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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…

Volvo Cars is opening access to Tesla Superchargers in the US and Canada for its EVs, including its new EX90 flagship SUV. more…

Mexico wants to ask Elon Musk if Tesla still plans to build its ‘Gigafactory Mexico’ now that Trump has won the elections. more…

What’s the Trump effect on the EV market? Depends: Smaller players like Rivian and Lucid are potentially at risk, while Tesla has the scale, profitability, and Trump connection to make it work, despite major shifts that are sure to come. Here’s the scoop on how a second Trump term may play out among automakers: more…

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords. I’d like to remind them that, as a trusted media personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves cobalt mines. more…

Amnesty International recognized Tesla and Mercedes-Benz for their “human rights diligence” in manufacturing their electric vehicles. more…

Unplugged Performance has unveiled its UP.FIT Tesla Model S Plaid police patrol car at Sema – becoming the world’s quickest police patrol car. more…

Tesla’s stock (TSLA) soared by as much as 15%, but it settled down by about 11% at the time of writing on the Trump victory as Tesla shareholders believe CEO Elon Musk would get things out of backing the President. But what? more…

Tesla appears to be doubling down on its new “Oasis” Supercharger station concept, which consists of larger stations powered by solar and a microgrid battery system. Although, this new one is a bit less ambitious. more…

Tesla Cybertruck has caught the attention of many people, including modders who have now built the first Cybertruck dually. It could be the first all-electric dually pickup truck? more…

Tesla has increased the range of a couple of Model Y and Model 3 configurations. It’s only a slight bump, but we will take it. more…