Stories by Peter McGuthrie

Elon Musk has certainly been known to have a sense of humor. Floating back and forth between Tesla and SpaceX news all the way to jokes about “trashing him on Wikipedia,” Musk has made it a real point to interact with his fans on Twitter in both hilarious and helpful ways. In his newest comedy […]

Listening to music and driving is one of the most quintessential pairings out there. In the age of streaming, we have access to a world’s worth of music inside our cars, and some companies are making it even easier to listen to the music we love. According to a republished press release by Porsche (the […]

When considering which electric vehicle (EV) to buy, total range and charging times are probably the two most significant factors to consider. Now, Lucid Motors is touting one of its cars as the world’s fastest-charging EV. According to a press release by the EV company, the Lucid Air will be the quickest-charging EV in the […]

Tesla already has some of the most impressive speeds and hardware out there, especially for an electric vehicle (EV) company. This isn’t stopping the company from stepping up its builds year-to-year, however. In a reply on Twitter Tuesday, Elon Musk confirmed that the new Tesla Roadster 2.0 wheels will have only one central-locking nut like […]

Electric vehicles (EV) are a competitive product right now, and as a result, Tesla has had no shortage of feuds within the market lately. But in some recent good news about companies working together, Nikkei reported that Panasonic plans to invest over $100 million USD into Tesla’s Nevada Gigafactory 1 battery plant. The investment will go […]

While billionaires have only existed for about a century, the amount of them has increased significantly in modern history, as entrepreneurs try their hand at making products that will deliver cash flow. According to Yahoo Finance, Elon Musk has now been named the world’s fourth-richest person, following the rise of Tesla’s shares by 11% on Monday. […]

Tesla’s Autopilot feature still has a ways to go before it goes massively self-driving. Luckily, the next news story in updates to the electric vehicle’s (EV’s) Autopilot feature is here. According to a new report from the China Times as reported by electrek, Tesla and Broadcom’s joint manufacture of Tesla’s HW4.0 self-driving chip will begin […]

Tesla has been known to have disputes with other companies from time to time, though this behavior isn’t unprecedented when you understand all that they have to protect. According to Yahoo Finance, Tesla is currently in an open dispute with Chinese e-commerce company Pinduoduo. The dispute was caused by a promotion Pinduoduo ran, in which the […]

While the electric vehicle (EV) industry is taking off with the market’s passenger cars, the electric semi-truck market is just a few years behind. In spite of this, analysts seem to think that this will change significantly within the next five years, as we prepare to see major growth in the world’s electric semi-trucks. In […]

It isn’t hard to see how fickle the stock market can be, though anyone daring to take the plunge can also reap the benefits if they’re smart about it. MarketWatch reported Monday morning that Tesla’s stock had climbed 1.8% in Monday’s premarket trading period, meaning that the electric vehicle (EV) company would likely open the […]

While self-driving cars are just beyond the horizon, it’s hard to imagine what’s happening behind closed doors to take this tech from pipe dream to dream come true. In a recent interview with Tesla’s Elon Musk, Musk told Zachary Shahan of CleanTechnica that there is a team of 300 engineers behind the electric vehicle’s famed Autopilot […]

With the sweeping growth of electric vehicles (EVs) throughout the world, most companies are looking to expand the range of their own battery-operated cars to compete with the competition. Polestar has shared the results of a new study, according to CNET, in which the Tesla Model 3 and the Polestar 2 faced off (among others) […]

We all know Tesla’s performance models are fast, as depicted by many recent racing victories, but did you know they get even faster with the release of each software update? In a road test conducted by caranddriver.com and shared Thursday, the 2020 Tesla Model S proves its worth once again, improving from a 0-60mph acceleration […]

Tesla has done so much for the automotive industry that it’s easy to forget the major breakthroughs they’ve made in other sectors. On Tuesday, popular YouTube channel Undecided with Matt Ferrell shared a new video, in which the host takes a deep dive into Tesla’s solar panel cost including its incentives, solar costs around the […]

As the electric vehicle market continues to grow and saturate, it’s the nuances that are going to separate the sprinters from the marathon runners. According to The Street, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas has said that Tesla’s batteries could be a key component of the electric vehicle (EV) company’s future growth. Jonas increased his original […]