The safety of Tesla’s vehicles has largely been heralded, especially with Autopilot engaged, despite some properly guided concerns over electric vehicle (EV) battery fires. Still, Tesla’s cars are incredibly safe, and Tesla has recently released its Q4 2020 vehicle safety report. Perhaps unsurprisingly, its crash rates are still much lower with Autopilot engaged. In the […]
It’s safe to say that most United States residents don’t feel great about their internet service provider (ISP). Especially when working from home, ISPs seem to have a lot of power, as some are seeing throttled speeds due to heavy demand on networks. However, SpaceX’s Starlink presents a whole new option to come, and likely […]
Foxconn has been making our precious iPhones for Apple to deliver around the world for quite some time now, but according to new reports, the company now has plans to branch out into a new sector. On Wednesday, Foxconn and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. put out a joint statement announcing their entry into the […]
Tesla’s growth is worldwide right now, but that doesn’t mean that the company has completed its growth plans in its home in the United States. In a new post on Reddit, user u/clarksonianpause confirmed that Tesla is currently building a new service center in Knoxville, Tennessee. The post, as shared in the Tesla Motors subreddit, […]
Tesla periodically refreshes its cars with small, incremental changes. These changes quickly become the talk of the Tesla community when they do, and it isn’t hard to figure out why. The latest comes regarding the anticipated rumour of a refresh for the Model S and Model X. On Thursday, Tesla Owners Online (@Model3Owners) said, “Latest […]
Electric vehicle (EV) fires pose a major safety threat to first responders, and US guidelines to deal with them are largely incomplete at this point, further exacerbating the issue, said the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Wednesday. The safety regulator said there are gaps in research regarding EV industry safety standards, especially with high-speed […]
Cobalt is a hot commodity in the world of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, but problems arise when we look at the mineral’s mining practices, hence the need for the recently-formed Fair Cobalt Alliance. As cobalt mining sites continue to run the risk of a number of human rights violations, companies like Tesla and Panasonic are […]
Rivian’s new electric delivery van for Amazon Prime has only been spotted a few times in the wild so far, though that’ll likely increase in the years and months to come. But in the newest sighting, the van’s looking fresh and new in a suburban neighborhood. Facebook user Jeffrey Chen posted a series of photos […]
Starlink’s low-Earth orbit satellite internet is already making waves around the world in its limited beta form with its first expansion beyond North America. In a new video uploaded Sunday by YouTube channel The Signal Path, host Shahriar breaks down SpaceX’s Starlink satellite dish layer by layer, discussing the structure’s construction in great detail. All […]
Norway, like many places throughout the world, is experiencing the meteoric rise of electric vehicles (EVs), and in particular, of the globally-popular Tesla Model 3. In December 2020, the Tesla Model 3 sold 4,232 units in Norway, landing it at the top of the country’s EV sales, according to EV Sales Blogspot. Additionally, the Model […]
A new challenger has entered the ring to rival Rivian’s electric delivery van for Amazon, and it’s reportedly coming alongside an electric pallet to make moving packages easier. The EV600 commercial electric truck will be one of two initially-released products for FedEx from General Motors’ (GM’s) new startup, BrightDrop, which is set to launch later […]
The world of internet service providers (ISPs) is competitive, to be sure, and in the years to come, as more low-Earth orbit satellite internet companies arise, they’ll become that way too. To keep up with competition, Russia’s State Duma legislative body is considering imposing fines on those who use Western-based satellite companies like SpaceX’s Starlink, […]
Following a successful NIO Day event, with the launch of its ET7 Sedan and its stock subsequently reaching an all-time high, there are questions as to NIO’s role in taking on electric vehicle (EV) tech giant Tesla (TSLA) in China, the former’s home market. On Monday, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives was featured on TD Ameritrade’s […]
Last year, Sony alluded to a potential upcoming electric vehicle (EV), and just when the world started to forget, the company dropped a stunning new video of a prototype. On Monday, Sony released a teaser video of public road testing for the Vision-S prototype, and at first glance, it’s a beautiful piece of EV machinery. […]
While Tesla’s cars are largely considered safe from accidents and other driving-related incidents, the biggest criticism of electric vehicle (EV) safety in general is the correlation with battery fires. In a new bid to push the EV auto industry towards safer car batteries, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Saturday it will increase […]
