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New and affordable Tesla EVs coming early 2025
Tesla confirms today that it will bring new and affordable electric models to the market in 2025 after predicting a slowed growth rate for this year. Tesla may shake up the market early next year […]
Tesla says- Cybertruck will be profitable by the end of 2024
Tesla released its Shareholder Deck ahead of its Q2 2024 earnings call, and the news around the Cybertruck is all good. Production and deliveries of the vehicle continue to increase, and, importantly, Tesla is on […]
Tesla Earnings: Revenue beats with $25.5B in Q2 2024
In Q2 2024, Tesla achieved record quarterly revenues despite a difficult operating environment. The Energy Storage business continues to grow rapidly, setting a record in Q2 with 9.4 GWh of deployments. It led to record […]
Deadline extended to August 31 for Ford owners to reserve their free NACS adaptor
Ford owners have until August 31 to secure their complimentary NACS charging adaptor, as the automaker has extended the reservation deadline yet again. Initially, Ford set a June 30 date for reservations to wrap up, […]
Toyota hit with lawsuit by Mirai owners alleging deception
Toyota did not manage to sell a great quantity of its hydrogen-powered Mirai. However, those now disgruntled owners in California are suing the carmaker for providing misleading information about the practicality of owning a fuel-cell […]
Tesla Giga Berlin Receives Support from Prime Minister Woidke
Tesla Giga Berlin once again receives support from the Prime Minister of Brandenburg, Dietmar Woidke, amid ongoing criticism of the manufacturer over water consumption. He recalled that the factory uses very little water, so Tesla […]
Cybertruck News
The CyberLandr is a disappearing camper for your Tesla Cybertruck
Stream It, a Las Vegas-based company, has announced the CyberLandr, a disappearing camper designed for the Cybertruck. The unique accessory will let you take your kitchen, living room, bedroom, bathroom and office anywhere and everywhere. […]
Tesla Cybertruck pilot production line being built at Fremont to streamline Giga Texas rollout: Rumour
Earlier this year during Tesla’s Q4 2020 earnings call, Technoking Elon Musk set expectations for when we might begin to see the first Cybertruck deliveries. Originally planned for a late 2020 release, Musk said they […]
Tesla Cybertruck design update: it won’t have door handles
While we all wait for the reveal of the final design of the Tesla Cybertruck, Elon Musk has teased one of the updated design features. The Cybertruck will come with no door handles. Musk provided […]
1:10 Scale Hot Wheels RC Cybertruck shipping soon, Mattel releases new video
Last week Mattel began shipping the preorders for the smaller 1:64 scale Hot Wheels RC Cybertrucks, a month after they mysteriously began appearing on the shelves of Target stores across the United States. Today Mattel […]
Model 3 News
Tesla reveals what they have learnt from 9-month Model 3 police car trial in the UK
Tesla created a demonstration police car earlier this year as part of a trial program to test the EV as an emergency response vehicle in the United Kingdom (UK). Nine months later and the automaker […]
BEV sales in the UK rise 67% in November, Tesla Model 3 third most popular car
The Tesla Model 3 continues to be a popular choice in the United Kingdom (UK). After being the best selling car of any fuel type in October, the electric sedan followed up with another strong […]
Giga Shanghai expands 12V Li-Ion battery to Model 3
Tesla first introduced a 12V lithium ion (Li-Ion) battery with the refresh Model S earlier this year. The new battery is lighter and more compact, and lasts much longer than the traditional lead-acid batteries. The […]
Tesla Parts Catalog hints all vehicles from Giga Shanghai now come with AMD Ryzen processor
Tesla began deliveries of the Model Y Performance in China this month. The launch of the top-of-the-line electric SUV brought with it a number of improvements, one of which was the new AMD Ryzen processor, […]
Model Y News
Tesla begins offering existing Model Y reservation holders in Austin the option to switch to the Standard Range for faster delivery
It looks like Tesla is about to start customer deliveries of the all-new Model Y Standard Range with a structural battery pack and 4680 cells. The automaker has started emailing Model Y reservation holders that […]
Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre employs fleet of Tesla Model Ys for security team
The Tesla Model Y has proven to be a popular choice among law enforcement agencies across the United States, and soon also in Canada. Its popularity has also extended to security services, as Toronto’s Yorkdale […]
Tesla Model S easily outsells Ford Mustang Mach-E as Tesla dominates Q1 2022 EV registrations in the US
Despite a significantly higher price point, the Tesla Model S easily outsold the Ford Mustang Mach-E in the United States in the first quarter, making Tesla’s flagship sedan the third best-selling EV overall in the […]
General Motors spotted benchmarking a Tesla Model Y
General Motors (GM) looks to be benchmarking a variety of Tesla’s to help ramp up their EV efforts. GM Authority spotted a Model Y undergoing GM benchmarking. The vehicle had the tell-tale small stickers at each […]
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Model S News
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 […]
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 […]
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
New discount for Tesla insurance in BC
If you’re from Beautiful British Columbia, there’s finally some good news when it comes to car insurance. Along with a host of other changes that were implemented as of September 1, 2019, ICBC now offers […]
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 […]
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 […]
SpaceX News
SpaceX to ‘significantly reduce’ number of Starlink second generation satellites
SpaceX’s plan to expand its Starlink internet service has faced much opposition. In a change of their original plans, the aerospace company has agreed to cut down the number of second generation satellites in their […]
SpaceX tests Falcon Heavy in preparation for rocket launch on November 1st
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy hibernation has spanned more than three years. However, the powerful rocket is roaring to life again as the company prepares for a November 1st launch. The aerospace company performed a static fire […]
Donation from Polaris Program connects over 100 schools in Chile and Brazil with SpaceX Starlink internet
The Polaris Program has announced a donation of $500,000 that will see over 100 schools in Chile and Brazil receive SpaceX Starlink internet. The program, led by billionaire Jared Isaacman, is working with non-profit organizations […]
SpaceX announces Starlink service for moving vehicles to launch in December
SpaceX has expanded its lineup of Starlink dishes and its service offerings. The company has announced a new Flat High Performance dish for their Starlink for RV service, which for the first time allows for […]
Supercharger News
Second Tesla Supercharger under construction in Squamish [British Columbia]
A second Tesla Supercharger has been discovered under construction in Squamish, British Columbia. The new location was spotted by Drive Tesla reader Amish Solanki, who tells us that work first began at the site in […]
Prince Albert Supercharger now open [Saskatchewan]
Tesla has opened up a new Supercharger station in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan less than one month after construction first began. Construction of the 8-stall Supercharger began around May 20th near the Co-Op gas station in […]
Non-Tesla Supercharger pilot expands to five new European countries
Tesla has officially opened up more Superchargers to all electric vehicles (EVs) in five new European countries today. The Non-Tesla Supercharger Pilot program launched in November 2021 and was limited to just one country, the […]