Stories by Nehal Malik

SpaceX Starlink to Become Primary Internet for Northern Manitoba School Division

The Frontier School Division in northern Manitoba, Canada is planning to bring SpaceX’s Starlink internet to three-quarters of its 40 schools — reports the Winnipeg Free Press. Starlink is a high-speed broadband service that aims to deliver reliable internet anywhere in the world using a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit. Frontier deployed its first Starlink […]

Tesla Q2 2022 Earnings: $16.9 Billion in Revenue, $2.3 Billion Net Income

Tesla announced its earnings for the second quarter of the year on Wednesday afternoon, reporting numbers higher than Wall Street expectations. The automaker generated revenue of $16.9 billion USD between April and June 2022, up a whopping 42% year-over-year, with earnings per share of $2.27. Wall Street, meanwhile, had forecasted $16.521 billion in revenue and […]

New Tesla Superchargers Global Overview: July 11–17, 2022

Here’s a list of all the new locations Tesla added to its global Supercharger network this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing July 11, 2022 11 Henryka Kamieńskiego, Kraków, Poland 4 150 kW Tesla July 12, 2022 Parking lot along Inge Krokanns […]

Tesla Rolls Out New Self Diagnostics Feature for Service Appointments

A new “Diagnostics” feature available in the Tesla mobile app automatically scans your car for faults and informs you if service is required when scheduling an appointment for specific service categories (via @tesla_adri). The new feature was spotted in the source code for Tesla’s iOS app a few weeks ago, but it hadn’t been spotted […]

GM Offers Rebates to Cadillac Lyriq EV Buyers in Exchange for their Data

General Motors has run out of electric vehicle (EV) tax credits in the U.S., but the veteran automaker has apparently come up with some innovative rebates for customers. According to Detroit Free Press, GM is offering customers a $5,500 USD rebate on its new 2023 Cadillac Lyriq all-electric SUV if they agree to sign a nondisclosure […]

Tesla Nears 3 Million Cars Delivered, Led by Model Y

Tesla has delivered almost three million electric vehicles (EVs) since making its debut in the global automotive landscape back in 2012 — reports CleanTechnica. According to the publication’s calculations, the global EV leader has sold a whopping 2,899,877 all-electric cars as of the end of the second quarter of 2022. Tesla delivered its first car […]

Rivian and XPEL Offering Paint Protection Film from $1,500

Rivian has teamed up with XPEL, a maker of Paint Protection Films (PPF) for vehicles, to offer affordable paint protection options for its all-electric truck, the R1T (via @itskyleconner). Very reasonable pricing directly from Rivian on PPF pricing in collaboration with @XPEL – This will put a lot of pressure on 3rd party installers. pic.twitter.com/uO6FcpvIaF […]

OneWeb Joins Starlink in Opposing DISH Network’s 5G 12 GHz Plan

U.K.-based communications company OneWeb has joined SpaceX in arguing against DISH Network’s proposed plans to use the 12 GHz spectrum for a 5G cellular network — reports PCMag. DISH is petitioning the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to retask part of the 12 GHz spectrum for 5G. SpaceX opposes the proposal because it could cause “harmful […]

Florida City Adds 13 Tesla Model Y Vehicles to Police Fleet

The City of Hallandale Beach in Florida recently purchased 13 new Tesla Model Y cars for its police department — reports WSVN 7News. Of the 13 new electric vehicles (EVs), the Hallandale Police Department will use one as a patrol vehicle while the remaining 12 will be used by detectives. “With this purchase, we’re taking […]

25% of Americans Want to Buy an EV as Next Car, Says AAA Survey

25% of U.S. respondents in a recent consumer survey conducted by the American Automobile Association (AAA) said they want to buy an electric vehicle (EV) for their next car — reports Yahoo News. Of those in favour of EVs, 77% cited savings in fuel costs as the driving force behind their decision. “The increase in […]

New Tesla Superchargers Global Overview: July 4–10, 2022

Let’s take a look at a list of all the new Tesla Superchargers that went live 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 July 4, 2022 114 via Piave, Vado Ligure, Italy 12 250 kW Tesla July 4, 2022 […]

Tesla, SpaceX and More to Get Increased Childcare Benefits: Musk

Tesla, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said in a Friday tweet that he plans to “increase childcare benefits at all of his companies significantly.” Beyond Tesla and SpaceX, Musk also runs The Boring Company and Neuralink. The celebrity billionaire is one of the founders of OpenAI as well. Musk was looking to add social media giant […]

SpaceX Signs Starlink Maritime Deal with Silent Yachts

Solar electric yacht maker Silent Yachts on Friday announced a partnership with SpaceX to add the latter’s newly-launched Starlink Maritime satellite internet service to its offerings. Silent Yachts will start by integrating Starlink Maritime into its electric catamarans. https://twitter.com/Silent_Yachts/status/1545403814194384896 Starlink Maritime is another offshoot of SpaceX’s satellite broadband service that promises “high-speed, low-latency internet with […]