Tesla is expanding a Powerwall 2 battery recall that started in Australia last September to the US. A ”third-party battery cell defect” can cause units to “stop functioning normally, resulting in overheating, smoking and in some cases smoke or flame causing minor property damage.” The company has received 22 reports of overheating, six reports of […]
Tesla, one of the original Apple CarPlay holdouts, may finally be close to actually adopting the immensely popular phone projection system for its cars, Bloomberg reports today. The company has started testing the capability internally, anonymous sources tell the publication, and could be close to releasing it publicly, perhaps in a few months — or […]
The addition of CarPlay would mark a significant change for Tesla, which has so far shunned phone mirroring in its vehicles.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has received 22 reports of overheating, smoking, or burning Tesla Powerwall 2 home batteries. The company will replace defective units.
Tesla is now in the business of short-term car rentals, as the company tries to mitigate falling sales in the US following the expiry of federal tax credits for electric vehicles. Rentals are currently being offered in two California Tesla stores in San Diego and Costa Mesa, with plans to expand to more locations by […]
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The most striking moment of Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting Thursday wasn’t when Elon Musk won a impossible-sounding pay package worth nearly $1 trillion. That was a foregone conclusion, given Musk’s popularity with retail shareholders and his ability to vote his own extensive holdings. To me, the more illuminating moment was when the gathered crowd of […]
Musk said he picked the date so he “could say I was just kidding” if it changes again. He had spent months teasing a reveal by the end of this year.
Elon Musk said he expects Tesla to be able to put all the Cybercabs it builds on the road, and thanked Waymo for “paving the path.”
The proposal received more than 75% approval. Musk can earn the $1 trillion in shares over the next 10 years if Tesla hits a number of milestones.