Despite being a petroleum company, Shell is making strides toward its goal of becoming a net-zero emissions energy company by 2050, and a new partnership is set to help bring that goal to fruition. Shell and General Motors (GM) announced a partnership on Wednesday, to offer renewable energy solutions to both GM customers as well […]
Amazon has attempted to rival Tesla on nearly every front, including a recent announcement of its large-scale plans within the renewable energy market. Following the announcement of 14 new renewable energy projects throughout North America and Europe – totaling 10 gigawatts of electrical capacity or enough to power 2.5 million U.S. homes – Amazon has […]
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is just around the bend, and Tesla fans are hoping to clinch another win this year. A new video shared by Unplugged Performance on Wednesday shows racecar driver Randy Pobst testing the run on the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb road inside the team’s decked-out Model S Plaid. The […]
SpaceX’s Starlink has launched about 1,800 satellites into orbit, and according to a new statement from the company’s president, the company could reach global coverage as soon as September. On Tuesday, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said that Starlink expects it will be able to offer global coverage with its satellite internet, though the company will […]
Tesla announced plans to make all Superchargers run with 100% renewable energy this year, and the company has taken a new step in that direction in one region of the world’s largest auto market. Reuters reported on Tuesday that U.S. electric automaker Tesla has installed its first solar Supercharger station in China, located in the […]
Tesla fans are patiently waiting for the company’s Gigafactory Texas to be completed since it will be Tesla’s first factory to produce the highly-anticipated Cybertruck electric pickup truck. In a new video shared by Terafactory Texas we can see updates to Tesla’s Gigafactory Austin construction site, including new work in and around the site’s roads, […]
As Tesla’s solar roofing and Powerwall home-charging and electric systems increase in popularity, one real estate company has taken notice and has announced a partnership with Tesla on a new community. Tesla signed an agreement with home building company Alset EHome to outfit an entire community that is being built with Tesla’s solar roofing panels, […]
As electric cars take the world by storm, the charging infrastructure remains an important piece of the mainstream adoption puzzle, and one Canadian company plans to do its part by constructing a number of new charge sites throughout British Columbia. Canadian petroleum company Parkland announced on Monday plans to launch the largest network of electric […]
The race to complete the autonomous driving puzzle is well on its way, but even as some companies have begun deploying self-driving in cars, one company is dedicated to solving autonomous trucking, and has more than just caught the eyes of commerce giants Amazon. Amazon has ordered 1,000 autonomous driving systems from self-driving trucking company […]
New York City’s Revel hopes to create a 50-unit fleet of Tesla Model 3 taxis, but following a vote from a city agency, the company’s future has been cast into murky water. On Monday, New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Council says it voted to cease issuing for-hire licenses for electric vehicles (EVs), despite the […]
Tesla has been no stranger to high-level executives leaving, but the newest departure has the potential to leave the company in hot water, as it prepares to face a number of new legal battles. One of Tesla’s top attorneys, Lynn Miller, has departed the company to join autonomous trucking startup Plus as general counsel for […]
Image via Space Explored Space exploration company SpaceX uses drone ships in the ocean to land its rockets after launches, and according to a new report, the company is currently constructing a new one while it transfers the old one to a different part of the country. SpaceX’s new drone ship, named A Shortfall of […]
Advanced driver assistance systems like Tesla’s Autopilot use a lot of hardware to collect, store and use data, as shown in a recent post from one of Tesla’s engineering managers. Tesla Autopilot Artificial Intelligence Engineering Manager Tim Zaman shared photos from of the company’s third and most recent cluster of Autopilot supercomputers (via u/tsla4k). The […]
One user has made new hardware for his Tesla, so he doesn’t need to carry around a key card any longer. San Francisco-based Reddit user u/TrevCostales fabricated his own Tesla key fob, including detailed, step-by-step instructions (via prior instructions from u/andy2na). Within the post’s description, as shared on the Tesla Motors subreddit, the user explains […]
Following announcements earlier this year that Volvo plans to go all-electric with online-only sales by 2030, the company has just shared plans for a new partnership to mass-produce batteries for its upcoming zero-emissions vehicles. On Monday, Geely-owned Volvo announced a new partnership with Swedish electric vehicle (EV) battery maker Northvolt, both of which will build […]
