Stories by Peter McGuthrie

This Tesla Model S Just Surpassed 1.3 Million Electric Kilometers Driven

After German Tesla enthusiast drove 745,645 miles (1.2 million km) and was congratulated by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the 2014 Model S owner is, amazingly, still not done yet. Hansjörg von Gemmingen-Hornberg has now driven his 2014 Tesla Model S P85 a total of 807,782 miles (1.3 million km), according to Teslamag. Gemmingen-Hornberg announced the […]

SpaceX Starlink Internet Coming to Portugal by June 2021, Report Says

SpaceX’s operations are vast, to be sure, but among its rapidly expanding Starlink low-Earth orbit satellite internet project, the company is looking to move into several new countries this year. In March, SpaceX formed SpaceX Portugal, which is set to be headquartered in Lisbon and give satellite internet access to 16,000 users in the country […]

Tesla HW3 Retrofit for Model 3 in Europe Now Rolling Out

After being delayed again earlier this year, Tesla’s Model 3 HW3 update is finally here, and European customers are already getting excited. Tesla is set to begin rolling out its Hardware 3.0 (HW3) retrofit for its Model 3 in Europe, according to reports from Model 3 owners in Germany (via Tesmanian; save 10% off floor […]

SpaceX President Wins Satellite Executive of the Year 2020 Award

SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell received the award for Satellite Executive of the Year 2020 from Via Satellite Tuesday at the Satellite Awards Ceremony in DC (via Michael Sheetz). This marks the second time Shotwell has won this award with SpaceX, which is actively launching its Starlink low-Earth orbit internet satellites, expected to cover the whole […]

Tesla ‘Fanbois’ Sent Death Threats, Says Mustang Mach-E Owner

On Saturday, Sergio Rodriguez, 41, began receiving death threats from Tesla fans on social media after driving his Ford Mustang Mach-E across the US, according to the Detroit Free Press. Rodriguez, a Tesla owner himself, had positive things to say about the experience, despite the fact that fans of Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) didn’t share […]

Watch: Tesla In-Cabin Camera Videos Shown in Color

Tesla’s in-cabin camera was recently discovered to have a “full color” RGB picture, based on footage discovered by hacker @greentheonly on Twitter. The news comes in the midst of larger debates over both the security concerns over the company’s footage, as well as driver monitoring systems, which are expected to help improve Tesla’s autonomy in […]

New York City’s Tesla Model 3 Taxi Fleet Expands

In a post on Linkedin last week (via Electrek), Savas Tsitiridis, the president of United Taxi Management NY, shared pictures of the previously reported Tesla Taxi in New York City. But this time, we see four more Tesla Model 3 taxis amongst the rest of the fleet – which is owned by vehicle leasing company […]

Tesla Short Sellers Have All But Disappeared for Now, Report Says

It’s been a wild ride for Tesla’s (TSLA) stock the past few years, and new questions have arisen as to the great vanishing of the company’s many short-sellers. Tesla, now a few years separated from its status as a classic controversial stock, has put many of its bears to sleep, its short-sellers have all but […]