Here’s a quick recap of the biggest and most interesting stories posted on Drive Tesla for the week of October 25 – 31, 2021.
New Tesla facility in Markham, ON
This story made international headlines – Tesla opened a new facility in Canada that makes the equipment that will make the new 4680 battery cells.
Car updates – new battery, range and more
Tesla made a number of changes to the Design Studio this week to coincide with the switch to the 2022 model year.
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Open Supercharger network
As expected, Tesla officially opened up their Supercharger network to other EV drivers.
New standard paint option
After a request, Tesla added Midnight Silver as a no-cost paint option, but only in the US.
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Giga Texas Belt Buckles
Employees at Giga Texas were gifted these new belt buckles. Will they make their way into the Tesla Shop?
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Hyundai IONIQ 5 pricing in Canada
It was down to the wire, but pricing for the Hydunai IONIQ 5 in Canada has been announced, and it qualifies for the iZEV rebate.