Tesla prepares for winter by selling Model Y tire and wheel package Tesla has added a Winter Tire and Wheel package for the Model Y crossover to its online shop as cold months approach. The Model Y’s 19-inch Gemini Wheel and Winter tire package is geared toward providing increased safety and confidence as slippery and…
Fascinating look at Tesla’s mammoth ‘Giga Press’ machine being assembled A recently-uploaded video has provided a rather fascinating glimpse at the assembly process of an IDRA “Giga Press” machine, which allows Tesla to produce single-piece casts for the Model Y. The short clip highlights the impressive and almost daunting size of the Giga Press itself,…
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First in-depth look at Tesla’s ‘refreshed’ Model 3 Tesla unveiled a new, “refreshed” Model 3 in early October 2020 that equipped several new adjustments to its mass-market sedan’s cosmetic look and performance. However, true, in-depth looks of the vehicle have been hard to come by, as deliveries for the new version of the car have…
The company was surprised to hear it allegedly does not fulfill its battery take-back obligations.
Tesla formally adds Heat Pump to Model 3 parts catalog after ‘refresh’ Tesla has formally added the Heat Pump to the Model 3 parts catalog, officially confirming that the more-efficient Cabin HVAC system is a part of the mass-market sedan’s new “refreshed” build. Teslarati has been tracking the Model 3 parts catalog for several days,…
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Mind you, this race wasn’t actually staged on an actual drag strip, but a curvy piece of road instead, so the results are not conclusive.
Tesla Semi battery weight criticisms are rooted in outdated ideas: EV expert A good number of skeptics critical of battery-electric long-haulers like the Tesla Semi typically argue that the weight of the vehicles’ batteries makes them ineffective against competitors that are powered by diesel or hydrogen. As noted by an electric vehicle veteran and expert…
The addition of the heat pump, the liquid-cooled condenser loop, and the 8-way octovalve opens up many ways of moving heat.