The Tesla Life Show

Giga Berlin production gets pushed back again

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/giga-berlin-production-pushed-back-until-at-least-mid-march-report/

NHTSA recalls #Tesla’s Boombox feature to disable custom sounds while driving

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-3/nhtsa-recalls-teslas-boombox-feature-to-disable-custom-sounds-while-driving/

ModelX stolen in Frankfort Germany quickly found

https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/stolen-tesla-model-3-was-quickly-found-thanks-to-app-and-gps-position

Plug-in Cars Sales in the United States approached 5% Market Share (Q4 2021)

https://insideevs.com/news/566900/us-plugin-car-sales-2021q4/

Tesla Semi Frunk shot

-twitter pics

2nd GigaFactory to come for China?

https://cleantechnica.com/2022/02/14/2nd-tesla-gigafactory-in-china/

All Superchargers in Netherlands now open to non Tesla’s

https://driveteslacanada.ca/supercharger/all-tesla-supercharger-stations-in-the-netherlands-now-open-to-other-evs/

Car carriers full of ModelY’s spotted heading out of Giga Texas

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-y/car-carrier-full-of-tesla-model-ys-spotted-leaving-giga-texas-are-the-first-deliveries-around-the-corner/

Starlink reaches 250,000 subscribers

https://driveteslacanada.ca/spacex/number-of-starlink-user-terminals-tops-250000/

Barstow, CA getting next super sized Supercharger

https://driveteslacanada.ca/supercharger/massive-new-tesla-supercharger-coming-to-barstow-california/

Tesla Supercharger map released for 2022 revision

https://driveteslacanada.ca/supercharger/tesla-updates-find-us-map-for-2022/

New Cathode factory planned for Austin as well

https://electrek.co/2022/02/03/tesla-applies-build-giant-new-cathode-factory-battery-production-gigafactory-texas/

Tesla offers 4 European Countries free Supercharging at select locations during winter holiday

https://driveteslacanada.ca/supercharger/tesla-offering-free-supercharging-in-four-european-countries-for-winter-holidays/

AI Adict FSDBeta clips a bollard in San Jose CA

https://youtu.be/sbSDsbDQjSU

SpaceX sends engineers to Fiji to setup Starlink ground station to help communications in Tonga

https://driveteslacanada.ca/spacex/spacex-sending-engineering-team-to-fiji-to-setup-starlink-ground-station-for-tonga/

Rafael of @TesLatino offers a PSA about Supercharging

- twitter video

BoringCo breaks through near ResortsWorld front door

- twitter pic

Charge Stats and Gas Savings appear in your Tesla APP

- twitter pic

OTA for seat belt correction includes Colour Wheel selection

https://driveteslacanada.ca/software-updates/tesla-car-colorizer-and-v11-ui-fixes-arrive-in-north-america-with-2022-4-5-software-update-release-notes/

Will Supercharger install at worlds largest truck stop later include megachargers?

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-to-build-supercharger-at-worlds-largest-truckstop/

POTUS learns how to say TESLA

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-president-joe-biden-video-says-the-word/

Elon Musk Foundation completes drinking fountain work in Flint MI providing clean drinking water at 78 stations in 13 schools

https://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-flint-water-filtration-systems-deployed/

Elon offers teen $5K to stop tracking his plane

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/elon-musk-offered-teen-5000-to-take-down-jet-tracking-twitter-account/

UK ModelY deliveries about to start in Feb

https://insideevs.com/news/563578/tesla-modely-uk-deliveries-february/

Tesla buys railway line to improve commute to Giga Berlin

https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/tesla-purchased-a-railway-track-for-a-better-connection-to-giga-berlin

Downtown Santa Monica 62 Supercharger site coming together

https://driveteslacanada.ca/supercharger/tesla-wasting-no-time-in-completing-first-phase-of-santa-monicas-62-stall-tesla-supercharger/

Hertz extends free Suoercharging through Feb

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-3/hertz-extends-free-supercharging-offer-to-march-31-2022/

Non Tesla Supercharging expands to Norway and France

https://driveteslacanada.ca/supercharger/non-tesla-supercharger-pilot-expands-to-france-and-norway/

Tesla Energy Storm Watch had 400,000 Powewall activations in 2021

https://electrek.co/2022/01/31/tesla-storm-watch-activations-powerwalls-2021/

GigaFactory Texas getting some branding on its roof 

https://driveteslacanada.ca/energy/giga-texas-rooftop-solar-spell-tesla/

GigaFactory New York achieved state job and investment number requirements

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-exceeds-new-york-state-job-and-investment-requirements/

Petition to get POTUS to acknowledge Tesla’s contribution to EVs in America

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-supporters-biden-gm-leadership-debunked/

Starlink offers a new Premium service starting in Q2

https://driveteslacanada.ca/spacex/spacex-releases-starlink-premium/

Washington Commanders launch new NFL team name with a fleet of Model Y’s

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-y/washington-commanders-use-fleet-of-tesla-model-ys-to-promote-new-nfl-team-name/

It’s all about the Earnings call tonight!

Elon Status

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1482854483017318400?t=Am0KrDrdkyJuIz2iw0khkA&s=19

Roadmap and Earnings call Wed Jan 26

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-product-roadmap-update-and-q4-2021-and-full-year-financial-results-and-earnings-call-scheduled-for-january-26-2022/

Transport Canada and NHTSA investigate Heat Pump issue

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-3/transport-canada-investigating-tesla-heat-pump-issues/

CyberTruck delayed until 2023

https://driveteslacanada.ca/cybertruck/tesla-has-reportedly-delayed-cybertruck-production-until-early-2023/

Tesla Rave in Oakville Ontario

-Twitter video

FSDBeta 10.9 early release?

https://driveteslacanada.ca/software-updates/tesla-fsd-beta-10-9-navigation-map-update-2021-44-30-10-release-notes/

MegaCharger size picture 

- twitter pic

Tesla steel supplier Sinton to start Texas operations in February 

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-cybertruck-steel-plant-production-next-month/

FSDBeta for Canada in 2-4 weeks 

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/when-is-fsd-beta-coming-to-canada-2-to-4-weeks-says-elon-musk/

Model 3 & Y have entered into the top 20 cars sold in the USA in 2021

https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/tesla-model-3-y-entered-the-top-20-best-selling-us-cars-in-2021-showing-the-power-of-evs

Autopilot driver charged with Vehicular manslaughter 

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-driver-vehicular-manslaughter-nhtsa-autopilot-data-release/

Giga Texas gets first delivery of Solar Panels

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/giga-texas-delivery-solar-panels-hardware-rooftop-installation/

Las Vegas Loop a success at CES

https://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-boring-company-lvcc-loop-70-cars-ces-2022/

PC- Happy to be in stuck inside my EV during winter storm on I-95

https://www.zeta2030.org/insights/im-grateful-that-i-was-driving-my-ev-when-i-got-stuck-on-i-95

MegaChargers arrive at Fito Lay in Modesto CA, top performance rumoured to be 1.5 Mwh

https://driveteslacanada.ca/semi/tesla-megachargers-frito-lay-facility-january-semi-deliveries/

UK Model Y reservation holders are asked to prepaid for deliveries

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-y/tesla-model-y-customers-in-the-uk-told-to-prepare-for-delivery/

Elon announced FSD pricing going up another $2K on Jan 17

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-full-self-driving-price-increase-12k/

Rumour, Giga Texas to start production in about a week

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-y/giga-texas-to-start-model-y-production-in-next-7-10-days-dan-ives/

Giga Berlin gets permission to produce another 2,000 Test Model Y’s

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-giga-berlin-new-permit-2k-model-y-production/

New charge CCS2 charge port for Model S & X unveiled for locations outside NA, China and Japan

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-x/tesla-unveils-new-ccs2-charge-port-in-refresh-model-s-x/

Tesla fighting new California Solar Tax

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-elon-musk-ca-solar-tax-response/

Tesla blows by Wall Street delivery estimates in 4th Quarter 

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-q4-2021-deliveries-annual-record/

Central Washington University Police ModelY

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-y/central-washington-university-police-add-tesla-model-y/

Some heat pumps failing in extreme cold in 3 & Y

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-y/tesla-heat-pumps-failing-in-extreme-cold-due-to-firmware-issue-heres-how-to-help-prevent-it-while-a-fix-is-developed/

Hertz starts to receive its 100k Model3 order

https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/tesla-model-3-from-hertz-large-order-started-arriving-will-be-rolled-out-to-new-markets-next-year

TeslaBot can Develop unique personality over time. Elon states on Lex podcast

https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/tesla-bot-over-time-can-develop-a-unique-personality-says-elon-musk

Tesla has received feedback on new UI, changes coming states Elon

https://driveteslacanada.ca/software-updates/elon-musk-promises-many-ui-improvements-coming-to-v11-software/

Custom light-shows starting to arrive from Tesla community 

https://youtu.be/542GpC_-Lks

Tesla projection headlight teardown

https://youtu.be/D72vEu4UvPU

Heated wipers come to the ModelY and 3 in China 

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-3/heated-wipers-tesla-model-3-y-china/

V11 release software with a mountain of updates and additions:

- New UI

- Lightshow for all & Customizable

- Tesla headlights

- Blind Spot

- Games

- Santa Mode

- SentryMode App alert video (for Canada)

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/53-changes-in-the-tesla-holiday-update/

CyberTruck patent hints at foldable back seat

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-cybertruck-foldable-seat-patent/

NHTSA stops in motion gaming within a Tesla

https://www.teslarati.com/nhtsa-confirms-tesla-halt-in-car-gaming-in-motion-vehicles/

Tesla warning early ModelS owners about 3G shut down

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-s/tesla-using-in-car-notification-to-warn-early-model-s-owners-of-impending-att-3g-network-shutdown/

StarLink ModelX

https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/starlink-car

Model Y arrives at Giga Texas, structural battery?

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-y/tesla-model-y-body-arrives-as-giga-texas-hinting-at-structural-battery-pack-production/

Model 3 & Y at Fremont gets some upgrades

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-3/fremont-tesla-model-3-y-amd-ryzen-processor-12v-li-ion-battery-more/

Tesla APP allows driver additions

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-mobile-app-now-allows-you-to-add-additional-drivers/

Model 3 wins Edmonds EV of 2022

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-3/tesla-model-3-wins-edmunds-ev-of-2022/

Model S new taillight design 

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-s-plaid-refresh-2022-taillight-design-charging-door-redesign/

Massive tree drops on Ontario Model3, occupants uninjured 

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-3/video-tree-falling-model-3-glass-roof-ontario/

San Antonio TX tunnel gets some additional bids

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

4680 battery production equipment installed in TX

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-4680-battery-cell-production-line-equipment-giga-texas/

Active road noise cancellation comes to Model S

https://insideevs.com/news/555369/tesla-active-road-noise-reduction/

Testing from the Recurrent Website shows, Tesla Vehicles lose far less range in cold weather than all other EVs

https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/tesla-vehicles-lose-less-range-in-cold-weather-than-others-testing-shows

Giga Texas opening party scheduled for early 2022

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-giga-texas-grand-opening-bbq-party/

Elon to pay over $11B in tax in 2021 (more than any other American ever)

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/elon-musk-says-he-will-pay-over-11-billion-in-taxes-this-year-more-than-any-american-in-history/

Holiday software update 2021.44.25 starts to roll out.

https://driveteslacanada.ca/software-updates/tesla-2021-44-25-holiday-software-update-release-notes-leak-early/

Calibration equip continues to arrive at Giga TX

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/giga-texas-pre-production-testing-and-equipment-calibration-continues-with-arrival-of-model-y-dashboards/

Autobidder to be deployed at a Queensland AUS site 

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-megapack-autobidder-queensland-battery-details/

Tesla APP gets ICEiNG combat system 

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-china-iceing-combat-system-app/

Tesla could deliver 1.5M in 2022 with start of Giga Berlin and Texas

https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/tesla-could-deliver-1-5-million-units-in-2022-the-start-of-production-in-giga-texas-berlin-in-2021

Sandy Munro on Plaid Tour in Eastern US and Quebec and Ontario. Before January tear down

https://driveteslacanada.ca/model-s/sandy-munros-tesla-model-s-plaid-tour-sets-off-with-four-planned-stops-in-quebec-and-ontario/

New York City could be ordering $12.38M worth of Model3’s

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-new-york-city-12-million-model-3-order/

Tesla releases 9 months worth of data on Model3 with UK Police 

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-3-police-mindblowing-review/

Tesla stops selling Roadster Founder Series

https://driveteslacanada.ca/roadster/tesla-sells-out-of-founders-series-roadsters-removes-pricing-for-new-reservations/

CyberTruck caught on the test track at Fremont, side mirrors, super wiper blade

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-cybertruck-fremont-test-track-windshield-wiper/

CyberTruck video link

https://insideevs.com/news/553812/tesla-cybertruck-track-prototype-seen/

GTA Tesla owners organized a Food drive for the Durham Food Bank this past weekend

- twitter pic

Your Tesla can now detect tire tread wear

https://driveteslacanada.ca/software-updates/your-tesla-can-now-detect-your-tire-wear-and-tread-depth-heres-how/

Elon gets a 2021 Person if the Year designation from both Time Magazine and the Financial Times

https://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-time-magazine-2021-person-of-the-year/

Don’t Mess with Tesla belt buckle and color plates for wall chargers go on sale at Tesla Store

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-adds-giga-texas-belt-buckle-to-online-shop/

Doge Coin to be added as payment for some small items sold in Tesla store

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-adds-giga-texas-belt-buckle-to-online-shop/