Tesla News and Updates

Read the latest Tesla news here. At TorqueNews we cover Tesla’s automotive and financial news, and do reviews so that you can make the best decision when it comes to buying your next car, or if you’re just in the mood to learn a little about Tesla.

Tesla is one of the most well known names in the modern day automotive industry. It is the leading automotive manufacturer for battery powered cars. Yes, that means zero gasoline usage. It is without question that the evil genius behind this company, Elon Musk, has done anything except the abnormal. Their brand released their first car in 2008 and today in 2020 it is one of the most popular and practical options you can get on the market. Tesla’s have entered the market from the top down as they are quickly on their way to meet the $20,000 to $30,000 price mark, but their most popular models are $35,000 and above.

The brand is most noted by their quirky leader, their long range capabilities under one singular charge, their surprising performance aspects, and their cutting edge technology. Currently, the Model S holds the record for the longest range on one charge which was 370 miles, but Elon claims 400 miles is coming soon and also claims that the coming soon 2nd gen Tesla Roadster will not only be the fastest production car, but it will also have a range of 620 miles which is absurd.

The Current Tesla Lineup

Teslas Model 3 ————————————— Starting MSRP $35,000
Tesla Model S ————————————— Starting MSRP $75,000
Tesla Model X ————————————— Starting MSRP $81,000
Tesla Model Y ————————————— Starting MSRP $52,990

Follow Torque News Tesla reporters Guillaume Humbert, Paul Fosse and Tinsae Aregay for daily Tesla News.

By Armen Hareyan G+ Apr 16 2022 - 10:41am

Finally There Is Good News for Tesla Giga Shanghai's Opening Date

Hours ago Reuters reported that there is an opening date for Tesla Giga Shanghai, according to two sources.

By Jeremy Johnson Apr 16 2022 - 12:00am

Tesla has a $40 Trillion Opportunity

Tesla has a $40 Trillion Opportunity, according to some research from Morgan Stanley. This goes well beyond the EV business for Tesla and we'll go over what their research says now.

By Nicolas Caballero Apr 15 2022 - 4:21pm

Tesla Roadster Reservations Open Again, Including Europe: Good Sign

During the Giga Texas opening event Elon Musk stated that the new Tesla Roadster would rise from the projects put in the fridge, and that it would finally arrive on the market in 2023; an almost traditional announcement that is made at each Tesla event ever since the first presentation of the sports car.

By Jeremy Johnson Apr 15 2022 - 1:31pm

Elon Musk Makes Offer To Buy All of Twitter

Elon Musk has made an offer to buy Twitter at $54.20 per share, which is about 15% higher than the current share price. Let's go over why Elon Musk is doing this.

By Tinsae Aregay Apr 15 2022 - 9:50am

ARK Invest’s New Research Gives Tesla A 2026 Bull Case Valuation Of 6.7 Trillion Dollars

ARK Invest has released a new Tesla research. In this new model, ARK says Tesla can reach $4,600 per share by 2026. However, this is ARK's base case scenario, in the firm's bull case, ARK says Tesla can reach more than $5,800 per share or a $6.7 trillion market cap.

By Tinsae Aregay Apr 14 2022 - 5:42am

Tesla Explains Why The Refreshed Model Y Only Has A 279 Mile Range Despite 4680 Cells & Structural Pack

Tesla has finally given an explanation on why the refreshed Model Y only has a 279-mile range despite sporting the revolutionary 4680 cells and a structural battery pack.

By Jeremy Johnson Apr 13 2022 - 10:03pm

Is This Tesla's Leaked Product Road Map?

We have a Twitter post with someone claiming they have a leaked Tesla product road map. It's tough to say if this is real or not, however, in it is the Tesla Cyber Bus, and that is a product worth talking about.

By Nicolas Caballero Apr 13 2022 - 6:23pm

Tesla Model Y With 4680 Battery Cells Already Circulating In The US

Tesla has already delivered the first Model Y units with 4680 battery cells manufactured at the Giga Factory in Austin, Texas; some of its lucky owners didn't want to miss the event in order to tell about them on social media.

By Jeremy Johnson Apr 13 2022 - 11:09am

Tesla's New Standard Range Model Y Vehicle Will Have Huge Margins

Tesla is beginning production of a standard range Model Y from Giga Texas. This vehicle is eventually going to have huge margins - as high as 35% or more, once Tesla reaches volume production.

By Armen Hareyan G+ Apr 12 2022 - 11:59am

Elon Musk's Surprising Tweet About Lithium Mining May Create Panic

Elon Musk: Tesla boss no longer wants to accept "insane lithium prices."

By Tinsae Aregay Apr 11 2022 - 7:39pm

Tesla Hints At Price Increase For The Roadster After Making $250M Just From Reservations

In an update to the company's online configurator, Tesla has removed all pricing information for the Roadster. This hints at an upcoming price increase. The EV maker has also sold out of the Founders Series Roadster after making $250 million from reservations.

Tesla Cybertruck, courtesy of Tesla Inc.

By Nicolas Caballero Apr 11 2022 - 6:50pm

Tesla Cybertruck At Cyber Rodeo In Austin, Some Secrets Revealed

A big rodeo party for the inauguration of Tesla Giga-Texas led to the discovery of new details about the Cybertruck, the long awaited Tesla electric pick-up.

By Tinsae Aregay Apr 11 2022 - 5:17pm

Tesla China Sells 65.8K Vehicles In March Despite Giga Shanghai Shutdown

Tesla China has just posted its second-highest monthly delivery number in March producing and selling 65,814 vehicles. This number is even more impressive when we take into account Shanghai, the location for Tesla's only China factory has been experiencing lockdowns due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.

By Jeremy Johnson Apr 11 2022 - 10:59am

Giga Shanghai Still Shut Down For Production

Giga Shanghai has been shut down for a couple weeks now and could be shut down longer. How much production will Tesla lose each day Giga Shanghai is shut down and how much would it lose it it was shut down for the entire month of April? We'll answer that now.

By Tinsae Aregay Apr 11 2022 - 8:33am

Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Go Into Sustainable Lithium Mining At Scale

In the past 2 years, prices of lithium have gone up 11 folds. Following this, Tesla CEO Elon Musk now is saying the EV maker is considering entering the lithium mining and extraction business at scale. Musk also added Tesla has pioneered a sustainable process of lithium mining.

By Jeremy Johnson Apr 10 2022 - 3:00pm

Sandy Munro Shares His Reaction to Tesla's Cyber Rodeo

Sandy Munro had some things to say at Tesla's Cyber Rodeo event, mostly how great the engineering was and that nobody is going to be able to catch up. Let's go over it now.

By Jeremy Johnson Apr 10 2022 - 2:24pm

People Get So Many Things Wrong About Tesla

There are many things that people get wrong about Tesla, ranging from that Tesla is just a car company to that Tesla energy is never going to be a significant portion of the business. Let's go over a few misconceptions about Tesla now.

By Nicolas Caballero Apr 9 2022 - 12:49pm

Tesla Giga Texas Grand Opening: New Model and Cybertruck, Roadster, Semi Production Update

Last Thursday was the official inauguration of the new Tesla Giga-factory in Texas; a huge event with the usual paraphernalia, social media frenzy and fireworks included, which also brought a number of interesting news.

By Jeremy Johnson Apr 8 2022 - 4:49am

Clearest Image of Cybertruck with New Exterior Design

We have the latest picture and video of a Tesla Cybertruck. We also saw Elon Musk introduce the Cybertruck at Tesla's Cyber Rodeo event at Giga Texas. Let's look at this more.

By Armen Hareyan G+ Apr 7 2022 - 11:24pm

These Giga Texas 4680 AA-Like Batteries Are Wholly Manufactured by Tesla

Hours ago Sandy Munro shared Tesla's 4680 cells in a structural pack from Giga Texas, where were wholly developed and manufactured by Tesla.

Image courtesy of Hertz' media page attributed to E.R Davidson.

By John Goreham G+ Apr 7 2022 - 10:10am

Senator Asks FTC To Take Aim At Hertz Over False Reports

The latest development in our spotlight on Hertz involves multiple government entities starting to scrutinize Hertz.

By Nicolas Caballero Apr 6 2022 - 10:50pm

Tesla Gets Patent For A System To Control Temperature Of The Seats: Greater Efficiency

The idea is based on the use of a liquid that is basically pumped through the interior of the entire seat, and a series of three layers that allow the flow to permeate through them.

By Jeremy Johnson Apr 6 2022 - 10:34pm

Tesla Getting Ready for Cyber Rodeo in Giga Texas

Tesla is set to have its biggest celebration yet, Cyber Rodeo, tomorrow. There's a number of covered cars that I am hoping will be unveiled and talked about.

By Tinsae Aregay Apr 6 2022 - 10:06pm

Elon Musk Refutes That He’s Offloading Twitter Shares After Gaining A Seat On The Board

Twitter in a regulatory filing today announced Elon Musk's stake in the social media platform had gone down by 371,900. This fueled rumors Musk was offloading his Twitter shares after gaining a seat on the company's board. However, Musk says he hasn't sold any shares.

By Tinsae Aregay Apr 6 2022 - 7:58pm

Pressure Mounts On Elon Musk To Stop Using Russian Gas At Tesla’s Berlin Gigafactory

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been a vocal critic of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, today it was revealed Musk is enriching the Russian government through the use of Russian for its gigafactory in Germany.

By Tinsae Aregay Apr 6 2022 - 6:01pm

Different Sized Clad Tesla Cybertruck Prototypes Spotted Together For The First Time

At a recent flyover of Tesla's Texas Gigafactory, we spot two different-sized Cybertruck prototypes parked next to each other. The 2 prototypes were under a car cover still, the difference is easily noticeable.

Toyota’s Woven Planet Set to Partner Up With Tesla To Make Self-Driving Technology.

By Harutiun Hareyan Apr 6 2022 - 4:14pm

Toyota Subsidiary Woven Planet Will Use Cameras Alongside Lidar and Radar

Toyota subsidiary Woven Planet will continue to use lidar and radar alongside cameras.

Image showing a Lucid Air being tested at Tesla's Fremont factory test track.

By James Walker Apr 6 2022 - 11:44am

Tesla Is Benchmarking The Lucid Air At Its Fremont Factory

Drone flyover footage shows Tesla putting in laps with a Lucid Air Dream Edition at its Fremont factory test track. Here's what Tesla could be looking to find out.

Tesla Solar Panels, courtesy of Tesla Inc.

By Nicolas Caballero Apr 5 2022 - 9:35pm

Tesla CEO Says Spain Could Provide "All Of Europe" With Solar Energy, Gets an Immediate Response from the Spanish President

Spain is awaiting the EU's response on a joint plan with Portugal in order to try lower electricity bill charges, putting a limit on the price of gas. Tesla partnership would be a natural choice.

By Jeremy Johnson Apr 5 2022 - 8:52pm

Tesla Growth Dominating Europe

Tesla is dominating growth in Germany and the U.K., being one of the only few companies to have a positive growth in market share. Let's look at the details of this.

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