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1 week ago | 
driveteslacanada.ca | Matt Wilson |Scott Nordlund |Darryn John
Tesla is facing a proposed class action lawsuit in California accusing the company of deliberately inflating odometer readings in its vehicles. The lawsuit claims Tesla manipulated vehicle mileage data to shorten warranty periods and reduce repair obligations — a move that could impact thousands of owners across the state. According to the lawsuit, lead plaintiff Nyree Hinton purchased a used 2020 Tesla Model Y in December 2022 with an odometer reading of 36,772 miles.
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1 week ago | 
driveteslacanada.ca | Matt Wilson |Scott Nordlund |Richard Walker |Darryn John
Tesla has released new videos showing its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software in use at Giga Texas, where production vehicles now navigate autonomously from the end of the assembly line to the outbound logistics area. The system is being used internally in Unsupervised mode, meaning there is no human driver involved as the vehicles complete their routes within the factory grounds.
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2 weeks ago | 
driveteslacanada.ca | Matt Wilson |Scott Nordlund |Darryn John
Tesla has officially introduced a new Cybertruck variant, the Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) in the United States, priced at US$69,990 before incentives—or just US$62,490 when factoring in the US$7,500 federal EV tax credit. This new configuration offers a mix of performance, utility, and affordability, extending the Cybertruck lineup beyond the All-Wheel Drive (AWD) and Cyberbeast trims that have been available until now.
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3 weeks ago | 
driveteslacanada.ca | Matt Wilson |Scott Nordlund |Darryn John
Lucid has kicked off 2025 with a strong start, setting a new delivery record. At the same time, the luxury electric vehicle (EV) maker announced a significant $1 billion convertible note offering. According to figures released by Lucid on Wednesday afternoon, they delivered 3,109 vehicles in the first quarter.
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3 weeks ago | 
driveteslacanada.ca | Matt Wilson |Scott Nordlund |Darryn John
Tesla is expected to release their Q1 2025 production and delivery report tomorrow, and the typical expectations of growth have shifted as the company could report its weakest quarter in years. According to Tesla’s company-compiled consensus released over the weekend, analysts are now forecasting the automaker will deliver 377,592 vehicles in the first three months of 2025.
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3 weeks ago | 
driveteslacanada.ca | Darryn John |Scott Nordlund |Matt Wilson
Tesla is wrapping up the first quarter of 2025 with a strong performance in China. After a slow start to the year, Giga Shanghai is back in full swing, and the China team looks to be ending March with its strongest sales week of 2025, and one of the best in its history.
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3 weeks ago | 
driveteslacanada.ca | Matt Wilson |Scott Nordlund
Tesla has secured the top spot as the UK’s best-rated car brand for 2025, with the automaker also scoring high in reliability, according to the latest Honest John Satisfaction Index. Each year, Honest John surveys car owners across key categories, including efficiency, reliability, practicality, comfort, safety, and performance. This year’s results saw Tesla overtake the competition, reaffirming its strong presence in the UK market.
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4 weeks ago | 
driveteslacanada.ca | Matt Wilson |Scott Nordlund |Darryn John
Rivian has launched a new brand called Also, a micromobility startup with $105 million in funding. The startup aims to bring high-quality, electrified scooters, bikes, and three-wheelers to market by 2026. The company’s flagship product, expected to be revealed this fall, will have a bike-like form factor and leverage Rivian’s technology stack—including custom-built motors, software, and digital interfaces—adapted to a much smaller scale.
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1 month ago | 
driveteslacanada.ca | Matt Wilson |Scott Nordlund |Darryn John
The Canadian government has frozen $43 million in electric vehicle (EV) rebate payments owed to Tesla and declared the automaker ineligible for all future iZEV (Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles) programs, citing a combination of trade tensions and concerns over potential misuse of the program. The decision was confirmed by Chrystia Freeland, who was recently appointed as Transport Minister.
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1 month ago | 
driveteslacanada.ca | Matt Wilson |Darryn John |Scott Nordlund
The Government of the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) is actively searching for a replacement to SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service, but residents and industry experts say that no viable alternative exist. Political and trade tensions between Canada and the United States have made continued reliance on American technology complicated, with some Canadian jurisdictions now reconsidering their partnerships with Starlink.
