On May 12, Tesla said it will increase its investment in battery ‌cell production at Gigafactory Berlin by almost USD 250 million while boosting its planned capacity for the site.
In December, Tesla announced investments amounting ⁠to almost EUR 1 billion (USD 1.2 billion) at the plant where it looks to add battery c

On May 9, Tesla announced that it has officially stopped production of the Model S sedan and Model X SUV, ending a 14-year run of what can be considered two of the most important EVs ever built. 
Tesla shared the news on social media, complete with pictures of the final models built at the Fremont plant in California

On May 7, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that the later release 2026 Tesla Model Y is the first vehicle model to satisfactorily pass the agency’s new benchmark tests for vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). 
Tesla Model Y ve

On April 28, Tesla offered new information to owners of vehicles equipped with its HW3 hardware (in models from 2019 to early 2023) who had been promised full self-driving capability, but were given no path forward. CEO Elon Musk acknowledged during the Q1 earnings call that HW3 cannot achieve unsupervised FSD as the

On May 5, WattEV CEO Salim Youssefzadeh announced one of California’s largest electric freight deployments, an order for 370 Tesla Semis valued at roughly USD 100 million. The trucks will be built at the new dedicated facility at Gigafactory Nevada.
The first 50 trucks will arrive in 2026, with the full fleet expecte

After a January 2026 visit to Beijing, Canadian Prime Minister Carney reduced the tariff on Chinese-made EVs from 100% to 6.1%, with a quota of 49,000 vehicles allowed for the first half of 2026. A second allocation of 24,500 vehicles will be allowed in September through February 2027, after which the quota will expa

Making it official on April 29 on social media ⁠platform X, Tesla posted an image from the new facility at Gigafactory Nevada showing what it says is “First Semi off high volume line”. The company’s website currently notes that “Deliveries Start in 2026”.
The dedicated plant at Gigafactory Nevada opened in March, wit

On April 23, Tesla announced it is expanding its 11,500-person workforce at Gigafactory Berlin as it increases output and begins building a team for eventual battery production.
Tesla will create 1,000 new jobs at the German plant by the end of June in order to increase weekly production by about 20% from the third q

On April 23, Tesla has provided a first look from inside a production Cybercab, comapct hatchback EV self-driving cab as it drove itself off the assembly line at Gigafactory Texas in video footage posted on X, which opens on the factory floor with assembly equipment visible through the Cybercab windshield, and follow

On April 22, Tesla reported its results for the first quarter of 2026. While significantly below each of the last three quarters, company results showed improvement over Q1 2025.
•    Automotive revenue, though down 8.2% from Q4 2025, was up 16.2% from Q1 2025 to USD 16.2 billion 
•    Total revenue, though down 10.1

On April 20, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Tesla announced that the Tesla Cybertruck, Tesla Powershare Gateway and Tesla Universal Wall Connector have been approved for participation in PG&E's residential Vehicle‑to‑Everything (V2X) program, marking a milestone for bidirectional EV integration in Califo

Tesla has submitted permit applications for two private Supercharger stations in Arizona that would be dedicated exclusively to its Robotaxi fleet, making it the first time the EV manufacturer has planned charging infrastructure specifically for autonomous vehicles.
The filings come just days after Tesla launched its

On April 22, Tesla launched the Model Y L in India at INR 6.2 million as a single Premium variant, positioning it between the Model Y Standard Range and Model Y Long Range in the lineup. The dual-motor AWD setup produces 378 kW with an 82 kWh battery pack and delivers a WLTP range of 681 km and 0-100 kmph in 5.0 seco

On April 18, Tesla announced that Robotaxi service is now launching in Dallas and Houston, Texas, signaling the expansion of unsupervised autonomous operations in the state beyond Austin where it began in 2025.
Tesla's official Robotaxi account on X announced the launch and posted a video showing its Model Y SUV runn

Samsung Electronics is ramping up its semiconductor operations in Texas, preparing the new Taylor facility to begin production while upgrading the Austin fab. 
Samsung Electronics plans a ceremony on April 24 to mark the arrival of key equipment, including EUV lithography tools, at the Taylor fab as it enters its fin

Tesla is reconsidering an affordable model priced substantially below the Model 3 price to open the brand to a wider customer base, according to media reports on April 9, in a production strategy that would offer both human-driven and autonomy-ready versions.
According to sources, the new crossover SUV would be about

On April 12, Jason Gies of the Tesla Semi team announced that the production version of the electric Class 8 truck will make its public debut at the ACT Expo 2026 in Las Vegas (May 4–7), where licensed CDL holders can test drive the truck, while other attendees may join ride-alongs. Tesla’s Semi Truck Engineering Dir

In a media briefing on April 14, Tesla China president Allan Wang Hao said that the Shanghai Gigafactory could provide a “golden key” to the mass production of humanoid robots, though he did not specify how the operation will support the company's robotic business.
“Like other Tesla factories, Giga Shanghai can shoul

On April 10, RDW, the Netherlands’ vehicle authority, announced that it has issued a type approval for Tesla’s driver assistance system, FSD Supervised (Full Self-Driving Supervised).
RDW clarified that FSD Supervised is not a self-driving system but a driver-controlled assistance feature, meaning the driver must al

After officially ending production of the Model S and Model X at the company’s Fremont plant in California, Tesla has now raised prices on every remaining unit in inventory by approximately USD 15,000.
The refreshed starting prices are now:
•    USD 109,990 for the Model S AWD
•    USD 124,900 for the Model S Plaid
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