Stories by Peter McGuthrie

SpaceX has been given clearance by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to begin testing its next-generation Starlink dishes, according to a report from PC Mag. The FCC granted SpaceX a temporary license for testing a variety of “new user-terminal hardware,” while a document from the company adds that the tests will oversee the “next-generation phased […]

Rivian is looking to lay off around 6 percent of its workforce to help cut costs as spotted in a companywide email, and following Tesla’s recent price cuts which have effectively lodged a price war, according to Reuters. Additionally, @The Kilowatts pointed out on Tuesday that Rivian is emailing customers to delay R1S order deliveries, […]

Tesla highlighted its accomplishment on Tuesday of opening Supercharger stations to non-Tesla electric vehicles (EVs) across 15 European countries, which it says is equal to about 50 percent of Supercharging stalls in all of Europe. The announcement was made from the new @Tesla_Europe Twitter account. The Supercharging network is now open to all EVs in […]

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said he is “confident” Tesla will finalize an investment into a production facility in his country, according to a report on Tuesday from Reuters. President Jokowi, as he is colloquially referred to in Indonesia, also highlighted potential benefits such as tax breaks for the company or a concession to mine nickel. […]

Tesla is looking to increase production output at its Gigafactory Shanghai in the next two months, to help meet the demand created by its recent price cuts, according to a source with knowledge of the plan and a planning memo seen by Reuters. The memo says that Giga Shanghai is targeting a weekly average output […]

As Tesla’s Energy business continues to expand, the company has pointed out a notable milestone regarding the third-party companies that it has partnered with to install its solar products. Tesla announced on Tuesday that it has already partnered with over 85 companies on its “Solar Roof Certified Installer” program, as detailed in a post from […]

The Italian company that builds Tesla’s huge “Giga Press” casting machines, IDRA, surpassed an important sales milestone for 2022, despite continued competition and challenges. IDRA achieved a 40-percent increase in sales year over year in 2022, as detailed in a post on LinkedIn on Tuesday (via @Tslachan). The post also notes that IDRA surpassed 100 […]

Since SpaceX announced plans to place data caps on Starlink internet accounts last year to help prevent mass slowdown, the company has delayed its effective date two separate times. SpaceX is delaying the implementation of its Fair Use data cap policies in the U.S. and Canada once again, this time saying it will become effective […]

Tesla has opened select Supercharger locations in Australia to non-Tesla electric vehicles (EVs) as part of a continuing pilot program detailed on the company’s website and announced on Monday evening. The update comes as the latest in a series of countries gaining access to the pilot program, most recently including Italy and Iceland, in addition […]

On Tuesday, Tesla filed its annual report with the SEC, with a Form 10-K disclosing more nuggets on its future such as increased capital expenditure spending and more, reports Reuters. “Owing and subject to the foregoing as well as the pipeline of announced projects under development, all other continuing infrastructure growth and varying levels of […]

Tesla’s Megapacks are set to be used for another battery storage project in the United Kingdom with a new financial arrangement confirmed by a local utility provider. TagEnergy has reached a deal for its fourth battery energy storage system (BESS) in the UK, this time a 49.9MW/100MWh Tesla Megapack in Fife, Scotland, according to the […]

Tesla’s brand retains customers better than other automakers, and it tends to steal customers from other brands, according to new data shared by S&P Global Mobility last week (via @Umbisam). The data measures a 12-month period leading up to July 2022, looking at how drivers purchased — whether switching to a new brand, or remaining loyal […]

Tesla is offering a new discount that could slash prices even further for previous brand owners, with a new trade-in deal available for new Model S and X vehicles. U.S. buyers of the Model S and X who trade in an old Tesla vehicle are now eligible to receive $3,000 off the price tag or […]

Tesla has made a Twitter account for its Megapack commercial battery packs, showing as @Tesla_Megapack, and in the bio it says “large-scale energy storage,” as first spotted by @SawyerMerritt (via @Tslachan). At the time of writing, the account has yet to make any posts, has about 1,390 followers and only follows three other accounts: SpaceX, […]

Nissan Ariya’s Halo model supply will be tight in 2023, according to a statement from the company to its dealers on Sunday, and as detailed by Automotive News. The Nissan Ariya has been delayed a number of times since 2021, due to supply chain issues related to semiconductor chip supply. Many came to the meeting […]