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Tesla Receives PT Hike Amid Company’s Strength Ahead of Q2 Report
Stiefel initiated coverage of Tesla stock with a Buy rating and a $265 price target (PT). This implies an upside potential of approximately 45%. The firm noted Tesla’s strong position to deliver sustainable growth from […]
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Man Who Drove Family Off Cliff in Tesla Model Y Avoids Trial
A California radiologist accused of deliberately driving his Tesla Model Y off a 330 foot cliff with his family inside will not face trial. Dharmesh Patel has instead been granted a mental health diversion due […]
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Tesla owners in Ontario face LTE connectivity outage
Tesla owners in Ontario with Premium Connectivity subscriptions have been faced with no LTE connectivity since last night, leaving them unable to access music streaming, real-time traffic information, and other services that rely on Tesla’s […]
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Israel Explores SpaceX Starlink for Emergency Internet Backup Amid War Concerns
Israel’s Ministry of Finance and Communications said it is exploring the possibility of using Starlink satellite communications to maintain the country’s internet connection in the event of potential disruptions or power outages caused by a […]
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Volkswagen invests up to $5 billion in Rivian to form joint venture
Volkswagen has announced a substantial investment in Rivian, with the German automaker committing an initial US$1 billion (C$1.35 billion), with the potential for the total investment to grow to as much as US$5 billion (C$6.75 […]
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Polestar 2 gets new design updates and additional customizations
Polestar announced that the new 2025 Polestar 2 will include design updates, a new pack structure, increased individual options and increased range for all versions. The 2025 refresh will see Polestar add: Two new colour […]
Cybertruck News
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First Tesla Cybertruck rolls off the line at Giga Texas
The day Tesla fans have been waiting for since 2019 has finally arrived as Tesla announced this morning the first Cybertruck had been built at Giga Texas. As Tesla has become know to do, they […]
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More photos leak showing Cybertruck production progress
Late last month it was reported that Tesla would be shutting down Giga Texas in early July in order to perform some upgrades to the Model Y production line, but also to shift some workers […]
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Tesla Cybertruck could come with V2V charging capabilities
Tesla said earlier this year bidirectional charging capabilities would eventually be coming to its vehicles, but likely not until about 2025. Bidirectional charging comes in several forms, and one of those could be coming on […]
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Leaked photo shows Tesla Cybertruck BIW frames and castings inside Giga Texas
A new photo has leaked from inside Giga Texas showing that Tesla is inching closer to the official start of Cybertruck production. The photo shows two Cybertruck frames with front and rear castings attached. This […]
Model 3 News
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Tesla offering up to $10,000 discount in Singapore with trade-in of gas vehicle
Tesla buyers in Singapore can now get up to $10,000 USD off the purchase of a Model 3 or Model Y in existing inventory. The new discount comes just over a week after a similar […]
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Tesla Model 3 ends Toyota Camry’s 28 year streak as best selling mid-size sedan in Australia
For the first time in 28 years, Australia has a new best-selling vehicle in the mid-size segment, and for the first time it is also electric. Tesla ended the 28-year winning streak for the perennial […]
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Tesla Model Y was the best selling car in the UK in December, third most popular in 2022
The Tesla Model Y is continuing to dominate car sales in many markets around the world. According to the latest statistics out of the United Kingdom (UK), the electric SUV was the most popular car […]
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Tesla Model Y and Model 3 were the two most popular cars in New Zealand in December
Tesla ended the year with a bang in New Zealand, claiming the top two spots in the best selling vehicles list, and not just for electric vehicles (EVs). According to registration data from New Zealand […]
Model Y News
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Tesla Model Y taxi crashes in Norway in another alleged case of brake malfunction [Video]
A Tesla Model Y taxi crashed in Norway over the weekend in a case very similar to a Model 3 taxi that crashed in Paris in 2021. Fortunately in this particular incident no one was […]
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Tesla Model Y and Model 3 remain California’s best-selling vehicles as EV market share hits 20% in Q1 2023
California’s electric vehicle (EV) market share hit a new high in the first quarter, reaching 19.5% of all new car sales in the state in the first three months of the year. Continuing to lead […]
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Tesla increases vehicle pricing in Canada and the US again
Tesla adjusted their prices yet again, increasing prices across almost their entire lineup in North America on Thursday night. In Canada the Model S and Model X saw some substantial price increases, while prices in […]
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Giga Texas hits next major production milestone: 5,000 Model Ys per week
Tesla announced on Tuesday that Giga Texas has hit its next major milestone on its production ramp by rolling out 5,000 Model Ys in a single week. This means Giga Texas has now hit volume […]
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Model S News
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Best look yet at new Tesla Model S taillights
We have seen some glimpses of the newly designed Tesla Model S taillights over the last few months. They were first spotted in a drone flyover of the Fremont factory, and later in blurry photos […]
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Refresh Model S owners growing increasingly frustrated with vibrations that Tesla has not been able to fix
According to dozens of refresh Model S owners (both Long Range and Plaid) on the TMC forums and many more on Reddit and Facebook, the electric sedan suffers from a pronounced vibration in the accelerator […]
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NHTSA recalls Tesla’s Boombox feature to disable custom sounds while driving
Tesla owners in the United States will soon be receiving a new software update to disable some of the features of Boombox. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the ability to play […]
Model X News
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Tesla Model 3 most searched vehicle on YouTube
Tesla’s prominence in mainstream media has skyrocketed in recent years. The rise in popularity has been thanks in part to its equally skyrocketing stock price, which increased more than 700% last year alone. Another major […]
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Tesla updates Model X Cyberstream wheel colour to black
Along with a change to increase the order deposit amount, Tesla has also made a change to the Design Studio for the Model X. Even though deliveries for the refresh version of the electric SUV […]
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Refresh Tesla Model X deliveries inch closer as orders change to ‘Prepare for Delivery’
Tesla began deliveries of the refresh Model S in June, more than six months after the production lines were shutdown to retool them for the new design. The news hasn’t been as good for those […]
SpaceX News
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SpaceX granted permission to intervene in lawsuit over Starship launches
SpaceX will be allowed to intervene in a lawsuit filed by environmental groups against the federal government. Permission was granted by a US court on Wednesday in regards to a lawsuit that challenges the government’s […]
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Telstra makes groundbreaking deal to use Starlink for voice services in remote Australia
Telstra, one of Australia’s leading telecommunications companies, has made the first agreement of its kind with SpaceX Starlink. This partnership will see Telstra offer voice-only services through Starlink satellites, becoming the first telecommunications providers worldwide […]
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Japan’s Self-Defense Forces may stay connected with Starlink
Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) are exploring the possibility of incorporating SpaceX’s Starlink. Since March, the SDF has been conducting tests of the company’s network for their land, sea, and air forces, and is now contemplating […]
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Musk believes Starship has a 60 % chance of making it to orbit with the next launch
Elon Musk has a much higher belief that Starship will successfully launch after the company overhauled the spacecraft. During a Twitter Spaces session with Bloomberg’s Ashlee Vance, Musk said this: So I think the probability […]
Supercharger News
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Additional Supercharger locations in Europe now available to non-Tesla EVs
Tesla continues to expand its non-Tesla Supercharger pilot program across Europe. This time the expansion doesn’t include more countries where owners of other EVs can plug in to the Supercharger network, but rather the number […]
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Windsor Supercharger now open [Ontario]
Tesla has added to their tally of new Superchargers in Canada in 2023, opening a new station in Windsor, Ontario on Tuesday. The Windsor Supercharger is located in the parking lot of the Canadian Tire […]
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First Tesla V4 Supercharger station now open in the Netherlands
Tesla has officially opened their first V4 Supercharger station in the Netherlands. The new Supercharger has been under construction for several weeks and just yesterday we reported that the work had wrapped up, testing had […]