Tesla Model 3, Model Y rank among IIHS’ 2022 Top Safety Pick+ winners

The Tesla Model 3 and Model Y won the 2022 Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).  The IIHS tested a mid-range 2019 Tesla Model 3 and a Long Range 2021 Tesla Model Y for its 2022 Top Safety Pick+ award. The ratings Tesla received apply to the 2017-2022 Model […]

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Revel raises $126M in new funding round led by BlackRock, funds will expand fast-charging network

Revel has announced a new funding round led by BlackRock Renewable Power, which resulted in $126 million Series B. The funds will be used to expand Revel’s infrastructure of electric vehicle fast chargers. Revel raised $126 million with BlackRock, Toyota Ventures, Maniv Mobility, and Goodyear Ventures participating in the fundraising round. Other investors included Shell […]

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Tesla holds its first Model Y vehicle delivery event in the UK

Tesla shared a video and pictures of the first Model Y — right-hand drive — vehicles that recently arrived in the United Kingdom (UK) from Giga Shanghai.  Tesla shared the news on its official Instagram, with a video of the Tesla Model Ys lined up for delivery across the UK. In the backdrop of the […]

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Tesla Model Y wins Cars.com’s Best Electric Vehicle of 2022 award

The Tesla Model Y has captured Cars.com’s “Best Electric Vehicle of 2022” award, beating out several worthy competitors to be named the best EV of the year. The Model Y is Tesla’s newest addition to its purchasable fleet of vehicles, and the first all-electric crossover to come out of the Fremont factory in Northern California. […]

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More Tesla Model Y with 4680 structural battery packs are gathering in Giga Texas

During the fourth quarter and full-year 2021 earnings call, Elon Musk mentioned that Tesla would start delivering Model Ys equipped with structural battery packs as soon as the vehicle’s final certification is complete. Recent flyovers of Giga Texas suggest that work is now underway to build production Model Ys equipped with 4680 battery cells, and […]

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Tesla Giga Shanghai set to export thousands of cars before focusing on Q1 2022’s domestic production

Tesla China is ready to send another batch of Giga Shanghai vehicles abroad from Luchao Port. Thousands of Model 3 and Model Y vehicles were spotted parked at the port, hinting at another stellar month of export sales.  Long-time drone operator Wu Wa recently shared a video of the Tesla Giga Shanghai vehicles parked at […]

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Hundreds of Tesla Model Y vehicles spotted in Giga Berlin

Recently, hundreds of Model Y vehicles were spotted at Tesla Giga Berlin. The sightings suggest that Tesla’s Gigafactory in Germany has refined the Model Y production process and will be more than ready to go once it receives its final permit from the State Environment Agency.  Drone operator, Tobias Lindh, was one of the first to […]

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Tesla China initiates recall for over 26k Model 3 and Model Y to address heat pump issue

Tesla China has initiated a recall for the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y over the vehicles’ possible heat pump issue, which could result in a degradation of windshield defrost performance. A total of 26,047 China-made Model 3 and Model Y are affected by the recall.  As per an announcement from China’s State Administration for […]

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Tesla Model Y production units sighted ready for delivery at Giga Texas

Tesla Giga Texas is raring to go, as shown by what appears to be Model Y production vehicles waiting for transport beside the factory. The Model Y vehicles are all covered, seemingly waiting for delivery day.  Based on photos shared by drone operator Jeff Roberts, Tesla Giga Texas has a little over 100 Model Y […]

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Tesla’s Elon Musk held 21.2% stake in TSLA as of the end of 2021, reveals SEC filing

Following his massive TSLA stock selloff late last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk still held a 21.2% stake in the company by the end of 2021. This was according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  With a 21.2% stake in Tesla by the end of 2021, Musk effectively held 231,715,206 shares […]

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