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Tesla releases new version of Autopark to employees
Tesla has introduced a long-awaited revision to its Autopark feature in recent software updates. While the new feature has appeared in multiple software updates over recent weeks (2024.2.7; 2024.2.9; 2024.2.11), it is currently only available […]
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Synacktiv Cracks Tesla ECU, Wins Model 3 and $200,000 Prize at Pwn2Own Vancouver
A team has successfully hacked its way to $200,000 in prize money and a Tesla Model 3. The hackers exploited a Tesla electronic control unit at the 2024 Pwn2Own contest in Vancouver. The Synacktiv team, a […]
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Tesla updates Safety Score to Version 2.1, adjusts Late-Night Driving metric
Tesla has made a change to its Safety Score, releasing a new version 2.1 this week. While the formula itself has not changed, the company has updated the Late-Night driving metrics used in the calculation. […]
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GM Overcomes ‘Production Hell’ at Factory Zero, Eyes Major Ultium EV Production Boost
General Motors (GM) is focusing on increasing the production of its Ultium-powered EVs in an effort to make in-roads in the electric vehicle (EV) market. Despite ambitions to significantly boost Ultium EV production, GM has […]
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Tesla adds Premium Connectivity subscription to referral program, credits for loyalty buyers
Tesla has updated their referral program, adding a new incentive for buyers, and adding referral credits for loyalty buyers. In the early days of Tesla the company offered free internet connectivity in its cars. However, […]
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Tesla Giga Berlin Workers Pick Independence Over Union Majority in Works Council Vote
Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin recently witnessed a significant vote concerning its future working conditions and union representation. Despite the efforts of Germany’s largest union, IG Metall, to secure a majority in the works council election, the […]
Cybertruck News
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Joplin Missouri tries to entice Tesla to build Cybertruck factory with $1 billion deal
Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed on Twitter last month that the EV automaker was in the process of searching for a location in the central US for the site of a new Gigafactory that would […]
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Latest crowdsourced data estimates Tesla Cybertruck reservations have surpassed 622,000
When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck to the world on November 21 2019 (doesn’t that seem like forever ago?), you either loved it or hated. It appeared lots of people loved it, as just one week […]
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Tesla Cybertruck reservations: Canada is second only to the US based on crowdsourced data
Tesla Cybertruck reservations have been open since the night of the unveiling in late November 2019. Since then Elon Musk has provided a few updates on the number of reservations received, but we have never […]
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One fan images what a Porsche Cybertruck rival might look like, and comes up with the Traykan
Porsche is set to release their second electric vehicle (EV), the Taycan Cross Turismo later this year. But what if their next EV was a pickup truck to rival the futuristic Cybertruck? Graphic artist and […]
Model 3 News
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Driver and six children walk away after Model S plunges 30ft into backyard
Tesla cars are among the safest, if not the safest cars on the road, having achieved perfect safety ratings across the entire lineup. CEO Elon Musk has even said that due to the company’s airbag […]
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Tesla raises Model 3 and Model Y prices in China
Following price increases for all Model 3 and Model Y variants in Canada last night, Tesla has also raised prices for the entry-level variants for both vehicles in China. It is also the second time […]
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Giga Shanghai follows Fremont’s lead and ditches radar
Nearly six months to the day after Tesla officially confirmed it was removing radar from newly built cars at its factory in Fremont, California, the automaker appears to have made the same change at Giga […]
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Tesla increases Model 3 and Model Y prices in Canada again, making the entry-level Model 3 ineligible for the iZEV rebate [Update]
Tesla has raised prices on both the Model 3 and Model Y in Canada on Tuesday night. This latest round of increases has unfortunately pushed the Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) Model 3, formerly known as the […]
Model Y News
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Tesla Model Y delivery wait times stretch into 2023 in North America
Even with two prices increases in less than one week, demand for the Tesla Model Y does not appear to be slowing down. According to an update to the online Design Studio today, new orders […]
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Tesla increases price of entry-level Model Y in China
The Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) was the lone vehicle to escape two rounds of price increases in China in the last week, as prices for all other variants increased anywhere from ¥14,000 to more […]
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Tesla source codes reveals Giga Texas Model Y Standard Range Plus
Over the weekend the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added a mysterious new ‘2022 Tesla Model Y AWD’ variant to their fuel efficiency listings. With a range of 279 miles (449km), it sat between […]
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European Tesla Model 3/Y deliveries will be without radar starting in Q2 2022
European Tesla Model 3 and Model Y reservation holders set to take delivery next quarter will have to accept their new vehicles with one less feature than when they ordered. According to a new approval […]
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Model S News
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Jay Leno confirms insane Tesla Model S Plaid quarter-mile time [Update]
Last month Drive Tesla reported exclusively on the Tesla Model S Plaid setting a new record for the fastest quarter-mile time of any production car ever made. We also reported that car enthusiast Jay Leno […]
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Refresh Tesla Model S parking lot has nearly 1,000 cars waiting for delivery
Yesterday we reported on the discovery of a large parking lot near Tesla’s Fremont factory that was housing hundreds of refresh Tesla Model S vehicles. Thanks to one of our readers we have a better […]
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AMD confirms Tesla Model S/X include their latest Ryzen processor and RDNA 2 GPU
When Tesla officially announced the refresh Model S and Model X in January, part of the updated design included a new infotainment system. According to Tesla’s website, the new system would provide up to 10 […]
Model X News
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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 […]
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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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Tesla Model X drives through flooded street with ease
Back in 2016, Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent out this tweet, stating that the Model S can actually make a half-decent boat if necessary, although not recommended. We *def* don't recommended this, but Model S […]
SpaceX News
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SpaceX meets with Zambia officials to offer Starlink services
SpaceX is expanding Starlink’s reach as it continues to launch more satellites. The next country to come online might be Zambia, where the Starlink team recently met with government officials. SpaceX seeks exemption to provide […]
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Royal Caribbean outfits more cruise ships with Starlink
Royal Caribbean announced last month it planned to add SpaceX Starlink to its fleet of cruise ships following a successful trial of the satellite internet service on it ship Freedom of the Seas. When the […]
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SpaceX to seek exemption from sanctions to provide Starlink service in Iran
According to CEO Elon Musk SpaceX will seek an exemption from international sanctions against Iran in order to provide the company’s Starlink satellite internet service to citizens of the country. The company will also work […]
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Starlink expected to expand by 70% and cover all of Canada later this year
SpaceX has been quick to expand its Starlink satellite internet service, which is now available in 40 countries on all 7 continents after it recently expanded to Antarctica last week. However even with such expansive […]
Supercharger News
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Tesla adjusts Supercharger fees in Canada in response to criticism after massive increases
Tesla has adjusted Supercharger fees in Canada again, just over two months introducing a new four-tier structure that saw the cost of Supercharging increase substantially. In March Supercharger fees north of the border moved to […]
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Tesla begins construction of Supercharger in Simcoe [Ontario]
Tesla has started construction of a new Supercharger station in Simcoe, Ontario. The new Supercharger is being built at 142 Queensway East in the parking lot near the Canadian Tire. According to a photo of the […]
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Tesla Supercharger cables cut twice in one week in Cincinatti, another station in Oakland also vandalized
Two Tesla Supercharger stations were damaged this week, with the charging cables being cut presumably for the copper inside of them. In Cincinatti the Supercharger station was damaged twice in one week. According to u/Grinolam […]