Tesla and EV news, with our take
Tesla and EV news, with our take. Sourced from real reporting, dated, and updated.
Tesla Semi enters mass production with a 50,000-truck factory
The first production Semi rolled off the line in late April at a dedicated 1.7-million-square-foot Nevada factory. Tesla's industrial side is having a year.
Robotaxi turns one and now covers the entire Austin metro, unsupervised
On June 3, Tesla switched on unsupervised Robotaxi rides across all 245 square miles of the Austin metro, the program's fifth and largest expansion in its first year.
Model Y just became the first car ever to hit 100,000 registrations in Norway
One in every 29 cars on Norwegian roads is now a Tesla Model Y, a record no other model in the country's history has touched. It took less than 5 years.
FSD 14.3.4 starts rolling out, and Cybertruck finally gets Smart Summon
Update 2026.14.6.10 ships FSD 14.3.4 with smarter parking, better handling of weird intersections, and fewer forced disengagements. Cybertruck gets Actually Smart Summon for the first time.
SpaceX went public at $1.75 trillion, the largest IPO ever
SpaceX started trading on the Nasdaq as SPCX on June 12, raising about $75 billion at a $1.75 trillion valuation. The biggest IPO in history, and thousands of Tesla fans now own a piece of it.
FSD crossed Canada with zero interventions (so we made it a wrap)
David Moss, Devin Olsen, and Spencer rode a Model 3 from Vancouver to Halifax on FSD 14.3.3, 3,760 miles with zero disengagements on a public tracker. We designed a custom wrap to mark the run.
Elon Musk is the world's first trillionaire. Here's the math
The SpaceX IPO pushed Musk's net worth past $1 trillion on June 12, with an intraday peak near $1.18 trillion. How the number breaks down, and why the story starts with Tesla.
Stellantis joins the Supercharger network. NACS is now the de facto standard.
Jeep, Dodge, and Chrysler EVs gain access to 28,000+ Tesla Superchargers in early 2026, joining Ford, GM, Rivian, and most other major brands.
Robotaxi is live in four metros and covers 1,190 square miles
Tesla's unsupervised Robotaxi runs in Austin, the Bay Area, Dallas, and Houston. The city-by-city ramp is deliberate, and it's working.
Optimus V3 arrives this summer, and Fremont production starts within weeks
Tesla's Optimus 3 reveal is set for mid-2026, with production starting at Fremont in late July or August and the Cortex 2.0 supercomputer coming online to power it.
FSD v14.3 shipped wide, and Europe finally said yes
Tesla rolled out FSD v14.3 in April 2026 with a 20% reaction-time gain, and the Netherlands became the first EU country to type-approve FSD Supervised.
Model Y Juniper at six months: the range claims hold up
Six months of owner data is in. The 2026 Model Y matches its EPA range in the real world, rides dramatically quieter, and fixes most of the old car's flaws.
EV incentives in 2026: the deductions and credits still on the table
The federal Clean Vehicle Credit ended September 30, 2025. What's live now: a loan interest deduction up to $10,000 a year, a charger credit through June, and state programs up to $6,000.
Cybertruck deliveries more than doubled in Q1 2026
Cybertruck deliveries jumped 111% year over year in Q1 2026 to 38,500 units, Giga Texas is running steady, and a $69K AWD trim lands in June.
Personalization is the new EV battleground, and Tesla owners are already ahead
BYD, Xiaomi, and Zeekr are pouring money into factory customization. The race validates what the Tesla community figured out first, that drivers want a car that looks like theirs.