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Lucid Q1 2024 Earnings: Losses Mount Despite Revenue Beat
Lucid has released its Q1 2024 financial results, and the luxury EV automaker continues to lose significant amounts of money building the Air sedan. The company reported a revenue of $172.7 million, which surpassed Wall […]
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Magna Steyr Forecasts Fisker Ocean Production Will Not Resume
Fisker doesn’t actually build its own vehicles, instead relying on a third party to manufacture the Ocean SUV. Their contractor, Magna Steyr, is forecasting that they don’t expect production to resume, providing yet another bleak […]
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Tesla Optimus shows off its latest updates in new video
Tesla took to X to show off the latest developments to the Tesla Optimus humanoid robot over the weekend. In the short clip, multiple Optimus are shown loading battery cells into a tray. The clip […]
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Tom Zhu returns to role in China as Tesla layoffs continue
Tesla has undergone another big shift in its executive ranks, with Tom Zhu returning leaving his post in North America and returning to his role in China after rising through the ranks to become the […]
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Tesla Sues ‘Tesla Power’ Over Alleged Misuse of Brand Names
Tesla is taking an Indian power company to court for using the Tesla Power and Tesla Power USA names to promote its products. At a hearing in the Delhi High Court, Tesla lawyers argued that […]
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Walmart joins Tesla Semi testing program
Tesla appears to have a new testing partner, as Walmart has taken delivery of at least one Tesla Semi electric truck. So far only two companies have been helping Tesla test and improve the Semi, […]
Cybertruck News
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Giga Texas takes weekend delivery of new Giga Press – is it for the Cybertruck?
As production at Giga Texas nears, the factory took delivery of a new Giga Press over the weekend. The unmistakable IDRA box was spotted by drone operator Jeff Roberts, and shared to Twitter by the […]
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Tesla officially delays Cybertruck production to 2022
Tesla was hoping to begin production of the highly anticipated Cybertruck later this year. In their most recent Q2 2021 earnings report published on July 26, the automaker didn’t provide an update to that timeline, […]
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Tesla Cybertruck bodies spotted at Giga Texas
While construction continues at Giga Texas to get it ready to begin production of the Model Y later this year, what appears to be Cybertruck bodies have arrived at the new factory. Spotted in a […]
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Tesla Cybertruck production will begin at Giga Texas after Model Y production begins
Earlier this month it was reported that Tesla was planning to begin Cybertruck production ahead of the Model Y at Giga Texas. It appears as though those rumours were false based on the automaker’s latest […]
Model 3 News
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Tesla Model Y gets range increase in Germany, Performance deliveries begin in March
Tesla has increased the estimated range of both Model Y variants available in Germany. The Long Range saw its range increase from 537km to 565km when equipped with the 19″ Gemini wheels. With the 20″ […]
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Transport Canada investigating Tesla heat pump issues
After receiving several complaints from owners across the country over the last few weeks, Transport Canada has launched an investigation into the recent heat pump issues in Tesla vehicles. If you are a regular reader […]
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The best-selling EV in Germany in 2021 was the Tesla Model 3
The Tesla Model 3 was officially the best-selling EV in Germany in 2021. The title comes as the Model 3 closed out 2021 as the top-selling EV in the country in December. Overall, the Tesla […]
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This Tesla Model 3 SR+ was caught in the Virginia I-95 traffic jam – here’s how it actually fared
You have probably heard about the now infamous 48 mile (77km) traffic jam along Virginia’s Interstate 95 earlier this month. After motorists were stuck in traffic for more than 24 hours in sub-zero temperatures, The […]
Model Y News
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Leawood Police expect big savings from new Tesla Model Y patrol car
Another police force in the United States has added a Tesla Model Y to their fleet of electric patrol cars, and they are expecting to save a lot of money. This time it is the […]
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Giga Texas production ramp increases with addition of Model Y Long Range variant
Tesla began deliveries of the Model Y Long Range variant built at Giga Texas yesterday, adding to the Standard Range variant with 4680 cells and a structural battery pack that has been delivering to employees […]
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Tesla delivers first Model Y Long Range vehicles built at Giga Texas [Update]
Since the Model Ys launch in early 2020, all of the electric SUVs destined for the North American market have been made at Tesla’s Fremont factory in California. Today that has changed as the automaker […]
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Tesla scheduled to begin Model Y Long Range deliveries from Giga Berlin this week
Tesla opened Giga Berlin in March, producing only the high-margin Performance variant of the Model Y. Just before the official opening we learned the factory produced the first Long Range (LR) test vehicles. Now four […]
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Model S News
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Tesla Model S Plaid sets world record and comes within inches of breaking 9-second quarter mile barrier [Video]
When Tesla unveiled the Model S Plaid earlier this year, the automaker made the bold claim it was going to be the fastest production car ever made. Although it was a little later than planned, […]
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Round steering wheel in refresh Tesla Model S? Elon Musk says ‘No’
Since the refresh Model S design was revealed earlier this year, the most controversial aspect was the all-new yoke steering wheel. Although the unconventional steering wheel had been seen in prototype vehicles like the Roadster […]
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Refresh Tesla Model S vehicles pile up at Fremont again as deliveries are placed on hold
Tesla finally began deliveries of the refresh Model S in June, six months after the production lines were shutdown to retool them for the new design. The lengthy period of time was due to a […]
Model X News
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Tesla adds Sirius XM improvements in 2020.24.6.4 software update
It seems like a lot of the newest features being released via free over-the-air (OTA) software updates has been geared towards owners of the Model 3. But in good news for Model S and Model […]
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NHTSA investigating MCU failures in older Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced they are investigation what is alleged to be premature failures of the touchscreen units in Model S and Model X vehicles. According to documents posted to […]
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Tesla takes 3 of the 10 spots in list of most American made cars for the first time
Cars.com released its annual list of ‘Most American made’ cars Tuesday morning, and for the first time Tesla cracked the top 10, and they did it with a splash. Tesla vehicles did not make the […]
SpaceX News
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Starlink powered 100 hours of Fortnite gaming and livestreaming at a castle in Spain
SpaceX Starlink has been put through its paces in different settings. The latest application is a worldwide gaming event, as it powered 100 hours of Fortnite and 50 hours of livestreaming. To promote his company’s […]
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SpaceX postpones Starlink data cap to February 2023
SpaceX attracted many Starlink users with the promise of unlimited data usage. However, last month, SpaceX began informing users of an incoming data cap through a new Fair Use Policy that was supposed to start in […]
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SpaceX launches Starshield, a secured satellite network for government clients
SpaceX has launched a new service dedicated to government clients called Starshield. Starlink will continue to serve private and commercial customers. But government entities will be able to sign up for a different package, Starshield. […]
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SpaceX gets FCC approval for 7,500 next-generation Starlink satellites
The Federal Communication Commission granted their approval for SpaceX to launch their next-generation Starlink Gen 2 satellites. This decision will allow SpaceX to deploy an initial batch of Starlink satellites but did defer the broader […]
Supercharger News
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Tesla Supercharger under construction in Toronto [Ontario]
Toronto is about to get another Supercharger as a new station has been discovered under construction in Don Mills, Ontario. The new station recently started construction and is located at CF Shops in Don Mills […]
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Tesla Supercharger map update for Q3 2022
Although not exactly on schedule, Tesla has updated their map of upcoming Supercharger locations across Canada. This update is definitely not the biggest we’ve seen, but several new stations have been added across the country. […]
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Tesla OKs paid charging at Destination Chargers with a condition
Tesla has for a long time collaborated with operators of public spaces to offer Destination Chargers. However, the company is now allowing its Destination partners to charge a fee. But there is a catch; the […]