Category: News

The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles hosts one of the world’s most impressive collections of classic cars, especially famous for its rare and unique models found nowhere else, often genuine one-offs. But now it is setting up the biggest ever exhibit dedicated to Tesla, which will feature the most significant cars the American automaker’s […]

Tesla celebrates another milestone at its Giga Texas factory, which recently produced its 20,000th electric car. On October 30, the company shared a new photo with a red Model Y and a “20k” sign, surrounded by employees. The description says: “20k Model Y built at Giga Texas to date!” That’s another bit of positive news […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has stated in the past that the notion of what a recall is should be changed, given that so many issues can be fixed via over-the-air updates. But that can’t fix an improperly reassembled seat belt buckle that was incorrectly put together, the problem potentially present in some 24,000 Model 3s […]

What is a brake drum? One of the oldest styles of brake systems is still in use today on some cars – brake drums. A brake drum is almost always found on the rear axle, behind each rear wheel. Inside the brake drum, two C-shaped brake shoes skim along the smooth inner surface of the […]

If you asked any EV owner to list some potential updates they’d appreciate, you’d better bet at least some, if not most, would say they wish for their car to either have more range, charge more quickly, or both. Thanks to Tesla’s free over-the-air software updates, such requests can actually be granted. Tesla just recently […]

Tesla celebrates 10 years of Supercharging. The company recently released a tweet that highlights how the network expanded over the years. The first stations were installed in September 2012 to support the market launch of the Tesla Model S (see Supercharger Event video below). Supercharging at 90 kW, and later at up to 120 kW […]

What is Coolant? Coolant is antifreeze that has been mixed with water to protect the vehicle. Coolant keeps the engine at a safe operating temperature while also ensuring that it doesn’t freeze.  To make most coolants, you mix the antifreeze mixture with equal parts of water. While water will cool the engine by itself, it […]

[ad_1] Ever since Dan O’Dowd started a campaign against Elon Musk related to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta technology, Tesla fans and owners have been putting together videos to try to show the public how the technology actually performs in the real world. The video above comes to us from AI DRIVR, who’s been beta-testing FSD […]

[ad_1] Back in the 1950s, Mercedes-Benz needed a custom transporter for its Formula 1 racing cars and it was created based around a modified and lengthened 300 SL chassis. It became known as the Blue Wonder and today it’s arguably the most famous vehicle of this type ever created, so it’s no surprise it serves […]

[ad_1] Almost exactly one month ago, we told you about a Tesla owner who decided to buy a Rivian R1T electric pickup truck. Essentially, the video was about why he bought the R1T, so we had the impression he was going to show off the truck. However, even though he “bought” an R1T, he hadn’t […]