Stories by Nehal Malik

In this week’s edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reported that Apple’s autonomous electric car project has lost yet another key manager — this time to electric truck startup Rivian. Jonathan Sive, who was working on vehicle design and hardware engineering for Apple, has now parted ways with the company. Sive was a “fairly […]

Tesla sold an all-time high of 83,135 China-made electric vehicles (EVs) in September, beating its previous record of 78,906 units from earlier this year in June — reports CnEVPost. The numbers come from data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on Sunday. September sales of Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai-made vehicles represent a year-over-year increase of […]

If there wasn’t already enough evidence that a Tesla is essentially an iPhone on four wheels, you can now check out the battery health on any of the company’s cars — or at least Tesla service personnel can. Tesla has updated the “Service Mode” for its electric vehicles (EVs) in software version 2022.36.2. to now […]

Tesla last week started rolling out its 2022.20.18 software update, which delivered Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta version 10.69.2.3 to testers. The FSD update continued to make its way to more beta testers throughout this week. We’ve already seen some initial impressions of and first drives on FSD beta 10.69.2.3, but we now also have comprehensive […]

NIO on Friday held a launch event under the theme “A New Horizon” in Berlin to detail its expansion into European markets. The event kicked off with William Li, NIO’s founder, chairman, and CEO, taking the stage. Li announced that the Chinese automaker now has more than 250,384 customers across the globe. NIO delivered a […]

Take a look at all of 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 September 26, 2022 2 Rua do Miradoiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain 12 250 kW Tesla September 26, 2022 Strevelinsvej 13, […]

SpaceX on Thursday announced that the company’s satellite broadband service, Starlink, is now available in Martinique and Guadeloupe. Starlink est désormais disponible en Martinique et en Guadeloupe → https://t.co/slZbTmHdml — SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 30, 2022 Starlink is a high-speed internet service powered by a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit. SpaceX has designed Starlink […]

SpaceX has repositioned Starlink satellites and donated Starlink terminals to Florida in order to aid rescue and relief efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Ian — reports West Palm Beach News and Headlines. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said during a news conference held in Wauchula on Saturday that he contacted SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for […]

Over the weekend, Tesla owner and YouTuber Jeremy Judkins evacuated from their Hurricane-Ian-affected North Port, Florida, residence in their Model X Plaid. North Port experienced significant flooding after the storm, and more was expected. Instead of waiting around, Jeremy chose to leave to a safer location in their Model X Plaid. He was able to […]

Tesla has increased delivery wait times for all models except the entry-level Model Y in China to 4-8 weeks — reports CnEVPost. The move is in stark contrast with delivery timeline changes made by Tesla in recent weeks, which cut wait times down significantly. For some models, Tesla managed to bring delivery times down to […]

NIO on Saturday announced third-quarter deliveries of 31,607 electric vehicles (EVs), marking a 29.3% increase year-over-year and a new quarterly record for the Chinese automaker. The company delivered 10,878 vehicles in September alone. NIO’s September deliveries consisted of 7,729 premium smart electric SUVs — which included 1,895 ES7s — and 3,149 premium smart electric sedans […]

Tesla on Friday held its annual AI Day event to showcase the company’s latest leaps in Artificial Intelligence, automation, and computation. The event kicked off with Tesla showing off the first working prototype of ‘Optimus,’ the long-awaited Tesla Bot. Despite merely being a prototype, Optimus was able to walk out on stage, wave to the […]

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 September 19, 2022 The Haili New Century Grand Hotel Haiyan at No. 349 Xinqiao North Road, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China […]

One Starlink subscriber impacted by Hurricane Fiona in Canada has reported that the service’s second-generation “Dishy” terminal successfully weathered the storm and came out unscathed (via Reddit). Starlink is a high-speed satellite broadband service from SpaceX. Customers set up their Starlink terminals in clear view of the sky, and these terminals then communicate with satellites […]

NASA and SpaceX have scheduled their Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) to lift off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, October 3. Our next @Commercial_Crew launch to the @Space_Station is scheduled to lift off from @NASA_Kennedy no earlier than Monday, Oct. 3. Get the details […]