After recently expanding its Supercharger pilot program for non-Tesla EV owners, the Supercharger network became the ‘largest 150 kW+ public fast-charging network’ in Europe overnight. It’s quite impressive that Tesla did that basically by just flipping a switch. Tesla was early in investing in charging infrastructure, which led to the Supercharger becoming the largest global… Continue reading Tesla flipped a switch, and its Supercharger network became the ‘largest public 150 kW+ fast-charging network’
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Tesla lobbies for anyone with solar and batteries to participate in Texas’ energy market
Tesla has filed to change rules for grid operators in Texas in order to enable anyone with solar and batteries, including residential homeowners, to participate in the state’s energy market. Since moving to Texas, Tesla has been lobbying to change several energy market rules in order to more efficiently deploy its energy products on the… Continue reading Tesla lobbies for anyone with solar and batteries to participate in Texas’ energy market
Tesla is back to ramping up Gigafactory Shanghai to new production records
Tesla is back to ramping up production at Gigafactory Shanghai. The automaker could reportedly be back to pre-shutdown level as soon as tomorrow and plans to ramp up to new records later this week. Like many other companies, Tesla had to shut down production at its Shanghai factory last month after local authorities imposed serious… Continue reading Tesla is back to ramping up Gigafactory Shanghai to new production records
Tesla Model Y caught on fire while driving; driver claimed to have to break window to get out
An almost brand-new Tesla Model Y caught on fire after powering down while driving. The driver claimed to be stuck inside the car and had to break the window to get out. It serves as a good reminder to know and remember that all doors in Tesla vehicles have manual releases. The incident happened last… Continue reading Tesla Model Y caught on fire while driving; driver claimed to have to break window to get out
Elon Musk says Tesla will have self-driving cars without need for human driver this time next year
Elon Musk told reporters in Brazil that Tesla will have self-driving cars without the need for human drivers behind the wheel for supervision or at all really around this time next year. It’s Musk’s latest timeline on Tesla’s full self-driving effort, but he has been wrong about those in the past. The Tesla CEO was… Continue reading Elon Musk says Tesla will have self-driving cars without need for human driver this time next year
Tesla files plans for diner/drive-in theater supercharger on Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood
Tesla has reportedly filed plans for a 29-stall supercharger and diner/drive-in theater location in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The location is at 7001 Santa Monica Boulevard at the intersection with Orange Drive. Tesla originally planned to build the diner in the coastal city of Santa Monica, but then moved the plans to Hollywood. Now, perhaps… Continue reading Tesla files plans for diner/drive-in theater supercharger on Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood
Elon Musk announces that Tesla is building a ‘hardcore litigation department’ – Timing is strange
Elon Musk announced today that Tesla is building a “hardcore litigation department” to “directly initiate and execute lawsuits.” The timing of the effort is strange since it comes right after an allegation of sexual misconduct against the CEO. Musk made the announcement on Twitter: Tesla is building a hardcore litigation department where we directly initiate… Continue reading Elon Musk announces that Tesla is building a ‘hardcore litigation department’ – Timing is strange
Tesla structural battery pack is removable, but it is quite an ordeal
Tesla’s latest service manual does reveal that Tesla’s structural battery pack is removable – something that was thought of as a problem due to the design. It’s actually doable, but it is quite an ordeal. When Tesla introduced its new 4680 battery cell at its Battery Day in 2020, it featured several major improvements on… Continue reading Tesla structural battery pack is removable, but it is quite an ordeal
Tesla releases new Full Self-Driving Beta update, and it’s a big one
Tesla has started to push a new Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta software update with improvements based on over 250,000 training video clips from its fleet. Based on the release notes, it’s a big update. FSD Beta enables Tesla vehicles to drive autonomously to a destination entered in the car’s navigation system, but the driver needs… Continue reading Tesla releases new Full Self-Driving Beta update, and it’s a big one
Honda teases Prologue EV alongside plans to hasten lumbering electrification strategy
Honda Motor Co. released a sketch of its upcoming Prologue electric SUV co-developed with GM – its first vehicle designed primarily using virtual reality visualization technology. Additionally, Honda shared an update to its EV sale strategy that includes three separate phases on its path to introduce 30 EVs globally by the end of the decade.… Continue reading Honda teases Prologue EV alongside plans to hasten lumbering electrification strategy