After being arrested, not once, but twice, for riding in the backseat of a Tesla with no one at the wheel, 25-year-old Param Sharma has done it again, shortly following release from a two-day stint at Santa Rita jail, according to KTVU. On Wednesday afternoon Sharma sat down with Jesse Gary of KTVU in San […]
As Tesla’s Gigafactory Austin production facility nears completion, the crown jewels of its electric vehicle (EV) assembly are its GigaPress casting machines. The company currently has operational versions of the GigaPress casting machine at its Fremont and Shanghai factories, with one now beginning operations at Gigafactory Texas. In a video shared by YouTube channel scouts […]
Tesla is looking to add EVE Energy Co. to its Gigafactory Shanghai supply chain, according to four people familiar with the matter (via Reuters). The deal seeks to increase and bolster the number of low-cost electric vehicle (EV) batteries, to help keep up with increasing demand. Alongside China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Company (CATL), EVE Energy […]
GMC previously unveiled the Hummer electric vehicle (EV) would release in early 2023. In a new teaser video posted on YouTube Wednesday by GMC Hummer EV, we see the electric Hummer performing some impressive road testing around Moab, Utah’s iconic hills. The video shows the “Supertruck,” as dubbed by GMC, climbing steep hills and clearing trenches, […]
On Wednesday, Tesla suddenly announced it suspended accepting Bitcoin payments, in a surprising change of pace that Wedbush says could harm the company in the long run. According to Business Insider, Wedbush’s Dan Ives said in a note Thursday that Tesla’s decision to suspend Bitcoin payments is “very surprising and confusing,” especially given Tesla’s astounding […]
Tesla buyers in Israel are reportedly awaiting delayed Model 3 deliveries, due to ongoing missile strikes in the Gaza Strip’s Port of Ashdod, according to YNet (via Teslarati). The Model 3 units, as were being imported from Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory, are being delayed by Tesla to ensure customer safety, in the midst of violent tensions […]
DRIVETRIBE shared a new video on Wednesday, in which host James May (the former host of BBC’s Top Gear) breaks down how his Tesla Model S has failed – due to the failure of the conventional 12-volt battery in the car’s front trunk. This particular battery seems to have died in May’s car while he […]
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet company has been expanding into countries around the world, following successful North American beta tests, and while the SpaceX company is still rolling out its satellite constellation. Starlink is expanding its reach in European Union (EU) countries, including Spain, with parent company SpaceX having registered two subsidiaries with Spain’s National […]
Google announced on Thursday that its cloud computing arm has secured a contract with SpaceX’s Starlink to provide computing and networking services to the internet company, according to CNBC. Google’s private fiber-optic internet network will be utilized in the up to seven-year deal to make swift connectivity to cloud services possible. In addition, SpaceX plans […]
As seen in photos and NASAspaceflight.com footage from Mary (BocaChicaGal) on Tuesday, SpaceX is preparing to lift SN15 back onto the launch pad, this time onto Suborbital Pad B. The news follows last week’s successful SN15 lift off and landing without an explosion, despite later needing to extinguish a small fire. The nosecone test rig […]
Among electric SUVs, Tesla’s Model Y barely fell short in the Chinese auto market in April, landing the second most registered SUV spot behind a local competitor. According to new energy SUV registration data from the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (via 42how_), 5,520 Tesla Model Y units were registered in China in April, […]
Tesla has appointed a Director for its upcoming operations in India, according to an updated LinkedIn job title found by TeslaClubIN (via Teslarati). Prashanth R. Menon, an employee of four years, has been selected as Tesla’s Country Director in India and was promoted from Direct Cost, Process, and Regulatory Advisory at Tesla U.S. The U.S. […]
Lucid Motors is in the process of going public through the Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) Churchill Capital IV (CCIV), and despite its recent success, the company’s CEO is not so sure it can produce just 20,000 electric vehicles (EVs) in 2022. Seeking Alpha reported Wednesday that Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson wouldn’t commit to […]
Tesla is looking to enter the U.S. renewable credit market, according to two sources familiar with the matter (via Reuters). The news comes following major electric vehicle (EV) support from U.S. President Joe Biden, who has recently weighed in on emissions goals and passed an infrastructure bill featuring a $174 billion (USD) investment into EVs […]
On Monday evening, 25-year-old Param Sharma was arrested by Highway Patrol in Oakland, California after being spotted in the back seat of a Tesla Model 3 with Full Self-Driving (FSD) engaged, according to KTVU. Arrested on two counts of reckless driving and disobeying a peace officer, Sharma spent the night in Santa Rita jail and […]