Tesla News

Tesla is known for its slick beautifully designed vehicles, some with an almost space-age appearance. Franz von Holzhausen, an American born motor vehicle designer, is largely responsible for this. He was born in Simsbury, Connecticut on May 10, 1968. Coming from...

The future of driving extends far beyond electric vehicles, cost-effective batteries, and green living. The end goal is to achieve fully autonomous driving and there are several companies working towards this objective such as the likes of Tesla, Apple, Uber,...

Today, Tesla posted a video on Twitter showing the progress of the 4680 battery production, which was first revealed at the EV company’s Battery Day in September 2020. This is the first glimpse of the Roadrunner production line expected to...

This week, the US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sent a letter to Tesla’s legal department requesting a recall of 158,000 Tesla vehicles. The NHTSA has found that some media control units (MCU) are defective, which...

It has been confirmed that Tesla has now registered a subsidiary in India as a move to penetrate the region’s EV market. The Registrar of Companies (RoC) filing verifies a new division called Tesla India Motors and Energy Private Limited...

Reports from China indicate that Tesla has started its search for a Design Director based in the region. This forms part of the EV company’s plans to establish a fully functioning studio either in Beijing or Shanghai to design electric...

During 2020, we watched as Tesla CEO, Elon Musk’s worth increased to place him behind Jeff Bezos on the list of the world’s wealthiest. And, finally, it actually happened where Musk pipped Bezos to now take the lead as the...

Tesla has agreed on a new contract with Panasonic to produce its lithium-ion batteries. While it is not yet clear if this includes cost-effective 4680 battery cell, Tesla will continue to purchase its batteries from Panasonic until next year even...

News on Tesla’s 2020 targets has come sooner than expected. The EV company’s CEO, Elon Musk shared Tesla’s Q4 2020 Vehicle Production and Deliveries report via Twitter and praised his team for their efforts in delivering 180,570 electric vehicles in...

Earlier in November, we reported on how Toyota’s CEO, Akio Toyoda described his auto manufacturer car as an established restaurant with a refined menu while describing Tesla as a company that was still working out its menu.However, Toyota still seems...

Tesla released its latest software update, Firmware 2020.48.26 that arrived just in time for Christmas. Tesla owners were treated to new features that are both fun and quirky. It also included user experience enhancements, additional, games, and visualizations improvements. Although...

Tesla is going to have to face off with a new competitor in the coming years. And it’s the last company we would expect. Apple Inc. Believe it or not, Apple has started its move towards developing technology for self-driving...

Tesla boss, Elon Musk once said the company “might” look at e-bikes although it wasn’t in the short-term strategy plan. However, that isn’t stopping independent designers like Kendall Toerner creating a Tesla e-bike prototype. It might well catch the attention...

Emails from Tesla CEO, Elon Musk to his employees have again made it into the public domain. Last week, Musk informed his staff at the Fremont factory in California that the production lines for Models S and X would temporarily...

Construction of Tesla’s Giga factory in Berlin has run into yet another obstacle. The EV company was ordered to stop construction for the time being after an injunction filed by environmentalists was approved by the German courts. This delay is...

Elon Musk’s COVID diagnosis has become just another statistic in the rising number of new cases in California. With the pandemic’s next wave hitting the state, new restrictions are coming into play so institute a lockdown. However, the Tesla boss...

Last month, Tesla terminated the employment of Evan Horetsky who was the engineer behind Tesla’s Giga Berlin construction project. He has been with Tesla since 2015 and first got started on the Giga Nevada project. Evan has been heavily involved...

This week, Tesla notified the owners of its older Model S and X cars on a refund being offered to cover any out of pocket expenses spent on repairs to fix the vehicle’s main computers. It has been reported that...

It’s been almost a year to the date since the New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission approved the introduction of the Tesla Model 3 into the city’s fleet. And now the vehicle has finally made an appearance on the...

Reddit user, Wandering-coder is a proud Tesla vehicle owner who has also become a SpaceX Starlink beta tester. As we have recently seen with Tesla’s new Full Self-Driving software, Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk uses the novel approach of...

Tesla is partnering with French renewable energy company Neoen to build a lithium-ion battery in Australia, which is set to be one of the world’s largest. It will be a 300MW/450MWh Big Battery will now be double the size of...