Archive: Tesla News

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 26, 2019 Recent reports from local Chinese media have revealed that the first Tesla Model 3 body-in-white has rolled off Gigafactory 3’s assembly line.  According to local news media outlet ITHome, several key areas for the Model 3’s upcoming production in Gigafactory 3 have been fully completed. Among these […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 26, 2019 Tesla appears to have started the public rollout of its V10 update. While most of V10’s features have already been teased during the update’s initial release to members of Tesla’s Early Access Program, the massive update’s ongoing rollout includes two new functions that were not part of […]

By Joey Klender Posted on September 24, 2019 Porsche’s flagship all-electric sports car, the Taycan, is set to receive some improvements from legendary American tuning house, Hennessey. President and CEO of Hennessey Performance Engineering John Hennessey made the announcement in a press release on September 24. The company has been in business for 28 years […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on September 25, 2019 In the near future, SpaceX wants to begin putting its first two full-scale Starship prototypes through a series of increasingly challenging test flights, eventually culminating in their first Super Heavy-supported orbital launch attempts. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter over the last 48 or so hours […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 25, 2019 The launch of the Tesla Model Y is, in several ways, an understated and undramatic event. There were no surprise vehicles at the end of the crossover’s presentation, nor were there any announcements about the number of pre-orders the electric car maker received for the seven-seater. Tesla […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on September 23, 2019 First noticed by NASASpaceflight.com forum member “exilon”, SpaceX appears to have selected off-the-shelf Tesla battery packs as the power storage method of choice for its Starship Mk1 prototype, currently in the midst of a busy period of integration Potentially taken directly from Tesla Model S/X powertrains otherwise […]

By Joey Klender Posted on September 24, 2019 Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave some support to embattled Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess on Tuesday, despite the German automaker’s legal troubles relating to its high-profile Dieselgate scandal. Despite allegations made by the EPA regarding the German automaker, Musk gave Diess his support as a response to […]

By Joey Klender Posted on September 25, 2019 A veteran electric vehicle enthusiast has given the Tesla Model X a nod of approval after putting the SUV through his trademark real-world efficiency test. YouTuber Bjørn Nyland recently gave his subscribers a look at the “Raven” Tesla Model X’s features, particularly with regards to the vehicle’s […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 24, 2019 The start of Gigafactory 3’s operations appears to be drawing closer, with Tesla’s China division posting a series of new job listings directly related to the manufacture and promotion of the Model 3. Amidst these updates, footage taken of the Gigafactory 3 complex suggests that the preparations […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 23, 2019 The organizers of Cars & Coffee Yorktown, NY have issued a pledge for change to Tesla owners after a recent meetup among its members resulted in a Supercharger getting mass-blocked by non-Tesla vehicles. The update comes as images made the rounds online depicting a multi-stall charging station […]