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After facing difficulties ramping 4680 cell production in-house, Tesla has been partnering with battery suppliers to build the new cell format. And today we learned that Samsung SDI is setting up a pilot plant to supply 4680 cells to Tesla and BMW.

Is a 2022 Tesla Model 3, RWD worth it? We have a review from one owner who did a quality check on the car shortly after its delivery. Were there any issues? Let's find out.

Tesla has teamed up with the electric company PG&E in California to release a new version of the Powerwall virtual power plant. The highlight is that in the event of a power emergency, users who contribute their backup energy will receive 2 dollars for each kWh contributed.

What is the true cost of owning a Tesla Model 3 after 20,000 miles? One owner shares his experience with any problems he encountered, along with what charging costs were and how he felt about the car overall.

In the 3rd part of Elon Musk's interview with Tesla Owners Silicon Valley, Musk says that Tesla has finally locked the design of the Cybertruck and that they "got carried away" with all the changes made to the futuristic truck. Musk has also again pushed the Cybertruck production date and now says it will come in "the middle of next year, roughly 12 monthish."

Since 2019, all Teslas that have been sold come with the Autopilot system as standard, a Level 2 semi-autonomous driving assistant that allows you to combine adaptive cruise control, emergency braking, vehicle blind spot warning and lane-keeping assistance; it is the basic level.

Tesla began selling the refreshed Model Y with 4680 cells and a structural battery pack at the Giga Texas opening event. The vehicle was a bit of a head scratcher for the Tesla community as it has worse range & performance than the 2170 Model Y Long Range. However, now we learned that Tesla is offering an acceleration boost for the refreshed Model Y through an over-the-air update.

Recently Telsa increased the prices of its vehicles. However, this only seems to drive up demand even more. Following the recent price hikes, wait times for some Tesla variants like the Model Y have gotten even longer.

Tesla's very first factory is now more productive than it has ever been in its entire life; and Elon Musk is looking for locations to build the next Gigafactory.

Elon Musk, through the EV company he found, Tesla, is trying to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy. However, today Musk has come out in support of fossil fuel production.

In an update to the company's online configurator, Tesla has once again increased the prices of all its vehicles. The price increases range from $1,000 all the way up to $6,000. The new hikes have also pushed the starting price of the Model Y to $66,000.

In the second part of his interview with Tesla Owners Silicon Valley, Elon Musk had some harsh words for fellow EV makers Rivian & Lucid. In the interview, Musk said "both Rivian and Lucid will go bankrupt" that their path "will end in an intersection with doom" and that "they will end up in the cemetery" unless they change course.

We contrast an internal combustion engine-powered Acura Integra with a battery-electric Tesla Model 3 to see how they match up. The answer surprised us.

Tesla started refreshed 4680 Model Y deliveries at the Giga Texas opening event. However, initial deliveries were limited to Tesla employees. Later, Tesla widened the pool of individuals that could get the new vehicle to Austin, then the entire state of Texas. Now, Tesla has begun inviting Model Y reservation holders outside Texas to get the refreshed version of the all-electric crossover.

In the past 6 months, bitcoin is down 67% with 16% of the fall coming in the past 48 hours. And as the cryptocurrency has gone lower, Tesla is down 32% in its bitcoin holdings. This coupled with production disruption in Giga Shanghai is making it increasingly likely Tesla will post a quarterly loss in Q2.

We have a road trip from Shelby Church, going 1,200 miles in a 2019 Tesla Model 3 with about 220 miles of total range (a standard range version). We see how many times she stopped, how much it cost to charge -vs- a gas car, and if she would rather road trip in a Tesla or some other vehicle.

A new Tesla Giga Berlin drone flyover suggests, that Tesla has begun taking deliveries of robots that will be used to produce 4680 battery packs. The new battery pack will power the refreshed Model Y with 4680 cells and a structural battery pack.

In June-July last year reports in many different Chinese media sources stated that Tesla was in talks with BYD for the use of its advanced "Blade" batteries. This move would allow the California-Austin company to reduce its dependence on CATL, its current supplier of LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries.

Although no specific date for the OTA deployment has been given yet, Tesla is already working on an enhancement to its semi-autonomous driving program, as announced by Elon Musk himself.

Tesla surprised the high-tech world last year by hosting "AI Day", where it basically presented its latest technological innovations: more specifically a humanoid robot introduced with the name "Tesla Bot"; a project that Elon Musk just confirmed will actually have its first working prototype, which will be shown during an event that will take place at the end of September this year.

Following Elon Musk's company-wide letter requiring Tesla employees to spend a minimum of 40 hours in the office, the EV maker's competitors have already begun attempts to hire away Tesla employees. Musk says these actions show why a "recession serves a vital economic cleansing function."

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, the whole world started to witness a curious trend: manufacturers selling fewer cars, but actually making more money. Supply chain problems basically caused that, as a consequence, there are fewer cars on the market, and those actually available are more expensive. Due to excess demand, traditional discounts have been mostly suppressed and - as experienced by every automaker - competition has been reduced.

Since the 2020 elections relations between Elon Musk and the Democratic party have been anything but smooth. And now Musk says even though he is hesitant to admit it, former President Donald Trump was better for Tesla & SpaceX than Joe Biden.

Elon Musk has doubled down on his standoff with the Indian government saying, Tesla will not build a factory in the country unless it is first allowed to sell & service its cars.

The Tesla Model 3 standard range is Tesla's cheapest car. We have someone who has the truth about owning it after a year and let's see what they had to say about it.

Elon Musk has been amping up his feuds with one political party’s politicians. Will activist shoppers avoid buying the best EVs made in America?

In its latest software update Tesla included important information related to the opening of Superchargers to other electric cars: waiting times to start charging, along with other very interesting news.

Last month through leaked text messages between Bill Gates and Elon Musk we learned that the former Microsft CEO has a massive $500 million short position in Tesla. And now Musk says Gates' Tesla short position has grown to $1.5 to $2 billion and revealed that it gives him trust issues.

The Democratic party and Elon Musk have been going through a rough patch as of late. And now, in response to Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's decision to replace her Tesla Model 3 with a union-built EV, Musk has responded by insinuating she is a puppet for unions.

After a meeting between Elon Musk and the president of Indonesia, discussions bring the company closer to establishing facilities in the Asian country; by the way, widely known for having the largest nickel deposits.