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Tesla has converted an entire Shell gas station into a Supercharger station for electric vehicles in Spain, and it looks fantastic. more…

Tesla announced that ‘Actually Smart Summon,’ its autonomous driving feature that enables moving its vehicles without anyone inside over short distances, is now being launched in Europe and the Middle East. The automaker’s Full Self-Driving suite of features has been limited in those markets due to regulations and Tesla’s focus on making them work in North America first. more…

It sounds like Tesla jumped the gun when announcing that Nissan drivers now have access to the Supercharger network in North America. They will have to wait a bit. more…

Tesla says that Nissan EV drivers, or more specifically Ariya drivers, now have access to its Supercharger network in the US and Canada. Update: Tesla actually walked back adding Nissan to the list. It sounds like Tesla jumped the gun and Ariya drivers will have to wait a bit longer. more…

Tesla has released a new navigation feature to make it easier for people towing trailers to find charging stations that can accommodate them. more…

Tesla is now using ‘Tesla Electric’, its electric utility service in Texas, to help sell cars with a new incentive. more…

Tesla has evidently given an exclusive look at its Optimus robot and its new Cybercab to none other than Kim Kardashian. more…

Elon Musk is hinting at Tesla making bigger electric cars, but you shouldn’t hold your breath as it’s not the first time he said that. more…

Tesla has slashed the base monthly Model Y lease price – the latest of a series of incentives to help the automaker attempt to deliver a record number of vehicles this quarter. more…

Tesla’s top battery cell supplier, CATL, is throwing some cold water on Tesla’s battery plans and the CEO even said that Elon Musk “doesn’t know how to make battery cells.” more…

Tesla (TSLA) is soaring in anticipation that Trump’s administration will make an easier path for Tesla’s self-driving tech, which still doesn’t work, to be approved federally. more…

Tesla is adding new incentives to convince people to buy its vehicles by the end of the year: 3 months of free Supercharging and Full Self-Driving. Those are being added to FSD transfers, discounts, and more. more…

Tesla has announced that it will finally deliver 500 kW charging as it is about to install its long-awaited V4 Supercharger cabinets. more…

Tesla reportedly supports the Trump administration’s plan to kill the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles – something in direct contradiction to Tesla’s original mission to accelerate the entire industry’s transition to electric transport. more…

Tesla has pushed a new (Supervised) Full Self-Driving update with the promised end-to-end neural networks for highway driving. However, it’s only for newer vehicles. more…

Tesla is now offering ready-to-deliver Cybertrucks in its new vehicle inventory as it clearly isn’t working with a reservation backlog anymore. more…

Tesla has issued a recall on over 2,000 Cybertrucks due to a problem with their inverters, which can cause a loss of power. This time, it’s a real physical recall that requires replacing the inverter. more…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is to officially join Trump’s administration as the co-head of the new US Department of Government Efficiency – a second federal department with the goal of making government spending more efficient. You can’t get more ironic than that. more…

Tesla is celebrating the milestone of having produced 1,000 Powerwall 3s in a single day, but it raises eyebrows since the company recently claimed it could produce twice as many. more…

In the past week, TSLA stock has increased by about one-third of its previous value. But this increase has had nothing to do with company performance, or even due to external factors like consumer tastes or beneficial changes in EV policy. Rather, the week’s speculation has come out of a simple desire to see Tesla become the benefit of government corruption. more…

Tesla’s Bitcoin holdings are surging by riding the crypto wave initiated by Trump winning the US elections. However, the automaker has yet to start taking Bitcoin payments again. more…

Tesla has been spotted testing its Cybercab robotaxi on roads at Gigafactory Texas, which is interesting as Tesla is limited on where it can test the steering-wheel-less vehicle. more…

Tesla’s stock (TSLA) has surged to a $1 trillion valuation – seemingly over the assumption that the Trump and Musk relationship is going to benefit the automaker. The company is virtually worth more than the next 10 biggest automakers combined. more…

Tesla has launched Cybertruck leases starting at $999 a month to boost demand for its electric pickup truck. more…