Tesla’s customer base in China continues to grow with every quarter, and with Gigafactory Shanghai still in the process of optimizing its operations, there is a good chance that the following quarters will see even more local customers take delivery of their premium electric cars in the coming months. The number of Tesla’s customers in […]
The post Tesla owners in China drove 3.72B km, reduced carbon emissions by 850k tons in 11 months appeared first on TESLARATI.
Tesla is currently rolling out the 2021 Holiday Update to its fleet, so a good number of the company’s vehicles would likely enjoy some fresh functions and fun new features. But as the Tesla community waits for the Holiday Update, it seems pertinent to explore some of the weird and unintentionally hilarious (apparent) bugs that […]
The post Tesla “emissions” bug causes Model 3 to fart aggressively when doors are opened appeared first on TESLARATI.
For the longest time, Consumer Reports has heavily criticized Tesla’s driver monitoring systems since the EV maker primarily relied on the vehicles’ steering wheel to determine if a driver is paying attention to the road or not. Now that Tesla has rolled out its camera-based eye-tracking system, Consumer Reports’ stance remains the same. In a […]
The post Tesla’s camera-based driver monitoring still inadequate, argues Consumer Reports appeared first on TESLARATI.
Tesla will be purchasing most of the battery-ready graphite that would be produced at a planned facility in Louisiana. The move is seen as part of the company’s efforts to acquire key materials for its vehicles from sources beyond China. As noted in a Bloomberg report, Melbourne-based Syrah Resources Ltd would be supplying Tesla with graphite anode […]
The post Tesla agrees to purchase majority of battery-ready graphite from US facility appeared first on TESLARATI.
With Rivian R1T deliveries seemingly picking up, it was only a matter of time before the all-electric pickup truck’s build quality got thoroughly examined. One of the first videos of this was recently uploaded on YouTube, thanks in part to a production R1T that was recently brought over to the detailing professionals at Chicago Auto Pros. […]
The post Rivian R1T production build quality gets evaluated by detailing expert appeared first on TESLARATI.
During a podcast interview with The Babylon Bee on Tuesday, Elon Musk noted that he had already sold “enough stock” to reach his plan of offloading 10% of his shares in Tesla. Musk also stated that California, while previously the land of opportunities, has unfortunately become the land of overlitgation and overtaxation. “I sold enough […]
The post Tesla’s Elon Musk announces he’s offloaded enough TSLA stock, critiques CA’s “overtaxation” appeared first on TESLARATI.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) stated on Wednesday that it had opened a formal investigation on 580,000 Teslas that were sold since 2017 over the vehicles’ ability to run games on their infotainment system. As per the NHTSA, preliminary investigations indicate that the evaluation would cover Model S, 3, X, and Y that […]
The post NHTSA opens formal probe on 580k Teslas over in-car gaming features appeared first on TESLARATI.
Customers waiting to take delivery of their Ford Mustang Mach-E are best advised to exercise some patience, as the veteran automaker has issued a stop sale order for the all-electric crossover over potential issues with the vehicle’s rear seatbelts. The recall covers 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-Es built between October 5 to November 18, 2021. The stop […]
The post Ford implements stop sale order on Mustang Mach-E over seatbelt issues appeared first on TESLARATI.
The Tesla Semi’s customer deliveries are yet to begin, but the Class 8 all-electric truck continues to attract new customers. One of the most recent is California-based Karat Packaging Inc., a manufacturer of environmentally friendly, disposable foodservice products, which recently announced that it had ordered 10 Tesla Semis for its fleet. The Tesla Semi order […]
The post Tesla Semi order announced by sustainable foodservice product company appeared first on TESLARATI.
Elon Musk has confirmed on Twitter that his 2021 tax bill will be around $11 billion, thanks to his sale of Tesla stock this year. This amount may not be enough to satisfy the CEO’s staunchest critics, but $11 billion is no joke. It does equate, after all, to Elon Musk paying over $1.5 million worth […]
The post Elon Musk’s 2021 taxes equates to over $1.5 million for every day he’s been a US citizen appeared first on TESLARATI.
