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Telstra Launches Starlink Direct-to-Cell Service in Australia
Telstra has officially launched Telstra Satellite Messaging (TSM), a new service that allows customers to send and receive text messages directly via Starlink satellites in areas without mobile coverage, making it the first provider in […]

Rivian’s R2 Platform to Power All Future Volkswagen EVs
Rivian’s upcoming R2 platform has taken center stage in a major strategic shift at Volkswagen, with the German automaker confirming it will use the scalable architecture as the foundation for all its future electric vehicles. […]

Rivian 2025.18 software update: faster charging, new energy app, improved security
Rivian has started rolling out its 2025.18 over-the-air (OTA) software update, delivering a number of major enhancements for R1T and R1S owners including improved charging performance and greater control over energy use, while also improving […]

SpaceX Debuts Ultra-Rugged Starlink Performance Kit
SpaceX has officially launched its new Starlink Performance Kit, a highly durable satellite internet system designed to deliver reliable connectivity even in the harshest environments—and while on the move. The Starlink Performance terminal is housed […]

New Tesla Model Y drives record May sales in Australia
Tesla has recorded its strongest sales month in Australia in nearly a year. The boost in sales is thanks largely to the launch of the refreshed Model Y. According to the latest figures from the […]

2026 Polestar 4 Now Available in Canada Starting at $64,900
Polestar has officially launched sales of the 2026 Polestar 4 in Canada, marking the debut of its all-electric performance SUV coupe in the country. Ranging in price from C$64,900 to $82,500 (plus a $2,700 destination […]
Cybertruck News

Unplugged Performance teases early Tesla Cybertruck launch while showing off new CYBRHEX wheels
Unplugged Performance has had a long history with Tesla, largely stemming from them being neighbours to the automaker’s Design Studio in Hawthorne, California for nearly a decade. That relationship was informal for most of that […]

IDRA finishes testing and ships the Cybertruck Giga Press to Texas
IDRA Group has finished building and testing, and has shipped the 9,000-ton Giga Press to Texas that will be central to the production of the Tesla Cybertruck in the coming months. The machine left Italy […]

Musk shares some ideas on Cybertruck’s “Boat Mode” via Twitter
Elon Musk provided some insights on how the much-anticipated Cybertruck’s “Boat Mode” might work. Musk’s ideas sounded plausible, considering some of the ideas we have seen around this mode. On Twitter, he responded to user […]

Washington State begs people not to use Tesla Cybertruck as a boat
Elon Musk sent waves through the automotive community last week by suggesting the Tesla Cybertruck was waterproof enough to “serve briefly as a boat” over lakes, rivers, and “seas that aren’t too choppy.” That suggestion […]
Model 3 News

Tesla seat belt chime issue that will be fixed over-the-air triggers NHTSA recall
Tesla will soon be deploying an over-the-air (OTA) software update to correct an issue with the audible seat belt reminder chime. The issue has triggered a recall by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), […]

More than 170 Tesla owners have complained to Transport Canada about heat pump failures
Tesla has been faced with a growing number of owners that have seen their heat pumps fail, resulting in the HVAC system generating no heat in extreme cold temperatures. The issue has caught the attention […]

Tesla Model 3 wins title of best-selling EV in the world for the fourth year in a row
For the fourth straight year, the top-selling electric vehicle in the world was the Tesla Model 3, with over 500,000 units sold, according to data compiled by CleanTechnica. Last year was a big year for […]

Hertz extends free Tesla Supercharging offer to March 31, 2022
Hertz announced last year plans to buy more than 100,000 Tesla Model 3s for its global rental fleet. The company has already started renting the electric vehicles (EVs) out at a number of locations, and […]
Model Y News

Tesla drops Model 3 and Model Y prices in the US again
Tesla has implemented another round of price cuts in the US, less than 24 hours before the automaker announces its Q1 2023 financial results. The price drop has brought the entry-level Model 3 to below […]

Tesla Model Y was Germany’s best selling EV in March and Q1 2023
Battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales in Germany increased to 44,125 units in March 2023, giving BEVs a market share of 15.7%. Those figures were highlighted by the Tesla Model Y, which was the country’s best […]

Tesla Model Y was China’s best selling SUV in March, second best in Q1 2023
Tesla started off the year in China with some substantial price cuts, and they appear to have stoked strong demand. The Model Y, which saw its prices drop as much as 13% in January, was […]

Tesla lowers prices in North America, adds 4680 Model Y to Design Studio in US
Tesla has lowered prices on many of its vehicles on Thursday night, with the price changes impacting both Canadian and US buyers. Along with the price cuts, Tesla has also finally added the Giga Texas […]
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Model S News

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, […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

Model 3 owner adds LED lights to Tesla charging cable to visualize electric flow
This modification has absolutely no use at all other than making your Tesla look even cooler while charging at home. Tesla owner and fan Robert Lin added these LED lights to his Tesla Wall Connector […]
SpaceX News

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

Tesla’s Supercharger truck with Megapack catches fire
Tesla sometimes provides trucks fitted with Megapacks and Superchargers at its charging stations to help with congestion. One such truck caught on fire in Baker, California, according to pictures posted by eye-witnesses. The extra Megapacks and Superchargers supplement […]

Tesla opens Superchargers in Gananoque, Edmonton, and Kamloops [Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia]
The Tesla Supercharger team in Canada has been on a roll lately and have opened another three new stations across the country over the last week, bringing the number of new Superchargers in Canada over […]

Tesla adding some third-party fast chargers to its in-car navigation in Europe and Israel
Tesla has announced that is now adding third-party fast charging stations to its in-car navigation in Europe and Israel. Not all stations will be added however as the automaker has set up some strict rules […]