Stories by Peter McGuthrie

Tesla plans to announce a factory in the Mexican state of Nuevo León in early 2023, according to a report from local outlet Milenio shared earlier this week. The factory will reportedly be headed for a location to the west of the state’s Santa Catarina municipality, and the parties are apparently refining the last details […]

Electric vehicle (EV) rebates are one way government bodies are trying to accelerate consumer electrification, and Canada’s rebate program has largely been dominated by Hyundai over the past few months. Hyundai is leading Canada’s federal EV rebates through the first 11 months of this year, according to data reported by Automotive News Canada. The Hyundai […]

Popular tech reviewer Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) took Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) for a ride through New Jersey in a video shared on Wednesday. In the video, Brownlee is running the FSD beta version 2022.36.20 in his Model S Plaid. Brownlee starts the video by driving through some downtown areas with the FSD beta system, saying […]

The Tesla Semi debuted earlier this month with a delivery event for PepsiCo, and the automaker has since shared some footage of the electric semi truck’s rigorous testing, as a way to help encourage engineers to apply. Tesla engineers tested the Semi in a range of harsh conditions, as seen in a video posted on […]

SpaceX is now selling limited edition art prints commemorating its inaugural stacking of Starship 20 atop Booster 4 on its online store, available for $499 (via @Owen Sparks). The commemorative art print was made using aerospace-grade hardened stainless steel and was printed with an ultraviolet laser. In addition, SpaceX has coated the limited edition prints […]

Many Tesla owners have waited a long time for the popular gaming platform Steam to become available in their vehicles, and now that it is available in the Model S and Model X with a recent update, Tesla is launching a new storage device for the vehicles. Tesla has added a one-terabyte solid-state drive to […]

Twitter has suspended an account known for tracking Elon Musk’s private jet using publicly available data, according to a report from CNBC. The @ElonJet Twitter account had reached over half a million followers and was run by Florida-based college student Jack Sweeney. This comes after Musk has continually emphasized his position on free speech, even […]

Twitter head Elon Musk is continuing to shift the social media company’s business plans since taking over, and he recently shared some of his thoughts on the platform. Musk spoke with Mario Nawfal, Marc Andreessen, Ian Miles Cheong, and others in a recent conversation shared on the Elon Alerts YouTube channel. A supercut of the […]

Tesla’s German Gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg is apparently looking to expand its production capacity by adding another shift, allowing for round-the-clock production. This would place the plant’s run rate in line with previous forecasts from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Tesla plans to add a third shift at Gigafactory Berlin, bringing weekly Model Y production up to […]

Ford launched its electric F-150 Lightning earlier this year, and the vehicle has already earned its first award in the truck sector. Motortrend has named the Ford F-150 Lightning its 2023 Truck of the Year, calling it “the first electric pickup to appeal directly to the existing truck market.” Ford delivered its first F-150 Lightning […]

Electric vehicle (EV) charging remains a crucial barrier for the auto industry to overcome, and one major automaker has formed a new joint venture to deploy charging stations in Italy. On Tuesday, Volkswagen announced a new partnership with Enel X Way on a joint venture dubbed “Ewiva,” which is set to build as many as […]

Tesla has been ordered to upgrade one customer’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) hardware for free as Washington Judge Matthew A. Skau ruled that the automaker’s original claims amounted to “false advertising” (via electrek). The ruling came after plaintiff and Tesla owner Ian Jordan noted that the automaker said any hardware upgrades needed to run FSD would […]

Panasonic is shifting gears to start supplying hardware to automakers other than just Tesla, with a new company set to receive the manufacturer’s batteries. Tesla supplier Panasonic will now also supply rival automaker Lucid Group with electric vehicle (EV) batteries, according to a statement on Tuesday from the electronics manufacturer (via Reuters). “Partnerships with technology-leading […]

Each holiday season, Tesla rolls out a special software update that usually includes fun special features and significant upgrades. This year’s holiday update has officially been spotted by one Tesla owner in Canada. Tesla’s holiday update is rolling out in Canada as software version 2022.44.25, as seen by @James Locke on Tuesday in his Model […]

Tesla’s Model 3 was the best-selling luxury sedan produced in China for wholesale vehicle sales from January to November, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association in a graphic shared by @Mathias Føns on Tuesday. During the 11-month period in China, Tesla sold 235,700 Model 3 units built at Gigafactory Shanghai, beating out […]