Stories by Nehal Malik

Tesla today announced it is open-sourcing the design of its electric vehicle (EV) charging connector for charging networks and other automakers to use. “In pursuit of our mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy, today we are opening our EV connector design to the world,” the company said. Tesla invited charging network operators […]

Here’s a list of all 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 October 31, 2022 B3, Sunshine Riverside Center, No. 899, Ruining Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China 9 250 kW Unavailable October […]

Tesla is opening its second store in the state of New Mexico, according to a report from the Albuquerque Journal (via Automotive News). The company has partnered with the American Indian tribes of Santa Ana Pueblo to open a sales location in their city, which is classified as a sovereign nation. This allows Tesla to work […]

Tesla’s application for permission to build 12 new Superchargers at Hunton Park Hotel in Hertfordshire, U.K., has been denied by the Three Rivers District Council — reports the Watford Observer. The company was seeking permission to install 12 Supercharger stations and associated equipment in an overflow parking space on the Hunton Park Hotel premises. A […]

Tesla has applied for a telecommunications license in Canada, where the Model 3 was the best-selling electric vehicle (EV) in seven different provinces during the first eight months of 2022. On September 15, the all-electric automaker filed an application with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to acquire a Basic International Telecommunications Service (BITS) […]

SpaceX is gearing up to implement a Fair Use policy on its high-speed satellite internet service, Starlink, in the U.S. and Canada (via @DirtyTesLa). “To ensure our customer base is not negatively impacted by a small number of users consuming unusually high amounts of data, the Starlink team is implementing a Fair Use policy in […]

Tesla is no longer taking orders for any trims of its Model 3 electric vehicle (EV) in Taiwan (via @Tslachan). The company had already discontinued orders for the Model 3 Long Range in Taiwan back in August. On Friday, however, Tesla also suspended orders for the entry-level Model 3 and the Model 3 Performance. Tesla’s […]

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 October 24, 2022 B1, CIFI Science and Technology Base, No. 268, Yuanqing Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai, China 3 […]

Tesla’s former Director of Artificial Intelligence, Andrej Karpathy, recently sat down for an interview with MIT researcher Lex Fridman on the latter’s podcast. The engineer, also one of the founding members of OpenAI, talked about everything from aliens and the universe to Tesla Autopilot and working with Elon Musk. According to Karpathy, he learned “how […]

Rivian has pushed back deliveries of R1T electric trucks configured with Max packs, the automaker’s largest battery option, to Spring 2023 at the earliest for Dual-Motor variants, and 2024 for top-of-the-line Quad-Motor versions (via @klwtts). “Your delivery window estimate has been updated in your account. R1T Quad-Motor + Max pack deliveries are now planned to […]

According to a report from MySA, Tesla has become one of the largest tenants in all of San Antonio, Texas, after signing a lease for a 439,809-square-foot industrial park space at Foster Ridge 2, located at 7015 Lancer Blvd. on the Far Eastside. Dallas-based real estate company CBRE said in a separate report that Tesla accounted […]

General Motors is “pausing” all paid advertising on Twitter after Elon Musk completed his $44 billion USD acquisition of the social network and assumed corporate control on Thursday — reports CNBC. The veteran automaker told the outlet that it will maintain a presence on the platform and continue to interact with customers as it evaluates […]

Newly minted Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Friday announced plans for a “content moderation council” at the social media company. Musk said in a tweet that the company will form a “content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints.” It appears this council will be responsible for developing and enforcing content rules at Twitter. According to […]

Here’s a list of all the new locations Tesla added to its global network of Superchargers this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing October 17, 2022 The Jianji Shopping Center at Yuewang Avenue, Dongpu Street, Yuancheng District, Heyuan City, Guangdong, China 3 […]

Celebrity billionaire Musk announced in a tweet on Sunday morning that Neuralink has delayed its “show & tell” event by a month, moving it to November 30. Neuralink show & tell now on Nov 30 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 23, 2022   Neuralink is a neurotechnology company working on computer-brain interfaces that will allow […]