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The updated version of the Model S and X have a CCS2 charge port, as well as new headlights and taillights. [full story]

The Brandenburg State Environment department granted special approval ahead of final approval. [full story]

It appears that the Tesla Model X Plaid’s seven-seat configuration is far from dead. Despite the vehicle’s configurator in the United States only offering a six-seat option for the vehicle recently, a... [full story]

Tesla’s sales numbers for December in China are in, and it shows another record month of deliveries and confirmed that almost half of Tesla’s record year of production and deliveries came from Gigafac... [full story]

Cars are becoming supercomputers on wheels, and Tesla is far ahead of rivals. [full story]

Chinese battery cell manufacturer Gotion High-Tech reports that it has agreed to supply 200 GWh of LFP battery cells to an unnamed ’large US automaker” between 2023 and 2028. Initially, the cells will... [full story]

Tesla has unveiled an updated version of the Model S today with new headlights, taillights, and CCS charge ports. more…The post Tesla unveils updated Model S with new headlights, taillights, and CCS c... [full story]

The owner spent around 18 months converting the Plymouth Satellite into what he now calls the Electrollite. [full story]

Looks like you can get more consistent performance out of a P85D with jet engines strapped to it than you can out of a brand new Plaid. [full story]

In what could be described as a show of strength in the local auto market, Tesla China’s wholesale numbers for December totaled 70,847 vehicles, up 197.6% year-over-year and up 34% from November 2021.... [full story]

The German State Environment Agency has issued another early permit to Tesla, allowing the EV manufacturer to produce 2,000 Model Y test vehicles at Giga Berlin.According to Frauke Zelt, the spokesper... [full story]

Tesla has signed a new deal to source nickel for battery cell production from an upcoming new mine in the United States. It’s a landmark deal to start sourcing the critical battery material in the US ... [full story]

Tesla has agreed to a nickel supply deal with Talon Metals, a Minnesota-based company. It is the first United States supply of nickel for the electric automaker.Little-known Talon Metals (OTCMKTS: TLO... [full story]

Tesla is losing its head of human resources, Valerie Capers Workman, who has also been seen as the number one diversity advocate at the company. more…The post Tesla loses its head of HR and top divers... [full story]

Tesla’s Human Resources Department will take a hit next week when Valerie Capers Workman, the company’s Vice President of People, will resign to take on a new role at another company.Workman has been ... [full story]

Filed under: Tesla,Technology,Emerging Technologies Continue reading Tesla raises Full Self Driving to $12,000, adds ’Assertive’ modeTesla raises Full Self Driving to $12,000, adds ’Assertive’ m... [full story]

Tesla sends over-the-air updates often, and many are much more significant than most people may expect. [full story]

Tesla has received a special approval from the Brandenburg State Environment department to build 2,000 Model Y bodies at Gigafactory berlin ahead of the much-coveted final approval. more…The post Tesl... [full story]

These are the very best electric cars that effortlessly will fit into everyday life and carry the family and its paraphernalia. Full-size, daily-usable electric vehicles have been a long time in risin... [full story]

Tesla on Thursday announced a Track Mode for the Model S Plaid that adds torque vectoring, improved cooling, and more aggressive suspension settings. Rolling out to cars in North America this week, Tr... [full story]

Tesla has been spotted using a mobile Powerpack battery system at its first Megacharger station for the Tesla Semi electric truck in Nevada.The details of the charging solution are still unknown. more... [full story]

We run down the very best affordable electric city cars, superminis and family hatchbacks on sale todayIf an electric car ought to excel anywhere, it’s in the supermini segment - particularly with the... [full story]

Tesla is using its ’Tesla Engage” platform to ask its fanbase to support a new push to convince the New York governor and legislature to allow direct sales of its electric vehicles in the state. more…... [full story]

Tesla owners speak to CNBC about how they’ve used the internal computer and battery power of the car to mine cryptocurrencies. [full story]

In a series of posts on Twitter, where he has 69.2 million followers, Musk wrote, ’Tesla FSD price rising to $12k on Jan 17. Just in the US.’ [full story]

Electric Buses Gemilang International Set To Deliver 140 Electric School Buses To US Schools Tesla Batteries Tesla Oracle: Here’s how much battery is drained if a Tesla is left unplugged for 32 days T... [full story]

If there wasn’t video, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was all some kind of joke. Back in October, the Canadian vehicle manufacturer Daymak claimed it was making a three-wheeled electric car which w... [full story]

Filed under: Green,Plants/Manufacturing,Tesla,Electric Continue reading How Tesla weathered global supply chain issues that knocked rivalsHow Tesla weathered global supply chain issues that knoc... [full story]

The yawning disparity between the performance of the electric car company and established automakers last year reflects the technological change roiling the industry. [full story]

Filed under: Green,Tesla,Technology,Crossover,Autonomous Vehicles,Electric,Sedan Continue reading Tesla Full Self Driving software price rises to $12,000 in U.S.Tesla Full Self Driving software ... [full story]

Tesla announced today that it is going to increase the price of its Full Self-Driving package to $12,000 starting on January 17. The price bump should coincide with the release of an important new upd... [full story]

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s incredible Q4 performance, GM unveiling the Silverado EV and Equ... [full story]

’...to make Model S Plaid as quick around a racetrack as it is at the drag strip.’ [full story]

Here are the hottest EVs expected to go on sale this year. [full story]

Tesla has revised the Model X Plaid interior seating options to now only offer a six-seat configuration. Previously, the vehicle came in five and seven-seat options, but Tesla has evidently removed th... [full story]

The optional 6-seat configuration ($6,500) has become standard, while 5-seat and 7-seat versions are now gone. [full story]

Those who have followed the Tesla story for years would remember a time when practically every single concept car and production EV was dubbed as a ’Tesla Killer.” The idea then was that while Tesla h... [full story]

Are those production vehicles for PepsiCo? [full story]

Tesla takes us on a tour inside its Giga Shanghai to learn about the Tesla Giga Principle of Safety. [full story]

Tesla Semi deliveries to PepsiCo are now expected before the end of this month. [full story]

When Germany-based Hansjörg Gemmingen purchased his Tesla Model S P85 in 2014, the world was a far different place. Back then, the idea of an all-electric car hitting 1 million kilometers, or better y... [full story]

Tesla’s record sales, along with excitement around CES, made this first week of January monumental for EVs. [full story]

1 million miles might be achieved later this year. [full story]

The Biden Administration’s new EPA fuel economy standards are the strictest ever. [full story]

Last November, PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta surprised the electric vehicle community when he noted during an appearance on CNBC that his company was looking forward to the first deliveries of the Tesla ... [full story]

Tesla China has released another informative video, this time providing a close look into Giga Shanghai and the vehicles that it builds. The video, which is quite extensive at eight minutes, provided ... [full story]

Tesla is officially rolling out the Plaid Track Mode to all Model S Plaid vehicles across North America this week. Tesla developed a few cool features for Plaid Track Mode, listed below. Optimized Pow... [full story]

Tesla announced today the launch of ‘Plaid Track Mode’, a new version of its track mode software to push the track performance of the Model S Plaid to a whole new level. more…The post Tesla launches ‘... [full story]

Tesla recently uploaded a video introducing its latest energy storage project in Angleton, Texas. Tesla installed 81 Megapacks in Angleton totaling 200 MWh of energy.According to Tesla, the Megapack s... [full story]

Traffic stubbornly refuses to be disrupted. This year’s CES, you may have heard, wasn’t exactly packed due to the ongoing pandemic. Which makes video shared online of a traffic jam at the annual Las V... [full story]

Tesla has unveiled its giant new Megapack battery project in Texas in a new Youtube video. It’s one of the biggest yet. more…The post Tesla unveils its giant Megapack battery project in Texas appeared... [full story]

Tesla’s Product Design Director Javier Verdura lightly hinted toward the electric automaker creating its own branded gaming controller that could be used with the Arcade within its vehicles.Verdura ha... [full story]

Tesla had record sales in the United Kingdom in 2021, and the new car registration data show that it helped the country reach a new electric market share milestone: over 10% of the auto market for the... [full story]

Several recent reports and rumors indicate that the EV factory will start production at any moment. [full story]

Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas is looking more and more complete. This has become more evident in the past few days as shipments from Chinese solar panel giant Longi Green Energy were spotted on the roof o... [full story]

Thanks to the strong December, the Tesla Model 3 became the second best-selling model for the year. [full story]

A recent update implemented on the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y’s online Owner’s Manual has hinted at what could very well be an upcoming upgrade for the two mass-market vehicles. With the update, the Cl... [full story]

Nikola Tesla may have been pleased that both of his names were employed by electric car companies, but perhaps less so that Nikola sued Tesla, and vice-versa. Now, Nikola Corp. is reportedly dropping ... [full story]

A Tesla Model S Plaid lined up for a drag race with a Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle earlier this week in the first known case of this EV matchup. more…The post Watch Tesla Model S Plaid... [full story]

Tesla Giga Berlin seems raring to start operations and kick off Model Y production this year. Recent images taken of the Giga Berlin site showed at least 33 locally-produced Model Y cars parked within... [full story]

What’s to like and what’s not to like? And when will this ever be sold to waiting buyers? [full story]

BMW used technology from e-readers to give its iX electric SUV a color-shifting exterior. [full story]

The Tesla Model 3 tops the electric car sales rankings for 2021Latest SMMT figures show little growth in car registrations, but electrified vehicles now make up a quarter of salesOne in six new car ... [full story]

Tesla’s new showroom and store in the region of Xinjiang, China, seemed to get acknowledgment from President Joe Biden’s Press Secretary, Jen Psaki, during a recent press conference. Psaki did not min... [full story]

A US-based battery technology firm has fitted an experimental battery to the Tesla Model S for a long-range run at a 55mph average speed [full story]

Nikola Motor has dropped a $2 billion lawsuit against Tesla that it filed in 2018, claiming Tesla stole design elements and included them in the Semi. Nikola argued the designs were taken from their s... [full story]

Our Next Energy, also known as ONE, installed one of its battery packs in a Tesla Model S and managed to have it travel 752 miles on a single charge. more…The post Tesla Model S gets 752 miles of rang... [full story]

Sony is serious about its electric car plans—serious enough to set up a whole another company for it.Ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas yesterday (Jan. 4), the Japanese giant an... [full story]

Nikola has officially given up on its $2 billion patent trolling lawsuit against Tesla over the design of the Tesla Semi electric truck. more…The post Nikola finally gives up on $2 billion patent trol... [full story]

Tesla sold 309K cars in Q4 2021, which isn’t nearly as far behind Toyota and GM as you might expect. [full story]

It appears that Tesla has learned some lessons following the delays that have plagued Gigafactory Berlin’s launch. In a recent report, the Austin Business Journal noted that Tesla is already gathering... [full story]

The traditional dealership model may hinder legacy automakers’ EV sales. [full story]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently posted a response to veteran American automaker General Motors’ total electric vehicle sales during the fourth quarter of 2021. According to the Tesla CEO, GM’s Q4 2021 nu... [full story]

There was one Supercharger in Hawaii, but it was not on the main island and it wasn’t really easily accessible to the public. [full story]

The car doesn’t seem to know where the road is and FSD disengages almost immediately, or it starts veering off the road. [full story]

Tesla released software update 2021.44.30 right as the new year dawned around the globe. Along with the update came Track Mode, as well as what seems like a new, even more impressive top speed for the... [full story]

Xinjiang is, home to a Muslim population known as the Uyghurs whom the United Nations and rights organizations have identified as a repressed ethnic group. [full story]

On Tuesday, January 4, Panasonic announced that Redwood Materials would start supplying copper foil to its battery production facility in Giga Nevada. The Japanese tech giant announced the news during... [full story]

Tesla announced that it installed a new Supercharger station in Hawaii, which means that the Supercharger network is now ’officially” in all 50 states.I say ’officially” in quotes because technically... [full story]

Panasonic announced that it is going to purchase copper foil produced from recycled materials by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials for battery cell production at Gigafactory Nevada.The ... [full story]

GAF, one of the largest roofing companies in the world, just released a new solar shingle, which it says will be affordable and easy to install. [full story]

Tesla seemed to be made of Teflon in 2020 and 2021, as the company seemed to avert the semiconductor chip shortage with relative ease, while longstanding and prestigious automakers scaled back product... [full story]

Senator Marco Rubio criticized the electric carmaker for opening the outlet in a region where China has been accused of targeting Muslims. [full story]

Most Tesla owners are elated from day one, but what about after the newness wears off? [full story]

Tesla’s new showroom in China’s highly-controversial Xinjiang region has attracted a lot of criticism from American rights and trade groups, with some noting that the presence of the store suggests th... [full story]

This compact electric sedan could become really big for VW. [full story]

Tesla often makes key changes to its website without making official announcements. [full story]

One of Tesla’s strengths is that it has been able to quickly deploy over-the-air fixes for some safety-related issues. But the new recall issues encompassing 475,318 vehicles will require navigating T... [full story]

Andy Palmer thinks the focus on expanding the range of electric cars should take a back seat to improving public charging facilities [full story]

Despite supply-chain issues affecting the entire auto industry, Tesla claims robust 2021 deliveries came close the million-vehicle mark. Tesla delivered a record 936,172 vehicles in 2021, according to... [full story]

Rivian brought the first electric pickup truck to market in the US, but ramping up and making a profit isn’t easy. [full story]

Criticisms of Tesla are mounting up over the company’s announcement that it is opening a new store in Xinjiang, a region of China where human rights groups believe the Chinese government put over 1 mi... [full story]

Tesla quietly updated the Cybertruck’s order page, removing references to the vehicle’s expected 2022 production date. The update may have been implemented during the final weeks of 2021. Previously, ... [full story]

The Tesla Cyberwhistle is sold out in China, revealing the car brand’s popularity in the region. Even more revealing is the fact that Cyberwhistle knock-offs have started popping up in Chinese online ... [full story]

The electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla announced the opening of a new dealership in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, China, just days before it reported record-breaking delivery numbers for 2021.’In 20... [full story]

Tesla delivered 308,600 electric vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2021. For the full year, the company delivered 936,172 vehicles. [full story]

Tesla has captured the top spot as Norway’s best-selling car company in 2021, capturing 11.6% of the country’s market share, led by the Model 3 all-electric sedan.Norway is a monumental region for the... [full story]

Ford accomplished this largely thanks to a leadership change in October 2020 from industry outsider Jim Hackett to auto veteran Jim Farley. [full story]

Investors welcomed Tesla’s (TSLA) Q4 production and delivery numbers as they sent the automaker’s market capitalization surging up by $100 billion on the first trading day of 2022.Tesla’s lead in elec... [full story]

What’s it like living with the new Model S ... and that yoke and minimalistic cabin? [full story]