Tesla has confirmed that over 285,000 people bought its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package in North America.
Not 1 million, but more than a lot of people thought.
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He is also the co-founder of Combat Edge, a MMA stats website.
Lambert made a name in the EV space through a steady stream of exclusive scoops about Tesla, including being the first journalist to try Tesla’s Autopilot feature back in 2015. Lambert also repeatedly broke stories about new Tesla products like Enhanced Summon, Model S design refresh, Tesla Autopilot 2.5, and more.
In 2020, he was also the first to report that Tesla’s new planned Gigafactory in the US would be located in Austin, Texas months before the official announcement.
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Tesla has confirmed that over 285,000 people bought its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package in North America.
Not 1 million, but more than a lot of people thought.
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The IRS has now released its full list of electric vehicle models eligible for the new and updated $7,500 US federal tax credit.
Here’s the list of Tesla models eligible.
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Tesla Model Y became the best-selling car in all of Europe in November. It’s for the second time, and not just for electric vehicles, but all cars.
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Elon Musk told Tesla employees in a new email that they should “not be too bothered by stock market craziness” even though the price has been in free fall for the last year.
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Tesla’s loss in market capitalization equals almost the entire legacy auto industry combined – one of the most significant losses in value of all time.
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Tesla used car prices are finally starting to drop. It’s good for the affordability of Tesla vehicles, but it will put pressure on the company’s new car demand.
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As Tesla prepares to bring the Cybertruck electric pickup truck to production, we explore the potential for the automaker to make a Cybertruck SUV with a third row and up to nine seats.
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A Tesla owner’s video went viral after he couldn’t get his Model S to charge at a Supercharger station in the cold.
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Now that Tesla launched Steam in its Model S and Model X, there’s a way to make your electric car your main gaming computer – a $100,000+ gaming computer.
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Tesla has confirmed that its 4680 battery cell production has now reached a level that can support the production of over 1,000 cars a week.
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Tesla is taking delivery of a little army of Kuka robots, and the timing suggests that they will be used to build the Cybertruck electric pickup truck.
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This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss Tesla’s demand, TSLA stock price, more of Elon Musk’s shenanigans, and more.
This new Tesla Model 3 hearse shows that everything is going electric, even for your last trip in a vehicle.
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Tesla has authorized locations in North America to start selling display and test-drive vehicles as it aims to close out a record quarter despite the noise.
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You can’t buy the Tesla Cybertruck just yet, but you can now order a $300 Tesla wireless charging platform inspired by Cybertruck.
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I think it’s high time for Tesla to bring back a Press Relations (PR) department and have other ways to communicate than through the increasingly polarizing Elon Musk.
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Tesla Model Y has beat the best-selling car record for a single year in Norway – taking it from the VW Beetle in 1969.
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Tesla Megapack, the company’s utility-scale energy storage battery system, could be sold out for almost the next two years, according to Tesla’s own timeline.
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A new report claims that Tesla’s head of China, Tom Zhu, is in line for a bigger role at the automaker amid previous more sketchy rumors that he was taking over Elon Musk’s role as CEO.
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Tesla (TSLA) is increasing the discount, or price adjustment, as it calls it, to $7,500 on all Model 3 and Model Y vehicles delivered this month.
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Tesla confirmed that it is going to allow third-party charging stations in its navigation system, but the stations are going to need to meet the automaker’s high standards.
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Tesla (TSLA) has told employees that it is implementing a hiring freeze and confirmed that another wave of layoffs is coming next quarter, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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Tesla is expanding its electric vehicle business in Turkey, a market that has been asking for Tesla services for years now.
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Tesla won’t tolerate any dissent against Elon Musk as it fired two employees over what it considered an “attack,” according to NLRB complaints.
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