One of the defining features of recent Tesla vehicles is the massive center touchscreen. It acts as the main control center for the car, with media controls, live camera feeds, maps, settings, and more. It also has a web browser, for some reason, which will soon be replaced with a version using Chromium — the […]
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Tesla may bring back free Supercharger access for a limited time to boost sales
Tesla is far from a company in disarray, but there’s no denying that Tesla management has waffled on a number of issues with alarming frequency as of late. Just a few weeks ago, for example, Tesla announced that it would be closing the majority of its physical stores, only to backtrack a short while later. […]
Read MoreVideos of Tesla’s new Enhanced Summon feature surface online
Tesla’s Autopilot plans haven’t exactly progressed as rapidly as Elon Musk initially claimed. If you recall, Musk a few years ago said that a Model S in 2017 would be able to drive itself from New York to Los Angeles with no driver interaction at all. While that obviously never came to pass, that hasn’t […]
Read MoreTesla officially unveils the Model Y
After years of speculation, and months of teasing, Tesla late on Thursday night finally unveiled the Model Y. Though the build up to the Model Y reveal didn’t engender as much excitement as, say, the Model 3, Tesla’s newest crossover vehicle does bring a lot to the table. Design wise, the Model Y is about […]
Read MoreTesla reverses course on price cuts amid plans to keep most stores open
One of the more interesting and admirable things about Tesla over the years has been the company’s clear vision and unwavering adherence to a coherent product strategy. As laid out in the first installment of Tesla’s master plan more than a decade ago, the company described in clear terms its plan to revolutionize the auto […]
Read MoreTesla Model Y unveiling set for next week – here’s what we know so far
It’s been a wild few days for Tesla. Last Thursday, the company temporarily took the order pages for the Model S, Model 3, and Model X offline and, in their place, put up a somewhat cryptic message stating that the “wait is almost over.” Ultimately, Tesla announced that the long-promised $35,000 Tesla Model 3 would […]
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Tesla To Unveil Model Y SUV On March 14th
Tesla fans have been waiting to see a new vehicle from the company and their wish will be granted in just under a couple of weeks. CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the company is going to show off its Model Y crossover SUV on March 14th. The vehicle will […]
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Tesla to unveil Model Y SUV on March 14
(Reuters) — Tesla will unveil its Model Y on March 14 at an event in LA Design Studio, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Sunday. “Model Y, being an SUV, is about 10 percent bigger than Model 3, so will cost about 10 percent more & have slightly less range […]
Read MoreTesla announces that the $35,000 Model 3 is finally on the way
Say what you will about Tesla, but the company certainly knows how to generate some buzz. In a somewhat peculiar move lifted straight out of Apple’s playbook, Tesla earlier today took the order pages on its website offline. Instead, users looking to buy either a Model S, Model X, or Model 3 were shown a […]
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Consumer Reports Is All Out of Love for the Tesla Model 3
Less than a year after bestowing a coveted “Recommended” label on Tesla’s Model 3, Consumer Reports is taking is back. You can just imagine the outrage in the online Teslaverse. Consumer Reports’ secret ownership by shadowy oil execs and General Motors notwithstanding (this is clearly false, don’t sue us), the […]
Read MoreCiting reliability issues, Consumer Reports can no longer recommend Tesla’s Model 3
Just a few weeks after Consumer Reports published a report claiming that Tesla’s Model 3 is the “most satisfying” car to own, Tesla’s mass market EV somewhat abruptly lost its ‘buy’ recommendation from the publication, according to a report published earlier today. Citing “reliability issues,” Consumer Reports relays that it found a number of problems pertaining to […]
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Shell buys Sonnen, Tesla’s competitor in the home battery business
Enlarge / An employee working for the manufacturer of solar batteries, Sonnen GmbH, in the Bavarian village Wildpoldsried, southern Germany, is pictured on July 5, 2016. CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images reader comments 3 with 3 posters participating Share this story On Friday, oil major Royal Dutch Shell and German energy storage company Sonnen announced that Shell […]
Read MoreTesla rolls out brand new ‘Sentry Mode’ and ‘Dog Mode’ features
As promised, Tesla on Wednesday night began rolling out a pair of new features the company has been teasing for a short while. Of particular interest is a new safety-oriented feature dubbed Sentry Mode. As the name suggests, Sentry Mode allows users to record and view 360 degree video of their car when a serious […]
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Tesla’s new ‘sentry mode’ camera security feels more like a hack than a real feature
Tesla is rolling out a 360-degree surveillance system to some of its cars from today, as the company doubles down on its efforts to protect its premium electric vehicles (EVs) from bumps and break-ins. Dubbed “sentry mode,” the new feature will use all eight on-board cameras to provide a holistic […]
Read MoreTesla hid a great ‘Back to the Future’ easter egg on its iOS and Android app
While light-hearted easter eggs certainly don’t help Tesla sell more cars, they certainly don’t hurt from a branding perspective. Over the past few years, Tesla easter eggs have only gotten better, more ambitious, and far more creative. In recent memory, Tesla has introduced any number of whimsical software surprises for Tesla owners, including a ‘Santa […]
Read MoreTesla’s Model 3 is the ‘most satisfying’ car to own, edging out BMW and Porsche
The passion that Tesla owners tend to have for their cars is perhaps unrivaled across the auto industry. So even though some Tesla vehicles have had their fair share of issues — with fit and finish problems on the Model X being an obvious example — Tesla owners, by and large, are much happier with […]
Read MoreTesla employees confess lingering layoff fears on anonymous chat app
After Tesla laid off some 9,000 workers last year and announced pink slips for another 7% of its workforce in January — which equates to laying off 3,000 more workers — it comes as no surprise that concerns about more layoffs remain pervasive inside the electric carmaker’s employee ranks. That quickly became clear after the […]
Read MoreElon Musk says ‘Sentry Mode’ will start rolling out next week
A few weeks ago, Elon Musk teased that the company was working on a new feature dubbed Sentry Mode. As the name somewhat implies, the feature would enable users to record 360 degree video of their car whenever an alarm is triggered or a serious incident is detected. The feature should make it easier for […]
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Tesla Launches an Amazon Store With New iPhone Cases
Tesla is not a stranger to iPhone accessories, with the company launching cases for the iPhone 6s back in 2015. Those leather cases were created from leftover seat coverings, and equipped with RFID blocking technology. And now the auto manufacturer has a set of new iPhone cases, but it’s changing […]
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Volkswagen’s Electrify America Buying Tesla Hardware for EV Charging Stations
Volkswagen has agreed to spend $2 billion improving the United States’ adolescent charging infrastructure over the next 10 years as part its diesel-related agreement with federal regulators. As part of that arrangement, the automaker established Electrify America as the subsidiary responsible for most of the leg work. While it invests […]
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Tesla Acquires Battery Tech Company Maxwell
Batteries are an integral part of Tesla’s business and the company is always looking to further improve in this regard. To that end, the company today confirmed its acquisition of battery technology company Maxwell. This San Diego-based company has been acquired by Tesla for $4.75 per share, valuing the deal […]
Read MoreTesla Model X owner caught sleeping on the highway with Autopilot turned on
A wild, if not disturbing, video that originally surfaced on Jalopnik shows a Tesla Model X owner taking a full-on snooze while his car drives down the highway. Tesla’s Autopilot feature is of course activated but it’s clearly not designed to let people fall asleep at the wheel. If anything, the Tesla driver in the […]
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