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Tesla Model Y

In this section of Torque News you will find Tesla Model Y news and reports.

By Tinsae Aregay on December 3, 2022 - 9:12PM
It has been more than two years since Tesla last delivered the Model S and X to Europe. This has undoubtedly disappointed a lot of prospective buyers, however, the wait seems to finally be over as a ship carrying Model S Plaids is expected to dock in Zeebrugge, Belgium today.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 2, 2022 - 6:07PM
At yesterday's Semi delivery event, Tesla has officially taken the wraps off the company's next-generation V4 superchargers. According to Tesla, the V4 supercharger can charge at 1000KW and has 3 times the current density. However, even more impressively, Elon Musk has also shared that the V4 supercharger "is going to be used for Cybertruck."
By Nicolas Caballero on December 2, 2022 - 4:44PM
In a somewhat decaffeinated ceremony, Elon Musk delivered the first units of the Tesla Semi last night. The electric truck is already on the road, although at the moment we still do not have much - needed - information other than what was officially shared during the event.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 1, 2022 - 5:16PM
It has been 5 years since Tesla first unveiled the company's all-electric class 8 truck. However, today the wait is finally over as the EV maker is only hours away from making the first deliveries. And to add to the excitement, Tesla has announced the event will be streaming live on Twitter. Below are links to all the places Tesla will be live streaming the Semi delivery event.
By Tinsae Aregay on November 30, 2022 - 2:57PM
The Tesla Cybertruck has one of the most iconic designs of any production vehicle. However, today, in a new CNBC interview, asked what his favorite vehicle design is, Tesla's Chief Designer, Franz von Holzhausen revealed that he prefers the design of the upcoming driverless "futuristic" robotaxi even to that of the design of the Cybertruck.
By Nicolas Caballero on November 29, 2022 - 6:27PM
A few days before the first deliveries are made, the Tesla Semi launch continues to attract media attention: Elon Musk publicly assured that the electric truck successfully passed a real-conditions range test, in fact with very impressive results.
By Tinsae Aregay on November 29, 2022 - 5:38PM
Last month Tesla's Giga Press supplier, IDRA, announced that it has completed assembling and testing a new 9000-t Giga Press that will be used to build the Cybertruck's body. And today, IDRA revealed that the company has already started working on a new Giga Press that looks similar to the 9000-t Cybertruck Giga Press.
By Tinsae Aregay on November 28, 2022 - 4:53PM
At Tesla's showing at the Peterson Automotive Museum, among other items, the EV maker has also brought a scaled-down version of a Hyperloop pod that the company has been working on. A Hyperloop is a new form of transportation Elon Musk has invented and is expected to travel at speeds as high as 700 mph.
By Nicolas Caballero on November 28, 2022 - 1:14PM
The beta version of the FSD autopilot (Full Self Driving) has led many - reckless - users to try to deceive the system so as not to meet the security requirements in order to continue driving safely. Tesla has now started to take action to prevent it.
By John Goreham on November 28, 2022 - 12:05PM
We run down the three easiest and most proven ways to maximize the range of your EV this winter.
By Tinsae Aregay on November 26, 2022 - 7:46PM
5 years after the unveiling, Tesla is set to begin delivering the company's all-electric class 8 truck on December first. However, only days out until the start of deliveries, Tesla's head of Investor Relations, Martin Veicha says he "didn't believe it's possible to make a 500 mile, fully loaded Class 8 truck."
By Jeremy Johnson on November 25, 2022 - 5:57PM
Ryan and his wife Paige own a Tesla Model Y and share their experience with it after 3 months. You won't want to miss this if you're in the market for a Tesla Model Y.
By Tinsae Aregay on November 25, 2022 - 4:02PM
Since its unveiling back in 2019, Tesla has made several changes to the Cybertruck design. And today, thanks to a video of a new Cybertruck prototype that surfaced online, we can see all the final changes Tesla has made to the Cybertruck before the start of production.
By Tinsae Aregay on November 24, 2022 - 6:25PM
Tesla has decided to open the floodgates and allow any Tesla owner in North America who purchased the full self-driving option to download FSD Beta. Now hundreds of thousands of Tesla owners will have one more thing to be grateful for on thanksgiving.
By Tinsae Aregay on November 23, 2022 - 6:18PM
Citing a conversation that Elon Musk had with the South Korean president, today Reuters came out with a report claiming that Tesla has picked the east Asian country as one of its top candidates for the EV maker's next gigafactory. This new sent Tesla share surging rising by 8% in a single trading day.
By Nicolas Caballero on November 23, 2022 - 4:58PM
A few hours ago a new stationary battery installation was connected to the grid: a facility located in the British town of Cottingham, near Hull, which uses Tesla batteries in the largest project of its kind launched so far in Europe.
By Tinsae Aregay on November 22, 2022 - 4:02PM
Tesla China has reached a new domestic delivery record selling 55,100 vehicles between October 1 and November 21. This number significantly outperforms the previous record for a similar timeframe which stood at 43,000 vehicles.
By Nicolas Caballero on November 22, 2022 - 3:36PM
An investigation from the University of Cambridge has found the reason why electric car batteries lose efficiency and degrade throughout their lifecycle; very good news for Tesla, Volvo, Mercedes Benz, GM, NIO, Kia, and many other EV manufacturers, as they will be able use the findings to improve existing technologies in a critical area.
By Tinsae Aregay on November 21, 2022 - 2:02PM
For years Tesla owners have been asking Elon Musk to bring Apple Music to the company's vehicles. And today their pleas have been answered as Model S with developer software on display at the Peterson Automotive Museum has been spotted with Apple Music installed.
By Tinsae Aregay on November 20, 2022 - 6:18AM
Tesla is currently in the initial stages of rolling out FSD Beta V11 which is the company's next iteration of autopilot software. FSD Beta V11 is expected to bring vector spaces and use of all 8 cameras to highway driving. Currently, we have yet to see FSD Beta V11 out in the world however, until then we have gotten V11's release note with a list of all the improvements coming with the new software.
By Nicolas Caballero on November 19, 2022 - 6:14PM
Amptricity just confirmed today that it will start sales of its first home battery model, equipped with solid electrolyte cells; an alternative that stands out for its safety features, but also for a guarantee that basically lasts 25 years. Will it be able to compete with the Tesla Powerwall?
By Tinsae Aregay on November 18, 2022 - 9:12PM
According to an official statement by Tesla, the EV maker doesn't expect to begin Cybertruck mass production until mid-2023. However, today we got new insider leaks that suggest Tesla is planning to deliver 30 manually-built Cybertrucks in December.
By Tinsae Aregay on November 17, 2022 - 3:14PM
Since November 2021 Tesla has opened the supercharger network to non-Tesla EVs in 15 European countries. And today, the EV maker announced that it will be opening the supercharger network to non-Tesla EVs in Italy.
By John Goreham on November 16, 2022 - 4:58PM
A new report provides some insight as to why Tesla’s lead times have dropped so dramatically in the U.S.
By Nicolas Caballero on November 14, 2022 - 3:45PM
Starting next year, the German government is going to start cutting all aid to electric vehicles, a situation in which Tesla will not be particularly favored.
By Nicolas Caballero on November 9, 2022 - 4:04PM
Just a few months after undertaking a major renovation at the plant, Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin wants to expand its activity in the adjacent area, as we reported in an article before, in order to double the annual production capacity.
By John Goreham on November 8, 2022 - 11:59AM
Some of Tesla’s “Newest” models still haven’t arrived. Fans don’t seem to mind.
By Nicolas Caballero on November 7, 2022 - 8:10PM
In just a month and a half the Austin Gigafactory has doubled its production figures; the workers celebrate in style the manufacturing of 20,000 units of the Tesla Model Y.
By Jeremy Johnson on November 7, 2022 - 11:50AM
One Tesla Model Y owner comes up with a great list of desired changes for the Tesla Model Y (and Model 3). These would be awesome changes and hopefully Tesla will listen.
By Nicolas Caballero on November 4, 2022 - 6:07PM
Eliminating empty spaces that are created in battery electrodes can help increase the capacity of the battery (up to 25%), and consequently the range of EVs in which they are implemented, according to an interesting study recently published.