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Tesla plans to reveal an updated design for the Cybertruck in “a month or so,” Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Twitter. Tesla has been giving consideration to the Cybertruck’s hulking proportions, which could prevent the wildly-styled, bulletproof, pickup from fitting into the average...

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software is already being improved with learnings collected from the “cautious” drivers and owners with early access that have received the software push in the past two weeks. Chief Executive Elon Musk tweeted thanks to the “great Autopilot/AI team” for “working...

Tesla’s service situation needs to catch up with its growing sales. As reported by Electrek, a person familiar with Tesla‘s upcoming plans shared that the company informed staff that a huge service center expansion is coming. This is, of course, to better equip the electric automaker to deal...

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving option jumped from $8,000 to $10,000 today, as promised by the company last week. The price of FSD has steadily climbed even ahead of its availability. The software package price increased $1,000 in July, then Chief Executive Elon Musk announced on Twitter last week...

Tesla is planning a monthly subscription offering for its Full Self-Driving option, Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a tweet. Tesla released the FSD beta this week to drivers it has identified as cautious. The company will continue to deploy the software to more drivers in coming weeks...

Elon has announced that he is raising the price of FSD by $2000 on Monday October 26th (2020) that brings the cost up to $10,000 The price hike will apply to both new vehicles and upgrades to cars customers have already bought,

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta rolled out Tuesday night, according to a tweet form Chief Executive Elon Musk. The new software is a substantial re-write of the automakers self-driving technology. Musk has been testing the update, calling the improvements “profound.”  “I think we’ll...

He also mentioned the company is 10 years ahead of the competition in manufacturing. There are private events that are so relevant they should have been public. This is the case of a recent Bernstein Research webinar that had Sandy Munro for a chat. Apart from saying Tesla is ten years ahead of...

looks like tesla just dropped the price of the model S by $3K...thanks Elon! Tesla Drops Price of Model S by $3,000, Now Starts at $71,990 - TeslaNorth.com

Big news! FSD going out on Oct 20 to limited beta. If we don't get in the limited beta, I am sure there will be lots of leaked videos of the FSD.

So as it turns out, the 3 is getting a new center console, darker headliner, electric trunk, black exterior trim, and double pane windows! I did here rumors of this but wasn’t thinking it would be this soon Tesla is doing a Model 3 refresh and we've seen it - Electrek I dont trust electreck that...

The German Model Y will have 4680 batteries, the new body structure, and more. Elon Musk clarified a lot of previous doubts we had with a single tweet. The main one was why Fremont did not get the “world’s most advanced paint shop” before Giga Berlin if it still produces vehicles with paint...

Saw a tweet from @verygreen that suggests that Tesla is working on a driver monitoring system using the interior selfie cam. https://twitter.com/greentheonly/status/1312607693249667073 In case you were wondering what does the selfie camera in model 3 currently try to detect: BLINDED DARK...

The numbers are record-setting and show that Tesla continues to ramp up sales. Tesla has just released its Q3 2020 production and delivery report, so the numbers are now in. See how Tesla fared this quarter right here. At 139,300 global deliveries of the Model Y, Model 3, Model S and Model X...

Tesla’s latest software update (2020.40.0.4) includes a few new features and an improvement to its Speed Assist feature. The update rolled out to Tesla owners on Wednesday. In addition to improvements to “Speed Assist,” which debuted in August, the update also included new security and...

The analysis suggests that Tesla might integrate the cooling into the body. We consulted a mechanical engineer and heat transfer specialist* to get his opinion on how Tesla might design the cooling system for its new 4680 integrated battery system. The analysis suggests that Tesla might...

Tesla plans to build two newly-designed vehicles to be produced at the company’s Berlin and Shanghai factories, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Twitter. The comment comes after Musk told investors at the recent Battery Day that the company intends to build a new vehicle with a $25,000 price...

Other manufacturers would then be marginalized. By further exploring the numbers that Tesla hinted at during Battery Day, we realized that the company has massive plans for further expansion of electric vehicle production. The basic forecast is that Tesla will produce on its own some 10 GWh of...

Tesla will present today new details into its homegrown battery efforts at a “Battery Day” event for shareholders. Chief Executive Elon Musk offered a few hints at what to expect. In a series of tweets on Monday, Musk said the company will present developments that will have more long-term...

A new update to Tesla’s Autopilot software enables the cars to remain in the passing lane, rather than only using the left lane when there’s a slower vehicle to pass. Tesla included the “Exit Passing Lane” feature in its 2020.36.10 software update. The feature will be available to cars...

Just found a Tweet indicating there are some 50 or so Superchargers currently being built in Firebaugh, CA. Didn’t get the address yet, but based on the build size, it shouldn’t be hard to find. Whoa!!! Bryan on Twitter

Would that be an attempt to improve build quality for a very demanding market? Sandy Munro already said that the vehicles Tesla will produce at Giga Austin would be dramatically better than the ones in Fremont. Chinese customers also said more than once that the build quality of made-in-China...

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk hyped the company’s upcoming “Battery Day” Friday, promising “many exciting things.” The event, which was delayed for months and rescheduled because of the Covid-19 pandemic, is intended to inform investors on the company’s latest developments...

And, the bromance continues. There has been plenty of mainstream media coverage of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s recent trip to Germany. It seems he visited the country for several reasons. We know Tesla has business there, as it continues to deliver cars to the area and is also in the process of...

He said that in an improvised press conference at the Giga Berlin site. The Tesla Model Y was born with massive expectations on its shoulders. It should have presented a revolutionary wiring harness system and massive cast parts. Although it had the cast parts, its standard wiring harness...

Tesla has raised a whopping $5 billion, taking advantage of its soaring stock price. The company announced the stock sale on Tuesday, saying proceeds will be used “to further strengthen our balance sheet, as well as for general corporate purposes.” According to an Securities and Exchange...

A job descriptions posted on Tesla’s website suggests the company aims to build a team focused on video games. The company is filling its Austin team with a Video Game and Infotainment engineer. The job description describes the role as an “incredibly rare opportunity to help build a video...

Tesla has released a time-lapsed video offering a look at production at Giga Shanghai. The video was posted to the Tesla China Weibo account, saying “Production, assembly, quality inspection, waiting for delivery. The rhythm is orderly step on the point, one word: Steady!” Tesla Chief...

Tesla is planning a compact hatchback based on the Model 3 to be built and sold in Europe, according to a report from Autocar. Details are thin, but it seems to line up with recent statements from Musk that Tesla needs a more affordable option. “We will not succeed in our mission if we...

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk says Tesla vehicles will soon play “snake jazz or Polynesian elevator music” out of an external speaker. Tesla added external speakers in 2019 to be used for pedestrian warning sounds. The concern is that electric vehicles produce less noise, so pedestrians...

Tesla’s battery production efforts have received a $100 million investment from Panasonic, according to a report from Nikkei, a a news outlet based in Japan. Proceeds will be used to expand Tesla’s Gigafactory located in Sparks, Nevada. The report said Panasonic will add another line...

Two-factor authentication is coming to Tesla’s accounts after being “embarrassingly late,” Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a tweet.  Musk said the security feature is undergoing “final validation” and should be released to Tesla customers soon. Two-factor authentication is...

A “quantum leap” improvement is coming to Tesla’s Autopilot software in six to 10 weeks, Chief Executive Elon Musk said a tweet. Musk called the new software a “fundamental architectural rewrite, not an incremental tweak.” Musk said his personal car is running a “bleeding edge...

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has called the Gigafactory a “machine that builds the machine.” The effort for efficient factories has received more attention since the automaker began a significant expansion. After completing construction of Giga Shanghai in less than a year, Tesla has...

Tesla announced Tuesday a 5-for-1 stock split in an effort to bring the highly-price stock down to attract more investors. According to a SEC filing: Each stockholder of record on August 21, 2020 will receive a dividend of four additional shares of common stock for each then-held share, to be...

Tesla released its latest software update (2020.32.1), which includes a number of safety and performance improvements. Tesla is now offering “Dynamic Brake Lights” in new markets after releasing the feature to Europe in March 2019. Unfortunately, the functionality will likely not be available...

Tesla is offering a vinyl wrap option to customers in China. The new Tesla-managed wrap service was announced on the company’s Wibo account. The service has launched in five cities – Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Suzhou. Other cities will be announced this month, according the the...

A recent survey of sales found Tesla models to be among the fastest-selling used cars. The study by car search engine iSeeCars.com analyzed more than 9 million new and used cars sold from November 2019 through June 2020 and found that the average time to sell a used car for March through...

Tesla has released its second-quarter vehicle safety report, which shows a significant improvement year-over-year. According to the report: In the 2nd quarter, we registered one accident for every 4.53 million miles driven in which drivers had Autopilot engaged. For those driving without...

Tesla’s hiring spree could bring headcount to 65,000 by the end of the year, Chief Executive Elon Musk told Automotive News.  Musk discusses “the whole trajectory of Tesla from basically nothing…from five employees in 2014 to 60,000-plus in 2020.” The increase would represent a 35%...

Panasonic’s new “2170” lithium-ion battery cells will improve energy density by 20% over the next five years, the company said Thursday.  The “2170” lithium-ion cells were first used in Tesla’s Model 3 in 2017. The battery already has the highest density, but the latest development should...

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said Tuesday on Twitter that the company is keen to help other automakers with their challenges developing more sustainable vehicles. “Tesla is open to licensing software and supplying powertrains and batteries,” Musk said on Twitter. “We’re just trying to...

This new cheaper and smaller Tesla hatchback could be designed in Germany and possibly even be built at the new Gigafactory. Speaking during an earnings call last week, Elon Musk expressed his point that the cars that Tesla is currently building are still too expensive. Even with the...

Tesla’s new factory near Berlin will be built even faster than the speedy construction of Giga Shanghai, Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a tweet. “Giga Berlin will come together at an impossible-seeming speed,” Musk said on Twitter. “The prefabricated construction method in Germany is...

Tesla says in a lawsuit that electric vehicle startup Rivian poached employees and stole confidential information. The suit says Rivian’s team includes 178 ex-Tesla employees, 70 of whom came directly from Tesla. Tesla says in the suit that four former Tesla employees are responsible for...

If that’s the new standard, we may have to wave goodbye to the Model 3 Standard Range Plus as well. When Elon Musk said there would be no Tesla Model Y Standard Range Plus, his excuse was that the range would be too low, below 250 mi. That must have frustrated a lot of Tesla... READ FULL ARTICLE

Elon Musk: “Please mine more nickel.” Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently “urged miners to produce more nickel” as the company is happily willing to secure long-term nickel suppliers for battery production. Nickel is one of the key ingredients of the cathode of lithium-ion cells, especially in...

The next-generation Tesla Roadster will be built in California at the company’s Fremont factory, Chief Executive Elon Musk said Wednesday on the company’s Q2 earnings call. “We think, probably, also the Tesla Roadster, a future program, would also make sense in California,” Musk said during...

The Cybertruck will be built in Texas. Tesla announced the site of its next U.S. factory on Wednesday’s Q2 earnings call. Both Austin and Tulsa were finalists for factory that’s expected to bring 5,000 jobs to the state. Musk said the factory will be built on a 2,000 acre site on the...

Tesla beat earnings expectations for the pandemic-impacted second quarter, reporting $6.04 billion in revenue versus analyst projections of $5.37 billion. Highlights from the quarterly report include: Cash $535M increase in cash and cash equivalents in Q2 to $8.6BOperating cash flow...