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Tesla abruptly ends free FSD transfer program
Tesla has decided to end their free Full Self-Driving (FSD) transfer program, one day after slashing the price of the FSD subscription in the US and launching subscriptions in Canada. Tesla first offered FSD transfers […]
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Porsche Taycan sales drop significantly in Q1 2024 in anticipation of upgraded version this spring
The Porsche Taycan sales dipped significantly in the first quarter of 2024. However, there could be a silver lining as the company is prepping a new version for an April release. Porsche sold 77,640 cars in Q1 […]
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Tesla FSD subscription in Canada priced at just $99 per month [Update]
Tesla has finally brought Full Self-Driving (FSD) subscriptions to Canada, more than two years after the option was launched in the United States. In a very unexpected move, the price for the subscription is only […]
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Tesla Full Self-Driving subscription gets 50% price cut in the US
Tesla has lowered the monthly price for its Full-Self Driving (FSD) subscription in the United States by 50%. The company has also lowered the number of referral credits required to redeem for 3 months of […]
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Tesla to build 50,000sqft Service Center in Markham, Ontario
Tesla is expanding its presence in Ontario, with plans to build a new 50,000 square foot Sales, Service, and Delivery Center in Markham. The new Service Center will be located at 710 Markland Street, at […]
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Ford Resumes F-150 Lightning Shipments to Dealers
Ford has announced it is resuming shipments of its all-electric F-150 Lightning to dealers this month after a temporary halt due to undisclosed quality issues that arose in early February. The resumption of shipments comes […]
Cybertruck News
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Tesla Cybertruck sales surpass combined totals of Ford F-150 Lightning and Rivian R1T in May
Tesla’s Cybertruck has already made up significant ground in the electric pickup truck market. We already know it was the best-selling electric pickup in Q2, despite deliveries only starting in earnest in Q1. Now new […]
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Tesla launches Cyberquad for kids, but only in the US
If you thought Tesla had run out of Cybertruck related items to add to their online shop after the release of a $50 USD Cyberwhistle yesterday and Cybertruck socks earlier in the week, you were […]
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Tesla launches limited edition $65 CAD/$50 USD Cyberwhistle, sells out within one hour
While we continue to wait for the real thing, Tesla has added a new Cybertruck-inspired whistle to the online shop this afternoon. Despite its premium price at $65 CAD or $50 USD, the limited edition […]
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Elon Musk hints at steer-by-wire yoke steering in Cybertruck, confirms it will be a ‘tech bandwagon’
Yesterday Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed he will be providing an update on the company’s product roadmap at the next quarterly earnings call in January 2022. One of those updates will be on the Cybertruck, […]
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Elon Musk to provide Tesla (TSLA) product roadmap update on Q4 2021 earnings call
Tesla CEO Elon Musk did not make an appearance during the company’s Q3 2021 earnings call last month. Musk had previously announced that due to his busy schedule, he was no longer going to be […]
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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Ford Mustang Mach-E dethrones Tesla Model 3 as Consumer Reports’ top EV pick for 2022
The two-year reign of the Tesla Model 3 as Consumer Reports’ (CR) top pick in the electric vehicle (EV) category is over. For 2022 the nonprofit consumer organization has named the Ford Mustang Mach-E as […]
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Tesla China now offers Model 3 power trunk retrofit for a reasonable price
Ever since Tesla added a power trunk to the Model 3 with the refresh in 2020, existing owners have been asking for an official retrofit. Those wishes have been answered. Tesla China’s Weibo account says […]
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Canada’s first Tesla police car is coming to Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
The Bridgewater Police Service in Nova Scotia looks like they will be the first police force in Canada to officially add a Tesla to their fleet of patrol cars. Mayor David Mitchell announced the exciting […]
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Tesla Model 3 was the second best selling EV in Thailand in 2021
The Tesla Model 3 was the second best-selling electric vehicle (EV) in Thailand last year, second only to the MG ZS EV. According to data compiled by EV Plaza, the top five selling EVs were: […]
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 Model Y tops premium SUV sales chart in China
Tesla is used to its cars topping sales charts worldwide. The latest feat is China, where the Model was the best-selling premium SUV in August. It has also snatched the crown for 2022, as reported […]
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First Model Y’s delivered to owners in Japan
After a few months of anticipation, the first Tesla Model Y’s are officially on the road in Japan. Earlier this morning, the first Model Y’s were delivered to owners throughout the country. We reported back […]
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Tesla Model Y excels in Euro NCAP safety testing achieving highest score ever [Video]
The results are in from European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) and the made-in-Germany Tesla Model Y has cemented its status as one of the safest cars on the roads with a perfect 5-star […]
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Tesla kicks off Model Y deliveries in Singapore
Two months after Tesla opened up orders for the Model Y in Singapore, the first lucky customers have taken delivery of their electric SUVs. In June Tesla started taking orders for the Model Y in […]
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Model S News
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Long Range Tesla Model S spotted at Calgary Service Center ahead of first deliveries
Tesla is gearing up to finally begin deliveries of the refresh Model S in Canada later this month. One of the first refresh Model S vehicles destined for Canada was spotted by one of our […]
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Tesla Model 3 most searched vehicle on YouTube
Tesla’s prominence in mainstream media has skyrocketed in recent years. The rise in popularity has been thanks in part to its equally skyrocketing stock price, which increased more than 700% last year alone. Another major […]
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Why did the Tesla Model S Plaid have two Nürburgring lap times?
Last week Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to announce a completely stock Model S Plaid had just set a new EV lap record at the Nürburgring. The excitement of the moment might have […]
Model X News
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Kenya gets their first look at a Tesla as owner imports Model X
There is one very happy new Tesla owner in Kenya today as reports of the first known Model X in the African nation have appeared on social media. As is to be expected, the owner […]
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Tesla won’t wake up in the mobile app? Here’s a quick fix
A great feature of Tesla vehicles is the ability to access many controls and features of the car through the mobile app. A not so great feature is when the car refuses to “wake up” […]
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Regenerative braking menu option disappears in new Tesla’s [Update]
In another unexplained move, Tesla has seemingly removed the menu option to change the level of regenerative braking in newly built vehicles. If you’re unfamiliar with regenerative braking, it is a feature unique to electric […]
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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SpaceX signs agreement with the United States National Science Foundation to help reduce Starlink effects on astronomy
SpaceX has signed a six-year agreement with the United States National Science Foundation to help reduce the effects Starlink satellites have on astronomy. The agreement will see the two groups work together to reduce satellites’ […]
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SpaceX begins hiring for Starlink factory in Austin, starts including pay rates for all job openings
SpaceX is currently building a new facility in Austin, Texas, where the company will be manufacturing Starlink equipment. As construction gets closer to completion the aerospace company has started hiring for the new factory. Along […]
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airBaltic selects SpaceX Starlink for inflight WiFi
SpaceX has added its first European airline as a customer as airBaltic announced today plans to add Starlink satellite internet service to their fleet of aircraft. In a press release this morning the Latvian airline […]
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Musk says Starship’s debut orbital launch could come as early as late February
SpaceX has had the first orbital launch delayed. However, CEO Elon Musk has revealed the team has a ‘real shot’ at the long-awaited milestone in late February. He also stated there could be another launch […]
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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Tesla Supercharger in Maple Ridge under construction [British Columbia]
Tesla has started construction on a new Supercharger station just outside of Vancouver in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. The new Supercharger is located in the parking lot of Maple Ridge Square shopping center at 22441 […]
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Tesla commissions 9,000th Supercharger on mainland China
Tesla has announced its 9,000th Supercharger has gone into operation in mainland China. It is located in Yiyang, Hunan province. This comes as the Asian nation approaches the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival. https://twitter.com/JayinShanghai/status/1568099201552367618?s=20&t=Pe2sa4b_BKptfkjV7g_-fA The EV charging […]
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Tesla starts accepting suggestions for future Supercharger locations on Twitter, polls coming soon
Tesla will soon start polling customers on Twitter on where future Supercharger locations should be built, after Elon Musk came up with the idea during the Annual Shareholder Meeting last month. During the meeting at […]