Last month, Netflix announced a new documentary series covering SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission —, the first private spaceflight to carry civilian passengers into orbit, in “near real-time” (the only Netflix documentary to ever do so). The first two episodes of the docuseries are now available to stream on Netflix, and cover the selection of each of […]
According to a recent tweet from Tesla owner and hacker @greentheonly, the electric automaker’s Full Self-Driving beta is reportedly being tested in Europe at the moment, most likely by people who have signed Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and are therefore not at liberty to divulge information pertaining to the testing campaign or its progress. I see […]
Courtesy of data from Supercharge and the TMC Forums, here’s a global overview of all the new Superchargers that went live this past week: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Aug. 30, 2021 The Fair Oaks Farms at 856 N. 600 E., Fair Oaks, IN, USA 12 250 kW Tesla Sept. […]
In his recent recap of space industry events on YouTube, Marcus House detailed SpaceX’s installation of the Quick-Disconnect (QD) swing arm to its Starship launch tower. Back in July, SpaceX successfully erected the roughly 475 ft (145m) tall launch tower, designed to support orbital launches of its Starship spacecraft, at its Boca Chica, Texas launchpad […]
As we previously reported, Cathie Wood — founder, CEO, and CIO of investment firm ARK Invest, reaffirmed her institution’s 2025 price target of $3,000 USD per share for Tesla in a recent interview. According to a tweet from Tesla investor and sleuth Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt), the company’s eccentric visionary of a CEO happens to be […]
According to a recent tweet from the government of the St. Charles Parish in Louisiana, in the United States, SpaceX’s Starlink is now providing internet to the area after Hurricane Ida compromised its networking and communications infrastructure. Located along the banks of the Mississippi River in southeastern Louisiana, St. Charles Parish and its roughly 53,000 […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently posted its official range estimates for the ‘Launch Editions’ of Rivian’s upcoming electric vehicles (EVs), the R1T pickup truck and the R1S SUV. The EPA has rated the R1T at 314 miles, and the R1S at a very slightly higher 316 miles, as announced by Rivian in a […]
The Tesla Model Y was recently registered with Israel’s Ministry of Transport — reports Calcalist (via Tesmanian). It shouldn’t be long before the all-electric compact SUV finally launches in the country. With Model 3 deliveries kicking off back in March, the Model Y is the only one of Tesla’s offerings yet to launch in Israel. […]
Back in March, ARK Invest announced a 2025 price target of $3,000 USD for electric vehicle (EV) pioneer Tesla. Following a detailed Monte Carlo analysis, the investment firm shared a base case of $3,000 USD, a bear case of $1,500 USD, and a bull case of $4,000 USD for Tesla stock in 2025. In a […]
Let’s take a look at all the new Superchargers that have gone live across the globe this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Aug. 23, 2021 The Hy-Vee at 1320 9th Avenue, Southeast Watertown, SD, USA 8 250 kW Tesla […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk was recently asked on Twitter if Tesla’s Bioweapon Defense Mode could be added to the Tesla app so that it could be triggered remotely instead of the user having to be inside the car to turn it on. Musk’s response? “Sure.” Sure — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 28, 2021 Tesla’s Bioweapon […]
At approximately 12:14 a.m. PDT today, a Falcon 9 booster launched a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft carrying 4,800 pounds (2,200 kilograms) of supplies on a trajectory to the International Space Station (ISS) in SpaceX’s 23rd commercial resupply mission to the ISS. Weather is 80% favorable for this morning’s launch. Launch webcast begins in ~15 minutes […]
According to Bloomberg, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared competition concerns over Nvidia’s proposed takeover of British semiconductor and software design company Arm Ltd. The CEO and electric vehicle (EV) pioneer is not the first to raise an eyebrow to the issue either, as E-commerce giant Amazon and smartphone maker Samsung have already registered their opposition […]
Tesla has launched ‘service subscriptions’ in the U.S., designed to provide anyone willing to pay a subscription fee with service and repair resources, including diagnostic software, for all of its electric vehicles (EVs). Previously, these service tools were only available in Europe. I really hope this is not another falsestart. Diagnostic software is now available […]
It looks like Tesla CEO Elon Musk just added yet another feature for the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s engineers to work on. When asked on Twitter if Tesla could add Automatic Emergency Braking in reverse to its EVs, Musk responded by saying it was a “good” idea. Good point. We do have torque reduction if […]
