Stories by Peter McGuthrie

Hydro-Quebec Joins Energy Storage Market with EVLO Subsidiary

Renewable energy storage is considered one of the world’s fastest-growing markets at this time, and Tesla isn’t the only one joining in on the fun. Canada’s largest electricity producer, Hydro-Quebec, shared Wednesday that it would be entering the energy storage market, directly competing against Tesla, according to Reuters. The Quebec government’s crown corporation released its […]

Tesla Increases Model 3 Component Orders from Pegatron for Q4: Report

Chalk this up as yet another sign Tesla demand is alive and well, as the latest report says the company has placed more component orders for its vehicles. Pegatron, the electronics company responsible for building Tesla’s EV central control system, has seen an uptick in Tesla orders in 2020’s fourth quarter, as reported by Digitimes. […]

Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta Internal Settings Discovered by Hacker

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta has been out for a few months now, and while it’s been fun to see it perform driverless routes on the internet, it’s easy to forget how much actually goes into the technology. On Tuesday, hacker @greentheonly set out to share just that information, showing a megathread of tweets depicting […]

Aurora Buys Uber ATG’s Self-Driving Technology

Self-driving technologies are a hot topic right now, as we see Tesla owners using the Full Self-Driving beta more regularly than ever. However, other companies still have yet to solidify plans for autonomous driving systems, or may just be purchasing their foot in the door to the market. On Monday, Uber announced that it has […]

Tesla Gigafactory Texas Construction Update: Day 138 [VIDEO]

Tesla has been busy, with factories going up in Berlin and in Austin, while still managing deliveries to customers around the world. A new update shows us that Gigafactory Texas is coming right along, and is still on track to complete its goals. In a video uploaded Monday by YouTube channel Jeff Roberts, Jeff shows […]

First Tesla 2021 Model 3 Refresh Deliveries Hit Australia

Tesla’s 2021 Model 3 comes with a number of exciting updates and is set for delivery around the world over the next few months. Australia’s first refreshed 2021 Model 3 has arrived, according to The Driven, and with many more on the way, those with Tesla reservations are likely getting excited right about now. This […]

Giga Berlin Deforestation Suspended Over Hibernating Snakes

Real snakes have complicated the building process at Giga Berlin, and CEO Elon Musk is likely not as keen on the sound of snake jazz as he once thought. On Monday, a German court ordered Tesla it needed to suspend its deforestation process at Gigafactory Berlin, due to environmentalist claims that cutting down more trees […]

Tesla Shanghai Hits Record 21,604 Deliveries in November

After Gigafactory Shanghai increased production shifts following the Chinese national holiday, Tesla was apparently really productive. Breaking record deliveries in the month directly following the move, the company has reached an impressive production turnout, just a half a year after the facility was completed. In November, Tesla Shanghai registered a record-breaking 21,604 vehicles to its […]

Tesla Plans to Raise $5 Billion in New Share Offering

After plans to sell $5 billion (USD) in shares a few months ago, Tesla’s (TSLA) stock price has continued to shoot through the roof, even after the sale. And now, the company plans to make another big sale of its shares. On Tuesday, Tesla announced plans to raise $5 billion for the second time this […]

Toyota Announces Electric SUV for Europe Coming in 2021

Toyota plans to unveil a brand new European-style electric SUV in 2021, before releasing the rest of an all-electric line, as reported by Autocar. The unnamed model will be similar in size to the CR-V and is set to be built at the company’s all-electric factory in Japan. It will also be the company’s first […]

Tesla Owner in Romania Builds Homemade Powerwall [VIDEO]

As Tesla continues to grow within the global electric vehicle (EV) market, certain regions will inevitably miss out on certain products. However, inventive Tesla owners will also go an incredibly long way to build their own working hardware, as is the case with one customer from Romania. Reddit user u/claudiusasu, a Tesla owner from Romania, […]