Stories by Nehal Malik
Tesla Drops Corded Mobile Connector Price to $200 After Backlash, Still Not Included with New Cars
Following significant pushback against Tesla’s decision to remove the complimentary Corded Mobile Connector from new electric vehicle (EV) purchases and instead sell it as a standalone product for $275 USD, company CEO Elon Musk says the company will slash the price to soften the blow. “We will drop mobile connector price to $200 & make […]
German-Made Tesla Model Y Performance Gets More Sound Dampening
Tesla constantly updates its vehicles with new features and other tweaks even during the production cycle, instead of waiting for mid-cycle updates or model-year changeovers to implement improvements. Production recently started anew at Tesla’s German Gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg, which is currently exclusively producing the Model Y. There are several differences between the Model Y units […]
Volkswagen Electric Pickup Truck is ‘Chance of a Lifetime,’ Says Exec
Volkswagen Group of America CEO Scott Keogh said in a recent interview that an all-electric pickup truck could be “the chance of a lifetime” for the veteran automaker — reports Business Insider. “I think it’s the chance of a lifetime in this segment because electrification gives you a reset moment. It gives you a chance to […]
Tesla to Reopen Gigafactory Shanghai with ‘Closed-Loop’ Output System: Report
Tesla is gearing up to reopen its Chinese Gigafactory in Shanghai. The electric vehicle (EV) maker has started calling workers back to the factory and on Friday notified some employees to enter a so-called “closed-loop” production system starting April 17 — reports Bloomberg. The news is in line with recent reports of Tesla receiving a […]
Elon Musk Slams the SEC as ‘Bastards’ Over Forced 2018 Settlement [VIDEO]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday spoke at the 2022 TED Talk in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Interviewer Chris Anderson — the head of TED — asked Musk about everything from Tesla’s future to his $43 billion USD offer to buy social media platform Twitter. Anderson touched a bit upon Tesla’s past as well, asking the […]
Tesla Will ‘Change the Game’ Like Apple, Says Cathie Wood
In a recent interview with Yahoo Finance, ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood shared “why she is remaining optimistic on Tesla,” comparing Tesla to Apple and the automaker’s disruption of the electric vehicle (EV) space to how Apple “changed the game” in the smartphone world. When it comes down to Tesla, the stock, the company and the […]
Here are Some of the Best Giga Texas Factory Tours from Cyber Rodeo [VIDEOS]
A pair of recently published videos from Singapore YouTuber Daren Yoong give us an attendee’s perspective of Tesla’s Cyber Rodeo event last week to celebrate the grand opening of the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s $1.1 billion USD Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. Yoong’s coverage comprises some of the best videos we’ve seen so far of the […]
Honda to Invest $40 Billion on EVs, Plans for 30 Models by 2030
Honda, one of the last mass-market automakers to hold out on electrification, on Tuesday held a press briefing to announce its plans for automobile electrification. The press briefing featured Toyota’s Director, President and Representative Executive Officer Toshihiro Mibe, Director, Executive Vice President and Representative Executive Officer Kohei Takeuchi, and Senior Managing Executive Officer Shinji Aoyama. The […]
2023 Toyota bZ4X Reviews Hit the Web, Here’s a Roundup [VIDEOS]
Toyota’s first entry into the electric vehicle (EV) space, the bZ4X, officially went on sale on Tuesday. At the same time, embargoes on media coverage of the new all-electric vehicle lifted. Take a look at the first reviews of the Toyota bZ4X: Autoblog 2023 Toyota bZ4X First Drive Review: Toyota’s First Real EV CNET 2023 […]
Tesla Model Y, Model 3 Lead China’s Top-Selling New Energy Vehicles in March
Tesla’s Model Y and Model 3 were China’s #1 and #2 best-selling new energy vehicles (NEVs) for March, respectively. According to recently released data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), the Model Y sold 39,730 units, while the Model 3 sold 26,024. #China >¥ 350K #NEV Mar retail – All models🥇Tesla Model Y🥈Tesla Model […]
Drag Race: Tesla Model S Plaid vs BMW E39 M5 with 70 mph Head Start [VIDEO]
In a recently published YouTube video, Hagerty races the world’s fastest sedans against each other by pitting the Tesla Model S Plaid against the Lucid Air and BMW E39 M5, with the latter being “the fastest sedan in the world… from 20 years ago.” For an even playing field, the BMW E39 M5 starts the […]
Lucid Air Grand Touring Deliveries Start, Performance Version Unveiled for $179,000
Lucid Motors on Tuesday announced the start of customer deliveries for the Lucid Air Grand Touring, and also unveiled the new Grand Touring Performance model that is slated to go into production later this spring. Lucid had previously teased the Grand Touring Performance on Monday. Get there, grandly. Now delivering Lucid Air Grand Touring and […]
Massive Tesla Sales, Service, and Delivery Center Approved in St. Petersburg, Florida
Tesla’s plans for a massive, 100,000 square foot sales, service, and delivery center in St. Petersburg, Florida, were recently approved by the Pinellas County Board of Adjustment and Appeals (BOAA) — reports St. Pete Rising. Reports of Tesla seeking more service centers in Florida, California, New York, and also in British Columbia’s capital city, Victoria, in […]
Cruise Self-Driving Car Pulled Over by SF Police, Tries to Make a Run For It [VIDEO]
A Chevy Bolt retrofitted into an autonomous vehicle (AV) by General Motors Co. subsidiary Cruise was pulled over by the San Francisco Police last week, upon which the car bolted to a safe spot a few yards away (via Electrek). The SFPD reportedly pulled the driverless car over because its headlights weren’t on at night. […]
New Tesla Superchargers Global Overview: April 4–10, 2022
Let’s take a look at all the new Tesla Superchargers that opened up 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 April 4, 2022 500 17th St, Miami Beach, FL, USA 10 72 kW Unavailable April 4, 2022 A1-M62 Ferrybridge, […]