On Friday, SpaceX’s fully reusable Starship SN20 spacecraft successfully achieved static fire, with thrust, on all six of its engines in a multi-engine test that will prove instrumental in getting the rocket company the regulatory approval it needs to attempt Starship’s first orbital launch (via @NASASpaceflight). Good static fire with all six engines! — Elon […]
After picking up their 2022 Model 3, Reddit user CalligrapherNo4617 made a peculiar discovery — the car had no wireless charging functionality, and the two USB-C ports in the front center console were outright missing. Upon calling Tesla support, CalligrapherNo4617 was informed that Tesla is aware of the problem. Both wireless charging and the front center […]
In a recently published YouTube video, Brent Ely documented his Model S Plaid’s performance at an Autocross event. Autocross, also known as AutoX or Autoslalom, is a timed competition in which drivers are required to navigate a course, defined by traffic cones, that consists of several turns, twists, lane change maneuvers, slaloms, and more. Participants […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has handily scored the top spot in Bloomberg‘s recently published list of the wealthiest ‘green billionaires’ — billionaires who have amassed a significant portion of their fortune from businesses that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in the world. As of the list’s publication, Musk’s total net worth weighs in at a whopping […]
According to Tesla enthusiast Tesla_Adri (@tesla_adri) the company has just launched leasing options for its all-electric Model Y CUV in a number of European countries. BREAKING NEWS: Model Y leasing in Europe is now available! pic.twitter.com/OXC3hMOuZR — Tesla_Adri (@tesla_adri) November 12, 2021 Leasing mostly makes sense for businesses and enterprise customers. It is unclear […]
According to Reddit user deeebug, Tesla is proactively recalling certain Model S and Model X units over a minor issue with driver airbags. The company is notifying Model S/X owners subject to the recall via email. The recall only applies to specific Model S/X units produced in 2021 at a certain manufacturing location where a […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold another 639,737 shares of the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer for around $687 million USD through his trust on Thursday, according to regulatory filings discovered earlier today (via CNBC). Last week, Musk asked the masses whether he should sell 10% of his Tesla stock in a Twitter poll. With nearly 58% of […]
Germany has quickly risen to the top of Tesla’s European car sales, becoming the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s biggest market in the region — reports The Driven. According to sales figures, one in every four car sales Tesla makes in Europe comes from Germany. In the first three quarters of 2021, Tesla sold a total […]
Here’s a list of all the new Supercharger locations that opened up across the world this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Nov. 3, 2021 3030 Recplace Dr, Prince George, BC, Canada 6 250 kW An official listing for this Supercharger isn’t […]
In an interview on a recent episode of Now You Know’s In Depth series on YouTube earlier this week, automotive expert and outspoken Tesla proponent Sandy Munro talked about how Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers are coming for the U.S. auto market. Tens of millions of cars are sold in the U.S. every year, and according to […]
Tesla and its growing presence in the automotive industry was a major topic at Ford’s recent virtual town hall, which was attended by around 20,000 employees from around the globe. During the virtual conference, Ford CEO Jim Farley spoke about Tesla, warning that the company must take Tesla seriously as the dominant player in the […]
In updated securities filings dated Friday, Rivian increased the price range for the 135 million shares it will be offering during its IPO from $57-62 USD to $72-74 USD — reports CNBC. Taking the new price range into account, and assuming underwriters exercise their option to purchase an additional 20.25 million shares, the electric vehicle (EV) […]
Update: NASA announced on Sunday the Crew-2 mission return has been delayed to Nov. 8 at 10:33pm ET. Due to high winds near the splashdown zone, the Crew-2 mission is now targeting a return to Earth no earlier than 10:33pm ET on Nov. 8. Crew Dragon Endeavour is scheduled to undock from the @Space_Station at […]
Tesla recently filed a patent for a new silicon-based battery anode, confirming that the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer actually did acquire Colorado-based battery technology startup SiILion, Inc., as many had speculated over the last few years — reports Electrek. Tesla was rumored to have acquired the startup after the EV maker hired a few of its […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter last week that Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.4 would start rolling out to consumers Friday, November 5. In another tweet Friday evening, Musk disclosed that the release had to be delayed slightly due to “some late-breaking issues.” Some late-breaking issues with 10.4. We’re deploying a patch to internal […]
