Tesla Gigafactory 3’s first pillar gets built as Model 3 deliveries invade China

By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 18, 2019 Recent images taken of Tesla’s Gigafactory 3 site has shown that the first steel pillar of an upcoming general assembly building has been built. Together with this milestone are reports indicating that a Model 3 invasion is now taking place, with deliveries going fully underway in China. …

Tesla begins to roll out Model 3 peak power increase in new software update

Posted on March 17, 2019 Tesla has begun to roll out a new software update that boosts Model 3 peak power by 5%. The over-the-air-update was first mentioned by the company in a blog post that introduced the $35k Model 3. Though no timeframe for the upcoming performance increase was mentioned, CEO Elon Musk took …

Tesla Model Y gets “chrome delete” treatment as a standard offering

Posted on March 16, 2019 The popular chrome delete treatment has finally made its way as a standard offering in Tesla Model Y. When the electric carmaker unveiled its new 7-seater compact SUV to the world, Teslarati quickly took notice of Tesla Model Y lacking the same chrome accent trim as standardized across the Model …