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Tesla Model 3 in China Receives Least Complaints vs Top-Selling Cars
The Tesla Model 3 has once again proven its reliability and confirmed its status as a car that pleases owners. According to a study, Model 3 is the car with the fewest complaints in China, […]
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Tesla to rename and possibly revamp FSD driving profiles
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) is set to receive a new name for one of its selectable driving profiles. The change will come in a future software update, although it is unclear if it will just […]
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Shanghai court orders apology and damages from another Tesla ‘brake failure’ protestor
Tesla has had another legal victory in China, as a court in Shanghai has ordered a woman to apologize and pay damages for staging a protest at the 2021 Shanghai Auto Show. This ruling comes […]
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Transport Canada vs NHTSA: Tesla recalls its indicator icon recall
Tesla has issued a second over-the-air (OTA) recall to change their indicator icons in Canada, reverting a change they made earlier this year due to differences between Canadian and US regulations. Back in February the […]
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Tesla adds Model Y Gemini dark wheels as option in Canada, makes them standard in the US
Tesla is now offering the new Model Y Gemini dark wheels to buyers in Canada, just a few weeks after launching them in the US. However the new wheels are still an optional upgrade in […]
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Tesla Investor Accuses Elon Musk of Insider Trading after $7.5 Billion Stock Sale
A Tesla investor is accusing Elon Musk of insider trading after he sold $7.5 billion worth of Tesla stock in late 2022 to fund his acquisition of Twitter. Per Forbes, the Tesla investor Michael Perry […]
Cybertruck News
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Did Unplugged Performance just reveal the final Cybertruck design?
There have been several indications in the last few weeks that the Cybertruck is inching closer to production, but the final design of the electric truck still hasn’t been revealed, even though it was finalized […]
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Tesla Cybertruck moves from ‘in development’ to ‘tooling’ as production nears
Tesla published their Q3 2022 earnings this afternoon, and as usual included some exciting information in the shareholder deck. One piece that will be particularly interesting to the more than 1 million people waiting in […]
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Tesla Cybertruck battery packs to be made at Fremont at launch, not Giga Texas: Report
With the launch of the Cybertruck on the horizon, Tesla is reportedly planning to build one major component of the electric truck at their Fremont factory, while the rest of the vehicle will be assembled […]
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Did Tesla just deliver two new Cybertruck bodies to Giga Texas?
Tesla says they will begin Cybertruck production at Giga Texas in mid-2023, but a few recent developments is pointing to the possibility that production could begin sooner than that. Earlier this week Tesla tuner Unplugged […]
Model 3 News
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Tesla appears to have reverted to using non-matrix LED headlights in latest Model 3 builds [Update]
Buyers expecting to receive their new Tesla Model 3 in the coming days and weeks may want to check their headlights at delivery. According to recent reports, Tesla appears to have reverted to installing the […]
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Tesla Model 3 was Europe’s best selling car in March 2022 as BEVs and PHEVs easily outsell diesel cars
The Tesla Model 3 was the number one selling car across Europe in March, even when taking internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles into account. Not to be left out of the spotlight, the Model Y […]
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Dallas County police to add fleet of Tesla Model 3 Performance cruisers
Dallas County Commissioners have approved the purchase of three Tesla Model 3 Performance vehicles to add to their local fleet of police cruisers. The $190,320 purchase was approved at a meeting last week, bucking the […]
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Tesla to fix Track Mode bug with OTA software update
Tesla has discovered a bug in their Track Mode software for the Model 3 Performance in which the speedometer may not display when the feature is active. According to the recall notice posted by the […]
Model Y News
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Tesla RWD Model 3 and Model Y qualify for new subsidy in China, only available until the end of the year
Tesla now benefits from another EV incentive as its Model 3 RWD and Model Y RWD just qualified for a new subsidy in China. The subsidy is offered by Shenzhen and is available only locally. […]
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Tesla China staff debunks rumours of Model Y production slow down: Report
Tesla is often the subject of rumours. However, one of its staff has denied the latest one that the EV maker will cut down production of Model Y in China toward the end of the […]
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Tesla begins Model Y Quicksilver deliveries at Giga Berlin
Tesla has officially started deliveries of Model Y in the all-new Quicksilver paint colour from Giga Berlin. Tesla announced the new Quicksilver and Midnight Cherry Red paint colours back in October. The two new colours […]
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Tesla Model Y leads Chinese premium SUV sales by a wide margin
Tesla continues to dominate the premium SUV market in China. Its Model Y sales in November were four times as many as the second-place. Tesla makes only two models in China; the Model 3 and […]
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Model S News
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EV Cannonball record smashed by The Kilowatts in new Tesla Model S
Showing that electric vehicles (EVs) are more than capable of long distance drives, The Kilowatts have smashed the cross-country EV Cannonball record by more than two hours. The new record was set last week in […]
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Tesla finally starts emptying mysterious Model S holding lot [Video]
Just over one week before Tesla officially began deliveries of the refresh Model S, a parking lot with hundreds of the new vehicles was discovered just a short drive from the Fremont factory. It appeared […]
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Tesla increases Model S/X prices in Europe and China
After a price increase to the flagship Model S and Model X vehicles in North America last week, Tesla has followed suit and increased prices in both Europe and China. Model S/X Price Increase in […]
Model X News
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Traditional steering wheel option for Model S/X hidden in Tesla source code
Without a doubt the biggest conversation piece of the Tesla Model S and Model X refresh last week was the yoke steering wheel. Loved by some, hated by many, the controversial change started a lot […]
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Tesla offering discount to customers with existing orders for Model S and Model X
After years of waiting Tesla finally announced a design refresh to the Model S and Model X earlier this week. Along with the drastically redesigned interior, Tesla also increased the prices of all variants of […]
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Tesla’s new 10 teraflop infotainment system GPU specs leaked
When Tesla announced the Model S and Model X refresh on Wednesday, one of the changes was an all-new graphics processing unit (GPU) for the vehicle’s infotainment system. In its documentation, Tesla compared its processing power to […]
SpaceX News
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China plans to put 13,000 satellites in orbit to suppress SpaceX’s Starlink
SpaceX’s Starlink business may be facing new competition, this time backed by a powerful government, as reported by SCMP. According to researchers, China aims to operate a massive network of internet-service provide satellites to stifle Elon Musk’s Starlink. […]
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The Philippine Government will use Starlink for free public Wi-Fi program
The Philippine Department of Informational and Communications Technology will use Starlink for a new free public Wi-Fi program, ng Masa. The government department has been rolling out the free Wi-Fi program for years through local […]
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Starlink goes live in the Philippines
SpaceX announced yesterday that Starlink is now live in the Philippines. As is tradition, SpaceX took to Twitter to announce the news: Available na ngayon ang Starlink sa Pilipinas → https://t.co/slZbTmZmAt pic.twitter.com/4pl3isvnYX — SpaceX (@SpaceX) […]
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NASA removes SpaceX’s Starship launch calendar placeholder, putting hopes of March orbit flight in doubt
One of the most anticipated milestones in the modern space industry is the first orbital flight of SpaceX’s Starship. However, it appears the company and its fans will have to wait longer as NASA has quietly […]
Supercharger News
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Tesla Supercharger in Scarborough under construction [Ontario]
Tesla has started construction on a new Supercharger station in Scarborough, Ontario. The new station is located just off Hwy 401 in the parking lot of the Esso gas station at 6780 Kingston Road. Construction […]
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Tesla announces free off-peak Supercharging at these stations for Thanksgiving weekend
As Tesla has been known to do for busy holiday weekends, they have announced select Superchargers in four different states will be free during off-peak hours for the Thanksgiving weekend. To help reduce congestion and […]
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Non-Tesla Supercharger pilot program expands to include 18 stations in Italy
Tesla has opened up select Supercharger stations in Italy to owners of other electric vehicles (EVs), nine months after first launching the non-Tesla Supercharger pilot program. In February Tesla officially kicked off the pilot program […]