

Tesla

Tesla payment system hack costs buyers big
EV automaker’s payment method leaves buyers reeling as criminals swoop in and take their cash

Tesla using “Autopilot” crashes into police car
Yet to be confirmed if driver was taking part in Full Self-Driving Beta

Tesla doubles down on Full Self-Driving Beta – UPDATE: FSD far from autonomous, Tesla says
Self-driving tech is “getting mature”, according to Elon Musk

Thousands of Tesla Model X SUVs named in recall
Faulty roof trim adhesive reported to affect over 12,000 Tesla Model X SUVs globally, says German KBA

Elon Musk admits Tesla quality control issues
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has fronted up to negative feedback about his company’s inconsistent product quality

Shifter-less Tesla Model S now decides which way it wants to go
Tesla’s reveal of the stalk-less Model S steering wheel had us wondering how you pick a gear

New Tesla Model S facelift shows off wild interior, rapid Plaid powertrain
New Tesla Model S facelift confirmed with Plaid powertrain, yoke steering wheel, redesigned interior

Ares has built a roofless Tesla Model S
Italian coachbuilders create one-off Model S convertible

Australian Tesla Model 3 likely to be sourced from China
Australian Tesla Model 3s now built in China, not California

Five cool new cars dropping in 2021
Do you roll to a different beat? Don’t want to run with the herd? Here are five new cars that will suit your stylish self perfectly

REVISITED: Tesla Supercharging now more expensive than petrol refuelling
Tesla’s “less than the cost of petrol” claim no longer cuts the mustard

Tesla Model S replacement still more than five years away
Plans pushed back to update eight-year-old Tesla Model S by two years

Tesla’s Autopilot criticised in Euro NCAP assessment
Mercedes, BMW, Audi score high, while Tesla cops ‘half marks’

Elon Musk confirms full self-driving Autopilot update ‘in a month or so’
Despite a number of industry experts saying otherwise, Elon Musk remains confident in Tesla’s fully self-driving software insisting the Autopilot update is closer than we think

Tesla pledges a $35,000 car by 2024
Elon Musk claims new battery design and efficient production techniques will lead to sub-US$25K Tesla model

Fastest ever Tesla on way to Australia
Forget Rimac, Tesla’s 820kW-plus Model S Plaid is set to shock all comers

Tesla Cybertruck definitely not for Australia
Musk repeats confirmation Cybertruck not coming to Australia, smaller version more likely

Musk slams Gates on electric truck future
Tesla founder Elon Musk slaps down Bill Gates on electric truck predictions

Tesla driver crashes into cop car while watching movie on Autopilot
This is the second time in the space of a month that a Tesla driver has crashed while using the Autopilot autonomous driving feature

This hero is putting a 13B rotary engine into a Tesla Model S
Those crazy Kiwis are at it again. This time dropping a rotary engine into one of Elon Musk’s electric sedans

Tesla Autopilot name banned in Germany
German court shuts down Tesla’s premature autonomous driving party

Watch a Tesla Model 3 drive itself straight into a truck
The driver of a Tesla Model 3 has crashed head-first into an overturned truck because he allegedly thought the car would brake

Could Tesla’s new battery break the ICE/EV divide?
A five-year plan to reinvent the lithium-ion battery may see Tesla be the first to make an EV as cheaply as a fossil fuel car

Tesla Roadster delayed again, Musk admits it’s last priority
Elon’s Roadster is the ‘dessert’ and won’t be served til after 2020