Archive: Tesla News

By Gene Posted on November 12, 2019 Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed the location for its European Gigafactory and it will be in Berlin, Germany. The factory will be responsible for the production of batteries, powertrains, and vehicles, starting with the company’s upcoming Model Y crossover. Musk made the revelation Tuesday afternoon, following an […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on November 12, 2019 In what could only be considered an unexpected win, the Tesla Model 3 was able to beat the BMW 3 Series and the Audi A3 as Germany’s Midsize Car of the Year at the Golden Steering Wheel Awards. The award was granted by auto publication AUTO BILD, […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on November 12, 2019 Just hours ago, SpaceX successfully launched its second batch of 60 Starlink satellites, featuring a variety of upgrades as part of the move from v0.9 to v1.0 spacecraft. During SpaceX’s launch webcast, the hosts revealed a number of intriguing new details about those upgrades, shedding a bit […]

By Joey Klender Posted on November 13, 2019 Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Volkswagen Auto Group CEO Herbert Diess answered questions jointly regarding the future of electric vehicles in Germany during the 2019 Golden Steering Wheel Awards in Berlin. The two CEOs gave each other numerous words of wisdom as they both work toward a […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on November 11, 2019 Recent photos from the Tesla community have revealed that a Model Y crossover has made its way to the Kennedy Space Center in FL, a site that is of key importance to Elon Musk’s private space firm, SpaceX. The vehicle in question appears to be an all-black […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on November 11, 2019 Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) short and hedge fund manager David Einhorn has issued a response to Elon Musk’s invitation to meet and visit the electric car maker’s facilities. Einhorn agreed to meet with Musk in his response, though he had a number of odd demands and remarks that went […]

By Joey Klender Posted on November 11, 2019 A Tesla Model S owner found some relief to charge their vehicle over the weekend after Police in Berlin, Germany craned a neighboring Ford pickup truck away after it was found blocking a designated electric vehicle charging stall. Polizei Berlin noted on November 9, 2019 via Twitter, […]

By Joey Klender Posted on November 11, 2019 Tesla’s recently released 2019.36.2.1 over-the-air software update promised a roughly 5% power increase to owners of the Model 3, Model S and Model X. Two owners of Dual Motor Model 3s tested the improvements by equipping only one of the vehicles with the performance update and racing […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on November 12, 2019 It appears that Tesla Autopilot is closing in on yet another milestone. Just a year after reaching its 1 billionth real-world mile in Autopilot, the electric car maker’s fleet of vehicles appears to have traveled yet another billion miles, providing Tesla’s Full Self-Driving initiative with a total […]

By Joey Klender Posted on November 11, 2019 A pre-production Rivian R1T was spotted on the streets of a small town in British Columbia, Canada, giving those in the area the chance to see the not-yet-released electric truck driving on normal roads. The truck was spotted by YouTuber Ukeedaze in Ucluelet, B.C., and was reportedly […]