Tesla’s China business is flipping: sales down 12%, exports double
Tesla’s China business is flipping: sales down 12%, exports double

Tesla sold 381,088 cars to Chinese buyers through the first nine months of 2026, down 11.9% from last year, according to CPCA data. Over the same period, Giga Shanghai’s exports more than doubled to 361,972 vehicles.

Nearly half of what Tesla builds…

Tesla pauses Model 3 orders in Canada amid China EV quota
Tesla pauses Model 3 orders in Canada amid China EV quota

Tesla has stopped taking orders for the Model 3 Premium in Canada, the Shanghai-built trim that brought the electric sedan down to $39,490 CAD. The automaker says it has used up its import quota for Chinese-made EVs and doesn’t expect to reopen orders …

Tesla Model 3 and Model Y can finally power your home
Tesla Model 3 and Model Y can finally power your home

Tesla has turned on Powershare Home Backup for the Model 3 and Model Y, which means its two volume cars can now send power back into a house during an outage. Until today, the Cybertruck was the only Tesla that could do it.

There are limits. You nee…

UK EV sales surge 36% to record high in September
UK EV sales surge 36% to record high in September

UK EV sales hit a new all-time record in September. The country registered 99,199 battery-electric cars last month, up 36.3% from a year ago and good for 28.3% of the market, according to preliminary data released today by the Society of Motor Manufact…

Tesla Model 3 gets range and performance boost, plus a new 16-inch screen in US
Tesla Model 3 gets range and performance boost, plus a new 16-inch screen in US

Tesla is now putting its larger 16-inch center touchscreen in every Model 3 sold in the US, Puerto Rico, and Mexico, a day after it rolled out the same upgrade in China.

The Model 3 Performance also gets a black headliner, 316 miles of range, and 52…

Tesla upgrades China Model 3 with 16-inch screen and V2L, US left out
Tesla upgrades China Model 3 with 16-inch screen and V2L, US left out

Tesla China is upgrading every Model 3 it sells with a larger 16-inch touchscreen and a new light gray interior option, and it’s turning on up to 2.2 kW of AC power export across its entire Model 3 and Model Y lineup in the country.

The US Model 3 g…

Europe is reaping the benefits of an open market with a terrific $22K EV, while the US market stays boring 

Geely’s new E2 hatchback starts at just $22,490 in Europe, while America’s cheapest EVs all sit well above $28,000.

NHTSA probes 1.2M Tesla Model 3, Model Y over suspension failures
NHTSA probes 1.2M Tesla Model 3, Model Y over suspension failures

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into roughly 1.2 million Tesla vehicles after receiving 156 complaints of a front suspension component detaching while driving.
The probe covers 2018-2020 Model 3 and 202…

Tesla’s hidden door problem might end up fixing every car in America

NHTSA is pursuing new federal safety standards that would require all automakers to make emergency door releases more obvious.

NHTSA denies Tesla door-release defect petition, opens new door rules
NHTSA denies Tesla door-release defect petition, opens new door rules

NHTSA has denied a petition asking it to open a defect investigation into the hidden manual door releases on the Tesla Model 3. But in the same decision, the agency agreed to start writing new door-safety rules for the entire auto industry.
The denial,…