Stories by Peter McGuthrie

South Korea is offering “tailored” benefits to Tesla to set up an electric vehicle (EV) plant in the country, according to statements made by President Yoon Suk-yeol as detailed in a report from Reuters. Yoon recently had a video call with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in which the latter said that South Korea was one […]

Electric vehicles (EVs) comprised the displacement of about 700 million gallons of gasoline in 2021, accounting for roughly 1.9 billion miles driven during the year, according to data shared by the Argonne National Laboratory (via @Nat Bullard from BloombergNEF). Additionally, the data states that $1.3 billion was allocated away from gasoline purchases, representing a 0.54-percent reduction […]

Electric vehicle (EV) startups are desperately trying to catch up to Tesla’s reach beyond the U.S. market, with fellow automaker Rivian reaching beyond its home country’s borders this month for the first time. @Rivian had its first deliveries beyond the U.S., as debuted in a Canadian Open House event shared by the automaker on Twitter […]

Tesla Model Y buyers in Australia could bring the SUV’s price down by as much as $10,000, making it as affordable as the Mazda 3 with a new tax deal, according to The Driven. To achieve this level of savings, buyers must qualify for a combination of incentives including the country’s new fringe benefit tax […]

Starlink, SpaceX’s low-Earth orbit satellite internet service, is offering increased internet access in many rural regions where residents do not currently have stable connectivity, and the company has just become operational in one new island country. SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet is now available in Haiti, as the company has officially been registered as “Starlink Haiti […]

A revamped Model 3 is under development at Tesla, according to four people familiar with the plans in a report from Reuters on Monday. The updated model, dubbed “Highland,” is expected to decrease overall complexity and reduce the number of components in the Model 3’s interior. Additionally, the new Model 3 will focus on factors […]

Tesla’s latest version of the Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta can detect certain kinds of Autopilot-defeat devices and the company plans to adapt the version according to new methods discovered over time, reports @Teslascope. If detected using such devices, the FSD beta’s software version 10.69.3.1 will force Autopilot disengagement and it will result in strikes against […]

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) startup NIO has been a key player in the country’s emerging EV industry in the past few years, and the company has just surpassed an important milestone. NIO reached its eighth anniversary on Friday, and the company says it has roughly 270,000 worldwide users, according to a report from CnEVPost. It’s […]

Automakers are shifting toward offering subscription-based feature upgrades like Tesla, with Mercedes now selling a boost feature for a yearly charge. Mercedes-Benz announced a $1,200 per year upgrade for what it calls an “acceleration increase,” cutting up to a second off of its EQ vehicles’ acceleration times, according to a report from The Drive. The […]

VinFast held a delivery ceremony on Friday, officially exporting its first batch of VF 8 electric vehicles (EVs) to the U.S., according to a press release on Friday. The event oversaw 999 VF 8 units which are expected to arrive in California in roughly 20 days, while customers can expect to receive their first deliveries […]

Tesla is ‘recalling’ roughly 80,000 vehicles in China due to seatbelt and software issues, according to the State Administration for Market Regulation in a statement on Friday (via The Wall Street Journal). The regulator said that a recall filing had been for Tesla’s vehicles, which is currently the second largest automaker in the country. The […]

The price of charging an electric vehicle (EV) can fluctuate significantly, and a recent update to some Tesla Supercharging shows the company offering more affordable peak pricing than in the past. Tesla has cut Supercharging prices throughout much of Los Angeles and other parts of Southern California, as spotted by @BLKMDL3 and shared in a […]

General Motors (GM) is set to launch more than 15 electric vehicles in China by 2025, according to statements from the automaker during its Tech Day event on Tuesday in Shanghai. The EVs are set to be launched on GM’s Ultium drivetrain, and the company expects to have an annual production capacity of about one […]

Automakers are going electric, and Mazda is just one such company making huge investments to help accelerate plans for electrification. Mazda shared plans to spend $10.6 billion on electrifying its vehicles on Tuesday, and the company is considering an investment into battery production. Similar investments have been made by rivaling Japanese automakers Toyota and Honda, […]

Along with its own Starlink launches, SpaceX also provides launches for several other companies, government agencies and more. In one such launch, the company successfully launched a satellite for Eutelsat into geosynchronous orbit on late Tuesday evening. SpaceX successfully launched the Eutelsat 10B mission on Tuesday using its Falcon 9 booster. The first stage was […]