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SpaceX Follows Tesla’s Lead and Urges Suppliers to Shift Production Outside of Taiwan
SpaceX has recently requested its Taiwanese suppliers shift manufacturing out of Taiwan, citing mounting geopolitical concerns in the region. This move mirrors an earlier request made by one of Elon Musk’s other companies, Tesla, for […]

Tesla To Open First Philippine Store this week
Tesla is set to make its debut in the Philippines with the opening of its first official store at Uptown Mall in Taguig, Metro Manila on November 8, 2024. With a population of over 117 […]

Tesla may bring back factory tours for owners: Elon Musk
Elon Musk has said he will look into reopening factory tours for all Tesla owners. Tours were previously available to all owners at the Fremont factory, but the program was suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, […]

Tesla planning 24-Stall Supercharger in Etobicoke [Ontario]
Tesla will soon be expanding its Supercharger network in Ontario, with a new station planned for Etobicoke. According to recently filed zoning permits uncovered by Marco on X, the company intends to build a 24-stall […]

Tesla opens Superchargers to all EVs in Sweden
Non-Tesla EV owners in Sweden can now charge at any of the country’s Tesla Superchargers after the company announced on X (formerly Twitter) it was opening its charging network to all EV drivers. The Tesla […]

Tesla and Other Automakers Challenge Biden’s Proposed Ban on Chinese Tech in Cars
Tesla has publicly expressed its opposition to President Biden’s proposed restrictions on Chinese technology in US cars, citing the policy as an unnecessary regulatory burden. Tesla says the proposed rules, designed to mitigate security risks, […]
Cybertruck News

Tesla launches Cybertruck leasing in Canada with $0 down
Tesla has officially launched leasing options for the Cybertruck in Canada. Customers can now lease either the All-Wheel Drive or the Cyberbeast variant with no money down, a range of term lengths, and with three […]

Samsung and Tesla sign $436M deal for Cybertruck cameras: Report
When the Cybertruck was unveiled in late 2019, the prototype did not have any mirrors. Instead the automaker had strategically placed cameras around the car that displayed on the center screen. https://twitter.com/moosuraj/status/1391184013998632966 There was also […]

Elon Musk confirms rear-wheel steering in Tesla Cybertruck
Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed in a tweet that the Tesla Cybertruck would have rear-wheel steering, among other things. However, things are still not clear if the rear-wheel steering is similar to the GMC Hummer […]

Tesla files Cybertruck trademark application in China
Tesla has taken another step in preparation to sell the Cybertruck in China by filing a trademark application for the vehicle name. The filing, first noticed by Tesla enthusiast @Ray4Tesla, was made last month on […]

Tesla patent filing shows off Cybertruck UI in impressive detail
Last month we got our first glimpse of the Cybertruck user interface (UI) when Tesla’s former Head of UI Design left the company and mistakenly posted videos of the UI to his new company’s website. […]
Model 3 News

Tesla submits homologation application for Model 3 and Model Y in India
Tesla has taken another significant step toward entering the Indian market. The company has started the homologation process for the Model 3 and Model Y to ensure compliance with India’s safety and emission standards ahead […]

BEV sales in the UK rise 67% in November, Tesla Model 3 third most popular car
The Tesla Model 3 continues to be a popular choice in the United Kingdom (UK). After being the best selling car of any fuel type in October, the electric sedan followed up with another strong […]

Giga Shanghai expands 12V Li-Ion battery to Model 3
Tesla first introduced a 12V lithium ion (Li-Ion) battery with the refresh Model S earlier this year. The new battery is lighter and more compact, and lasts much longer than the traditional lead-acid batteries. The […]

Tesla Parts Catalog hints all vehicles from Giga Shanghai now come with AMD Ryzen processor
Tesla began deliveries of the Model Y Performance in China this month. The launch of the top-of-the-line electric SUV brought with it a number of improvements, one of which was the new AMD Ryzen processor, […]

Tesla increases Model 3 prices in Europe
While North Americans have not been subject to any price increases this week, our friends in Europe have not been so lucky. According to an update to the Design Studio early Friday morning in Germany, […]
Model Y News

Tesla sales surge in China as Q1 ends
Tesla is wrapping up the first quarter of 2025 with a strong performance in China. After a slow start to the year, Giga Shanghai is back in full swing, and the China team looks to […]

Leawood Police expect big savings from new Tesla Model Y patrol car
Another police force in the United States has added a Tesla Model Y to their fleet of electric patrol cars, and they are expecting to save a lot of money. This time it is the […]

Giga Texas production ramp increases with addition of Model Y Long Range variant
Tesla began deliveries of the Model Y Long Range variant built at Giga Texas yesterday, adding to the Standard Range variant with 4680 cells and a structural battery pack that has been delivering to employees […]

Tesla delivers first Model Y Long Range vehicles built at Giga Texas [Update]
Since the Model Ys launch in early 2020, all of the electric SUVs destined for the North American market have been made at Tesla’s Fremont factory in California. Today that has changed as the automaker […]

Tesla scheduled to begin Model Y Long Range deliveries from Giga Berlin this week
Tesla opened Giga Berlin in March, producing only the high-margin Performance variant of the Model Y. Just before the official opening we learned the factory produced the first Long Range (LR) test vehicles. Now four […]
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Model S News

More than 130 refresh Model S spotted being prepped for shipping as Semi performs on Fremont test track
Elon Musk has delayed the special Model S Plaid delivery event for another week to allow for more tweaks to the car. It looks like those tweaks aren’t enough to start sending cars to delivery […]

Elon Musk delays Model S Plaid delivery event one week to June 10 to allow for more tweaks
Last week CEO Elon Musk announced the automaker was going to hold a special Model S Plaid delivery event at the Fremont factory on June 3. Unfortunately that timeline, like many others recently, was a […]

Tesla shuts off orders for Model S Plaid+ in Canada
Just over one week ago Tesla updated the Design Studio in the US to stop taking orders for the Model S Plaid+. At the time customers in Canada could still place an order for $199,990, […]
Model X News

Free Supercharging bonus increased to 3,000km in Canada
Canada had to wait a little longer after it was announced earlier this week that the referral bonus in the United States had increased, but it finally arrived in Canada today with the referral bonus […]
SpaceX News

Amazon to launch first Kuiper satellites on April 9 to take on SpaceX’s Starlink
Amazon is preparing to launch the first batch of operational satellites for Project Kuiper on April 9, which aims to build a global broadband network powered by more than 3,200 satellites in low-Earth orbit. The […]

SpaceX wins $94 million launch contract for NASA’s Sentinel-6B satellite
SpaceX has a long-running relationship with NASA and has obtained another contract. The space exploration company will launch NASA’s Sentinel-6B satellite for approximately $94 million. The satellite will ride atop a Falcon 9 rocket to […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]
Supercharger News

Tesla adjusts Supercharger pricing in Canada: more off-peak rates, some provinces revert to per-minute billing
Tesla has quietly rolled out new Supercharger pricing structures across Canada, introducing off-peak rates in select locations and adjusting kWh-based pricing in others. In another more interesting move, Tesla has also reverted to per-minute Supercharger […]

Tesla setting up first Supercharger station in Turkey
Tesla is expanding its Supercharger footprint globally, and Turkey is the latest country to come on board. The popular EV maker has started constructing its first Supercharger station in the northwestern province of Bolu. In […]

Tesla Supercharger in Kamloops under construction [British Columbia]
A second Tesla Supercharger station in Kamloops is under construction, but it is not in the location we expected it to be. A 12-stall V3 Supercharger is being built by the former ToysRUs building in […]

Tesla expanding Peterborough Supercharger [Ontario]
Just under two years after opening the Peterborough Supercharger, Tesla is expanding the location and adding more stalls. The Peterborough Supercharger opened in August 2020 at the Lansdown Place Shopping Center and currently features 8 […]