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South Carolina Could Soon Allow Direct-To-Consumer EV Sales
South Carolina lawmakers are considering a new bill that would finally allow direct-to-consumer electric vehicle (EV) sales. At the heart of this discussion is Scout Motors, a Volkswagen subsidiary that is investing $2 billion in […]
Tesla China launches new Model 3 insurance subsidy, Cybervault discount, and cheaper Supercharging
Tesla is kicking off the end of the Spring Festival, which marks the start of the Chinese New Year, with several new promotions. The automaker has reintroduced an insurance subsidy for Model 3 buyers in […]
Ford Power Promise expands to Canada: Free EV charger and installation
Ford is making it easier for Canadians to switch to an electric vehicle (EV) by expanding its Power Promise program. Customers purchasing or leasing a new Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning, or E-Transit between February 1 […]
GM Slashes 1,000 Jobs at Cruise After Shift Away from Robotaxis
General Motors will be conducting major layoffs at Cruise, amounting to approximately 1,000 employees, or nearly 50% of Cruise’s workforce. The layoffs come after GM shifted its focus away from commercial robotaxi services toward personal […]
Mercedes-Benz gains Tesla Supercharger access in the U.S., Canada coming later this year
Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle (EV) owners can now officially charge at Tesla Superchargers. However, unlike the rollout from all other automakers thus far, the access will be limited to Superchargers in the US, with access for […]
Ontario Pauses Cancellation of $100M Starlink Contract Amid Trade War Ceasefire
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced that the province is holding off on canceling its $100 million contract with Starlink. This decision comes after the United States and Canada agreed to a temporary pause on […]
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New visualizations in the Tesla holiday software update work on HW2.5 equipped vehicles [Update]
When Tesla released the highly anticipated holiday software update, 2020.48.26 yesterday, one of the big features was a change to the in-car visualizations. So far the update appears to be limited to vehicles equipped with […]
Tesla launches new Compare feature to help with online shopping
If you have ever searched for tech gadgets or appliances online, you are probably familiar with the “compare” feature available from many online retailers. With the tool you can add a few similar products to […]
Thieves taking advantage of Tesla feature to steal charging cables
When the Model 3 was first released in 2018 many new owners experienced issues when temperatures dipped below freezing. This included windows freezing shut, frozen door handles that wouldn’t move, and even frozen charge ports. […]
Tesla FSD beta vs Lombard Street: Round 2 [Video]
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta software has already improved significantly since it was released in October to a few lucky testers. It has already had 7 updates during its short life, with each release improving […]
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Tesla uses in-car notifications to proactively contact owners for service
In March of this year Tesla issued an internal service bulletin (SB-21-18-002) to replace refrigerant pressure/temperature (P/T) sensors in the heat pumps of 2020 and 2021 Model 3 and Model Y cars. The faulty sensors […]
Tesla test drive leads to police chase in Michigan [Video]
What started as a test drive in a Tesla ended up in a police chase across three southeast Michigan counties. A 20-year old woman took a Tesla Model Y on a test drive on Monday […]
Tesla Model 3 and Model Y were the two top-selling cars in Switzerland in September
The stories of Tesla dominating vehicle sales, electric or otherwise, continue to roll out after a record-breaking third quarter of 2021. Drive Tesla has already covered how the Model 3 and newly-introduced Model Y have […]
Tesla is crushing the competition in the US through the first three quarters of 2021
For many years one of the favourite talking points of Tesla critics has been that the competition is coming and the electric vehicle (EV) that will be Tesla’s downfall is just around the corner. Some […]
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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 […]
How does the Porsche Taycan UI match up against Tesla? [VIDEO]
By now you’ve all read the specs on the new Porsche Taycan EV compared to the Tesla Model S, but one of the aspects of the Taycan that isn’t often mentioned is the User Interface […]
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 […]
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Elon Musk gifted NFT from Turkish President Erdogan after helping with satellite launch
In January SpaceX sent Turksat 5A to orbit onboard one of their Falcon 9 rockets. As a show of thanks for helping to launch the communications satellite, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gifted CEO Elon […]
New Starship launchpad is under construction in Florida
A new SpaceX launchpad is under construction in Florida. That’s according to CEO Elon Musk who tweeted that the Starship orbital launch pad construction had begun in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Construction of Starship orbital launch […]
SpaceX and NASA extend sole-source contract to transport astronauts to the ISS by 3 flights
NASA announced this afternoon it plans to acquire up to three additional crew flights to the International Space Station (ISS) with SpaceX. The sole-source modification will allow NASA to have uninterrupted US capability for human […]
Starlink to apply for commercial license in India early next year
According to Country Director Sanjay Bhargava, Starlink will apply for a commercial license in India next month. Bhargava made the announcement on Linkedin, saying that if all goes well the application will be submitted “on […]
Supercharger News
New Tesla Supercharger nearing completion in Merritt [British Columbia]
Recently discovered by a TMC member, Merritt’s second Tesla Supercharger station is nearing completion at the Husky station at 3999 Airport Rd. There will be 8 V3 stalls which can charge almost twice as fast […]
First Tesla Service Center in Singapore to open in July
As Tesla prepares to expand into Singapore, the automaker is slated to open their first Service Center in the country next month. According to a report by The Straits Times, Tesla is taking over a […]
Electric vehicle charging stations in Leduc, Alberta get the green light
The City Council of Leduc, Alberta has announced a plan to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations within the community. Designed to assist drivers between Red Deer and Edmonton, these chargers will also assist more […]
