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Model Y · Giga Berlin

Tesla to File for Giga Berlin's Second Hall in December, No New Water

Tesla plans a 536,000 m² second hall at Giga Berlin, filing in December for a 2027 start inside its water contract. Its utility says the wells are maxed.

Haye KestelooNov 46 min read

Tesla

Tesla Registrations Nearly Quadruple in Germany but Trail BYD

Tesla registered 2,932 cars in Germany in October, up 290.9% from 750, yet BYD and Leapmotor both registered more, and BYD leads the year by 219 cars.

Damien KestelooNov 4

Red Tesla Model Y driving toward the camera on a narrow tree-lined street in South Korea

FSD

Tesla Sold FSD in Korea as 99% of 2025 Sales Couldn't Legally Use It

A Korean consumer group plans to ask the Fair Trade Commission to halt Tesla's FSD marketing for China-built cars, which can't legally run the software.

Haye KestelooNov 4

Cybercab

Tesla Says Cybercab's New Inverter Drops Straight Into a Model Y

Tesla told Munro Live the Cybercab's simpler inverter keeps the Model Y interface and ships in the Model 3 this year. The Model Y? "I plead the fifth."

Haye KestelooNov 4

Tesla

Tesla's Nordic Sales Jump, but Its October Denmark Share Is Under 1%

Tesla registered 1,548 cars in Norway and 463 in Sweden in October, but 137 Danish registrations gave it 0.73% there, against 5.9% for the year.

Damien KestelooNov 3

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Ford

Ford Casts 5,000 Fathom Parts, 146 Pieces to Two, Repair Cost Unknown

Ford has cast 5,000-plus aluminum unicastings for its $28,350 Fathom pickup. Two replace 146 parts. The post says nothing about what a crash repair costs.

Haye KestelooOct 29

Cybertruck

Tesla Scraps Cybertruck for Australia, NZ, Refunds Deposits

Tesla emailed Australian and New Zealand Cybertruck reservation holders on October 23 that the truck is cancelled there. Deposits come back in full.

Damien KestelooOct 23

White Tesla Model Y photographed head-on in a dark studio with its headlights on

Financing

Tesla Raises Model Y APR to 2.49%, Its Fourth Hike Since August

Tesla raised Model Y financing to 2.49% APR on October 22, its fourth hike since August 1, a day after claiming its largest backlog in four years.

Haye KestelooOct 23

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