Archive: Tesla News

By Joey Klender Posted on February 8, 2020 Tesla Model Y tire sizes for the Long Range and Performance variants have appeared on TireRack ahead of Tesla’s planned first deliveries. The popular online tire distributor listed the following tire specifications for each of the Model Y variants, showing a “square set up” for the Long Range […]

By Nicole Arce Posted on February 8, 2020 The current iterations of Tesla’s Navigate on Autopilot hint that the company’s plans for a Full-Self Driving Robotaxi future may not be that far away. As Model 3 owner and YouTube channel host Cf Tesla shows, Autopilot doesn’t have a lot of trouble driving through 8 miles […]

By Joey Klender Posted on February 8, 2020 The Tesla Model S Performance and Porsche Taycan Turbo S have finally gone head to head. Tesla’s flagship sedan which was first released in 2012 has been waiting for a worthy competitor, and it finally received a rival when Porsche unveiled the Taycan in September 2019. Automotive […]

By Randell Suba Posted on February 8, 2020 Tesla is set to resume production of its Giga Shanghai factory in China on February 10, following a multi-week-long shutdown in response to the coronavirus outbreak. On Saturday, the Shanghai government said it would coordinate with the companies affected by the virus shutdown to bring production to […]

By Randell Suba Posted on February 7, 2020 Tesla registrations in Germany increased by 168% in January, helped by strong demand for the Model 3. Total vehicle registrations in the country last month hit 246,300, or about 7.3% lower compared to January 2019, the Federal Transport Authority of Germany (KBA) revealed in its report. Other […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on February 6, 2020 Update: In a Twitter response to this article, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the reality of things is unsurprisingly a bit more complex. As noted, the standards and requirements for aerospace hardware are much stricter than those needed for the water towers, storage tanks, and other […]

By Joey Klender Posted on February 7, 2020 The list of the Top 10 electric and hybrid vehicles in the United States in Q4 2019 was packed with some of the most notable names in sustainable transportation. However, only one of the vehicles on the list reported a positive year-over-year change in sales: The Tesla […]

By Joey Klender Posted on February 7, 2020 Tesla has submitted a new patent for an updated steering wheel design with integrated touchpads, gesture controls, and haptic feedback. Small touchpads located on both sides of the steering wheel would provide improved user experience through gesture controls, notes Tesla in its patent filing. By incorporating everyday […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on February 6, 2020 Yesterday, Elon Musk posted a cryptic tweet asking the Twitterverse about the possibility of Tesla establishing a Giga Texas facility. The response was overwhelmingly positive, despite some Tesla supporters questioning the rationale behind the notion of investing in a state that has been practically hostile to the […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on February 7, 2020 Scheduled as early as next week, SpaceX’s next rocket launch could see the company break a 20-month-old record that is closely intertwined with the reusability of its Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy boosters. Unsurprisingly, that record – if broken – will tag along on one of up […]