Stories by Nehal Malik

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has teamed up with Orbis Brakes to create lightweight, high-performance brakes for the Tesla Model S Plaid (and other vehicles) that don’t cost as much as currently available aftermarket kits — reports MotorTrend. The braking solution was a new concept from Orbis, which caught the eye of […]

U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh has extended an olive branch to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, saying he is “willing to have a conversation” with him about “anything he would like to talk about” — reports Yahoo Finance. “Let me put it this way. I would love to have a conversation with Mr. Musk and talk […]

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Crew-4 team recently took a trip to SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, to train for their upcoming mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The Crew-4 team comprises NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. At SpaceX headquarters, […]

Rivian today announced a slew of configuration updates for its R1T electric pickup truck and R1S electric SUV, accompanied by price hikes of up to 25% for both. Much to the chagrin of reservation holders, the price increases also apply to existing pre-orders and add-ons. Introducing our new Dual-Motor AWD configuration and our 260+ mile […]

Ukraine has conducted successful tests of SpaceX’s Starlink service in the country, with download speeds in excess of 200 Mbps — reports The Kyiv Independent. 🌟Ukraine conducts successful test of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet system.  Speeds reached over 200 megabits per second. SpaceX CEO @elonmusk provided Ukraine with the system to make sure that Russian […]

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Monday announced that it has officially awarded SpaceX three additional crew flights to the International Space Station (ISS) under its Commercial Crew Transportation Capabilities (CCtCap) contract. The announcement comes almost three months after the agency issued a notice of intent to procure more ISS flights from […]

Let’s take a look at all of the new Tesla Superchargers that opened up across the globe this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Feb. 21, 2022 The Wawa at 2401 South Kanner Highway, Stuart, FL, USA 8 250 kW Tesla Feb. […]

After giving us our first look at the new Model S Plaid “refresh” with matrix LED headlights, new taillights, a revised charge port door, and the original launch-day ‘Plaid’ badging earlier today, The Kilowatts (@klwtts) confirmed in a follow-up tweet that new Model X Plaid units also sport the ‘Plaid’ graphic badges. Looks like new Model X […]

JayTee427 over on the TMC Forums on Saturday spotted several delivery trucks transporting “refreshed” Model S Plaid units south along Route 101 in California, away from Tesla’s Fremont factory where the high-performance electric sedan is manufactured. “The appliqué delete looks to be body color now,” observed JayTee427. The discovery not only proves that Tesla’s Fremont factory […]

Tesla’s introduction of a yoke steering wheel with the refreshed Model S and Model X proved to be a ‘love it or hate it’ kind of ordeal. Even among those who liked the change, the general consensus was that the transition forced them to re-map years of muscle memory that was programmed for a traditional, […]

In the latest installment of his Tesla Model S Plaid teardown, Sandy Munro deconstructs and walks us through all three of the electric motors that power the luxury sedan. The highlight of the motor teardown is the fact that most of the components of the Model S Plaid’s electric motors are not only the same […]

In an Thursday filing with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), SpaceX defended its proposal for the deployment of second-generation Starlink satellites and accused competitor Viasat of trying to use the regulatory agency to gain access to confidential data on Starlink satellite design — reports PCMag. Starlink is a high-speed satellite broadband service from SpaceX designed […]

Rivian Automotive CEO R.J. Scaringe said on Thursday that the electric vehicle (EV) startup is “making progress” with the ramp-up of production at its Normal, Illinois, assembly plant — reports Reuters. “We’re absolutely making progress,” he said of the company’s push to boost vehicle production while speaking at the Wolfe Research Global Auto, Auto Tech, and […]

Tesla will be clear to start delivering Model Y units produced at its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, with 4680 battery cells and the automaker’s new structural battery pack as soon as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approves the vehicle for sale — reports Teslarati. Tesla previously confirmed that operations at Gigafactory Texas would begin with […]

Speaking at the Wolfe Research Global Auto, Auto Tech, and Mobility Conference on Wednesday Ford CEO Jim Farley said the veteran automaker plans to “beat” electric vehicle (EV) pioneer Tesla, not “match” it in production and sales. “We know our competition is NIO and Tesla, and we have to beat them, not match them,” Farley […]