Category: tesla



US Auto Safety Regulator Investigating Tesla After Two Steering Wheels Fell Off

Auto safety regulators have begun investigating Tesla’s Model Y SUVs after a pair of owners reported their steering wheels were not properly secured to the steering column and could come off. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) published a report (pdf) on Wednesday revealing the two Model Y SUVs were…


Tesla Cuts US Model S and Model X Prices Between 4 Percent and 9 Percent

Tesla Inc. has cut prices on its two most expensive electric vehicles in the United States, according to the company’s website, days after Chief Executive Elon Musk said recent price cuts on other models had stoked demand. The price cuts, Tesla’s fifth adjustment since the start of the year, ranged from 4 percent on the…


LIVE NOW: NTD Business (March 6): Pentagon Worried About Chinese Spy Cranes; Tesla Drops Prices for Fifth Time This Year

A second train derails in Ohio, from the same company. Was there anything toxic on this one? An e-bike battery sparks a devastating fire in New York City. How can owners help prevent this from happening? Tesla cuts prices for its electric vehicles again–for the fifth time this year. What does CEO Elon Musk say…


NTD Business (March 6): Pentagon Worried About Chinese Spy Cranes; Tesla Drops Prices for Fifth Time This Year

A second train derails in Ohio, from the same company. Was there anything toxic on this one? An e-bike battery sparks a devastating fire in New York City. How can owners help prevent this from happening? Tesla cuts prices for its electric vehicles again—for the fifth time this year. What does CEO Elon Musk say…


Tesla Recalls 3,470 Model Y Vehicles Over Loose Bolts

WASHINGTON—Tesla Inc. said it is recalling 3,470 2022 through 2023 Model Y vehicles in the United States because bolts securing the second-row seatback frames may not have been securely tightened, according to a filing made public Saturday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said a loose seat frame bolt may reduce seat belt system…


Tesla Says South Australia ‘Represents the Future’ for Battery Production

South Australia is now on the world map after Tesla’s senior executive said the Australian state was “the future” for renewable energy technologies. This comes as South Australia opened its first 12 out of 140 border-to-border electric car charging networks. “Australia is a little bit of a special case; they represent the future—South Australia in…


Nevada Approves $330 Million in Tesla Tax Abatements Over Gigafactory Expansion

Tesla Inc. will receive more than $300 million in tax abatements over the next 20 years, a Nevada board approved on Thursday, commending the automaker’s investment in an existing manufacturing site in Storey County that is projected to create thousands of jobs. In a statement on Mar. 2, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo announced the tax deal, which…


Tesla Plans Gigafactory in First Mexico Investment

MEXICO CITY—Tesla will open a gigafactory in Mexico, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday, as the electric vehicle behemoth pushes to expand its global output. Mexico on Tuesday said Tesla had chosen the northern border state of Nuevo Leon for a new factory worth more than $5 billion, calling it the “the biggest electric…