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Despite setting record delivery numbers, Tesla seems to be struggling to meet the exploding demand for its vehicles. For the second time this month, Tesla has once again instituted a wide-ranging price increase on its vehicles. The price increase affects the Model S, 3, X, & Y.

Tesla executives, at the companies recent quarterly earnings call, confirmed the refreshed Model Y, which will be produced at Giga Texas and Giga Berlin, will begin deliveries with 4680 cells and brand new architecture in early 2022.

If your 3rd Generation Toyota Prius has a failing head gasket and you cannot afford to repair it right now, I have a solution for you.

A petition looking to persuade President Joe Biden to fire the new NHTSA head is gathering steam. The petition states, new NHTSA head, Dr. Missy Cummings has in the past expressed a desire to punch Elon Musk, showed bias against Tesla by associating with TeslaQ, and has a financial conflict of interest as she serves in the board of directors of a competing company.

Elon Musk has advised Warren Buffett to invest in Tesla if he wants to increase his diminishing wealth. Musk has also pointed the finger at Bill Gates for shorting Tesla and possibly influencing Buffett to not invest in the EV maker.

In an update to the company's online configurator, Tesla has removed all prices and different variants of the Cybertruck from the order page. This has fueled rumors suggesting Tesla is looking to increase the Cybertruck's prices and is possibly Planning a major redesign.

A new leak from Tesla insiders suggests that the EV maker has already begun work on a massive 12,000-ton Gigapress. The leaks also suggest Tesla will use the new Gigapress to build the entire chassis of a vehicle in one piece.

Tesla's sales numbers for the month of September have been released by China Passenger Car Association. Once again the EV maker has posted a record delivery number.

The restricted energy content of batteries is one of the major drawbacks limiting the successful implementation of EV technology nowadays, for every single automaker around the world. Considering the specific energy of gasoline is 9.2kWh/kg, corresponding to more than 3kWh/kg useful specific energy, limitations of the battery powered EV become apparent. That is why any news about Tesla´s 4680 battery production is significant, even more in the case of Giga Texas.

At Tesla's recent shareholders' meeting, Elon Musk said Tesla will not begin Cybertruck volume production until 2023. Musk also went into quite a bit of detail explaining this decision.

Despite setting record delivery numbers, Tesla seems to be struggling to meet the exploding demand for its vehicles. And earlier today, the EV maker increased the prices of most variants of its vehicles.

Elon Musk thinks it’s a good idea for Tesla to offer a new exterior paint option. Musk said he will bring up the idea with the Tesla team. This is in addition to the refreshed Giga Berlin Model Y which will have "stunning new colors that change subtly with curvature."

Elon Musk has expressed his frustration with the current US administration on multiple occasions. Musk's frustration has grown so much to the point of name-calling the president. Musk now elaborates the reason behind his most infamous comment.

Elon Musk reiterates his belief that Tesla could overtake Apple as the world’s most valuable company. Musk says the key to achieving this goal is Tesla’s lead in manufacturing technology.

In a leaked internal memo Elon Musk thanks Tesla employees for the ‘most hardcore delivery push’. Musk also rallied employees for the last few days of what he called the "most intense delivery week ever".

Tesla has currently released the company's latest vector-space birds-eye view visualization to FSD Beta testers. However, Elon Musk now says the mind of the car visualization will be released to all Tesla vehicles, including ones in Europe, next month.

A new report from China suggests Tesla is looking for manufacturing partners to produce the company's newest 4680 cells. The report also states Tesla's partners are working on a new 4690 form factory to supply the EV maker.

After years of back and forth, Tesla is finally close to selling its vehicles in India. The EV maker has completed homologation and received approval to sell 4 of its vehicle variants in the country.

Elon Musk clarifies his earlier comments suggesting current FSD Beta is "not great". And says compared to any of the competition, the current FSD Beta is still amazing, it just falls short by Tesla's lofty standards.

Elon Musk's recent comments at Tesla's AI Day suggest the EV maker has delayed the Cybertruck until late 2022.

Meet Mike Neal and his 1.5-million-mile Toyota Tacoma. You will not believe his story.

Things are not always as they seem. Is 2021 RAV4 Hybrid being dethroned in sales by a different very popular Toyota Hybrid?

There are reports of Tesla expanding its energy business in China with solar powered charging stations and its Solar Roof and PowerWall. Let's see what's going on here.

Tesla recently had its Model S Plaid event last night. The car is one of the safest, fastest, most entertaining, most robust, and most "alien" of any production car ever made. The Tesla Model S Plaid - "It's Alien Technology" - Elon Musk.

We have breaking news from Twitter User Leon Spears (@leonspears) who purchased 7 Tesla PowerWalls 2+ and 16 Solar Panels for the roof of his condo in the Baltimore, MD area. Leon shares his experience and the numerous advantages there are to having a Tesla PowerWall 2+. Let’s go over it!

Mazda released new details and images of its all-new MX-30 electric vehicle. The first thing that caught our eye was the battery size. Will this vehicle have a usable range for US customers?

See how both Toyota and Tesla benefit from a joint venture that is considered imminent. Learn about the proposed cheap new SUV that could be made.

The legend of the 993 will never die off for collectors, and evidently, neither will it for Porsche. Just a few years ago, the company built the very last factory air-cooled 911 Turbo in existence.

4 Porsches, but only 2 cars. This father and son duo is the coolest thing you will see today.

A talented photographer turns the Lego 911 RSR into a real-life race car.