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Tesla has opened its first Semi Megacharger sites in the Southeast, with stations near Atlanta and Savannah. The rollout gives the Tesla Semi its first public charging corridor outside California.
Tesla has filed a building permit for a dedicated Semi service center in Las Vegas. The filing is an early sign of the support network needed for the truck after volume production began two weeks ago.
InsideEVs reports that the Tesla Model 3 is getting vehicle-to-load (V2L) functionality, while noting that the U.S. is left out.
Cadillac says the 2027 Escalade IQ will get a Tesla-style NACS charging port and improved home charging. The update matters because it aligns the model with the broader GM EV charging change.
Tesla said it delivered 486,532 vehicles in Q3, and the report says European sales rebounded. The delivery total is the main measurable update in the source.
Tesla has introduced a feature called Emergency Drive Away that lets drivers move away even if the charging cable is still connected. The change is intended to help people escape life-threatening emergencies at charging stations.
Norway recorded 18,511 new electric car sales in September, and the EV share of new vehicle sales rose to 98.8 percent. The source says the result was largely thanks to Tesla's electric SUVs, and that electric passenger cars now lead across the country's existing fleet.
Electrek reports that at least 11 Tesla Semi trucks bearing customer logos were seen outside Tesla’s new Nevada factory. The source says this is a clear sign the automaker plans to parade fleet customers at a Semi launch event, but it does not confirm timing beyond the publication date or provide further details about orders or deliveries.
Tesla has been granted a patent for an “Electric Fan Car” using four electric ducted fans in the rear diffuser. The filing suggests a downforce system that could work at any speed, though the patent is not a vehicle launch and the car shown in the drawings is a Model S.
Two Tesla Supercharger sites in Ballarat, Victoria, have been vandalised, leaving 28 charging bays inoperable. The incident matters because local authorities and experts say it reflects rising copper theft, which can disrupt newly opened charging infrastructure.
Tesla has been chosen as the primary supplier for an initial order of 2,500 battery-electric Class 8 trucks in the United States. The deal, organised by the ZET SCALE coalition, is intended to pool freight demand and lower procurement costs for large-scale electric truck deployment.
Tesla has won an order for 2,500 Semi electric trucks as part of a 10,000-truck ZET SCALE initiative. The order adds to U.S. electric trucking deployment efforts, though the source does not provide delivery timing or other terms.
Tesla said it has started high-volume production of the Tesla Semi at a dedicated factory in Nevada. The company says the plant can build 50,000 electric trucks per year, which may allow deliveries to begin now after earlier schedule delays.
Tesla has delivered the first series-production Semi trucks to customers in Nevada while withholding current production-rate and pricing details.
ZET SCALE has announced an order for 2,500 battery-electric Class 8 trucks, with Tesla expected to supply most of the vehicles.