Early Model S Drive Units to Fail by 60k mi, Data Suggests
A survey by Plug In America finds a high drive unit failure rate for 2012 and 2013 Model S cars.…
8 years ago
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Tesla Beta Firmware 7.1 Adds Autopilot Restrictions
Tesla has altered the Autopilot software to restrict its operation in certain situations. The change was unannounced and has rankled…
8 years ago
Tesla Adding 1,656 Employees Worldwide
Tesla has job opening for 1,656 people listed on its website as of today. Openings include software engineers, service center…
8 years ago
Gigafactory Is Having An Economic Impact, But How Much?
According to a new report from the Reno Gazette-Journal, when the State of Nevada granted Tesla a package of tax breaks…
8 years ago
Vermont Utility to Offer Tesla Powerwall to Customers
Green Mountain Power In Vermont will be the first utility company in American to offer Tesla PowerWall systems to its…
8 years ago
Elon Musk Talks Climate Change While in Paris as the City Hosts COP 21
Elon Musk spoke to an audience at the Sorbonne in Paris on December 2 and urged people to support policies…
8 years ago
Performance Gains after P85D Ludicrous Mode Upgrade
TMC member thimel recently had the Ludicrous mode upgrade installed on his Model S P85D. He carefully measured the performance…
8 years ago
ROEV Charging Network No Match For Tesla Superchargers
BMW and Nissan are joining the ROEV partnership to bring reliable charging service to their customers, but their network is…
8 years ago
Google Hires Tesla Autopilot Engineering Manager Robert Rose
Google has hired Robert Rose away from Tesla. Rose was the lead engineer on the Autopilot program for Tesla.
8 years ago
Model X Design Studio Has a Hidden 72A Charger Easter Egg
One Tesla Model X buyer uncovers a hidden 72 Amp charger upgrade in the Design Studio configurator Navigating through the…
8 years ago
Tesla Factory May Have A Nitric Oxide Problem
The Daily Kanban says Tesla may have a nitric oxide (NOx) emissions problem at the Fremont factory that is responsible…
8 years ago
Tesla Opens Model X Design Studio for Pre-orders, 70D to Start at $80k
Tesla has invited regular Model X reservation holders to begin configuring their cars online. There is no word on when…
8 years ago
Tesla Checking Seat Belts At Supercharger Locations
Tesla is sending service representatives to check that the seat belts are installed correctly on cars that are waiting to…
8 years ago
Tesla Addresses Congress on Security for Connected Cars
Representatives from Tesla Motors, Toyota and GM spoke on Wednesday before a Subcommittee on Information Technology about the safety, security and driving benefits of increasingly…
9 years ago
Elon Musk in Talks With Germany Over Tesla Battery Factory
Tesla has been talking to the German government about the possibility of building a battery factory in that country and…
9 years ago
Tesla Model S Drive Unit Replacement by the Numbers
During my early days of researching the Tesla Model S, I had concerns about a number of things that were…
9 years ago
Gigafactory Will Be Net Zero And Carbon Neutral
JB Straubel says the Tesla GigaFactory will be net zero and carbon neutral. It will get most of its power…
9 years ago
Tesla Model S Wins Australian COTY Award
The Tesla Model S has won the Car Of The Year award in Australia. It was also named Best Green…
9 years ago
Tesla’s Battery Strategy Receives Little Discussion, But It Should
Tesla released news last month that its new Roadster battery pack upgrade would use cells manufactured by South Korea-based LG Chem, instead of Panasonic,…
9 years ago
Who Is Behind Faraday Future?
Faraday Future says it will spend $1 billion to build a new car manufacturing facility in the US. It plans…
9 years ago