Tesla plans massive new V4 Supercharger in San Francisco
Tesla plans massive new V4 Supercharger in San Francisco

Tesla wants to build one of its biggest Superchargers yet right in the middle of San Francisco. Planning permits have been filed for a 124-stall V4 station on the city’s south side.
The site is a yellow-cab storage lot at the corner of Alemany and Bays…

Tesla wants to build a $10B solar factory in Texas

Tesla wants to build a massive solar factory in Texas, but first it wants the state to chip in to defray the costs.

Tesla recalls 20,349 cars after NHTSA rejects its headlight defence
Tesla recalls 20,349 cars after NHTSA rejects its headlight defence

Tesla is recalling 20,349 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles whose low beams exceed the federal photometric limit, after NHTSA rejected its argument that the defect was inconsequential. Tesla says a remedy is still under development, and owners are due to be…

Tesla emptied its share of California’s new EV rebate in five days
Tesla emptied its share of California’s new EV rebate in five days

Tesla exhausted its share of California’s MyFirstEV rebate between August 3 and August 8. The $50,000 price cap is waived for California-headquartered EV-only makers like Rivian and Lucid, but not Tesla. Tesla used up its entire allocation of Californi…

Tesla files for $10.1B ‘Project Crystal Sun’ solar factory in Texas
Tesla files for $10.1B ‘Project Crystal Sun’ solar factory in Texas

Tesla has filed for a $10.1 billion solar cell factory in Fort Bend County, Texas, under the codename “Project Crystal Sun,” according to a tax-incentive application posted by the Texas Comptroller.
The filing pegs the plant at 9,712 permanent jobs, ro…

GM makes charging easy while Elon bets big on fossil fuels and Leno talks Tesla
GM makes charging easy while Elon bets big on fossil fuels and Leno talks Tesla

On today’s super simple episode of Quick Charge, we talk about GM’s new Energy Pass, SpaceX’s big bet on fossil fuels, and Tesla’s long-promised Roadster set to arrive “real soon.” Again. For what is nearly the tenth year in a row.

Tesla design chief says new Roadster coming ‘very soon’ — sure
Tesla design chief says new Roadster coming ‘very soon’ — sure

Tesla’s chief designer says the new Roadster is coming “very soon.” We are talking about the same car Tesla revealed in 2017 and promised to build by 2020.
Franz von Holzhausen said it on the latest episode of Jay Leno’s Garage. When Leno pressed him o…

Tesla exhausts its California MyFirstEV rebate allocation in 5 days
Tesla exhausts its California MyFirstEV rebate allocation in 5 days

Tesla ran through its entire share of California’s new MyFirstEV rebate program in just five days.. The rebate only went live for Tesla buyers on August 3.
Buyers claimed roughly half of Tesla’s allocation in the first three days and drained the rest b…

Tesla unveils first Cybercab with Starlink antenna integrated
Tesla unveils first Cybercab with Starlink antenna integrated

Tesla’s robotaxi account posted photos today of what it’s calling the first Cybercab with a Starlink antenna built into the vehicle.
The pictures show a gold Cybercab parked at Gigafactory Texas, with a low-profile satellite antenna integrated into the…

49ers’ Shanahan crashed his Tesla on Autopilot reaching for his phone
49ers’ Shanahan crashed his Tesla on Autopilot reaching for his phone

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan crashed his Tesla Model S on July 14 while the car was running on Autopilot. He was reaching for a phone that had dropped out of reach, and he took his eyes off the road.
The crash left him with a concussion…