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Yesterday
A group of hackers managed to crack a Tesla Model 3 as part of a hacking competition and Tesla gave them the car for exposing the vulnerability. expand full story
March 22
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s price increases and discounts, Tesla’s new referral program (use ours!), a possible new Model S/X charge rate, and more.
Tesla’s in-car internet browser has been one of the most neglected features inside Tesla vehicles, but CEO Elon Musk has been promising to improve it recently and now he says that they are upgrading the internet browser with Google’s Chromium. expand full story
Mercedes-Benz released new details about the development program of the new electric eSprinter van as it completed its winter endurance test ahead of the launch. expand full story
Tesla is starting to widen the rollout of its new Autopilot features and now owners are filming the first demonstrations of Tesla’s Enhanced Summon. expand full story
Tesla is moving away from its yearly service program as it focuses on an as-needed approach based on the fact that electric vehicles require less maintenance. expand full story
March 21
Just over a month after ending the program, Tesla is bringing back its referral program with a different structure. It now gives 1,000 miles of free Supercharger and the chance to win a Founders Series Model Y and a Founders Roadster signed by Elon Musk and Franz von Holzhausen. expand full story
Tesla is bringing back one of its most popular sale incentives; unlimited free Supercharging, as an end-of-quarter incentive, but there’s a caveat. expand full story
Tesla is claiming that self-driving startup Zoox stole secrets regarding its logistica and inventory system through several former employees leaving with “trade secrets”, according to a new lawsuit. expand full story
Tesla is trying to move at a record pace to build Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai and now a new drone video update shows that it’s starting to look like something. expand full story
Volkswagen partners with Northvolt, a battery production startup founded by a former Tesla executive, to create a new consortium to advance batteries for electric vehicles in Europe. expand full story
Tesla has filed a lawsuit today against a former employee who worked on Autopilot, whom allegedly stole the source code of the semi-autonomous driving system for Chinese EV startup Xpeng, which describes itself as being inspired by Tesla. expand full story
As already announced, Tesla increased prices across its vehicle lineup, but the average increase is not as high as previously announced. expand full story
March 20
Tesla has already delivered over 3,000 Model 3 vehicles in just a few weeks and it looks like it is putting pressure on other electric vehicles in the market, which was already dominated by EVs. expand full story
Ford has announced today new investments in its US facilities for future production of next-generation electric vehicles as well as Ford’s first autonomous vehicles. expand full story
Ford is preparing to launch its first electric vehicle built to be electric from the ground up: a Mustang-inspired all-electric crossover, and now, the automaker is teasing it as a Tesla Model Y competitor. expand full story
Wedbush Securities got in-depth tours of Tesla’s Gigafactory 1 in Nevada and Fremont factory in California. They came out of it with some interesting insights, including that Model Y could result in higher profits as soon as 2020. expand full story
Porsche is getting closer to unveiling the production version of the Taycan, its first all-electric vehicle. In the meantime, it reveals a new Taycan prototype – the first one in official camouflage. expand full story
March 19
As part of its new budget, the Canadian federal government has announced a new $5,000 incentive for electric cars that cost less than $45,000, however, it excludes Tesla vehicles. expand full story
The SEC’s effort to hold Elon Musk in contempt of his settlement agreement is heating up as both parties keep defending their positions to a judge over whether Tesla’s CEO should have sent out a tweet or not. expand full story
