After the first launch of SpaceX’s Starship with a Super Heavy Booster was initially planned for December 31, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has decided it will take extra time to evaluate the environmental impacts of the launch. The FAA is delaying SpaceX’s first orbital Starship launch with the company’s Super Heavy Booster to a […]
The price of electric vehicles (EVs) isn’t considered affordable yet by the standards of most consumers, and some buyers have actually switched which EV they’re buying due to price markups on other models. @Jon Rettinger purchased a Lucid Air after being informed of a $50,000 price markup for a Mercedes Benz EQS 580, for which […]
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.8 has been making its rounds on the internet since releasing with the company’s recent V11 holiday update. On Wednesday, developer @greentheonly shared a test drive of Tesla’s FSD beta 10.8, including footage from the vehicle’s B-Pillar cameras, which we’ve never seen before and is currently unavailable to regular FSD […]
Tesla’s Model S refresh owners recently gained an Active Road Noise Reduction feature via software update, similar to how active noise cancellation works on headphones. The feature aims to counteract road noise while driving for a quieter experience. Just how well does it work? A new video depicting the empirical data on a Tesla Model […]
As the modern space race begins to heat up, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has raised a new round of funding that’s well over 300 million USD. SpaceX raised more than $337.4 million USD new funding from equity financing, according to a regulatory filing with the SEC on Wednesday, Reuters reports. With major investors like Alphabet Inc […]
The first Tesla Megapack in a Hungarian town is set to be established next year by Switzerland-based energy company, MET Group. MET Group announced just over a week ago it is installing a Tesla Megapack in Százhalombatta, Hungary in summer 2022, located at the town’s Dunamenti Power Plant. The Megapack is set to be the […]
How many miles or kilometers have you driven in your Tesla? We bet it won’t be more than this Tesla Model S. In a video shared by Braden Carlson shared last month, he details a friend’s 2015 Tesla Model S 70D sedan with a total of 424,302 miles (682,847 km) on its odometer (via The […]
In addition to New York City’s $12.4 million USD purchase of 250 Tesla Model 3 units for the police department, a new announcement shows that Teslas aren’t the only electric vehicles (EVs) the agency is buying. New York City has also placed an order for 184 Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles, according to auto news reporter […]
Waymo has announced a collaboration with Geely to use a version of the company’s Zeekr vehicle as the host for Waymo’s sustainable, autonomous ride-hailing program, the Waymo Driver, according to a press release. The vehicle, which is different from the Geely Zeekr unveiled earlier this year at Auto Shanghai and was designed in Sweden, features […]
A video shared a few weeks ago by the Beyond The Press channel shows a crew blowing up a broken-down Tesla Model S amidst a snowy landscape. To create the explosion, the team lined the car with several pieces of dynamite and placed it on a few pallets – though the explosion is rather large […]
Just weeks after the news broke that New York City was looking to purchase a $12.6 million USD Tesla Model 3 fleet, the city’s authorities have officially decided to move forward with the plan. New York’s Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is moving forward with its plans to purchase a fleet of 250 Tesla […]
Tesla analysts are raising their price targets on the company going into 2022, and one professor of innovation has suggested that’s the right thing to do after finding the U.S. automaker to be the most equipped for the future of technology. IMD Business School LEGO Professor of Management and Innovation Howard Yu said that Tesla […]
Argus analyst Bill Selesky raised his Tesla price target on Tuesday to $1,313, from his prior target of $1,010, according to a new research note to investors (via @SawyerMerritt). Citing the move to open the Tesla Supercharger network up to other electric vehicles as “brilliant,” Selesky said involved fees could produce a revenue stream that […]
General Motors (GM) has teased a number of new electric vehicles (EVs) this year, and a new trademark filing has fans wondering of the company is getting ready to unveil a new electric SUV. GM has submitted an application to trademark the name “Electra” for Buick, expected to be an upcoming electric SUV, according to […]
The online Tesla shop recently added a wireless portable device charger, and while it’s already out of stock after just a week of the holiday season, one customer has shared new unboxing photos of the hardware. Unboxing photos shared on Tuesday show off the sleek, matte black finished version of the Tesla Qi device charger […]
