Tesla to expand service centers

By Nuno Cristovao

Elon Musk likes to keep Tesla lean, only keeping positions that are required or help generate revenue. He believes in automation and investing to make manufacturing easier, cheaper and faster.

Tesla is expanding its service centers

Tesla obviously knows how to create electric drivetrains and batteries. That’s been clear since the beginning with the original Roadster. Manufacturing cars in mass was something they needed to learn and had to compete with manufacturers who have been doing it for nearly a 100 years. It’s no secret Tesla struggled to produce their first mass market vehicle, the Model 3. Demand exceeded production and Tesla just could not produce these cars fast enough.

They now produce cars as well as manufacturers who have been doing it for multiple generations. Tesla has been doing it for less than 10 years. It’s amazing what they’ve accomplished in such a short period of time. It’s only a matter of time before they can manufacture vehicles faster, cheaper and better than other automakers due to Tesla’s continued investment in manufacturing and technology.

Tesla has been heavily focused on manufacturing, but now that Tesla has two mass market vehicles in the Model 3 and Model Y and producing nearly a million vehicles this year, service centers are starting to become overwhelmed. In some areas owners are seeing wait times of several weeks.

Elon Musk announced that Tesla is aware of the service issue and will be working to solve it. He says that Tesla will expedite service center openings. He also recommends using Tesla mobile service if it’s available to you. If you have the ability to use Tesla’s mobile service, it’s superb and absolutely an advantage Tesla has over the competition.

There’s a new service center opening in New Orleans, LA. Other than that one, Tesla has not yet said how many new service centers they plan on opening or where they will be located. However, Elon did respond to someone on Twitter who specifically mentioned service delays in the Northeast so it’s probable that we may see some new service centers located there. We should hopefully find out more soon about exact locations.

We expect the new service center locations to eventually show up on Tesla's website. You can check Tesla service centers located near you.

Tesla Gains Support for Australian Battery Recycling Facility

By Karan Singh
Electrek.co

Tesla’s recent focus on expanding and vertically integrating its battery production is beginning to take global steps, starting with a battery recycling and service center in South Australia. In Marion, a suburb of Adelaide, the council recently voted in favor of a proposal that would see contaminated public land developed and leased to Tesla.

The move promises local jobs and environmental remediation but has garnered a lot of public debate focused on Elon’s moves outside his role as CEO. 

The proposal involves a site that’s currently unusable for recreation due to chemical contamination. A local developer plans to acquire and remediate the land, constructing a new facility specifically for Tesla. This site would reportedly serve two purposes: recycling old lithium-ion batteries and serving as a Tesla Service Center.

Tesla’s Commitment to Recycling

Tesla recently announced its intention to ramp up its battery recycling and repurposing efforts. During the Q1 2025 Earnings Call, Tesla’s executives highlighted substantial progress. Tesla had recycled enough materials in Q1 2025 to build approximately 21,000 Model Y RWD vehicles, representing a 136% year-over-year increase from Q1 2024. 

Dedicated regional hubs like this one would be a logical next step in expanding the recycling loop and furthering Tesla’s vertical integration while also reducing its reliance on new materials. In addition, local sources also mentioned that Tesla could be repurposing older lithium-ion batteries for other purposes, including their inclusion in stationary battery storage systems like Powerwall or Megapack.

Of course, the facility also has major benefits for the local community, including creating around 100 local jobs, as well as injecting approximately $56 million into the local economy. Further, developing the contaminated land as a renewable facility is one of the safest ways to use the land that’s been sealed off from the public for nearly a decade.

Elon’s Image

The proposal isn’t without its critics. Local opposition was voiced during community consultations, with most of the negative sentiment directed towards Elon rather than the facility itself. Despite these complaints, the local council elected to proceed, arguing that tangible economic and environmental benefits far outweigh any perceived geopolitical or symbolic harm that shutting down the project could cause.

With the council’s endorsement on record, the proposal now moves to the South Australian state government for approvals regarding the change in land classification.

Tesla Update 2025.20 Lets You Delete Multiple Dashcam Videos at Once

By Karan Singh
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Tesla’s software updates often hide some undocumented features alongside the official release notes, and software update 2025.20 is no exception. With this update, Tesla has introduced a welcome quality-of-life improvement for the in-vehicle Dashcam Viewer. Users now have the ability to select and delete multiple clips at once (thanks, Max!). However, this addition is limited to the updated Dashcam Viewer for Ryzen-based vehicles.

While it may seem a small change, if you wanted to clear out your Dashcam clips, you’d have to either delete them one by one in the vehicle or remove your Dashcam USB drive and take it to a computer to erase all the clips at once. For those who frequently see Sentry Mode notifications or often record clips with their Dashcam, this is a useful addition.

While the Tesla app now also supports viewing videos from your Dashcam and Sentry Mode, it still doesn’t support the two B-pillar cameras or deleting multiple clips at once. However, you can swipe on a clip to delete it.

How to Delete Multiple Videos

Using this new feature is straightforward.

  1. Open the Dashcam Viewer in your vehicle while parked.

  2. Bring up the menu that shows your various clips and press the three dots at the top right corner of the clip list.

  3. You can now check off each video you’d like to delete before tapping the delete button underneath.

Feature Availability

This feature is currently limited to vehicles that have received the updated Dashcam viewer - which means vehicles equipped with AMD Ryzen processors (how to tell if you have Intel or AMD). This includes all Model 3 and Model Y vehicles with AMD Ryzen, as well as the 2021+ Model S and Model X vehicles.

Unfortunately, since the Cybertruck does not yet have access to the updated Dashcam viewer or support for the additional two cameras in Sentry Mode, it has not received this feature yet either.

This undocumented feature is a very welcomed addition for many users who carefully manage their Dashcam and Sentry Mode videos.

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