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Tesla rolls out Model Y price increases in China, changes standard colour to Stealth Grey
Tesla has issued a price increase for the Model Y in China, raising all three trims by ¥5,000. A number of other incentives also expired at the same time, effectively raising the price of the […]
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Tesla drops ‘Beta’ tag for Full Self-Driving software, launches ‘FSD (Supervised)’
Tesla has dropped the word Beta from the name of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software. The name change took place when the company when released the latest version, v12.3.3, to the masses over the weekend […]
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Tesla FSD trial expands to Canada
Tesla has started giving out a 30 day trial of Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta, or Full Self-Driving (Supervised) as they call it now, to owners in Canada. Earlier this week Elon Musk announced that all […]
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Tesla Builds 6 Millionth Car
Tesla has built its 6 millionth car, achieving a production increase of 1 million units in just 6 months. This achievement took place at the company’s Gigafactory in Fremont and was announced by Tesla’s official […]
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Porsche Taycan Recall for Battery Fire Risks Expands
Porsche has issued a second recall for the Taycan for the same issue. This second expanded recall, affecting 19 units in Canada and 749 in the US spanning the 2021 to 2024 model years, was […]
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Tesla Giga Berlin Expansion Receives Support from Chancellor Scholz
The recent terrorist attack on Tesla Giga Berlin gave the company and the government officials something to think about. While Tesla has expressed commitment to the area, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he supports further expansion […]
Cybertruck News
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The morning after the Cybertruck unveil – sober second thoughts
It’s now the morning after the world was rocked with a radical new design for Tesla’s Cybertruck. Many didn’t like it, myself included as it rolled out on stage. Some even thought that was a […]
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Tesla Cybertruck has a completely redesigned UI
One thing that really stood out from all the photos and videos of the test drives of Tesla’s new Cybertruck was the 17″ centre mounted screen and completely redesigned user interface (UI). Let’s take a […]
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Collection of the best Tesla Cybertruck photos and videos from reveal night
If you couldn’t be there to experience the unveiling of the Cybertruck, you had to live vicariously through those few lucky people who got the invitation last week. Of course there were going to be […]
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Tesla Cybertruck: a closer look with pictures
While we got a good glimpse of the side profile of the Cybertruck during the unveiling tonight, we didn’t get to see the inside or much footage of it out on the road. Tesla has […]
Model 3 News
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Tesla adds Model 3 rear well liner to online shop, updates trunk liner to match Model Y design
Tesla has made a few changes to its online shop, adding a new all-weather rear well liner for the Model 3, and also updated the design of the all-weather trunk liner to match its big […]
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Demand for the Model 3 Standard Range Plus (SR+) shows no signs of slowing down, delivery estimates now indicating July 2022
No matter what Tesla does to try and temper demand, it appears people are still clamoring to buy the Model 3 Standard Range Plus (SR+). Just last week the automaker increased the price of the […]
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Tesla wins lawsuit over false claims in China
Tesla has won a court case in China over false claims of a Model 3 suddenly accelerating and causing damage to other cars. Due to the false claims, the owner will pay ¥50,000 (~$9,600 CAD) […]
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Tesla Model 3 with LFP battery arrives in Canada
Earlier this year Tesla introduced their lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries to the North American market. Facing extremely long wait times, the batteries were imported from China and added to some Standard Range Plus (SR+) […]
Model Y News
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Tesla ranks #1, #2, #3 in J.D. Power EV Satisfaction Survey
The Tesla Model 3, Model Y, and Model S achieved the highest scores in J.D. Power’s latest U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience Ownership Study. The survey asked 8,122 EV owners about their satisfaction in 10 different […]
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Tesla hints Giga Texas will start Model Y production with structural battery packs and 4680 cells [Update]
With the release of their Q4 and 2021 full year earnings report, Tesla has strongly hinted that Giga Texas will start Model Y production with structural battery packs and 4680 cells. UPDATE 2:35pm PST: Elon Musk […]
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Tesla China ends Model Y Standard Range production, offers customers free switch to Model Y RWD
Tesla made some changes to the Design Studio in China last November, updating the specs of the Model Y Standard Range and renaming the entry-level variant to the Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD). The most […]
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Tesla offering original Model Y owners in Canada complimentary All-Weather Protection Kits
Tesla has started emailing some Model Y owners in Canada offering them a free All-Weather Protection Kit. The All-Weather Protection Kit sells for $110 CAD and includes mud flaps for the front wheels, and paint […]
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Model S News
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More Refresh Tesla Model S vehicles spotted ready for delivery at Fremont
A fresh batch of refresh Tesla Model S vehicles were spotted at the Fremont factory this weekend in another indication deliveries could begin shortly. The vehicles were seen in the shipping and logistics lot at […]
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Refresh Tesla Model S ‘Smart Shift’ u-turn and acceleration seen in new video
Tesla continues to test the refresh Model S on public roads with several spotted in recent days on public roads in California. One lucky Tesla fan was able to sit inside one this weekend at […]
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First look at Tesla V11 software update in refresh Model S [Update]
It has been almost three months to the day since we were supposed to get the highly anticipated holiday software update, sometimes referred to as V11. Unfortunately due to some bugs Tesla was only able […]
Model X News
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Tesla expands Starlink to Superchargers in the UK, adds more stations in the US
More Tesla Superchargers are getting Starlink, with at least four new locations coming online this week in the US and United Kingdom (UK). Previously, we reported that the US and Canadian Supercharging network was slowly […]
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SpaceX releases some impressive stats for Starlink maritime internet operations
With the release of Starlink Maritime earlier today, SpaceX released an impressive set of stats showcasing the usability of Starlink in the maritime industry. Under an experimental license, SpaceX recovery vessels tested out Starlink Maritime […]
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Starlink Maritime launches providing satellite internet service while at sea
After receiving approval last week to provide satellite internet service on moving vehicles, including on boats, SpaceX has launched Starlink Maritime. According to the Starlink website, the Maritime service provides high-speed, low latency internet with […]
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Starship 24 gets transported to Starbase launch pad ahead of first orbital test flight
SpaceX is getting closer to launching the first orbital test flight of Starship. On Wednesday Starship 24 was rolled out to the launch pad at the company’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. Adorned with […]
Supercharger News
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Tesla Supercharger in south Surrey vandalized while under construction [British Columbia]
The new Tesla Supercharger station in south Surrey, British Columbia has been under construction since October. It looked like the site was going to finally get power and open soon as all the necessary equipment […]
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Tesla China offering unlimited Supercharging gift pack in honour of Chinese New Year
The Tesla team in China operates very differently from their counterparts in North America, frequently offering free events and perks for local owners. The team is at again, this time offering unlimited Supercharging in honour […]
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Exeter Supercharger now open [Ontario]
Tesla has opened their first new Supercharger in Canada in 2022 in Exeter, Ontario. The new Exeter Supercharger is an 8-stall V3 installation, and located in the parking lot of the Canadian Tire at 100 […]