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EV Range in Canadian Winters: CAA Puts Popular Models to the Test
Driving an electric vehicle (EV) in a Canadian winter presents unique challenges, and the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) has taken a deep dive into just how much range drivers can expect in sub-zero temperatures. Conducted […]

Tesla ramps Powerwall production by 50% in just three months
Tesla has significantly accelerated the production of its Powerwall home battery, reaching an impressive new milestone of over 1,500 units manufactured in a single day. This marks a 50% increase from its previous peak of […]

Tesla Says Performance Trim and Seven-Seat Option For New Model Y Arriving Later This Year
Tesla has confirmed that two highly anticipated variants of the new Model Y—the Performance trim and a seven-seat configuration—will be arriving later this year. The announcements were made during a new episode of Jay Leno’s […]

Tesla expands FSD to Mexico ahead of China and Europe
Tesla has officially launched Full Self-Driving (FSD) in Mexico, marking the first expansion of its advanced driver-assistance software outside of the U.S. and Canada. The move comes as a surprise, as Tesla had previously indicated […]

Tesla’s Shanghai Megafactory Officially Begins Production
Tesla has officially started mass production at its Shanghai Megafactory, marking a major milestone in the company’s global energy expansion. This newly constructed facility, completed in just seven months, is Tesla’s first dedicated Megapack factory […]

Rivian announces price hikes up to $10,000 for Canada coming February 25
Rivian has announced a significant price increase for the R1T and R1S is coming soon to Canada. The price adjustment, which will take effect on February 25, 2025, will see increases of up to $10,000. […]
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 Model Y excels in Euro NCAP safety testing achieving highest score ever [Video]
The results are in from European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) and the made-in-Germany Tesla Model Y has cemented its status as one of the safest cars on the roads with a perfect 5-star […]

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 […]
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Model S News

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 […]

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 […]
Model X News

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 […]

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 […]
SpaceX News

SpaceX Starlink coverages expands to cover all of Brazil
SpaceX is not done launching its Starlink internet services in South America, this time announcing an expansion of their satellite internet service in Brazil. As is the tradition at this point, SpaceX took to Twitter […]

SpaceX launches Starlink service in Colombia
In what is becoming a common occurrence, SpaceX Â 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 […]
Supercharger News

Tesla Supercharger in Berthierville under construction [Quebec]
Tesla owners in Quebec are getting lots of love from the Canadian Supercharger team recently as four locations are now under construction or waiting to be turned on in the province. The latest to be […]

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 […]