Tesla Firmware Update 8.0 Bringing Big Changes

Tesla’s soon-to-be-released over-the-air firmware update 8.0 will upgrade the Autopilot function so as to allow autonomous highway exiting, and overall improved Autosteering and traffic awareness as well, according to recent reports. The company has apparently referred […]

Tesla Autopilot, Unfortunately, Logs Its First Fatality

Update #1: The fatal accident occurred in Florida. It took the life of an Ohio man, who had actually previously been greatly helped by Autopilot in what was nearly an accident. He had published dozens of videos of […]

12 Tesla Model 3 Reservation Holders Get Golden Tickets To Gigafactory Opening

Among the ~400,000 Tesla Model 3 reservation holders, Tesla decided to have some fun and randomly select 12 to attend the Gigafactory Grand Opening on July 29 in Reno, Nevada. Extending the fun Tesla loves to […]

Europe Electric Car Sales Report (May 2016)

This article is being simultaneously published on CleanTechnica, EV Obsession, and EV Sales. It is also being added to our Electric Car Sales page. The European EV market had more than 14,000 registrations in May, representing […]

Electric Sales Figures In France During May 2016

Sales figures for electric vehicles (all-electrics + plug-in hybrids) in France during the month of May 2016 were recently released (estimates anyways) by the EV Sales blog. So, what do they show? They show that there were over […]

Tesla Model X Gets Over-The-Air Software Update, Improving Falcon Wing Door Obstacle Detection

A new over-the-air software update for the Tesla Model X recently went through, reportedly improving the obstacle detection ability of the much-vaunted falcon-wing doors and the rear liftgate. The new update — v7.1 (2.24.78) — is […]