Stories by Peter McGuthrie

After reports The Boring Company was in talks with Florida in January, the news has now been publicly confirmed by one state official on Wednesday. The City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida has been offered a proposal from the Boring Company to build a transit loop between downtown and the beach, according to Fort Lauderdale Mayor […]

Following a successful launch of SpaceX’s Transporter-2 Mission on Wednesday, a new update holds that the U.S. company’s orbital hardware may nearly be on target to collide with an orbiting Russian cargo ship. A SpaceX Starlink satellite and a Falcon 9 rocket fragment could both be poised to have a near-miss with Russian cargo ship […]

Photo: Veronica Weber via Palo Alto Online Tesla has close to 50 percent electric vehicle market share in Palo Alto, California, as reported by the city’s Administrative Services Department, and now a new Supercharger is being planned to help alleviate wait times for charging. Palo Alto City Council recently approved a 19-stall V3 Tesla Supercharger, […]

Lucid Motors unveiled its minimal dashboard last month, and despite earlier reports that CEO Peter Rawlinson was unsure of hitting 20,000 cars produced by 2022, the company has already received half that many preorders. Lucid Motors has reached 10,000 reservations for the Lucid Air electric sedan, following its announcement that it will close on a […]

As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to rise in popularity across global markets, battery metals are also increasing in demand, effectively powering China’s lead in the production of battery metals – with lithium-ion battery demand expected to see a sevenfold increase over the next nine years. According to a Wednesday report from Bloomberg, lithium-ion battery demand […]

The Tesla Model Y is set to hit countries around the world later this year, and the newest region to gain the electric vehicle (EV) has just been revealed. Tesla’s Model Y will debut July 2 in Hong Kong, China, with three different variants of the unit hitting the market, according to the region’s customs […]

Last weekend, the Tesla Model S Plaid won its first-ever Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in the exhibition class, despite less than favorable road conditions and a scary Tesla Model 3 accident in our memories from last year. On Sunday, Tesla Model S Plaid driver Randy Pobst shared more video footage of last weekend’s Pikes […]

After a recent range revision, the refreshed Model S Long Range (LR) is still seeing its first deliveries around the U.S., with one Dallas-area customer having received theirs earlier just earlier this week. On Monday, Dallas-area Tesla buyer Jason shared photos of his first Tesla, a Model S LR refresh. The buyer also said that […]

Renewable energy is here to stay, as depicted by one California community’s decision to establish an electric battery storage plant, rather than building another gas-powered plant. 142 Tesla Megapacks became operative in California earlier this week, replacing a proposed gas peaker plant located in Ventura County, according to Energy Storage News. The project, titled Saticoy, […]

Tesla owners across Europe sang gathered at Gigafactory Berlin in Germany to wish CEO Elon Musk a happy 50th birthday on Monday, and the result was captured in a video from Tobias Lindh. In the video, Tesla owners used their vehicles to spell out “50,” and “Elon.” Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin, located in Grünheide, Germany, is […]

A new software update has begun rolling out for Tesla owners, and the update adds some past functionality. Tesla’s most recent update, 2021.4.18.10, has restored Lane Departure Avoidance, Smart Summon, and it has increased the Autopilot cap in Pure Vision vehicles from 75 mph to 80 mph on Model 3 and Y units, according to […]

Electric taxi services using Tesla’s electric cars have been popping up around North America, though most electric taxi companies have faced multiple barriers, given the burgeoning electric car market. Kelowna, British Columbia-based electric taxi service Current, has announced that it plans to pull its current electric vehicles (EVs) from Victoria, as reported by the Times […]

The Tesla Model S Plaid has been out for under a month, and it’s already making impressive waves across the internet with its insane speeds and its “going to Plaid” 0 to 60 mph launches. A new video shared Sunday by Tesla Daily shows Rob Maurer checking out the Tesla Model S Plaid, including a […]

After a winning run at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb over the weekend, the Tesla Model S Plaid crew has released full footage of the winning run in the exhibition class, shot in 360-degree footage inside driver Randy Pobst’s car. Unplugged Performance has released full footage from Sunday’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, shot […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk briefly became the world’s richest person earlier this year, and while his family came from relative wealth already, Musk’s climb to billionaire status has been all but lucky. According to an overview of the Tesla CEO’s life shared by The Independent, Musk was born to Errol Musk and Maye Musk in […]