Since November 2024, Tesla has quietly trialed a new direct-to-consumer part sales program. The original program launched with only a few items: windshield wipers, air filters, license plate brackets, and low-voltage batteries (16V only).
The program has clearly seen some initial success, and Tesla has now begun to expand it even further. gearless elevator
Tesla’s Electronic Parts Catalog (EPC) now allows users to order individual parts or complete assemblies for various vehicle parts.
Previously, users were required to either visit or schedule service with Tesla Service to order parts, even if Tesla wouldn’t be the one installing them. The other option was to be an approved business, like a body shop or mechanic, which would be allowed to order directly from Tesla’s EPC.
Now, certain parts with a shopping cart icon in the EPC can be purchased directly online using your Tesla account. You can even order parts for vehicles you don’t own - so if you want to buy a Model S Brake Caliper Service Kit without owning a Model S, you can now do so.
Tesla points out these changes on pages that have orderable parts with the text: “EPC now supports direct-to-customer online ordering for a subset of parts (to be expanded with future releases).”
Shipping is currently only available to addresses in the United States, but we expect Tesla to roll this out in other countries in the future.
Parts can be ordered individually or in batches if you have a larger repair or replacement to be made. Part availability is subject to what has been officially made available by Tesla, as well as general availability. For now, there’s only a small subset of parts that are orderable, such as brake rotors and other similar parts. If you need to replace something more complex, you’ll still need to put in a ticket with Tesla Service through the app to get it ordered.
Additionally, no parts are available for the Cybertruck for the time being. We expect this is due to a lack of part availability for the Cybertruck while Tesla continues to ramp production. This will likely change in the coming months as Tesla continues to both expand Cybertruck production and make more parts available on the EPC.
This is a great change for Tesla and helps address an issue some potential buyers have — the right to repair. Tesla has slowly been marching toward this goal by first making Service Mode available to everyone, opening up their EPC, adding Vehicle Maintenance History, and continually improving their Service Mode and service manuals.
Over the last few years, Apple has faced pressure over the right for consumers to repair their own devices. When you have a product with a lot of proprietary parts, like Apple or Tesla, you need to build tools to help consumers and third-party service centers repair devices. It seems that Tesla is well ahead of the curve here, which will help them avoid any future legal issues.
Teslas already don’t need much maintenance, and what they do need is already fairly easy to work on. Service manuals, as well as awesome new features like the Cybertruck’s interactive wiring diagram in Service Mode, make them one of the easiest electric vehicles to work on. You can check out Tesla’s Electronic Parts Catalog here.
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Tesla’s refreshed Model Y has started hitting display and Tesla showrooms across North America and Europe, where you can now get up close and personal with the new Model Y and all of its improvements, including the smallest of details.
The refreshed Model Y surprised all of us by sporting its own unique look instead of just being a stretched-out Model 3. While it’s available to order now through the Launch Edition, which includes FSD and Acceleration Boost, deliveries won’t start for another couple of months.
The new front light bar and rear indirect lights make the vehicle unique and worth checking out. There are plenty of new items to check out in the updated interior as well, including new door panels, powered rear seats, and more.
Here’s where you can check out the new Model Y in North America and Europe:
In North America, the updated Model Y can be seen in 19 showrooms across the United States and Canada. The photo below shows the 17 locations in the U.S. and two in Canada. We expect this list to grow as Tesla produces more vehicles and we get closer to the official launch.
In Europe, the Model Y is already on permanent display at two locations - the Mall of Berlin in Germany, and at Tesla’s Amsterdam Europe Headquarters - both publically accessible. If you’re in the area, definitely drop by and take a look.
Düsseldorf, Germany
Feb 1 – Apr 30, 2025
Feb 3 – Apr 30, 2025
Jan 31 – Feb 8, 2025
Feb 1 – Apr 30, 2025
Feb 1 – Apr 30, 2025
Feb 3 – Apr 30, 2025
Feb 1 – Apr 30, 2025
Feb 1 – Apr 30, 2025
Feb 1 – Apr 30, 2025
Feb 1 – Apr 30, 2025
Berlin Schönefeld, Germany
Zürich, Switzerland
Jan 31 – Feb 8, 2025
We recommend checking the page out to confirm any dates, as Tesla will be rotating the locations until each showroom receives its permanent display vehicles.
Tesla will also be visiting major auto shows, including the Toronto and New York International Auto Shows with the new Model Y - so keep an eye out for those events as well.
While Tesla’s exciting holiday update is now behind us, it left us with amazing new features, such as weather radar, Apple Watch support, mobile Dashcam viewer, SiriusXM, and so many other great features that some of us now use every day.
However, it doesn’t end there. Tesla always includes other smaller changes that don’t make it into the release notes, and the holiday update was a big one in terms of undocumented changes.
We’ll go through all the new features that are now available in your vehicle that Tesla didn’t show in their release notes.
While this feature did make it to the release notes, some users may still not be aware that the Precipitation Map (weather radar) is now available on all Teslas with the Intel infotainment unit (except for legacy Model S/X). This feature was requested so long ago that, honestly, we didn’t think it’d ever be released. All Model 3, Model Y and 2021+ Model S and X vehicles now have access to the weather radar map overlay.
For the Emissions Testing Mode easter egg, you can now have your vehicle fart when someone sits down in their seat.
The sound will come from the direction of their seat. For example, a fart sound will sound from the front-right speaker when someone sits in the front passenger seat. It will play the sound selected in the fart selection box, or play a random fart if you choose "I'm so random."
This option defaults to off after every drive.
You can now say 'Hi' or 'Hello' to your vehicle through the voice command prompt, and the vehicle will respond with "Hello!"
This is the first sign of Tesla adding a smart voice assistant to the vehicle, which is expected to be powered by Grok.
If you use Tesla's voice commands, there are a few changes. When you press the voice command button on the steering wheel, you may now not get audible feedback that the button has been pressed. This will depend on whether there’s music playing or other circumstances.
When sending a text message through a voice command, you may now have to press the steering wheel button again to start dictation after choosing a recipient. It’s not clear what’s causing this change, as sometimes it goes straight into dictation mode, while other times it ask you to press the button to start dictation.
You can now reset the equalizer settings with the touch of a button by tapping the new circular arrow to the right of the equalizer. This will bring all settings back down to 0.
Intel users are seeing performance improvements while using the Tesla interface, especially in more demanding areas like Tesla Theater. Videos on YouTube now stutter less and Tesla Theater can be minimized more smoothly than before.
The media controls can now control YouTube videos and other web video content as well, even after the vehicle is put into drive.
Several screens in Service Mode have been updated to show larger visualizations, such as the Airbags and Seats menu.
Tesla has also introduced several new visualizations to vehicles with the Intel infotainment unit, that were previously only available on AMD-based vehicles. Some of these includes Coolant and HVAC options.
The only new feature in Service Mode is for the Cybertruck under Service Mode Plus, which includes:
Connector Reference (Service Mode Plus): A new Connector Reference panel is available to help find connectors and highlight harnesses on the vehicle. Rotate the 3D model to explore or type in the search bar to find a specific connector.
With the addition of the Seats menu to settings, Tesla has now rearranged the menu options so that the more used options are now more easily accessible.
The Software menu has been moved up, while other options like Navigation and Trips have been moved down to be close to WiFi, Bluetooth and Upgrades.
The currently selected custom lock sound is now shown underneath the Lock Confirmation Sound option in the Controls > Locks menu.
The Rainbow Road and Santa Mode easter eggs have been updated on vehicles that include the ambient lighting feature.
There are new options in these easter eggs that let you enable or disable the ambient lighting while the easter egg is active.
If enabled, the light strips will cycle through colors of the rainbow when the Rainbow Road easter egg is enabled. For Santa Mode, the interior lights will cycle between red, green and white.
The Consumption tab in the Energy app has been updated with several changes, including:
The last 200 miles are now shown, instead of a user-selectable, 5, 15 or 30 miles.
Instant Range / Average Range has been removed to simplify the interface.
The average range as moved to the top left and now shows the offset from the vehicle's EPA-rated Wh/mi
Total energy consumption is now displayed at the bottom left.
The colors now have different meanings. Before this update, yellow meant the vehicle was using energy, while green meant the vehicle was generating energy through Regenerative Braking. However, now, yellow means that the vehicle consumed more than the EPA average, and green means that the vehicle consumed less than the EPA average and doesn’t necessarily mean it generated energy.
When navigating to a destination, the alternative routes menu that is displayed when you first enter a destination will now show you which routes include tolls by displaying a dollar sign icon next to the travel time.
The Exlicit Content toggle under Audio Settings now applies to YouTube Music as well. This now supports LiveOne, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and TIDAL.
Tesla has redesigned the charging pins that appear on the map. Supercharger and third-party charger pins are now oval-shaped instead of circular.
Instead of just having the number of charging stalls available, Tesla has added the charging icon to make it more obvious these are charging stations.
You can now adjust the Dashcam Viewer's playback speed. Users can pick from 0.5x, 1x or 2x playback speeds by tapping the playback speed button.
Tapping the tire pressure indicator will now open the tire pressure card on the left side of the screen instead of opening the Service menu under Controls > Service.
If you ever spot a change that isn’t listed in Tesla’s release notes, we’d love to hear about it!
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