Tesla has been interested in investing in India for years but recent news suggests that an agreement could be settled between the American electric vehicle (EV) company and the world’s most populous nation. Bloomberg reported that the Indian government and Tesla are closing in on a deal that would allow the American automaker to officially import into the country in 2024 and set up a factory within 2 years. Sources informed the American business outlet that the new plant’s location is narrowed d

Tesla CEO Elon Musk disclosed that a “major” original equipment manufacturer (OEM) has expressed keen interest in licensing both the software and hardware that the electric vehicle (EV) giant is currently developing for full vehicle autonomy. During the second-quarter earnings call, Musk stated, "We are already in early discussions with a major OEM about using Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD). We're not trying to keep this to ourselves. We're more than happy to license it to others." Currently, Tes

Tesla is gearing up for its official introduction in Malaysia on 20-July 2023, as announced by a teaser on social media. This positions Malaysia as the third market in Southeast Asia, following Singapore and Thailand, to offer the poster child of EVs. No details on the upcoming models were shared but we can rule out the Model S and Model X as both were discontinued for right-hand drive markets. For reference, Thailand sells the Model 3 and Model Y, with prices for the Model 3 starting from: THB

A Tesla whistleblower leaked a massive collection of data amounting to 100 GB to German newspaper Handelsblatt. The data reveals over 2,400 reports of self-acceleration issues, more than 1,500 braking problems, 139 instances of "unintentional emergency braking" and 383 cases of "phantom stops," wherein false collision warnings prompted unnecessary braking actions. The files document instances of Tesla vehicles autonomously manoeuvring around obstacles in parking lots, with some resulting in mino

Thailand may have become the second South East Asian country after Singapore to setup a Tesla store but Indonesia has no intention of following Thailand’s footsteps in become a mere sales agent. Instead, Indonesia wants Tesla to setup a 500,000 cars per year manufacturing facility there. The carrot? The Indonesian government is offering Tesla access to renewable geothermal-generated electricity (up to 400 MW to be made available to the proposed region), which will have a positive impact on Tesla

Japanese hybrids are among the most reliable cars on sale, regardless of engine type Plug-in hybrids more reliable than diesels, but still worse than regular petrol engines EVs least reliable, but Kia is an exception One in three (31.4 percent) electric vehicle owner in the UK has dealt with at least one fault on their EV in the first 4 years of ownership, versus 18.6 percent for combustion engine cars, reports UK publication’s Which? survey of 48,034 car owners in the UK, including 2,184 EV own