Tesla

Despite being announced over a year ago, the Tesla Cybertruck is still attracting a lot of attention within the industry. The schedule of its mass production, which may or may not take place this year, has already gotten a lot of people talking. ...  more

Tesla, now adopted with Tesla Vision after the removal of its radar sensors, was revoked of multiple safety certifications at one point. However, the latest IIHS test has given Tesla the highest level of safety qualification for the new radar-less Model 3. The Consumer Report also decided to grant the model with a “Top Pick” rating. ...  more

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed at a court hearing recently that his company will not be able to fulfill the current production targets of the Tesla Powerwall due to an ongoing chip shortage. According to Musk, the company will not even be able to meet half of the  target that was set for this quarter. ...  more

Although Taiwan’s development of EVs has lagged behind the global average, Tesla is still registering remarkable growth in the Taiwanese market, especially with regards to the entry-level Model 3, which has been selling like hotcakes domestically.  ...  more

Tesla is currently discussing the possibility of sharing its Supercharger with the electric vehicles of other automotive manufacturers, which helps to popularize electric vehicles of other brands, as well as create additional profits for Tesla. ...  more

At a recent event hosted by the Minerals Council of Australia, Robyn Denholm, chairperson of Tesla, said her company plans to spend more than USD 1 billion a year to procure raw materials from Australia. Tesla especially wants to tap into the country’s rich reserves of lithium and nickel. Presently, Tesla sources three-fourths of its lithium and over a one-third of its nickel from the country. ...  more

On June 11, Tesla officially began sales of the Model S Plaid. Musk indicated that this vehicle is the fastest accelerating, with the lowest drag coefficient among all production cars in the world, while also featuring PS5-equivalent entertainment capabilities. Tesla began making scheduled deliveries starting on June 11, with the first 1,000 vehicles already on the way to owners. ...  more

In about two weeks’ time, Tesla will release the FSD beta v9, which, as has been recently planned, will feature a “pure vision” architecture, meaning Teslas will no longer rely on radar assistance, but rather on camera-produced images, which the vehicles then analyze and use to assist driving. ...  more

As the COVID-19 pandemic intensifies in Taiwan, Tesla’s Taiwan branch also released its official online store on June 2 in response, so that customers can make purchases from the safety of their homes. ...  more

Tesla installed the exclusive Megacharger for its first long range Semi Truck recently, and teased the possible delivery of this bad boy at the end of this year.  ...  more