Tesla Model Y (Page 9)

Elon Musk says Tesla will start utilizing the inward-facing cabin camera to detect occupants. And if the camera detects passengers, Tesla will keep the car “on” for entertainment & comfort even if the driver has locked the car and walked away.

According to insurance registration data for the Chinese market released today, in the week between March 20 and 26, Tesla insurance registrations totaled 15,886 vehicles. This pushes Tesla’s insured vehicles in Q1 2023 up to March 26 to 126,000 vehicles. This is already higher than the previous quarterly record Tesla set in Q3 2022 delivering over 122,000 vehicles.

The Cybertruck has seen several improvements since it was unveiled back in 2019. One of those improvements targeted at the truck's practicality and maneuverability is 4-wheel steering. And today, in response to a new video of a preproduction beta Cybertruck showing off its agility in Californian streets, Elon Musk has suggested that the Cybertruck will be easier to maneuver than the Model Y.

The German factory is a real source of pride for Tesla: it is already planning its expansion to be able to build up to 750,000 additional units.

We see the first deliveries of Model Y vehicles in midnight cherry red arriving at the Ottersberg/Bremen area. They are stunning.

In recent times, Tesla has been massively increasing vehicle production and in order to keep demand in line with the added capacity, the EV maker has been cutting vehicle prices and offering incentives to entice new buyers. And today, Tesla has added a new incentive for Model S & X buyers in the form of 10,000 free supercharging miles.

Last week Tesla released FSD Beta v11.3 to Tesla owners in the company's Early Access program. This is the last major FSD update and has brought vector spaces and the use of all 8 cameras to highway driving. In addition, V11 also replaced manually written codes with neural nets for highway driving. And today, after bug fixes Tesla has released FSD Beta v11.3.3 to the wider public.

Tesla officially inaugurated Giga Berlin only 11 months ago. However, today, the EV maker has announced that the plant has reached a Model Y production rate of 5000 vehicles a week. This gives Giga Berlin an annualized production rate of 250,000 vehicles per year.

Cathie Wood and her firm ARK Invest are famous for their optimistic Tesla prediction. According to the firm's latest analysis, ARK has a $1,500 price target for the EV maker's shares. However, despite the bullish call, ARK has offloaded a notable proportion of the firm's Tesla holdings from two of its funds.

We can see the top 50 selling EVs in Europe and Tesla has the first two spots. Here's a breakdown of the best sellers and where Tesla ranks overall in all vehicle sales.

We have a video that shows a secret update for the Tesla Model Y in 2023. Here's what it is.

Smartville, the end-of-life energy storage system, has unveiled its first commercial product, the MOAB energy storage system, at the University of California San Diego Library Annex.

The lithium carbonate industry has experienced significant changes recently: the price for batteries has reached new lows and this is expected to impact the cost of batteries for electric vehicles and electronic devices. The spot price of lithium carbonate for batteries has suffered its biggest drop so far this year, falling below 44,000 dollars/ton.

We have an owner of a 2023 Tesla Model Y Performance in Australia and he shares his review: Ludicrous!

We have a video from someone who test drove a Tesla Model Y long range. He shares his thought and then I compare it to a similar SUV hybrid.

According to data released by China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), in the month of February, the Model Y has become the best-selling SUV in China. And even more impressively, the Model Y was able to beat not only battery-electric vehicles but also internal-combustion vehicles with a significantly lower starting price.

We have a Tesla owner who modified his Tesla with 10 feet tall wheels. He then turned the car upside down and still drove it.

Tesla, in the last 2 months has announced it will be building 2 new factories - one adjacent to Giga Nevada, and another in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. However, despite the already aggressive expansion plans, an Indonesian official has confirmed talks to build an EV plant are ongoing and that Giga Mexico doesn't change Tesla's plant to build a factory in Asia.

Although by now it might seem that Tesla is issuing a recall for its vehicles every other week, most recalls are benign software issues addressed by an over-the-air software update. However, today, Tesla has issued a rare physical recall for improperly torqued bolts fastening the second-row seat back of the Model Y.

What will the range of the Model Y be in the future? Let's project it out over 10 years.

Although Tesla has not confirmed key details such as name or date of arrival of the model (Model 2? Model C? Model Q?), they have actually revealed other important aspects of the future affordable 25,000 dollars electric car.

Tesla will eventually unveil their compact car and I believe they haven't yet because it would cannibalize sales of the Model 3 and Y. That is, unless Tesla does these three things.

Tesla China has just posted a record delivery number for the month of February producing and selling 74,402 vehicles. This number is even more impressive when we take into account that Tesla has shut down the Giga Shanghai Model 3 production line for half of the month.

The big Investor Day event last Wednesday night revealed the first details of the next generation of Tesla electric cars, but without getting into details about new models or specific launch dates.

A Toyota executive who took part in the Model Y teardown spoke with Automotive News in conditions of anonymity and said about the all-electric crossover “taking the skin off the Model Y, it was truly a work of art. It’s unbelievable.”

After some years of relative calm, Tesla Investor Day on March 1 will apparently recover its revolutionary essence, with many important news and announcements widely expected.

The Tesla Model Y will be the best selling vehicle in the world in 2024 and here's why.

In a new video from Consumer Reports, the group shows visually why Ford’s BlueCruise and GM’s Super Cruise hands-free driver assist systems are the best in the business. Tesla fans won't be happy.

Tesla officially inaugurated Giga Berlin only 11 months ago. However, today, the EV maker has announced that the plant has reached a Model Y production rate of 4000 vehicles a week. This gives Giga Berlin an annualized production rate of 200,000 vehicles per year.

A seasoned winter vehicle tester takes a close look at whether the Tesla Model Y is a vehicle that makes snow days better than other vehicles do.