Tesla has created a new website for its fans, primarily designed to encourage them to take political action on their behalf. Dubbed, was located by and . The company says it created the platform “to create a digital foundation for all of our work and make it easier for members of the Tesla community to know what’s most important to us, take meaningful action and stay on top”.
So far, Tesla is promoting a handful of causes. One calls on people to make donations after the unprecedented winter storms that have left much of the state without electricity. It should be noted that Texas is home to its upcoming Austin Gigafactory, as well as the Space X facility in Boca Chica. Still, people living in Nebraska must call state lawmakers in support of LB 633 – a bill that, if passed, would allow the company to sell its cars directly to customers there.
With the launch of Engage, the automaker is also closing its official forums. On March 15, they will be transferred to read-only. At the moment, only the company can publish new posts on Engage. But as a customer, you can create a profile and comment on your posts, as well as getting likes for your responses and following others. All of this means that Tesla Engage is not an individual copy of the outbound forums.