Tesla's HW4 Computer Reveals More Secrets, Hinting at Future Upgradeability
27 Mar 2023, 16:07 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Reverse-engineering Tesla's Hardware 4 Autopilot computer reveals interesting details about future upgrades and configurations
Tesla Marks Giga Berlin's First Anniversary With Important Production Milestone
27 Mar 2023, 14:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla Gigafactory Berlin has reached a 5,000-vehicle-per-week production milestone one year after delivering the first cars to customers
Tesla Model 3 Successfully Hacked in Less Than Two Minutes, Hackers Snatched the Car
27 Mar 2023, 13:06 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla might need to improve its cybersecurity after white hackers successfully demonstrated gaining control of its cars during the Pwn2Own competition
Tesla's New Hairpin Stator Revealed in Drive Unit Teardown, Sandy Munro Missed the Moment
27 Mar 2023, 10:48 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla hacker Ingineerix tore down Tesla Model Y's latest rear drive unit, giving hope to owners concerned about the dreaded rear motor failure
Tesla FSD Advancing at a Rapid Pace, Musk Says "One More Round of Refinement" Needed
27 Mar 2023, 08:56 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / In just three weeks, Tesla has launched three updates to its "forever-beta" self-driving software following a long hiatus caused by the FSD Beta recall
Why Park Assist With Tesla Vision Is Doomed to Fail
25 Mar 2023, 22:29 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / For a man people praise as a genius, Elon Musk’s reasoning for removing sensors from Tesla cars is either a gross miscalculation or a very elaborate one.
Porsche Believes the Future Is Digital and Is Hiring
24 Mar 2023, 23:23 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The Stuttgart-based automaker thinks its vehicles must be joined by a corresponding virtual experience and needs more people to make it happen
Guy Rents His Tesla Model 3 on Turo, Finds Out Hyundai Benchmarked the Car
24 Mar 2023, 22:28 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / One Tesla Model 3 owner discovered that his car was rented by a Hyundai employee and used as a benchmark against the Ioniq 6
Some Californians Paying $15,000 Less for a Tesla Model 3 or Model Y, but Not for Long
24 Mar 2023, 21:55 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Buying a battery-electric vehicle (BEV) in California is a much more attractive proposition than in other states. But it’s about to end
Tesla's 4680 Cells Have a Third Electrical Terminal, and Everyone Wants To Know Why
24 Mar 2023, 16:13 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla's 4680 cells feature a third electrical terminal that could be used to measure key battery parameters in real-time to allow faster charging
Tesla Safety Score 2.0 Eases Down Nighttime Monitoring, Adds Some Novelties
24 Mar 2023, 14:37 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Suboptimal driving is no longer needed to keep an acceptable Safety Score. However, you must now pay attention to new rules. They’re important
EV Battery Sourcing Rules To Result in Entry-Level Tesla Model 3 Losing $7,500 Tax Credit
24 Mar 2023, 11:28 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Treasury will announce the EV battery sourcing rules, which means the Tesla Model 3 RWD built with LFP cells from China will lose the $7,500 tax credit
Tesla Model 3 Drags Ford Mustang GT, Good Luck Rooting for the Loud V8 Muscle Car
24 Mar 2023, 10:59 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The videographer behind the “Wheels” channel on YouTube is a big fan of the Mission Raceway Park dragstrip, and now gives us an interesting ICE vs. EV brawl
Tesla Vision Park Assist Is Now Available for Everyone, Works Surprisingly Well
24 Mar 2023, 10:01 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has released Vision Park Assists internationally, and the first videos documenting the feature show it is surprisingly accurate
Old Tesla Roadsters May Give Us a Glimpse of What End-of-Life Battery Packs Look Like
24 Mar 2023, 09:48 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Curiously, it is not coming from the early 2008 units but from 2016 replacement battery packs, which are failing much earlier than they should
Round Steering Wheel Retrofit for Tesla Model S/X Sold Out
23 Mar 2023, 18:33 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Although die-hard Tesla fans swear the yoke steering is the best thing since sliced bread, the round steering wheel retrofit sold out in record time
Testing if Smart Summon Works on a Non-USS, Non-Radar Tesla Model 3 Is Lots of Fun
23 Mar 2023, 09:39 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The popular EV maker decided to leave its customers with just a camera-based navigation and parking system. Now, some disabled features are coming back online
Tesla's New "Extended Warranty" May Not Be Worth the Trouble
23 Mar 2023, 05:49 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The automaker decided to offer customers an option to have some extra peace of mind, but it’s not looking like a solid choice. Here’s why
What Is the Drag Strip Mode in the Tesla Model S Plaid and How Does It Work?
22 Mar 2023, 17:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla shared a YouTube video explaining Drag Strip Mode, the secret behind the Model S Plaid blistering acceleration and drag-race victories
The Second 9,000-Ton Giga Press Is Heading to Giga Texas, Presumably for the Cybertruck
22 Mar 2023, 15:08 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla will take delivery of a second 9,000-ton Giga Press from IDRA as it readies the Cybertruck production line at Giga Texas