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Tesla Model Y (Page 25)

Tesla Model Y

In this section of Torque News you will find Tesla Model Y news and reports.

By Tinsae Aregay on
Since its unveiling back in 2019, Tesla has made several changes to the Cybertruck design. And today, thanks to a video of a new Cybertruck prototype that surfaced online, we can see all the final changes Tesla has made to the Cybertruck before the start of production.
By Tinsae Aregay on
Tesla has decided to open the floodgates and allow any Tesla owner in North America who purchased the full self-driving option to download FSD Beta. Now hundreds of thousands of Tesla owners will have one more thing to be grateful for on thanksgiving.
By Tinsae Aregay on
Citing a conversation that Elon Musk had with the South Korean president, today Reuters came out with a report claiming that Tesla has picked the east Asian country as one of its top candidates for the EV maker's next gigafactory. This new sent Tesla share surging rising by 8% in a single trading day.
By Nicolas Caballero on
A few hours ago a new stationary battery installation was connected to the grid: a facility located in the British town of Cottingham, near Hull, which uses Tesla batteries in the largest project of its kind launched so far in Europe.
By Tinsae Aregay on
Tesla China has reached a new domestic delivery record selling 55,100 vehicles between October 1 and November 21. This number significantly outperforms the previous record for a similar timeframe which stood at 43,000 vehicles.
By Nicolas Caballero on
An investigation from the University of Cambridge has found the reason why electric car batteries lose efficiency and degrade throughout their lifecycle; very good news for Tesla, Volvo, Mercedes Benz, GM, NIO, Kia, and many other EV manufacturers, as they will be able use the findings to improve existing technologies in a critical area.
By Tinsae Aregay on
For years Tesla owners have been asking Elon Musk to bring Apple Music to the company's vehicles. And today their pleas have been answered as Model S with developer software on display at the Peterson Automotive Museum has been spotted with Apple Music installed.
By Tinsae Aregay on
Tesla is currently in the initial stages of rolling out FSD Beta V11 which is the company's next iteration of autopilot software. FSD Beta V11 is expected to bring vector spaces and use of all 8 cameras to highway driving. Currently, we have yet to see FSD Beta V11 out in the world however, until then we have gotten V11's release note with a list of all the improvements coming with the new software.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Amptricity just confirmed today that it will start sales of its first home battery model, equipped with solid electrolyte cells; an alternative that stands out for its safety features, but also for a guarantee that basically lasts 25 years. Will it be able to compete with the Tesla Powerwall?
By Tinsae Aregay on
According to an official statement by Tesla, the EV maker doesn't expect to begin Cybertruck mass production until mid-2023. However, today we got new insider leaks that suggest Tesla is planning to deliver 30 manually-built Cybertrucks in December.
By Tinsae Aregay on
Since November 2021 Tesla has opened the supercharger network to non-Tesla EVs in 15 European countries. And today, the EV maker announced that it will be opening the supercharger network to non-Tesla EVs in Italy.
By John Goreham on
A new report provides some insight as to why Tesla’s lead times have dropped so dramatically in the U.S.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Starting next year, the German government is going to start cutting all aid to electric vehicles, a situation in which Tesla will not be particularly favored.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Just a few months after undertaking a major renovation at the plant, Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin wants to expand its activity in the adjacent area, as we reported in an article before, in order to double the annual production capacity.
By John Goreham on
Some of Tesla’s “Newest” models still haven’t arrived. Fans don’t seem to mind.
By Nicolas Caballero on
In just a month and a half the Austin Gigafactory has doubled its production figures; the workers celebrate in style the manufacturing of 20,000 units of the Tesla Model Y.
By Jeremy Johnson on
One Tesla Model Y owner comes up with a great list of desired changes for the Tesla Model Y (and Model 3). These would be awesome changes and hopefully Tesla will listen.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Eliminating empty spaces that are created in battery electrodes can help increase the capacity of the battery (up to 25%), and consequently the range of EVs in which they are implemented, according to an interesting study recently published.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Tesla has already started the process of clearing the trees and land of an area of approximately 170 acres necessary for the expansion of Gigafactory Berlin, a facility that is key to its expansion in the European market.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Tesla, the best-known electric car brand in the world is celebrating: its Supercharger network turns 10 years old, having more than 35 thousand charging locations spread over 46 countries as of today.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Tesla's latest wireless upgrade makes its cars to charge faster: the OTA software improvement is already being rolled out to the first customers in North America.
By John Goreham on
Many enthusiasts are signaling the end to low inventory and long lead times. Here’s the truth on where new car inventory and lead times are heading into the early winter of 2022.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Tesla has just updated its new 4680 battery cells production capacity: according to official information this improvement means that mass production is getting closer; although on the other hand and in parallel, Tesla also claims to be reducing its dependence on them. Is it a contradiction?
By Nicolas Caballero on
Elon Musk has just announced that Tesla is focusing on developing a new platform for its next generation of electric cars, which will cost half as much as the Model 3 and Model Y platform.
By John Goreham on
Tesla vehicles are made by men and driven by men, at least according to the available data.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Tesla has just added some improvements to the made in Shanghai Tesla Model Y to make the ride more comfortable for rear-seat passengers.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Strong accusations forced Euro NCAP authorities to investigate Tesla for alleged fraud in the European crash tests series. However, absolutely no trace of cheating in any possible way was detected by the European inspectors.
By John Goreham on
Lectron has just released its newest home charger unit. The features per dollar are hard to beat.
By John Goreham on
Lectron has just introduced a new adapter that allows Tesla owners to charge at DC fast charging locations. Here are the details.
By Nicolas Caballero on
The best-selling car in Germany in September 2022 was the Tesla Model Y; a headline that actually hides some half-truths, as Tesla usually accumulates deliveries in the last quarter of the year. But it is also true that the huge production ramp up at the Berlin Gigafactory is allowing that to happen, to the terror of German and other European ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) legacy manufacturers in general.