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BC Hydro Switching to Energy-Based Billing at their EV Charging Stations Starting June 2024
BC Hydro is set to introduce a new pricing model that will charge electric vehicle (EV) drivers based on the energy they consume rather than the time spent at charging stations. Starting June 1, 2024, […]
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NTSB launches investigation into Ford’s Blue Cruise after fatal crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has launched an investigation into Ford’s Blue Cruise semi-autonomous technology after a fatal accident in San Antonio, Texas. The accident occurred on February 24, 2024, involving a Ford Mustang-Mach-E […]
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Fisker Halts Ocean SUV Production Amid Financial Crisis, Seeks $150 Million Lifeline
Fisker announced a six-week halt to the production of its electric Ocean SUV, as the company’s financial woes continue to worsen. On Monday Fisker revealed in a regulatory filing that it had only $121 million […]
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Tesla opens Supercharger network to Rivian
Rivian owners can now plug in and access more than 15,000 Superchargers in Canada and the United States. R1S and R1T owners will need a North American Charging Standard (NACS) adapter to do so, but […]
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Tesla Cybertruck Arrives in Europe
The Tesla Cybertruck has arrived in Europe. The steel beast has been delivered to Giga Berlin, but it will also possibly be shown at a delivery center. According to reports, Tesla delivered the Cybertruck to […]
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Tesla FSD Beta v12.3 gets “overwhelmingly positive” feedback with switch to end-to-end neural nets
Tesla has finally released Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta v12.3 to the public with a wide release in the US over the weekend, and the switch to end-to-end neural nets appears to paying dividends with “overwhelmingly […]
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 […]
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Joplin Missouri tries to entice Tesla to build Cybertruck factory with $1 billion deal
Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed on Twitter last month that the EV automaker was in the process of searching for a location in the central US for the site of a new Gigafactory that would […]
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Latest crowdsourced data estimates Tesla Cybertruck reservations have surpassed 622,000
When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck to the world on November 21 2019 (doesn’t that seem like forever ago?), you either loved it or hated. It appeared lots of people loved it, as just one week […]
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Tesla Cybertruck reservations: Canada is second only to the US based on crowdsourced data
Tesla Cybertruck reservations have been open since the night of the unveiling in late November 2019. Since then Elon Musk has provided a few updates on the number of reservations received, but we have never […]
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One fan images what a Porsche Cybertruck rival might look like, and comes up with the Traykan
Porsche is set to release their second electric vehicle (EV), the Taycan Cross Turismo later this year. But what if their next EV was a pickup truck to rival the futuristic Cybertruck? Graphic artist and […]
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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Teen fails driving test due to regenerative braking in his Tesla Model 3
A teen in San Jose, California recently flunked his driving test, and not because he failed to come to a complete stop or change lanes without performing a shoulder check. Instead, Bryce Rosenblum failed his […]
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Side-by-side performance comparison of AMD Ryzen and Intel Atom processors
Tesla quietly upgraded the Model Y Performance in China last week with a brand new AMD Ryzen processor, a piece of hardware that was previously limited to the refresh Model S and Model X. We […]
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Driver and six children walk away after Model S plunges 30ft into backyard
Tesla cars are among the safest, if not the safest cars on the road, having achieved perfect safety ratings across the entire lineup. CEO Elon Musk has even said that due to the company’s airbag […]
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Tesla raises Model 3 and Model Y prices in China
Following price increases for all Model 3 and Model Y variants in Canada last night, Tesla has also raised prices for the entry-level variants for both vehicles in China. It is also the second 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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Giga Texas Tesla Model Y spotted at public Supercharger
For the first time a Tesla Model Y made at Giga Texas has been spotted plugged in at a public Supercharger station. In fact, there were two Austin-made Model Ys spotted by @SurTsla at the […]
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First fully-built white Tesla Model Y spotted outside Giga Texas
Over the last few weeks several hundred Tesla Model Ys have been accumulating outside Giga Texas in a holding lot at the south end of the factory. All of those cars have been finished in […]
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Tesla Model Y delivery wait times stretch into 2023 in North America
Even with two prices increases in less than one week, demand for the Tesla Model Y does not appear to be slowing down. According to an update to the online Design Studio today, new orders […]
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Tesla increases price of entry-level Model Y in China
The Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) was the lone vehicle to escape two rounds of price increases in China in the last week, as prices for all other variants increased anywhere from ¥14,000 to more […]
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Model S News
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Elon Musk cancels Tesla Model S Plaid+ in one tweet
Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a surprise announcement, cancelling the Plaid+ variant of the Model S that was scheduled to be released next year. Musk revealed the shocking news on his favourite social media platform […]
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Tesla sends out invitations for Model S Plaid delivery event
After one delay it looks like the special delivery event for the Model S Plaid officially on for June 10. Tesla began sending out the invitations this morning via email to refresh Model S and […]
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Jay Leno confirms insane Tesla Model S Plaid quarter-mile time [Update]
Last month Drive Tesla reported exclusively on the Tesla Model S Plaid setting a new record for the fastest quarter-mile time of any production car ever made. We also reported that car enthusiast Jay Leno […]
Model X News
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New discount for Tesla insurance in BC
If you’re from Beautiful British Columbia, there’s finally some good news when it comes to car insurance. Along with a host of other changes that were implemented as of September 1, 2019, ICBC now offers […]
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Tesla V10 release notes and features of the much anticipated update
One of the more anticipated updated to Tesla’s OS has finally started hitting vehicles with FSD that are part of the Early Access Program (EAP). V10 has a lot of updates, so let’s get into […]
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First retrofit of HW3.0 goes to a lucky Model S owner in California
It appears as though Tesla has officially started retrofitting their vehicles with the new Hardware 3.0 computer that will one day allow the vehicle to be fully autonomous. Sofiaan Fraval, owner of a 2018 Model […]
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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Marlink adds Starlink to its connectivity portfolio for maritime and enterprise customers
Marlink has added SpaceX’s Starlink to its connectivity portfolio. The company, along with its subsidiary OmniAccess, will act as “authorised Starlink integrators” on a global basis for maritime and enterprise customers. Starlink will be integrated […]
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Starship orbital flight in November “highly likely”: Elon Musk
SpaceX fans who have been waiting for the first Starship orbital test flight might not have to wait much longer. After a series of delays in receiving test flight approval and ongoing development and testing […]
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SpaceX hopes to equip U.S. school buses with Starlink internet
According to a new filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), SpaceX is hoping to equip school buses in the United States with Starlink internet service. The filing, which was submitted to the FCC on […]
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SpaceX holds Starlink demo on JSX flight as airlines pass up deals
SpaceX recently held a demo of their Starlink internet service onboard a JSX plane for a select group of media. The demonstration was to show off just how well the satellite internet service works at […]
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 Prince Albert under construction [Saskatchewan]
Tesla has started construction on a new Supercharger in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The new Supercharger station is being built near the Co-Op gas station in Cornerstone, Prince Albert. Based on photos of the site taken […]
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Tesla opens Supercharger network to all EVs in five more European countries
Tesla has expanded its non-Tesla Supercharger Pilot program to five more European countries on Wednesday. According to the non-Tesla Supercharger Pilot support page, all electric vehicle (EV) owners can now access select Supercharger stations in […]
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Cranbrook Supercharger now open [British Columbia]
Five months after construction began, power at the Tesla Supercharger in Cranbrook, British Columbia has finally been turned on. The 6 stall V3 Supercharger opened late last month and is located in the parking lot […]