Stories by Peter McGuthrie

U.S. President Joe Biden has championed a number of reforms, targets and policies slated to reduce carbon emissions and increase reliance on clean energy, and in a new plan shared on Wednesday, the administration is looking to make a major move from burning fossil fuels to solar energy within the next three decades. On Wednesday, […]

Last month, Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai also reached a daily output volume of 1,000 Model Y units, even as the company’s exported sales dwarfed its sales within China. Tesla saw a major bump in export sales in August from its Gigafactory Shanghai in China, according to data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on […]

Tesla deployed messages to many Model 3 owners reporting a failing 12V battery earlier this year, and the price of the fix from either Tesla’s Mobile Service or through its Service Centers is reportedly lower than one user was expecting. On Sunday, one user reported that their 12V battery replacement by Tesla’s Mobile Service was […]

It’s hard to pin down exactly how the head of Volkswagen feels about Tesla, with statements earlier this year saying that the company hopes to “get close and overtake Tesla” as an electric vehicle (EV) leader in the world, then last month praising the company’s Supercharger network. On Monday, when asked if he saw any […]

Police were dispatched to a gas station in Slidell, Louisiana at 4 p.m. on Friday after a man called 911 alleging he had been hit by a nearby Tesla. Upon arriving, the officers found 47-year-old Arthur Bates Jr. who had made the call, alleging that the Tesla had backed into him before the driver fled […]

After switching from internal combustion engines (ICEs) to making only electric vehicles (EVs) in 2019, the compact smart Car is getting a new set of design upgrades with a new model, which is reportedly nearing production. smart Automobile Co. Ltd. unveiled a teaser of its smart Concept #1, a slightly larger SUV concept compact EV […]

After Tesla’s V3 Supercharger plant in China started production in February, the company has reportedly completed the facility entirely, as of last month. Tesla completed construction on its Supercharger factory in Shanghai on August 20, according to a report from Beijing News shared on Tuesday (via CNEVPost). The official beginning of the construction project took place […]

At the end of last month, reports showed that Tesla is in talks with local suppliers in India for electric vehicle (EV) components, with the company now reportedly talking to the Indian government about setting up its first Tesla retail stores. Tesla is in discussion with the Indian government over plans to open a series […]

The Inspiration4 crew reportedly completed its flight readiness review on Thursday at SpaceX’s Hawthorne, California facility, according to a press release. The goal of the meetup was to evaluate the Falcon 9 rocket, the Dragon spacecraft, as well as the recovery assets and crew for readiness ahead of the targeted launch on Wednesday, September 15. […]

As Tesla prepares to open its Supercharger network to other electric vehicle (EV) brands this year, the company will reportedly open the network in one European country first – and has apparently been conducting charge tests on non-Tesla vehicles. Tesla is getting ready to launch its Supercharger network to different automakers in the Netherlands, which […]

Amidst General Motors (GM) plans to move towards zero-emission vehicles in the coming years, the company is reportedly pausing production for a short period of time due to a shortage of necessary components. GM is pausing production at most of its manufacturing facilities in North America for 1-2 weeks, due to an increasingly sparse supply […]

Apple is considering who to award supply contracts to for an upcoming autonomous car, and according to new reports, the company has hired two former employees of another automaker. On Friday, MacRumors reported that Apple has hired two former engineers at Mercedes-Benz, presumably to work on developing the upcoming Apple Car. While the first hire […]

As Hurricane Ida plagues much of the East Coast with flooding and severe storms, one Tesla store in New Jersey partially collapsed. On Wednesday night, a Tesla store in Paramus, New Jersey was badly damaged and partially collapsed by storms and flooding, resulting from Hurricane Ida, according to North Jersey. The store’s front glass was […]

Tesla’s door handles have improved significantly throughout the years, and though the upcoming Tesla Cybertruck won’t have door handles at all, the company seems to have all but mastered their design – at least according to one mechanical engineer. In a video posted by SuperfastMatt on Thursday, Mechanical Engineer named Matt–who used to work for […]

As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to take the world by storm, many companies are announcing plans to go completely electric in the years to come. Hyundai’s luxury brand, Genesis, released a new teaser video on Tuesday debuting its upcoming EV, the GV60 sedan, alongside the announcement that all of its vehicles will be all-electric by […]