SpaceX shared new Starlink IP addresses for several super remote islands and one coastal territory, as spotted and shared by @Nathan Owens on Wednesday. Owens noted Starlink IPs on the remote regions of Mayotte, Reunion and the Solomon Islands, and in the South American coastal country of French Guiana. The news seems to signal that […]
Tesla has set quarterly delivery records in at least four European countries for Spain, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden combined, as seen in registration data compiled by EU-EVs (via @Roland Pircher). The data shows compiled deliveries from the four countries across quarters dating as far back as Q4 2020. Tesla has surpassed its deliveries records […]
Tesla’s holiday software update began rolling out earlier this month, and it included an “automatic turn signals” feature that automatically turns off turn signals once fully entering a lane. This feature has been available on the Model S and Model X, but now it makes its way to the Model 3 and Model Y, leveraging […]
As the U.S. appears to continue heading into a recession, Tesla may be making some serious moves to cut labor and hiring costs at the company. Tesla has reportedly enacted a hiring freeze and a new round of layoffs may be coming as soon as next quarter, according to a source familiar with the matter […]
A new proposal in Canada could oversee the country mandating electric vehicle (EV) sales as soon as 2025, following suit with some countries and U.S. states who have placed future bands on gas car sales. Canadian Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault proposed new gas car sales regulations on Wednesday, which could ban the sale of gas […]
After VinFast exported its first electric vehicles (EVs) to the U.S. about a month ago, the company’s first cars are finally arriving. VinFast’s first 999 EVs arrived in the U.S. this week, as a vessel first docked at California’s Port of Benicia, according to a press release shared on Tuesday. The Vietnamese auto company expects […]
Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) has begun developing electric vehicle (EV) batteries at its first plant beyond China, and right on schedule. CATL started producing lithium-ion EV batteries at its new plant in Germany’s Erfurt, Thuringia, according to a press release shared on Wednesday. The factory’s first batch of battery cells rolled off the production […]
A Russian arms supplier claims it developed technology for detecting Starlink dishes within a certain range, allowing military forces to target and attack the SpaceX hardware. Russia’s Sestroretsk Arms Factory unveiled the “Borshchevik” (“Hogweed”) system, as developed to locate Starlink dishes from distances up to 10 kilometers (6.2) miles away, according to a report from […]
General Motors (GM) is recalling 140,000 Chevy Bolt electric vehicles (EVs) in North America, citing fire risks related to the carpet, according to a report from Reuters on Tuesday. The risks come from an area of the carpet material where the front seat belt pretensioners are, where experts say the floor carpeting fibers could catch […]
It’s been a whirlwind few months at Twitter, after CEO Elon Musk purchased the company for $44 billion following months of back and forth. Twitter owner Musk is currently looking for a new person to head the company, according to sources who spoke with CNBC on Tuesday. It’s no surprise Musk is finding a new […]
After Lucid Motors announced plans to raise additional funding in August, the startup electric vehicle (EV) maker has officially raised more money, primarily through one large sale of shares. Lucid said on Monday that it has raised $1.5 billion in a planned equity offering, with around $915 million coming from a private sale of around […]
A video shared by Tobias Lindh on YouTube on Tuesday shows updates to Tesla’s Gigafactory in Grünheide, Germany, showing packed lots full of cars, following a milestone in which it produced 3,000 Model Y units in a week. The drone video, which was taken on Sunday, shows multiple parking lot areas outside of Giga Berlin […]
@Tesla announced on Monday that it has reached 500,000 solar panel and solar roof installations, equating to around 4GW of clean energy. Tesla paused all solar roof installations in July, with some onlookers citing potential supply issues as a cause for the halt. In September, Tesla began requiring the purchase of a Powerwall with all […]
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta is allegedly being tested in the United Kingdom, as noted by @Teslascope on Monday, running off of an internal build of single-stack software. The Teslascope account says Tesla has been testing the FSD beta “with the help of dozens of primarily secret employees.” Later in the thread, the account adds […]
The U.S. Postal Service is planning to announce plans to buy 66,000 electric vehicles (EVs) by 2026 on Tuesday, set to be one of the country’s largest electric fleets, according to a report from the Washington Post. The news is expected to be announced by the Biden administration on Tuesday, with the agency planning to […]
