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Tesla adds new planned Supercharger locations across Canada
For the first time in a long time, Tesla has updated their map of planned Supercharger locations, and there have been a number of additions across Canada. Tesla used to update their Supercharger map, which […]
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Polestar 3 pricing slashed in the US, lineup expands ahead of launch
Polestar has significantly adjusted the pricing and configuration options for its upcoming 2025 Polestar 3 electric SUV. Originally unveiled in October 2022 with a starting price tag of US$83,900, the luxury EV has seen its […]
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Porsche ‘Overwhelmed’ By Surge in Orders for Electric Macan
Porsche’s bold move to make the 2024 Macan exclusively electric is yielding dividends, as the company’s CEO reports they are overwhelmed with orders. Oliver Blume, CEO of the Porsche brand and Volkswagen Group, stated how demand […]
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Morgan Olson partners with Rivian for electric Canada Post delivery vans
Morgan Olson has partnered with Rivian to supply the skateboard chassis from their Commercial Van for the electrification of the company’s C250 model, an electric step-van designed for Canada Post. The C250e step-van brings together […]
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Las Vegas Approves Expansion of The Boring Company’s Vegas Loop with Two New Lines
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) has approved two significant expansions of the Boring Company’s Vegas Loop, a move aimed at alleviating traffic congestion in the city’s busiest areas, including the airport and […]
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IIHS Releases First Partial Driving Automation Safety Ratings, and Most Systems Fall Short
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released a new ratings program for partial driving automation system. Among the first 14 systems assessed, only one managed an acceptable rating, with two rated marginal and […]
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Tesla Model 3 regains IIHS Top Safety Pick+ and Consumer Reports Top Pick after tests of vision-based safety features
When Tesla made the decision to remove radar from the latest builds of the Model 3 and rely solely on the cameras for Autopilot and other safety features, many questions were asked about whether it […]
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Tesla ‘recalling’ 300,000 Chinese Model 3’s and Y’s
Chinese regulators confirmed this morning that Tesla would ‘recall’ 300,000 vehicles made in China. These vehicles will all need an online software update. However, owners are not required to return their cars to a dealership. […]
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Tesla outselling all other EVs combined in the US by a 3-1 margin
Electric vehicles (EVs) are gaining popularity in the United States. The latest data shows Americans registered 3 times as many new EVs in the first quarter of 2021 when compared to internal combustion engine (ICE) […]
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Tesla Model 3 loses control and falls 100ft off the side of a mountain, occupants walk away
Tesla’s number one priority when designing their cars is safety. This is evident in the data, with the five safest cars ever tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) being Tesla vehicles. That […]
Model Y News
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Model Y and Model 3 top November car sales in Norway, Tesla continues to be the #1 car brand in 2021
Tesla, and electric vehicles (EVs) in general continue to dominate the Norwegian car market. In the month of November the Tesla Model Y and Model 3 were the country’s top selling cars. Additionally, nine of […]
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Tesla recalls 826 Model Ys for potential suspension knuckle fractures
Tesla has issued a recall for certain 2020-2022 Model Y cars over concerns the suspension knuckles may fracture. This could result in the separation of the suspension links, leading to reduced vehicle stability and control […]
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Tesla CCS adapter activated in North America with 2021.40.6 software update
Tesla released a new CCS adapter last month, but it was limited to owners in the South Korean market. Eager to have another option to charge their vehicles, several owners were able to bring the […]
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Side-by-side performance comparison of AMD Ryzen and Intel Atom processors
Tesla quietly upgraded the Model Y Performance in China last week with a brand new AMD Ryzen processor, a piece of hardware that was previously limited to the refresh Model S and Model X. We […]
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Canadian journalists reviewing the Taycan also get a Tesla Model S
When you read a car review from a journalist in a newspaper, magazine, or online, chances are the car was provided by the automaker themselves. When it comes to reviewing a Tesla, Canadian journalists have […]
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Tesla Model S rigged with ‘hoax device’ causes panic and evacuation at NY mall
A Tesla Model S rigged with a suspicious device caused some panic and an evacuation at Queens Place Mall in New York this morning, weeks after a car bomb was set off in Nashville. Police […]
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Prototype Tesla Model S spotted in Palo Alto: Refresh or Plaid? [Update]
With rumours of a Model S refresh on the horizon and the Plaid powertrain expected to launch later this year, what appears to be a prototype of Tesla’s flagship vehicle was spotted today in California. […]
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SpaceX increases price of Starlink kits and monthly service
According to an email released by SpaceX earlier today, the company will be increasing the cost of the Starlink kit and the monthly service as of June 4, 2022 The email notes that the company […]
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OneWeb partners with SpaceX as new launch partner amid Russia-Ukraine war
OneWeb has announced they have entered into an agreement with SpaceX to resume launching its low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites. The company was recently forced to abandon its LEO satellite launches onboard Soyuz rockets from a […]
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SpaceX now targeting May for Starship orbital test flight
Elon Musk provided an update on when he hopes SpaceX will finally be able to perform Starship’s first orbital test flight. After months of delays in receiving environmental approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), […]
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NASA delays next two SpaceX crewed missions to ISS
NASA has delayed the launch of two crewed SpaceX missions to the International Space Station (ISS). The first is Ax-1, a private flight for Axion Space was originally scheduled to launch on March 30. That date […]
Supercharger News
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Crews prepare to begin construction of the Creston Tesla Supercharger [British Columbia]
Another Tesla Supercharger along Hwy 3 in British Columbia appears ready to begin construction, this time in Creston. The Creston Supercharger will be located at the Creston Ramada (1 1809 BC-3A), a location that was […]
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Quebec Tesla Supercharger Status Updates
In Tesla’s 4th quarter update to the Find Us map, there have been a few pushbacks, but no new locations for Quebec. That said, there have still been some construction updates on Superchargers in the […]
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Tesla Supercharger at Buttonwillow Raceway begins construction
Tesla owners in California attending a track event at Buttonwillow Raceway will soon no longer have to leave the track to get a quick charge. Crews have just begun work on a new 16-stall V3 […]