The Tesla Life #251 - Tesla Twitter

Nearly half of cars delivered in Q1 had LFP battery

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-nearly-half-its-q1-2022-vehicle-deliveries-equipped-lfp-batteries/

CyberTruck, Semi and Roadster could use 800V

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-cybertruck-semi-800-volt-architecture/

Tesla owners may soon have access to WiFi service providers in US, Europe and China

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-vehicles-may-have-free-access-to-hotspots-soon/

JSX and Hawaiian airlines announce StarLink access

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/jsx-to-become-first-air-carrier-to-adopt-starlink-internet-inflight/

Don’t use Summon at the airport!

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-summon-fsd-crashes-into-parked-jet-video/

BoringCo will work towards a Hyperloop tunnel

https://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-the-boring-company-hyperloop-project-date/

Twitter deal reached $44B

https://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-twitter-buyout-deal-44b-monday-announcement/

Tesla continues dominance in North America, 75% market share in Q1

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-q1-2022-75-percent-electric-vehicle-market-share/

Elon meets with Indonesia officials at Giga Texas trying to secure more nickel

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-elon-musk-indonesia-nickel-deal-giga-texas-pictures/

Harris Ranch mega expansion begins

-twitter pics

The Tesla Life #250 - Giga Shanghai Fires Up Again

Q1 2022 Results discussion

Elon Musk and Twitter, Why?

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-elon-musk-twitter-hostile-takeover-details/

Tesla fails in bid to install Superchargers for all EVs in Texas

https://driveteslacanada.ca/supercharger/tesla-funding-superchargers-texas-universal-connectors/

Another ModelY Taxi Gravity fleet starts in NYC

https://insideevs.com/news/580066/tesla-model-y-joins-gravity-fleet-all-electric-nyc-yellow-cabs/

Tesla Shanghai restarts after Covid shut down

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-gigafactory-shanghai-china-resume-operations-date/

California targets 35% EVs by 2026

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1135601_california-targets-35-evs-by-model-year-2026

Tesla not losing any sleep over new EVs to the market with massive range

https://www.teslarati.com/why-tesla-wont-lose-sleep-over-other-automakers-achieving-massive-range-ratings/

Elon sits down with Chris Anderson of TED talks

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/elon-musk-sits-down-with-chris-anderson-for-an-in-depth-interview-video/

Mobile Chargers are no longer included with Tesla purchase

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-mobile-charging-connector-april-17-cutoff/

ModelY from Envoy added to Miami hotel guest perks

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-y-envoy-mondrian-hotel-south-beach-amenity/

The Tesla Life #249 - Giga Texas Launch!

Giga Texas Launch

https://driveteslacanada.ca/cybertruck/what-we-learned-about-the-tesla-cybertruck-from-its-appearance-at-the-cyber-rodeo/

- Model Y SR deliveries

- CyberTruck mods

- new robo taxi

- 2022 is for capacity, 2023 for new models

- Optimus version 1

- what a party!

Giga Shanghai lick down continues

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/shanghai-extends-lockdown-giga-shanghai-april-production-jeopardy/

Reservations open for NextGen Roadster again

https://www.teslarati.com/2023-tesla-roadster-reservations-reopen/

Last chance to reach Oklahoma law makers about Bill 512

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-senate-bill-512-legislation-prohibit-direct-sales-ota-updates/

Elon decides not to join Twitter Board of Directors

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/elon-musk-decides-not-to-join-twitters-board-of-directors/

LVCVA opts for one year extension on Boring Company Vegas Loop operating

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/lvcva-one-year-extension-vegas-loop-agreement/

Design Studio wording change hints at the removal of Tesla charging kit

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/design-studio-hints-tesla-mobile-connector-no-longer-included/

The Tesla Life #248 - What have we done‽ - Off the Mark

Chef's choice today folks, Patrick and Kacey are running free and have all the levers, Mark might Show up too!

Thanks again to Lee Moon for the music, and let's work toward a future free from fossil fuels!

2022.8.3 Official Tesla Release Notes - Software Updates (notateslaapp.com) TTL

CATL is getting closer to opening up its EV battery plant in Germany (SR Batteries in Berlin?)

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/elon-musks-sec-filing-twitter-shares-january/

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-restart-giga-shanghai-friday-new-lockdowns/

https://driveteslacanada.ca/spacex/starlink-license-in-france-revoked-by-court/

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/lucid-air-spotted-lapping-teslas-fremont-test-track/

Tesla outsells Camery Down Under

https://thedriven.io/2022/04/05/official-sales-data-shows-tesla-easily-outsells-toyota-camry-so-far-in-2022/

Tesla Vision sounding less crazy now

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-vision-pure-vision-camera-fsd-europe-middle-east/

https://www.teslarati.com/toyota-adopts-teslas-camera-only-approach-to-self-driving-development/

Excitement Builds for Cyber Rodeo

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-cyber-rodeo-covered-vehicles-gigafactory-texas-cybertruck-roadster/

The Tesla Life #247 - Cyber Rodeo!

Model Y added to Hertz rental fleet

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-y-added-to-hertz-fleet-joining-model-3/

German car sharing group Miles adds the Model 3

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-3/miles-adds-tesla-model-3-to-its-car-sharing-fleet-in-germany/

Rising prices drop Model 3 & Y from California CVRP rebate

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-3-y-axed-from-cvrp-rebate-after-price-hikes-inflation-pressure/

Invites go out for Cyber Rodeo in Austin Texas

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-sends-out-invitations-for-cyber-rodeo-at-giga-texas/

FSD beta arrives in Canada!

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/fsd-beta-finally-arrives-in-canada-with-2022-4-5-20-software-update/

Downtown Toronto blocked out of FSDBeta

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-fsd-beta-restricted-in-downtown-toronto-due-to-streetcars/

2nd Covid shut down in Shanghai in the last two weeks

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-to-shutdown-giga-shanghai-for-up-to-four-days-due-to-surging-covid-cases-in-china/

Tesla applies to install massive battery and switchyard at Giga Texas

https://driveteslacanada.ca/energy/tesla-applies-to-build-massive-battery-energy-storage-system-bess-and-switchyard-at-giga-texas/

Shareholders to vote on Tesla stock split at annual meeting

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-tsla-stock-split-2022-date/

Tesla reveals new deal with Vale for nickel supply

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-secret-nickel-deal-vale-report/

UK Superchargers could be come for all EVs within weeks

https://driveteslacanada.ca/supercharger/tesla-superchargers-in-the-uk-set-to-open-to-all-evs-within-weeks-or-months/

The Tesla Life #246 - Deliveries Start at Giga Berlin!

Elon starts deliveries at Giga Berlin!

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-elon-musk-giga-berlin-speech-transcript-video/

Elon states he is working on Master Plan 3

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-elon-musk-master-plan-part-3-predictions/

AI Addict was working for Tesla, but has now been fired since the FSDBeta bump on his YT channel

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-fires-adas-test-operator-who-also-operated-ai-addict-youtube-channel/

BoringCo in negotiations with San Antonio TX for the new Loop project

https://www.teslarati.com/the-boring-company-san-antonio-texas-loop/

Giga Shanghai resumes normal operations after 48hr Covid 19 shutdown

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-giga-shanghai-resumes-operations/

Tesla considered most trusted brand to develop autonomous driving

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-considered-to-be-the-most-trusted-brand-to-develop-fully-autonomous-vehicles/

Talon Minerals working with Tesla on opening a new nickel mine in Tamarack, Minnesota

https://youtu.be/_836ZXZcfzY

Tesla customers in China now sign a contract that they are not to sell their new Tesla in under a years time

https://t.co/vxYXxGnfCD

US reservation holders are now able to change their configuration without losing their spot in line

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-customers-can-now-change-their-configuration-and-maintain-their-original-price-us-only/

Crazy ModelS jump stunt in Los Angeles ends in crash of rented Tesla

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-s/tesla-model-s-takes-a-massive-jump-in-san-francisco/

First White Model Y spotted at Giga Texas

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-y/first-fully-built-white-tesla-model-y-spotted-outside-giga-texas/

The Tesla Life #245 - CT Revokes Tesla Service

East Hartford CT Revokes Tesla Service Location building permit

https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/east-hartford-revokes-building-permit-for-planned-tesla-service-center-restricting-the-freedoms-of-tesla-owners-in-the-state

Model 3 tops list of most efficient EVs

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-3/most-efficient-evs-of-2022-tesla-model-3-tops-the-list/

Tesla wins Kelley Blue Book’s “Best Overall Luxury Brand” award for 3rd year in a row

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-kbb-best-luxury-brand-3-years-award/

Tesla sees a 100% increase in orders in USA

https://insideevs.com/news/572681/tesla-massive-order-increase-gas-prices/

NHTSA halts requirement of human controls in fully autonomous vehicles

https://www.teslarati.com/nhtsa-halts-requirement-of-human-controls-in-fully-autonomous-vehicles/

CCS adapter added to Tesla parts catalog

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/ccs-retrofit-kit-appears-in-tesla-parts-catalog/

Do today’s EVs have enough range?

https://cleantechnica.com/2022/03/10/do-electric-cars-have-enough-range-should-tesla-increase-range-to-gas-car-levels/

Tesla Germany introduces a new delivery service

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/new-tesla-drop-delivery-service-introduced-in-germany-allowing-customers-to-pick-up-new-cars-outside-of-operating-hours/

New ModelY gets EPA approval, but what type is it?

https://insideevs.com/news/573132/new-tesla-modely-version-emerges/

GF Berlin Delivery Event details confirmed Mar 22

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/giga-berlin-delivery-day-event-schedule-reveal/

The Tesla Life #244 - Elon Calls for More Oil & Gas

Elon calls for increased oil and gas production in the US

https://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-calls-us-increase-oil-gas-production-extraordinary-times/

Tesla gets final Environmental approval for Giga Berlin

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-reportedly-receives-final-environmental-approval-for-giga-berlin-but-still-cant-produce-cars/

Tesla Employee invited to Giga Berlin opening ceremony Mar 22

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-invites-employees-to-giga-berlin-delivery-day-march-22-2022/

Elon shares tips with Ukraine on how to protect Starlink access. Also responds to Russian space threat

https://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-ukraine-starlink-safety-tips-upgrades/

Model 3 RWD orders in Europe stretch to almost a year

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-3/stock-tesla-model-3-delivery-estimates-urope/

Second Supercharger in Alaska gets a Permit

https://driveteslacanada.ca/supercharger/location-of-second-tesla-supercharger-in-alaska-revealed-in-permit-application/

Model Y Police in St Galen Switzerland

- Twitter pic

Tesla China sells 56,615 vehicles in Feb, a over 208% increase YOY

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-china-february-2022-results-cpca/

Some details of GIgaFest Austin seen in permit

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/details-giga-fest-at-giga-texas-revealed-permit-application/

Tesla defends safety benefits of Autopilot and Full Self-Driving to US lawmakers

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-defends-safety-benefits-of-autopilot-and-full-self-driving-to-us-lawmakers/

The Tesla Life #243 - The Model Y Police!

A tale of two different police dept and how they view the ModelY

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-y/sykesville-police-department-tesla-model-y-cruiser-savings/

Model S refresh does have a tilting infotainment screen shows Munro

https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/tesla-model-s-x-to-have-a-rotate-screen-munro-teardown-shows

Tesla planning a second factory in Shanghai to meet demand

https://insideevs.com/news/569781/tesla-planning-new-shanghai-factory/

ModelS and ModelX drop radar for Tesla Vision

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-s/tesla-fully-ditches-radar-as-model-s-and-model-x-transition-to-tesla-vision/

Tesla Energy deploys 37 MegaPacks on Alaska’s Kemal Penninsula

https://driveteslacanada.ca/energy/tesla-megapacks-installed-on-alaskas-kenai-peninsula/

First ModelY Performance from Texas assigned VIN for delivery in March!

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-y/first-giga-texas-vin-assigned-to-model-y-performance-reservation-holder-with-march-delivery-date/

Tesla launches a Get To Know Your Tesla online lessons in the US

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-s/tesla-online-lessons-get-to-know-your-tesla/

FSDBeta Safety Score arrives in Canada!

https://driveteslacanada.ca/software-updates/tesla-2022-4-5-4-brings-fsd-beta-to-canada/

Panasonic to be delivering 4680 battery’s to Tesla by March 2024

https://www.reuters.com/technology/panasonic-begin-mass-producing-new-tesla-battery-by-end-march-2022-02-28/

The Canadian Pension Plan quadruples it’s investment in TSLA stock

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/canada-pension-plan-quadruples-stake-in-tesla-tsla-in-q4-2021/

Regular horn push coming to ModelS

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-steering-yoke-push-center-horn-update-model-s-model-x/

German media stating final approval for Giga Berlin could be 24-48 hours away

-twitter pic

The Tesla Life #242 - Plaid Badge is Back!

Bridgewater NS orders a Model3 for the Police

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-3/canadas-first-tesla-police-car-is-coming-to-bridgewater-nova-scotia/

GigaFactory Texas parking some ModelY outside

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-y/more-than-100-tesla-model-ys-spotted-under-car-covers-outside-giga-texas-looking-very-ready-for-delivery/

Brightline Rail adds 15 ModelY to its fleet in FLA

-twitter pics

Tesla files patent for full body casting

https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/tesla-is-improving-its-cars-and-has-filed-a-patent-for-integrated-energy-absorbing-castings

GigaFest Texas scheduled for April 7, 2022 in Austin

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-will-host-giga-fest-austin-on-april-1st-2022/

Elon states the Drive In Supercharger has moved to Hollywood

https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/tesla-supercharger-with-futuristic-diner-or-drive-in-theater-planned-for-hollywood-area-will-accept-doge

New Tesla Store in Salzburg Austria … WOW

-twitter pics

BoringCo submits a 6.2 mile tunnel bid for Miami

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/the-boring-company-submits-plans-for-6-2-mile-tunnel-system-in-miami/

Tesla puts plans for a second identical Giga in German on hold

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-puts-plans-to-build-second-identical-giga-berlin-on-hold/

The points guy rents a Model3 from Hertz

https://thepointsguy.com/news/tesla-hertz-rental-experience/

It’s Difficult to keep a Plaid Clean

- twitter pics

Yearly subscription for Premium Connectivity launches

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-launches-premium-connectivity-annual-subscription/