Tesla’s booth is officially set up at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) as spotted in photos taken by @Yan Chang shared on Tuesday. The photos include multiple angles of a red Model S Plaid and a white Model X Plaid, both of which can be seen in front of Tesla’s area of the conference. […]
Twitter’s “Chief Twit” @Elon Musk tweeted that he spoke with civil society leaders on Monday about how Twitter plans to “continue to combat hate & harassment & enforce its election integrity policies.” In a follow-up tweet, Musk also said that Twitter anyone taken off the platform for defying the rules would not be allowed back […]
Stellantis unveiled the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept at the 2022 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas, Nevada, taking place on Tuesday until November 4, according to a press release. The electric vehicle (EV) is expected to help Dodge kick off its path to electrification, and it includes three powertrain output levels […]
NIO, Xpeng Motors and Li Auto all saw their deliveries drop amidst COVID-19 prevention procedures in China, according to a report from the South China Morning Post. In addition to virus control measures straining supply chains and overall manufacturing, recent price cuts across the Tesla lineup also seemed to contribute to low sales for the […]
Comma AI President George Hotz said he plans to take time away from the company, and seems to be stepping away to a different venture, as seen in a letter posted on Github over the weekend (via @Chuck Cook). In the letter, Hotz said he hopes to move away from the open-source, automated driving project […]
Another successful SpaceX launch has led to another successful landing, this time for the U.S. military. For SpaceX’s 50th launch of 2022, it was a spectacular one. SpaceX successfully landed Falcon Heavy’s side boosters on Tuesday, representing the 150th and 151st recovery of orbital-class rockets. This was the first time Falcon Heavy has launched since […]
Tesla is sending some engineers and production staff from Gigafactory Shanghai to its factory in Fremont, California in hopes of boosting production at the U.S. plant, according to people familiar with the matter, reports Bloomberg. About 200 automation and control engineers are headed to Fremont to help increase output at Tesla’s Fremont factory, on an […]
Tesla is looking to start mass production of the Cybertruck by the end of 2023, according to two people familiar with the matter, reports Reuters. The target is roughly two years after CEO Elon Musk’s initial target for the electric truck when it was first shared in 2019. Last month, Tesla told news outlets it […]
Tesla held discussions with Glencore about potentially buying a stake in the Swiss commodities company, according to two people familiar with the matter in a report from Financial Times. The automaker talked about potentially buying a stake of between 10 and 20 percent in Glencore, and the companies began talks about the plan as early […]
Mazda is looking to unveil a new midterm plan for its electric vehicle (EV) strategy in November as it shifts to a “brand purpose” through 2030, according to a report from Automotive News. The Hiroshima-based automaker is set to announce its Q2 earnings on November 10, after missing plans to shift to an EV strategy […]
Twitter is set to require users to pay $20 a month for blue check verification under Elon Musk, according to people familiar with the matter and internal communications spotted by The Verge. The move is set to change how Twitter Blue works, which has long been discussed by Musk amidst preparations to take over the […]
SpaceX’s launch schedule for Starship and the Super Heavy booster’s first orbital launch is pegged for an “early December,” according to details shared by NASA (via Eric Berger @SciGuySpace). NASA shared details of steps remaining ahead of the orbital launch, including what is next for Booster 7 and Starship 24, such as more prop system […]
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd (CATL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with VinFast Trading & Manufacturing Joint Stock Company to cooperate on expanding collaboration on intelligent electric chassis products, as announced on Monday. The CATL Integrated Intelligent Chassis (CIIC) is a group of skateboard chassis designs integrating battery cells, electric motors and other electronics […]
Tesla shared a poster in China showing off the Tesla Model S Plaid, ahead of plans to debut the electric sedan at the upcoming China International Import Expo in Shanghai beginning on November 5 (@Yan Chang). The poster shows a shot of the Model S Plaid in front of a raceway-style sign displaying 2.1 seconds, […]
After Ford announced mandatory upgrades to dealerships that want to sell electric vehicles (EVs), and now the company is pushing back its deadline for dealers to decide on the investment. Ford is delaying the deadline for dealers to decide whether to add charging hardware and more at dealerships by about a month, as detailed in […]
