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By Gene
Tapping Activate on Tesla's Emergency Drive Away reportedly triggers a $539 service bill without moving. The post Tesla owners who tap Emergency Drive Away for fun are in for a surprise appeared first on TESLARATI.
By Kevin Roy
Today, if you think of a compact car, you may think of a Subaru Impreza, Honda Civic, Kia K4, or Hyundai Elantra. For an American-made option, you may think of the Ford Focus, Chevy Cruze, or Tesla Model 3.... Read More »
By Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler
We were headed west again for the 6th time, driving the ~1500 miles from our lake house in Northern Wisconsin to our winter home near the grandchildren in Northern Utah. We had totaled our 2019 Tesla Model 3 in an accident in May; therefore, this was our first road trip ... [continued] The post Westward Ho! First Trip Cross Country with Our New 2026 Tesla Model Y & Full Self Driving V14 appeared first on CleanTechnica.
By Jo Borrás
With national diesel prices inching towards $7/gallon and Tesla’s $290,000 Semi trucks finally making their way to paying customers, it’s worth revisiting how Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA) helped beef up the Section 179 deduction, and look again at how it could help your fleet ditch diesel sooner rather than later. more…
By Derek Shiekhi
How do three Top 40 songs from 1966 relate to cars?
By Jennifer Sensiba
If you drove through the East Bay area of California on Tuesday night, you probably got caught in a nightmare. A Tesla Semi traveling down Interstate 880 in Hayward caught fire during the evening commute. There was no crash, no multi-vehicle pileup, and no obvious collision. The driver noticed something ... [continued] The post Can Silicon Valley Build A Safe Class 8 Truck? Early EV Semi Fires Expose The Experience Gap appeared first on CleanTechnica.
By Fred Lambert
Tesla has launched a new referral program in the US that pays owners in Full Self-Driving (Supervised) instead of rewarding car sales. A referred owner gets one free month of FSD, and the referrer gets a free month or a $99 Tesla Credit if that person starts paying. At the same time, Tesla’s Refer and Earn terms no longer list any vehicle as a qualifying purchase for buyer or referrer rewards. Buy a Tesla with a friend’s code today and neither of you gets anything. more…
By Joey Klender
Tesla Full Self-Driving is now the centerpiece of the company’s newly revised Referral Program, which launched on October 29. Instead of referring people to purchase vehicles and the referrer receiving $250 in Tesla Credit, the new program now incentivizes Full Self-Driving subscriptions. If a Tesla owner is on an FSD trial and uses a referral […] The post Tesla Full Self-Driving becomes main pillar of new Referral Program appeared first on TESLARATI.
By Anthony Lim
Earlier this month, Tesla Malaysia provided an update on its electric vehicle (EV) charging network, stating that there are presently 21 Supercharger stations – offering a total of 92 Superchargers – operational nationwide, an increase […] The post Tesla Malaysia to add six more Supercharger stations by the end of 2026 – more locations are being planned appeared first on Paul Tan's Automotive News.
By Phate Zhang
Down payments for select Model 3 and Model Y variants fall to 39,900 yuan ($5,940), half the previous level. For details, please visit CnEVPost (cnev.co).
By Gene
Tesla's quiet mode reaches Model Y Robotaxis, blacking out the screen for riders wanting rest. The post Tesla made napping in a Robotaxi easier with its latest update appeared first on TESLARATI.
By Fred Lambert
GM Chief Product Officer Sterling Anderson, who ran Tesla’s Autopilot program in 2015 and 2016, says dropping radar for a camera-only self-driving system is “a weird religious stance that ignores physics.” It’s the bluntest rebuke of Tesla’s vision-only bet yet from someone who helped build the original Autopilot. And it lands while Tesla is pushing camera-only Cybercabs into driverless service in Austin. more…
By Gene
Tesla's next generation Roadster was spotted at SpaceX's Hawthorne headquarters, two weeks after its unveiling. The post Tesla’s Roadster appearance at SpaceX has merger watchers talking appeared first on TESLARATI.
By Anthony Lim
Tesla Malaysia has begun the series of previews for the CyberCab, the autonomous vehicle starting its local tour at the first location, which is Mid Valley Megamall in Kuala Lumpur, where it will be on […] The post Tesla CyberCab goes on display in Malaysia – driverless taxi with butterfly doors, no steering wheel or pedals appeared first on Paul Tan's Automotive News.
By Fred Lambert
BYD now has more than 1.02 million employees, according to chairman Wang Chuanfu. That’s more people than Toyota, GM, Ford, and Tesla employ combined. And it’s a big jump from the start of the year. BYD reported about 869,600 employees at the end of 2025, which means the Chinese automaker has added roughly 150,000 people in 10 months while its vehicle sales are down. more…
By Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler
7 years ago, I paid Tesla $6000 for a permanent subscription to “Full Self Driving” for my new Model 3. At the time, FSD would navigate and drive automatically on limited access highways (mostly Interstates), but that was about it. I’m currently driving a 2026 base Model Y with FSD ... [continued] The post Tesla’s Full Self Driving Has Now Dramatically Reduced the Number of Reasons to Intervene or Complain appeared first on CleanTechnica.
By Joey Klender
A Tesla Semi caught fire in Hayward, California, which caused both directions of traffic to shut down for hours before being completely reopened early on Wednesday, the California Highway Patrol said. The fire occurred just after 5:30 local time in Hayward on Tuesday, as the Semi caught fire in the southbound lanes of I-880 before […] The post Tesla Semi catches fire in California: what we know appeared first on TESLARATI.
By Andrew P. Collins
Pilot’s first 1.2-megawatt Megachargers are open in Georgia and California, and they’re the first public Semi charging outside the Golden State. The post Tesla Semis Are Now Charging at Mainstream Truck Stops appeared first on The Drive.
By Fred Lambert
Tesla’s new rocket-shaped Robotaxi service area in Houston includes parts of downtown where the service won’t actually pick you up, according to Ethan McKanna, the creator of Robotaxi Tracker and former Tesla employee. McKanna rode the service after Monday’s expansion and called Houston “by far the most egregious ‘fake’ AV service area” he has seen. One trip quote had him spending about 40 minutes in a Robotaxi to go two blocks. more…
By Fred Lambert
Tesla has started hiring in Vietnam, and one of its recruiters says the company is now “officially coming” to the country. The five open roles include a sales manager, a service manager, and a charging project developer. It’s a tough market to walk into. VinFast, the local all-electric automaker, has sold roughly 36% of every new car in Vietnam this year, more than its next five competitors combined. more…
By Fred Lambert
Ford has now produced more than 5,000 large aluminum “unicastings” for the Fathom, its upcoming $28,350 midsize electric pickup, as it fine-tunes the process ahead of a 2027 launch. Each truck gets two of them, front and rear, replacing 146 individual parts. It’s the clearest sign yet that Ford is all-in on the manufacturing approach Tesla popularized with its Giga Press six years ago. more…
By Fred Lambert
A Tesla Semi caught fire on Interstate 880 in Hayward, California, on Tuesday evening, and there was no crash. The electric truck’s lithium-ion battery burned long enough to keep the southbound freeway closed for about 10 hours. The driver got out unhurt. But a Class 8 electric truck catching fire on its own, in traffic, is something Tesla and its growing list of Semi customers need to explain. more…
By Joey Klender
Tesla’s launch of the “Emergency Drive Away” function a few months back offered owners a safe option to evacuate an area if they were in reasonable danger. The function finally got its first use in the real world, but it appears it was by mistake. A video shared by u/Joshalander in the r/TeslaLounge subreddit recorded […] The post Tesla’s ‘Emergency Drive Away’ function gets its first use in the real world appeared first on TESLARATI.
By Gene
Tesla built the Cybercab's battery pack with spare room for a future switch to LFP. The post Tesla’s Cybercab battery design could make robotaxis even cheaper appeared first on TESLARATI.
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