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 […]
In less than 24 hours, Tesla stock on Friday rallied more than $100 USD from a six-month low of $700 USD per share — reports Yahoo Finance. On Thursday, the electric automaker’s shares dropped as much as 8.3% in intraday trading amid a broad-market selloff instigated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Daiwa Capital analyst Jairam […]
A recent update to Tesla’s ‘Transitioning to Tesla Vision’ Support page confirms that all Model S and Model X electric vehicles (EVs) built for the North American market as of mid-February 2022 will not be equipped with radar and will instead transition entirely to the automaker’s camera-based Vision Autopilot system. “As of mid-February 2022, all […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a probe into recent stock sales made by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his brother Kimbal Musk, who is a member of Tesla’s board of directors, to determine whether the pair violated insider trading rules — reports The Wall Street Journal. The investigation reportedly started last year […]
Here’s a list of all the new Tesla Superchargers that went live across the world this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Feb. 14, 2022 The Cottonwood Centre at 45585 Luckakuck Way, Chilliwack, BC, Canada 12 250 kW Tesla Feb. 14, 2022 […]
Toyota’s Chief of Global Design, Simon Humphries, said in a recent interview with Automotive News that diversity is the key to Toyota’s new electric vehicle (EV) design strategy and will allow the veteran automaker to achieve its goal of selling 3.5 million all-electric cars by 2030. “Globally, there is an incredible diversity of customers, and their […]
Magna International Inc., one of the largest automotive suppliers in the world, has unveiled a battery-electric, four-wheel-drive powertrain system that automakers can directly integrate into their pickup trucks and even light commercial trucks without having to completely overhaul the architectures that underpin them — reports Automotive News. The EtelligentForce, as Magna is calling the system, […]
Tesla has launched a new ‘Fleet’ website for corporate clients, showcasing the benefits of having Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) for company cars (via @tesla_adri). Tesla added a new website pointing out the advantages of having a Tesla company car fleet. Very well designed.https://t.co/VpwksMGDRU pic.twitter.com/wny4PlxxjF — Tesla_Adri (@tesla_adri) February 19, 2022 Tesla’s ‘Fleet and Business’ website […]
In a recent YouTube video, DragTimes pit the three quickest four-door sedans in the world right now — the Tesla Model S Plaid, the Lucid Air Performance Dream Edition, and the Porsche Taycan Turbo S, against one another in a series of drag races. The Lucid Air Performance Dream Edition is equipped with two electric […]
