Tesla ordered to pay USD 329 million for fatal Autopilot crash in Florida On August 1, a jury found Tesla partially liable for a fatal 2019 crash in Key Largo, Florida, and hit the company with USD 200 million in punitive damages. The civil trial began in mid-July at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Miami, in which plaintiffs were seeking to hold the company liable for a fatal accident they blame in part on Tesla’s autopilot system...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/02

Tesla to launch human-driven chauffeur service in Bay Area, California regulator says On July 25, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) said that Tesla plans to offer a chauffeur-style service operated by human drivers to a limited number of people in the San Francisco Bay Area, contrary to media reports that the company would offer a robotaxi service as it does in Austin, Texas, where human safety monitors sit in the front passenger ...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/02

GlobalData blog: Tesla finally opens Indian map on its dashboard On July 15, 2025, the long wait ended for Tesla enthusiasts in India as the company officially opened its first showroom in Mumbai and began accepting orders for the Model Y. A second showroom is also set to open soon in Delhi, along with Superchargers in both cities. Back in 2021, Tesla established a subsidiary named “Tesla Motors India Energy Private Limited”. At that time, th...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/31

Tesla, LGES reported to sign USD 4.3 billion deal for U.S. LFP batteries On July 30, LG Energy Solution signed a USD 4.3 billion deal to supply Tesla with energy storage system batteries, according to a person familiar with the matter, supplying lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries from its U.S. battery cell plant in Holland, Michigan. LG Energy Solution announced earlier that it had signed a USD 4.3 billion contract to supply LFP batteries fro...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/31

Tesla’s affordable Model Y images leaked and reported Recent sightings of prototypes of the affordable Model Y have been leaked and reported on by some media outlets. Comments note that while a front bumper camera is retained, the continuous light strip across the front fascia has been removed, and the headlights have been repositioned higher, giving the vehicle a look more similar to the Model 3. In the rear, the new taillight design replaces ...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/31

Tesla CEO Musk gives update on affordable model plans During its Q2 2025 earnings call, Tesla revealed some new details regarding the production plans of the affordable vehicles at its Gigafactory Texas. In the Q2 release, Tesla said it successfully completed “first builds of a more affordable model in June, with volume production planned for the second half of 2025.” In the earnings call following, CEO Elon Musk confirmed these affordable ve...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/30

Samsung to supply Tesla with USD 16.5 billion of Texas-made chips On July 27, Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk said his company had signed a USD 16.5 billion deal to source chips from Samsung Electronics. Musk said Samsung’s new chip factory in Taylor, Texas, will make Tesla’s next-generation AI6 chip, potentially re-energizing the project that has faced long delays with Samsung’s difficulties in retaining and attracting major clients. “Samsung a...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/29

panese government intends to revise its CEV subsidy system to reduce the difference between the subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs) and those for fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs). It currently provides up to JPY 900,000 for the purchase of an EV, and JPY 2.55 million for an FCV. The U.S., where EV maker Tesla, Inc. is headquartered, indicated that Japan’s CEV subsidies are non-tariff barriers. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on July 2...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/28

Tesla operating profit down 42.5% in Q2 2025 On July 23, Tesla delivered its financial results for Q2, with net income falling 16.3% to USD 1.2 billion, on revenue of USD 22.5 billion, down 11.8% from the same period in 2024. Operating income fell 42.5% to USD 923 million, resulting in a 4.1% operating margin, and adjusted EBITDA was down 7.4% to 3.4 billion in Q2. The company noted its decline in Q2 due in great part to lower automotive deliveri...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/25

Tesla opens retro-themed diner in Los Angeles, California On July 21, Tesla opened its first retro-themed diner at 7001 West Santa Monica Blvd. in Los Angeles, California, to the public.  The diner location includes 80 V4 Superchargers, a drive-in movie theater with two 45-foot LED screens, the audio of which can be synced inside the Tesla vehicle, and Tesla owners can order food from their cars. It had done a soft opening event with first respo...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/25

Rivian adds NACS plugs to its Rivian Adventure Network On July 21, Rivian started adding Tesla/NACS cables to its Rivian Adventure Network (RAN), now enabling Tesla vehicles and other brands with NACS ports to charge on Rivian’s charging network. Rivian itself has started adopting NACS charge ports on its 2026 R1T and R1S vehicles, and will make it standard on the upcoming R2 as well. Rivian is in the process of scaling up its network, which cu...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/25

Honda, Acura EVs gain access to Tesla Superchargers in U.S. with approved adapters On July 22, Honda announced that Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX owners now have access to more than 23,500 selected Tesla Superchargers across the U.S. with the availability of the first Honda-approved NACS-CCS DC fast-charging adapter. The only DC fast charging adapter approved by Honda was tested for performance and compatibility for use with the Prologue and ZDX a...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/23

Lucid Air receives updates for 2026, gains access to Tesla Superchargers On July 22, the Lucid Group announced updates to the Lucid Air lineup, including increases in its EPA range ratings, and starting on July 31, all Lucid Airs gain access to the North American Tesla Supercharger network, with an approved available adapter.  Unlike the Lucid Gravity, with its native NACS charge port and high-tech boost charging capabilities, Lucid Air uses a N...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/23

ed for 20% of Uber rides within the initial operating territory in Austin. Waymo offers 24/7 rides with more than 100 vehicles in the city. It also operates in cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix. The expansion highlights the growing competition in the Texas state capital, where Tesla rolled out its own robotaxi service in June to employees and invited guests, with an expansion of its geofenced area recently announced.  Texas...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/22

ploy more than 100 autonomous trucks with Heidelberg Materials and expanding its team in Brazil. The acquisition brings together two experienced autonomy teams, with decades of experience in the DARPA Grand Challenges, along with Google, Waymo, Uber, Apple, Caterpillar, Lucid, Ford, General Motors, Tesla, and Topcon. (Pronto release on July 15, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/19

. It offers a 423 km range under Inmetro standards and supports ultra-fast charging from 10% to 80% in 13 minutes using 360-kW high-power charging stations.   Developed in Sweden on the SEA 800V platform, the 7X emphasizes luxury, safety, and connectivity to compete with Western premium brands and Tesla. Although full equipment details are pending, advanced driving assistance and a 16-inch infotainment system are expected.   (AutoIndústria on ...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/17

Tesla to produce longer, six-seat version of Model Y for China Tesla is set to launch a longer, six-seat version of the Model Y SUV in China, confirmed by a post on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, which shared two images of the crossover along with the caption: “Model Y L, see you in the autumn!” The Model Y L is 4,976 mm long (196 inches), making it about 179 mm (7.0 inches) longer than the regular Model Y. Its 1,920 mm width is ide...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/17

ad Transport Department (JPJ) revealed the top 20 electric vehicle (EV) brands registered in Malaysia during the first half of 2025. The top four rankings remained unchanged, with BYD leading the pack with 5,400 units registered. Proton followed in second place with 4,003 units of its eMas 7, while Tesla secured third with 2,397 units, ahead of BMW’s 902 units.  XPeng ranked fifth with 637 units, followed by Denza with 615, Zeekr with 530, Che...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/16

Tesla inaugurates first experience center in India at Mumbai’s BKC On July 15, Tesla inaugurated its first-ever Experience Centre in India, located at Maker Maxity Mall in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC). The showroom showcases the Tesla Model Y and marks the company’s retail debut in the Indian market. Tesla is expected to begin delivering vehicles in India from August 1, starting with the Model Y SUV, which will be offered in two vari...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/15

production capacity of approximately 32 GWh in the future. Panasonic Energy’s high-capacity lithium-ion cells feature an industry-leading volumetric energy density of 800 Wh/L. As the company’s second EV battery production site in the region, following the Gigafactory Nevada site it shares with Tesla, which has been operating since 2017 with the current annual capacity of approximately 41 GWh, the Kansas plant aims to significantly boost Pana...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/15