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Colorado Tesla store vandalized for the 3rd time
Tesla has once again been the victim of vandalism, this time targeting a Colorado store in a third attempt. Tesla has its fans and haters, and the latter have struck again. The EV maker has […]

Trump pauses the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program
In the latest chapter of the Trump Administration’s war on the electric vehicle industry, the Administration has paused the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. Per a memo from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the […]

Tesla building a Megapack servicing facility in Western Australia
Tesla has signed a contract to set up a servicing plant for Megapacks in Western Australia. The new facility is situated near the giant Collie battery project being developed by Noeon. Tesla will service, repair, […]

Tesla expands free lifetime Supercharging to Model X buyers
Tesla has expanded its free lifetime Supercharging incentive to include the Model X in both Canada and the United States, following the introduction of the offer for the Model S last year. Much like when […]

Quebec Weighs Starlink Exit Amidst Tariff Dispute
Quebec, once an early adopter of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service, is now considering alternative options to reduce its reliance on the Elon Musk-owned provider. As trade tensions between Canada and the United States escalate, […]

Tesla’s China sales dip in January amid Model Y refresh and Lunar New Year slowdown
Tesla has kicked off 2025 in China with a dip in sales. However, the numbers were still fairly strong when you consider the automaker had to deal with the typical slowdown during the Lunar New […]
Cybertruck News

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

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 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 […]

Tesla Model Y RWD wait times in China drop to as little as one week
Tesla has updated their Design Studio in China and shortened the estimated delivery wait times for the entry-level Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) to as little as one week. The extremely short wait times come […]

Large batch of Tesla Model Ys arrive in Japan ahead of first deliveries
We have seen thousands of new Tesla cars lined up in Chinese ports this month waiting to be exported to other countries. One of those countries was Japan, as a large batch of Model 3 […]

Giga Texas filled with Model Y structural battery packs
Tesla looks like it is preparing to ramp up production of the new Model Y All-Wheel Drive (AWD) with 4680 cells soon as the third floor of Giga Texas is currently filled with with structural […]
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Model S News

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 […]

Refresh Tesla Model S parking lot has nearly 1,000 cars waiting for delivery
Yesterday we reported on the discovery of a large parking lot near Tesla’s Fremont factory that was housing hundreds of refresh Tesla Model S vehicles. Thanks to one of our readers we have a better […]

AMD confirms Tesla Model S/X include their latest Ryzen processor and RDNA 2 GPU
When Tesla officially announced the refresh Model S and Model X in January, part of the updated design included a new infotainment system. According to Tesla’s website, the new system would provide up to 10 […]
Model X News

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 […]

Tesla Model X drives through flooded street with ease
Back in 2016, Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent out this tweet, stating that the Model S can actually make a half-decent boat if necessary, although not recommended. We *def* don't recommended this, but Model S […]

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

SpaceX launches Starlink service in Colombia
In what is becoming a common occurrence, SpaceX has expanded once again and announced the latest country to get Starlink services. Per a Tweet from the SpaceX account on Friday, Colombia is the latest country […]

Elon Musk says Starship could launch in March
As SpaceX continues to test and prep Starship in Boca Chica, Texas, its CEO took to Twitter to confirm a potential orbital launch. In reply to a question on Twitter, Musk noted: If the remaining […]

SpaceX approved to begin testing “next-generation” Starlink user terminals
SpaceX launched its Starlink satellite internet service in late 2020, and since then has already released several different versions of its user terminals. Now it appears the company is gearing up to release another version […]

Japan’s Zipair becomes first Asia-Pacific airline to sign up for Starlink
SpaceX has signed another customers for its Starlink Aviation service. On Monday Japan’s Zipair Tokyo announced they are adding Starlink to their fleet of aircraft, becoming the first airline in the Asia-Pacific region to sign […]
Supercharger News

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]