Tesla launches its own insurance based on real-time driver data in Nevada with more states to come

Tesla Insurance, the automaker’s growing insurance division, has launched its real-time driver data insurance product in Nevada. It is now available in eight states, plus California but without real-time driver data, and there’s evidence that several more states are coming. Tesla Insurance expansion Tesla updated its website to note that its real-time data insurance product… Continue reading Tesla launches its own insurance based on real-time driver data in Nevada with more states to come

Sony and Honda create joint EV company, and Sony gets top billing

Sony and Honda have officially signed a joint venture agreement to establish a company to build electric cars together. The new company will be called “Sony Honda Mobility Inc.,” notably giving Sony top billing over the established automaker. The company will also focus on “mobility services,” building on Sony’s January announcement of the formation of… Continue reading Sony and Honda create joint EV company, and Sony gets top billing

Tesla expands Supercharger pilot program for non-Tesla EV owners to a large part of Europe

Tesla expands Supercharger pilot program for non-Tesla EV owners to Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. The program to give access to the Supercharger network to non-Tesla electric car owners is now in most of Europe. Over the last year, we have been reporting on Tesla ramping up its effort to open the Supercharger network, its extensive… Continue reading Tesla expands Supercharger pilot program for non-Tesla EV owners to a large part of Europe

Tesla is sending untrained employees to work on cars as service becomes problematic

Tesla is sending some of its employees who are not in service and are untrained to work on cars into service centers to fix vehicles. It looks like Tesla’s service issues are bigger than we thought. Earlier this month, we reported on CEO Elon Musk’s announcement that Tesla is working on service in North America… Continue reading Tesla is sending untrained employees to work on cars as service becomes problematic

Tesla (TSLA) significantly increases its electric car prices across its lineup

Tesla (TSLA) has significantly increased the prices of its electric cars across its entire lineup with some models going up by as much as $6,000. After a year of increasing prices almost every month in 2021, Tesla slowed down the rapid rise in prices across its electric vehicles in early 2022. The last major price… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) significantly increases its electric car prices across its lineup

Tesla tops the list of most satisfied customers in the entire auto industry

Tesla has topped the list of most satisfied customers in the entire auto industry, with Model 3 taking the top spot for for all cars globally. Zutobi released a report tracking four different car owner rating reports from Parkers, HonestJohn, Autotrader, and Edmunds in order to put together a global owner happiness tracker. Tesla topped… Continue reading Tesla tops the list of most satisfied customers in the entire auto industry

Tesla Autopilot tops the list of most crashes on driver-assist features in new NHTSA report

Tesla has topped the list of most crashes on advanced driver-assist (ADAS) features – Autopilot in Tesla’s case – in NHTSA’s first report on “Safety Performance of Advanced Vehicle Technologies.” Dr. Steven Cliff, NHTSA’s Administrator, commented on the report: The data released today are part of our commitment to transparency, accountability and public safety. New… Continue reading Tesla Autopilot tops the list of most crashes on driver-assist features in new NHTSA report

Tesla (TSLA) has lost over $500 million from its Bitcoin investment amid crypto winter

Tesla (TSLA) has lost over $500 million in value from its Bitcoin investment amid what people are now calling a “crypto winter.” Early in 2021, Tesla invested $1.5 billion in Bitcoin. Shortly after, the automaker started accepting the cryptocurrency as payment on new vehicles. However, a few days later, Tesla took a step back with crypto by removing… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) has lost over $500 million from its Bitcoin investment amid crypto winter

Elon Musk says solving self-driving is the difference between Tesla being worth a lot or nothing

Elon Musk made an interesting comment about Tesla’s effort to develop self-driving. The CEO says that solving self-driving is the difference between Tesla being worth a lot of money or almost nothing. Like the rest of the market lately, Tesla’s stock has taken a beating – though even more so than the rest of the… Continue reading Elon Musk says solving self-driving is the difference between Tesla being worth a lot or nothing

Elon Musk says that Lucid and Rivian are tracking toward bankruptcy

Elon Musk says that electric vehicle startups Lucid and Rivian are tracking toward bankruptcy unless something changes. During an interview with the Tesla Silicon Valley Owners Club, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that both Lucid Motors and Rivian, two US-based electric vehicle startups, are trending toward bankruptcy. The CEO said: Unless something changes significantly with… Continue reading Elon Musk says that Lucid and Rivian are tracking toward bankruptcy