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Tesla’s Settles Autopilot Lawsuit Over Fatal Crash Involving Apple Engineer
Tesla has reached a settlement in a lawsuit stemming from a 2018 accident that resulted in the death of an Apple engineer. The incident occurred when Walter Huang’s Model X, which had Autopilot engaged, crashed […]
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Tesla’s prefabricated Supercharger can now be installed and turned on in just 4 days
Tesla has been able to reduce the amount of time it takes to build and turn on a prefabricated Supercharger station by 50%, with the company now taking as little as 4 days to complete […]
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GM Cancels Entry-Level GMC Hummer EV2: Report
General Motors (GM) has reportedly axed the base model of the GMC Hummer EV, dubbed the EV2, which was slated for a release this spring. Initially launched with much fanfare back in October 2020, the […]
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Tesla Superchargers in Langley and Abbotsford under construction [British Columbia]
The Fraser Valley, just outside of Vancouver, is getting two new Superchargers, as construction has started on new stations in Langley and Abbotsford. Langley Supercharger In the latest Supercharger map update last month Tesla added […]
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SpaceX Aims for Groundbreaking Efficiency and Cost Reductions with Upcoming Starship Updates, Says Elon Musk
SpaceX recently held a presentation where Elon Musk gave several updates on Starship. The development will make the huge rocket more efficient than the current one and it will be cheaper to launch than Falcon […]
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Tesla FSD hits 1 billion miles driven
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) program has hit a major milestone, with drivers accumulating more than 1,000,000,000 miles, or 1,609,344,000 kilometers with the software activated. Tesla FSD Beta, as it was called until recently, first launched […]
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 Cybertruck won’t begin production until late 2022, will hit volume production in 2023: Elon Musk
When Elon Musk unveiled the Cybertruck in November 2019, Tesla was aiming to begin deliveries of the electric pickup truck within two years, targeting a date in late 2021. Just last month Tesla updated their […]
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Tesla installing massive Cybertruck silhouette on side of Giga Texas
Crews have been working on building Giga Texas for just over a year, with the hopes to have it up and running before the end of 2021. As it nears completion, a design element that […]
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Giga Texas takes weekend delivery of new Giga Press – is it for the Cybertruck?
As production at Giga Texas nears, the factory took delivery of a new Giga Press over the weekend. The unmistakable IDRA box was spotted by drone operator Jeff Roberts, and shared to Twitter by the […]
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Tesla officially delays Cybertruck production to 2022
Tesla was hoping to begin production of the highly anticipated Cybertruck later this year. In their most recent Q2 2021 earnings report published on July 26, the automaker didn’t provide an update to that timeline, […]
Model 3 News
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Tesla Model Y tops California car market in Q2 2024, but market share declines
The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling car in California for the second quarter of 2024. However, the data shows that Tesla’s overall market share and sales have declined over the past three quarters. According […]
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Tesla Model 3 deliveries with AMD Ryzen processor have started in Canada [Update]
Tesla introduced a brand new AMD Ryzen processor with the launch of the Model Y Performance in China. Just a few weeks later the first cars built at the Fremont factory in California were spotted […]
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Tesla Model 3 easily outsells BMW 3-Series in 28 European countries last year
The BMW 3-Series has been one of the most popular, if not the most popular midsize luxury sedans across Europe for many years. In 2021 there was new best-seller, the Tesla Model 3. From January […]
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Transport Canada announces ‘Defect Investigation’ into Tesla Model 3/Y heat pump issues, seeks feedback from owners
Earlier this month Transport Canada (TC) said they were conducting an ‘Issue Assessment Investigation’ related to the recent heat pump failures in Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. The assessment resulted from as many as […]
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Tesla China now delivering Model 3 Performance with heated wipers
Tesla has added a new feature this week to the Model 3 Performance built at Giga Shanghai. The top-of-the-line electric sedan now comes with heated wipers. News of the addition was shared with @Teslascope, who […]
Model Y News
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Tesla Model Y tops California car market in Q2 2024, but market share declines
The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling car in California for the second quarter of 2024. However, the data shows that Tesla’s overall market share and sales have declined over the past three quarters. According […]
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Tesla Model Y replaces Model X as the fastest selling used vehicle: Study
Earlier this year a study by ISeeCars.com found that the Tesla Model X was the fastest-selling used vehicle, selling on average within 28 days of being listed. Today ISeeCars published an update to their study, […]
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City of Hallandale Beach Police Department adds fleet of 13 Tesla Model Y cruisers
The City of Hallandale Beach in Florida is going green with a purchase of 13 Tesla Model Y SUVs for the city’s police department. Despite the higher sticker price when compared to their traditional gas-powered […]
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Sixt makes German-made Tesla Model Y Performance available for lease, Long Range coming soon
Sixt is expanding their electric vehicle (EV) lease offerings in Germany. The global car rental and subscription and company now has German-made Tesla Model Y Performance available for lease. The cars will come in two […]
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Tesla Model Y debuts in Singapore ahead of first deliveries in August
Tesla opened up orders for the Model Y in Singapore last month and with the first deliveries expected to begin in August, the automaker has brought three Model Ys to the country allowing customers to […]
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Model S News
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Tesla Model S Plaid goes up against Rimac Nevera in quarter-mile showdown [Video]
Earlier this year the Tesla Model S Plaid broke the record for the fastest production car over the quarter-mile with an official time of 9.23 seconds at 152.16mph (244.88km/h). The record was set by Tesla […]
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Mercedes EQS gets first drag race against Tesla Model S, Porsche Taycan, and Audi e-tron GT [Video]
Much has been said about the new Mercedes Benz EQS electric sedan. From its plush interior to the world’s largest 56″ LCD display, affectionately known as the Hyperscreen, it has all the luxury features that […]
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Tesla’s new vision-based Autopark gets first tests [Videos]
One of the features in Tesla’s suite of Full Self-Driving (FSD) features is Autopark. The systems works by detecting vacant parking spaces between vehicles, either straight in or parallel spaces, and then using the car’s […]
Model X News
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Tesla HW3.0 upgrades finally begin in Europe
Tesla has been upgrading vehicles equipped with the older HW2 or HW2.5 computers since September 2019 in the US, and earlier this year in Canada. Owners in Europe have been patiently waiting for their turn […]
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Going on a road trip and don’t have PPF? Consider this cheap alternative
A popular aftermarket add-on to Tesla vehicles (any new vehicle actually) is Paint Protection Film, or PPF. This provides a thin layer of protection to your paint from scratches, door dings, and road debris. PPF […]
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Tesmanian switches shipping partner and reduces shipping fees to Canada
One of the top stores for aftermarket accessories is Tesmanian, which offers products for the entire lineup of Tesla vehicles. Working with Drive Tesla Canada and based on feedback from our customers, Tesmanian has switched […]
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 and Ukraine reach deal for 10,000 plus Starlink kits
Ukraine and SpaceX have come to an agreement that will see the eastern European state receive over 10,000 Starlink satellite dishes. The dishes will be used for internet infrastructure for both civilian and military use. […]
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SpaceX says there are now more than 1 million Starlink subscribers worldwide
SpaceX has been operating Starlink since late in 2020 when it launched its beta testing program in the US in November and a few months later in January 2021 in Canada. Since then the service […]
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SpaceX plans to launch second-gen Starlink satellites this month
SpaceX hopes to launch its first group of second-generation Starlink satellites later this month. The possible launch comes just a few weeks after SpaceX was approved to launch 7,500 of their planned 30,000 second-generation Starlink […]
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Starlink is coming to Muscowpetung First Nation in Saskatchewan
The Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation in Saskatchewan confirmed that Starlink services are coming to every home in the nation in 2023. The nation signed a service order agreement to see all 127 occupied housing units get […]
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 Saint-Jérôme under construction [Quebec]
A new Tesla Supercharger in Quebec is under construction and nearing completion in Saint-Jérôme. The Saint-Jérôme Supercharger is located in the parking lot of the IGA at 1085 Roland Godard Blvd. A photo of the […]
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Second Tesla Supercharger in Edmonton starts construction [Alberta]
Edmonton is about to get its second Supercharger station after a new location was discovered under construction today. The new Supercharger is located in southwest Edmonton in Windermere, in the parking lot of Wine and […]
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Tesla begins construction of Supercharger in Gananoque [Ontario]
Tesla has started construction of a new Supercharger in Gananoque, Ontario. Back in June we discovered the new 8-stall Supercharger was coming to the Canadian Tire located at 705 King St E. Today it was […]