Tesla inaugurated the Berlin Tesla Engineering Center (BTEC) in the Köpenick district, consolidating four European engineering sites and 30 labs onto a former cable‑factory campus 30 minutes from Giga Berlin. The €100 million hub houses about 250 engineers, many relocated from Tilburg, and will expand to roughly 500 staff. BTEC integrates materials, powertrain, vehicle engineering and validation under one roof, creating a rapid feedback loop for development and production. Labs focus on battery cells, motors, materials, full‑vehicle testing [...]

Tesla’s vehicle registrations in Germany surged 290.9 % in October, reaching 2,932 units, the highest monthly total for the company in the country. Year‑to‑date, Tesla registered 47,742 vehicles, up 206.1 % from the same period in 2025. The surge occurred amid a 79.5 % rise in all battery‑electric vehicles, which accounted for 37 % of the 254,492 cars registered that month. Despite the jump, Tesla held a 1.2 % share of new registrations, trailing Chinese rivals BYD and Leapmotor.

Tesla and SpaceX shares fell on Wednesday after Democrats won control of both the House and Senate, while broader markets rallied. Tesla stock slipped 2.32% to about $389.30 and SpaceX dropped 4.49% to $134.97. Analysts linked the declines to Elon Musk’s estimated $450‑$474 million political spending, much of it aimed at Texas races that now have a Democratic governor and senator. In Texas, the Austin Gigafactory, robotaxi pilots and planned AI compute expansions face a state executive who opposed [...]

Tesla posted a new 30‑second point‑of‑view video on X showing its next‑generation Roadster performing a “kickflip” stunt that lifts the uncrewed prototype off the ground and rolls it inverted over a lineup of Model 3, Model Y, Cybercab, Cybertruck and Semi at SpaceX’s McGregor test site. The clip captures the car’s cold‑gas thrusters firing, an underbody suction‑fan system climbing an inverted ramp, and the vehicle landing gently on its wheels using thruster vapor for cushioning. Engineers described the maneuver [...]

Tesla’s Full Self‑Driving system, renamed “Tesla Assisted Driving” (TAD) for Europe, received regulatory tweaks from the Dutch vehicle authority (RDW) on 3 November. The changes, applied to models with hardware version 4.0 or newer, introduce the TAD label on displays, manuals and driver‑facing information, and tighten speed‑margin limits from a previous +50 % to a maximum of +10 %. The speed‑margin default resets to 0 % each time the car starts, and related functions are disabled by default. The updates will be [...]

Tesla’s newly released Model Y Long‑Range (YL) and the Standard‑range Model Y and Model 3 were examined in person at a Superior, Colorado dealership. The YL’s launch edition starts at $61,990 with roughly $11,000 of standard options, positioning it about $3,000 above the anticipated $53,000 base price once the launch trim ends. While the YL’s price undercuts the Model X and rivals minivans, its interior space remains comparable to the X and falls short of traditional three‑row SUVs such as the Grand [...]

Tesla’s Emergency Drive Away feature, introduced in the 2026.38.3 software update, allows drivers to leave a Supercharger stall with the cable still attached after pressing “Activate.” A recent case reported by X user @Tutrifour shows that even if the vehicle never moves, the system logs a “Emergency Drive Away has been activated – Service is required” alert that only Tesla Service can clear. The owner was charged $539 for an inspection of the charge port and to [...]