […]
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Tesla Model 3 RWD helps set new ZEV sales record in Canada for March
The Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) is back on Canada’s iZEV rebate list, and customers are taking advantage of the $5,000 rebate in droves. In March the electric sedan was the most popular rebate-eligible […]
Model Y News
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Tesla offers another low interest rate for Model Y buyers in the US
Tesla is again offering a low interest rate to Model Y buyers who finance their purchase in the US. This is the second time Tesla has enticed buyers with a low promotional interest rate in […]
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Tesla releases Engineering From First Principles video about the Model Y
Tesla released a new video in what will hopefully become a series, Engineering From First Principles. This time, they chat about the Model Y. The video, which was released on the company’s YouTube channel, reviews […]
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Tesla discounts Model Y in Canada in final days of Q2
Tesla has added another discount to some of their existing inventory vehicles, this time to the Model Y in Canada. The discounts are currently only applicable to the entry-level Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) variant and a […]
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Tesla brings back white interior option for Model Y AWD in the US, still no sign of its return in Canada
Tesla Model Y All-Wheel Drive (AWD) buyers in the US will be happy to know that the white interior option has returned to the Design Studio, just a few weeks after the optional upgrade disappeared […]
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Tesla recalls small number of 2023 Model 3 and Model Y for potentially defective pyrotechnic battery disconnect
Tesla has issued a rare physical recall for a small population of 2023 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles which may have a defective pyrotechnic battery disconnect. According to the recall notice posted to the […]
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Model S News
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One of the few times the Tesla Model S Plaid will look slow on the drag strip [Video]
The Tesla Model S Plaid is the king of the drag strip, unmatched by any other production car ever made. With a sub 9-second quarter-mile time, the electric sedan can even make hypercars that cost […]
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GM spotted benchmarking Tesla Model S Plaid
Yesterday we told about General Motors benchmarking Tesla’s Smart Summon feature with a company owned Model 3 Performance. Now the automaker is stepping up their testing and benchmarking the Model S Plaid. The white Model […]
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DurteDom now says he wasn’t behind the wheel of the Model S after his TikTok account gets banned
Facing a tidal wave of backlash that resulted in his TikTok account being banned, Dominykas Zeglaitis (otherwise known as DurteDom on social media) is now saying he wasn’t behind the wheel of the flying Model […]
Model X News
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Tesla Model X turns into delivery room in NYC
A Tesla Model X became a makeshift delivery room this weekend in New York City. In a scene straight out of a movie, the expectant mother and her husband were on their way to NYU […]
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Tesla issues proactive recall to replace 2021 Model S/X driver airbags
Tesla has issued a proactive recall for newly built Model S and Model X vehicles on Thursday afternoon. The recall applies to vehicles built in 2021, and relates to concerns with driver airbags, which Tesla […]
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New Model S/X orders in North America see delivery wait times extend to March 2023
Tesla has made a change to its website tonight to update the estimated delivery wait times for the Model S and Model X, and it is not good news if you were planning on placing […]
SpaceX 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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British Columbia government utilizes SpaceX Starlink for enhanced connectivity
The British Columbia government has turned to SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service to enhance the connectivity of several key highway webcam sites. The province’s Avalanche and Weather Programs team has also embraced this technology for […]
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SpaceX Starship Ready For Second Launch, But Awaiting FAA Approval
SpaceX’s full stack Starship is on the launch pad at Starbase in Texas, ready to launch. During the test, the company aims to put the spacecraft into orbit. When that will actually happen is still […]
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SpaceX Urges Regulators to Review Viasat Takeover
SpaceX is urging regulators to reconsider the £5.5bn takeover of Viasat. The company is seeking to challenge the deal, which was previously approved and closed in May. This week, SpaceX again entered the fight against […]
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Zimbabwean government warns against unlicensed use of Starlink before launch
The Zimbabwean government has warned against the unlicensed use of SpaceX’s Starlink service months before its roll-out. As Tech Cabal reports, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) issued the warning to Starlink users […]
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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Third Tesla Supercharger coming to Golden [British Columbia]
Golden is a small town in the interior of British Columbia with a population of just over 4,000 people. Despite this, and thanks to its location along a key travelling route through the province, the […]
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Tesla Supercharger in Lachenaie now open [Quebec]
It only took a little over four years, but the Tesla Supercharger in Lachenaie, Quebec is finally open. Construction work on the Lachenaie Supercharger first started all the way back in May 2019. At that […]
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Tesla’s Supercharger network could be valued at over $100 billion, analyst says
Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas had put pen to paper and started to look at the actual valuation of Tesla’s Supercharger network in terms of the share price. Naturally, the valuation will depend on several factors, […]