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Tesla launches Model 3 Highland refresh in select European countries

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Tesla updated most of its configurators in Europe, making the new Model 3 refresh from Project Highland available in select European countries. 

The refresh Model 3 is available in most European Union (EU) countries, including Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, and other EU countries. 

The Tesla Model 3 Highland edition is also available in European countries not part of the EU, like Switzerland, Iceland, and Norway. Interestingly enough, Tesla’s page for Great Britain and Northern Ireland—which is part of the United Kingdom—has not been updated. So, the Model 3 refresh is unavailable in the United Kingdom as of this writing. 

Based on Tesla Germany’s configurator, the RWD and Dual-Motor AWD variants of the Model 3 refresh are available for preorder in select European countries. Tesla China only offers the Model 3 Highland edition in RWD and Dual-Motor AWD.

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The RWD version starts at €42,990 ($46,649.31), while the Dual-Motor AWD Model 3 refresh costs €51,990 ($56,415.39) before options. The new Model 3 Highland edition in China costs $35,809.26 for the RWD variants and $40,769.37 for the Dual-Motor AWD. 

The RWD Model 3 refresh’s estimated range is 513 km (about 319 miles) based on Europe’s WLTP standard. In China, the RWD variant has an estimated range of 373 miles based on China’s CLTC estimates. The Dual-Motor AWD Model 3 Highland edition has an estimated WLTP range of 629 km or around 391 miles. Tesla China states that the Dual-Motor AWD Model 3 refresh has an CLTC estimated range of 424 miles. 

Based on information from Tesla’s configurators in European countries, the refresh Model 3’s range increased. In the United Kingdom, where Tesla hasn’t launched the Highland edition yet, the Model 3’s ranges for the RWD and Dual-Motor AWD variants are 305 miles and 374 miles, respectively. Compared to the new Model 3’s ranges listed on Tesla Germany’s configurators, the company increased the range of the all-electric sedan by about 4.5% to 4.7%. 

Tesla Germany’s configurator also provides CO2 information for the Model 3 refresh. It states that the RWD variant weighs 1,765 kg with a power consumption of 13.kWh per 100 km (62 miles). Meanwhile, the Dual-Motor AWD version or the Long Range Model 3 refresh weighs 1,828 kg and has a power consumption of 14 kWh per 100 km (62 miles.)

In Europe, Tesla offers the Pearl White Multi-Coat paint option for free with every Model 3 refresh purchase. Tesla China offers the pure black paint option for free. Tesla provides the 18” Photon rims with every Model 3 Highland edition purchase in Europe. The 19” Nova rims cost an extra €1,700 ($1,844.70).

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The Tesla Model 3 refresh has estimated delivery dates in Europe between October and November 2023. Tesla Model 3 refresh deliveries in China are estimated to start by Q4.

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Brazil Supreme Court orders Elon Musk and X investigation closed

The decision was issued by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes following a recommendation from Brazil’s Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet.

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Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court has ordered the closure of an investigation involving Elon Musk and social media platform X. The inquiry had been pending for about two years and examined whether the platform was used to coordinate attacks against members of the judiciary.

The decision was issued by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes following a recommendation from Brazil’s Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet.

According to a report from Agencia Brasil, the investigation conducted by the Federal Police did not find evidence that X deliberately attempted to attack the judiciary or circumvent court orders.

Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet concluded that the irregularities identified during the probe did not indicate fraudulent intent.

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Justice Moraes accepted the prosecutor’s recommendation and ruled that the investigation should be closed. Under the ruling, the case will remain closed unless new evidence emerges.

The inquiry stemmed from concerns that content on X may have enabled online attacks against Supreme Court justices or violated rulings requiring the suspension of certain accounts under investigation.

Justice Moraes had previously taken several enforcement actions related to the platform during the broader dispute involving social media regulation in Brazil.

These included ordering a nationwide block of the platform, freezing Starlink accounts, and imposing fines on X totaling about $5.2 million. Authorities also froze financial assets linked to X and SpaceX through Starlink to collect unpaid penalties and seized roughly $3.3 million from the companies’ accounts.

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Moraes also imposed daily fines of up to R$5 million, about $920,000, for alleged evasion of the X ban and established penalties of R$50,000 per day for VPN users who attempted to bypass the restriction.

Brazil remains an important market for X, with roughly 17 million users, making it one of the platform’s larger user bases globally.

The country is also a major market for Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet service, which has surpassed one million subscribers in Brazil.

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FCC chair criticizes Amazon over opposition to SpaceX satellite plan

Carr made the remarks in a post on social media platform X.

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U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr criticized Amazon after the company opposed SpaceX’s proposal to launch a large satellite constellation that could function as an orbital data center network.

Carr made the remarks in a post on social media platform X.

Amazon recently urged the FCC to reject SpaceX’s application to deploy a constellation of up to 1 million low Earth orbit satellites that could serve as artificial intelligence data centers in space.

The company described the proposal as a “lofty ambition rather than a real plan,” arguing that SpaceX had not provided sufficient details about how the system would operate.

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Carr responded by pointing to Amazon’s own satellite deployment progress.

“Amazon should focus on the fact that it will fall roughly 1,000 satellites short of meeting its upcoming deployment milestone, rather than spending their time and resources filing petitions against companies that are putting thousands of satellites in orbit,” Carr wrote on X.

Amazon has declined to comment on the statement.

Amazon has been working to deploy its Project Kuiper satellite network, which is intended to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink service. The company has invested more than $10 billion in the program and has launched more than 200 satellites since April of last year.

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Amazon has also asked the FCC for a 24-month extension, until July 2028, to meet a requirement to deploy roughly 1,600 satellites by July 2026, as noted in a CNBC report.

SpaceX’s Starlink network currently has nearly 10,000 satellites in orbit and serves roughly 10 million customers. The FCC has also authorized SpaceX to deploy 7,500 additional satellites as the company continues expanding its global satellite internet network.

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Tesla Energy gains UK license to sell electricity to homes and businesses

The license was granted to Tesla Energy Ventures Ltd. by UK energy regulator Ofgem after a seven-month review process.

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Tesla Energy has received a license to supply electricity in the United Kingdom, opening the door for the company to serve homes and businesses in the country.

The license was granted to Tesla Energy Ventures Ltd. by UK energy regulator Ofgem after a seven-month review process.

According to Ofgem, the license took effect at 6 p.m. local time on Wednesday and applies to Great Britain.

The approval allows Tesla’s energy business to sell electricity directly to customers in the region, as noted in a Bloomberg News report.

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Tesla has already expanded similar services in the United States. In Texas, the company offers electricity plans that allow Tesla owners to charge their vehicles at a lower cost while also feeding excess electricity back into the grid.

Tesla already has a sizable presence in the UK market. According to price comparison website U-switch, there are more than 250,000 Tesla electric vehicles in the country and thousands of Tesla home energy storage systems.

Ofgem also noted that Tesla Motors Ltd., a separate entity incorporated in England and Wales, received an electricity generation license in June 2020.

The new UK license arrives as Tesla continues expanding its global energy business.

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Last year, Tesla Energy retained the top position in the global battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator market for the second consecutive year. According to Wood Mackenzie’s latest rankings, Tesla held about 15% of global market share in 2024.

The company also maintained a dominant position in North America, where it captured roughly 39% market share in the region.

At the same time, competition in the energy storage sector is increasing. Chinese companies such as Sungrow have been expanding their presence globally, particularly in Europe.

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