Archive: Tesla News

By Eric Ralph Posted on December 30, 2019 On December 26th, SpaceX’s second-to-last Cargo Dragon spacecraft was photobombed in orbit by the shadow cast on Earth by a solar eclipse, likely a little over a week before the vehicle is set to reenter the atmosphere and splash down in the Pacific Ocean. Cargo Dragon lifted […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 29, 2019 There are two things that buyers can be certain of when they purchase a Tesla. One, they are extremely quick, with even the most conservatively-specced vehicles in the company’s lineup being snappy and nimble. Two, they are all engineered to be as safe as possible. This second […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on December 29, 2019 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he has been working through the holidays at the company’s Boca Chica facilities to get Starship’s “most difficult part” ready for the next-generation spacecraft’s next prototype and flight tests. Known as tank domes or bulkheads, Musk says that the hardware is the […]

By Joey Klender Posted on December 28, 2019 A few of Elon Musk’s most notable creations, including the newly released Cybertruck, “Cyberquad” ATV, and Boring Co. “Not-a-Flamethrower” managed to make it into a new music video from noted rapper Travis Scott. Tesla’s recently unveiled Cybertruck and its matching ATV were included in Scott’s video, which […]

By Randell Suba Posted on December 27, 2019 Tesla owners may soon enjoy a feature called “Nap Mode” that will allow them to sleep in the car while the climate control is on and wake up to an alarm clock. Elon Musk confirmed that this feature can be added when Twitter user @GutGutM3 asked via […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 27, 2019 For the past few weeks, Tesla China has adopted a pretty conservative stance with its estimates about the first deliveries of the Made-in-China Model 3. While numerous car carriers have been spotted loading up with MIC Model 3s in Gigafactory 3’s holding lots, the electric car maker […]

By Randell Suba Posted on December 26, 2019 Tesla’s first V3 Supercharger in China went online today and is now officially open to the public in Jinqiao, Shanghai. The 250 kW Supercharger, capable of charging at over 1,000 miles per hour, is one of many to come as the electric carmaker prepares for mass deliveries […]

By Joey Klender Posted on December 27, 2019 Tesla’s Neural Net continues to improve and become more advanced on a daily basis, but it appears that the electric car maker is making sure that it will evolve at an even faster rate in the future. A recent patent, for example, would allow Tesla’s autonomous driving […]

By Joey Klender Posted on December 27, 2019 A Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor AWD owner recently shared his vehicle’s improved acceleration after it was boosted with the company’s paid Acceleration Boost upgrade. The improvements from the update were quite incredible, at one point enabling the mid-tier Model 3 to hit 60 mph in just […]

By Randell Suba Posted on December 27, 2019 Tesla Made-in-China Model 3 electric sedans will be exempted from a 10 percent purchase tax, the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced on Friday. This is a win for Tesla, a company that’s trying to penetrate the largest electric car market in the world. The […]