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BP, the oil giant responsible for the largest marine oil spill in history, in a surprising move today has announced that it’ll be purchasing $100 million worth of superchargers from Tesla to install at the former’s charging sites.

Last week we learned that Tesla is working on a refreshed Model 3 Performance with new wheels, sport brakes, suspension, and “Ludicrous” badging. And today, we’ve additional Ludicrous Model 3+ leaks which include new bolstered “sport” seats.

A release candidate Tesla Cybertruck had to be towed after it was stranded unable to supercharge in the Mojave, desert in California. The vehicle was parked next to a Ford F-150 which allowed for a nice size comparison.

Following a disappointing earnings call that saw Tesla’s market cap & Elon Musk’s net worth go down by $120 billion & $15 billion, respectively, Musk says, Tesla will be doing a “large-scale” advertising campaign to appease investors feeling the heat.

Elon Musk was mobbed by an over-excited crowd as he attempted to leave the US Grand Prix in a new Cybertruck prototype with a white interior. Musk’s guards are seen pushing away fans as the Tesla CEO utilizes 4-wheel steering to quickly find his way out.

After finally taking the wraps off the refreshed Model 3 back at the end of August, Tesla has finally delivered the first Model 3+ to a lucky customer in Bielefeld Germany.

In the two days following Tesla’s disappointing earnings call, Tesla stock has gone down by more than 12%. This has cost Elon Musk $15 billion personally and has cost Tesla $118 billion as a company.

Through the company’s online parts catalog, Tesla has unintentionally revealed a new refreshed Model 3+ with ‘Plaid’ badging. In the same document, Tesla has also shown off several new wheel designs including 19 & 20 inch “Warp” wheels.

Tesla has released several new details about the Cybertruck. They include an 800-volt battery and powertrain architecture, an industry-leading 14-inch suspension travel, 125,000 annualized installed production capacity, and a November 30 delivery date.

Last month Elon Musk shared a video of Tesla’s next-generation, end-to-end neural net FSD software driving smoothly in Silicon Valley. Today, Tesla shared the progress it has made by showing off FSD 12 effortlessly driving around Austin, Texas.

Tesla has filled with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in China for two new Model Y variants. Among other changes, the 2 Model Y variants are listed with a radar option which suggests HW4 computer launch.

Tesla is currently conducting an extensive Cybertruck testing regiment ahead of the start of the vehicle's volume production. While testing, a release candidate Cybertruck has been spotted pulled over by a police officer in California.

Tesla has launched a wrap service for the Model 3 & Y in the US which adds 7 new paint options at a cost of $8,000. In addition, Tesla will be offering a wrap service with multiple colors for the Cybertruck within 6 months after the start of deliveries.

Tesla has live-streamed two release candidate Cybertrucks undergoing 1280-mile off-road durability testing in the Baja peninsula using Starlink mobility units mounted on the trucks. Below is everything we learned about the Cybertruck durability test.

The Petersen Automotive Museum late last night held an auction for an early VIN Cybertruck. The Cybertruck sold for an eye-watering $400,000. The auction predicts there will be very high Cybertruck demand for years to come.

A new drone flyover of Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory shows what appears to be 400 to 500 Cybertruck giga castings. The parts were produced as part of a sub-system test Tesla is carrying out ahead of Cybertruck volume production.

Late last night Tesla cut the price of the Model 3 & Y by as much as $2,250. The new price cuts mark the lowest starting price for some Tesla variants and have reignited questions about demand for Tesla vehicles.

A release candidate Tesla Cybertruck has been spotted driving around with a new sprayed-on graffiti paint job. The truck is also outfitted with a Starlink satellite internet receiver hinting at Tesla possibly offering a SpaceX package for the truck.

A new video of a release candidate Cybertruck shows the vehicle utilizing 4-wheel steering to perform an incredibly tight turn. The video supports Elon Musk’s assertion that the Cybertruck will have better turing radius than a Model Y.

Tesla’s VP of Investor Relations, Martin Viecha shares Wall Street’s decreased quarterly vehicle delivery expectations. In an email sent to institutional investors, Viecha highlights the consensus that Tesla’s Q3 delivery will decline to 455,000 vehicles.

A new release candidate Cybertruck has been spotted close to Tesla’s engineering headquarters in Palo Alto, California. Tesla appears to be using LiDAR to calibrate the FSD cameras ahead of the Cybertruck's release.

Currently, the UAW is holding strikes that have shut down vehicle production at Ford, GM, & Stellantis. And now, in support of the UAW strikes, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) says she’ll replace her Model 3 with a union-built EV.

Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla is working on a Performance Cybertruck posting on X “I just drove the performance Cybertruck today and it kicks ass next-level”. Earlier leaks suggest the vehicle will have quad motors and a 1.9 sec 0 to 60 time.

Tesla's director of manufacturing at Giga Texas, Jason Shawhan, has revealed that once Cybertruck production is fully ramped at Giga Texas, the employee count will increase to 60,000. That’s 40,000 more workers than the plant currently employs.

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Oracle CEO, Tesla investor, former Tesla board member, and Elon Musk’s close personal friend, Larry Ellison unveils the Cybertruck as Oracle’s next-generation police vehicle. Ellison also says there are yet unknown incredible Cybertruck specs.

Israeli Priminister Benjamin Netanyahu recently visited Tesla’s Fremont plant where Elon Musk gave him a ride in a Cybertruck. And, thanks to the accompanying news crew, we’ve received our clearest look into the final design of the Cybertruck’s interior.

A Tesla employee has confirmed that Tesla is internally targeting this October to hold what is expected to be a first-of-its-kind delivery event for the Cybertruck.

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