After a judge upheld a decree for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to oversee Elon Musk’s tweets before he can post them, the Tesla and SpaceX head is hoping to have this consent decree overturned — again. Musk filed an appeal to a recent judge’s ruling not to halt the SEC’s oversight of his […]
While Canadian electric vehicle (EV) owners pay for electricity in the time it takes to charge, rather than the amount of energy used, Tesla is requesting that its fans in the country help to change that. Tesla is asking customers and fans to submit comments on why Measurement Canada should move to an energy-based billing […]
After NIO’s ES7 was spotted in the wild without camo wrap last month, many onlookers expected the company’s launch of the vehicle to be imminent — and now, the vehicle is available to customers just over a month later. NIO launched its new ES7 electric SUV on Wednesday, which it says is its first application […]
Tesla vehicles have accounted for almost 70 percent of reported crashes with driver-assist systems engaged since last June, as detailed in new traffic figures shared on Wednesday. However, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says Tesla’s reports may not be as complete as the company would like us to think, according to CNBC. The […]
SpaceX Starlink users using the service on moving vehicles and marine transportation should be dropped from the service, according to one competing company. The Dish Network has urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to shut down unauthorized Starlink use on moving boats and cars, according to a report on Monday from PCMag. Dish calls the […]
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia will be financing Edify Energy and the latter’s plan to build Australia’s largest approved grid battery, leveraging Tesla Megapacks, according to a press release shared on Tuesday. Located in Darlington Point outside of Griffith in New South Wales, the system features 150 MW by 300 MWh of energy storage system, […]
LG Energy Solution is planning to invest 730 billion won ($568 million USD) to expand its Ochang, South Korea production facility, according to Reuters. The company will use the funding to add 9 gigawatt-hours of production capacity, primarily to produce increased levels of Tesla’s next-generation 4680 battery cells, with 580 billion won ($449.8 million USD) […]
A Tesla executive who has been integral in helping the company expand into India has reportedly quit, after the company failed to clinch lowered import duties on cars. Manuj Khurana, the policy and business development at Tesla India, has departed from the company after the automaker halted talks about selling cars in India, according to […]
As legacy automakers like Ford launch their first few electric vehicles (EVs), they’re bound to have some quirks — or major issues — that need to be resolved, like one issue the company is having with its Mustang Mach-E. Ford is asking dealers to halt delivery of the Mustang Mach-E over a propulsion malfunction that […]
Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout has been in progress since April, and for the first time, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO is set to address the company’s employees. Musk is set to attend a company-wide meeting at Twitter on Thursday, as stated in an email by CEO Parag Agrawal on Monday, reports Business Insider. The meeting […]
NASA is requesting that SpaceX ensure a launch of the Starship rocket would avoid risking any nearby launch infrastructure, according to a senior official from the space agency speaking with Reuters. The news adds another complication to the company’s Starship launch plans, after the launch has been delayed multiple times for an ongoing environmental review […]
As costs for raw materials continue to increase the build price of many electric vehicles (EVs) some automakers have joined together to ask the U.S. to change its tax credit stipulations. Automakers General Motors (GM), Ford, Stellantis and Toyota all helped to urge Congress on Monday to raise the cap on the $7,500 EV tax […]
One Tesla Model S Plaid driver apparently set another new record with the EV, performing a 1/4-mile sprint in just 8.834 seconds and reaching a speed of 161.37 mph — even eliciting a response from CEO Elon Musk. In the post, shared by @BLKMDL3, there’s a picture of the Model S Plaid in question, showing […]
The Tesla Model Y finally arrived in Australia last week, and after going on sale, demand for the electric SUV is skyrocketing. Demand for Tesla’s Model Y in Australia has pushed the delivery timeline for new orders as far out as February through May 2023, according to the company’s website and as reported by […]
Tesla has been hiring around 500 to 600 people per month at Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, according to statements from a regional economy minister made on Monday, and as reported by Reuters. At a conference, Economic Minister Joerg Steinbach said Tesla has recruited around 4,100 to 4,500 staff thus far. Steinbach said, “The situation of carmakers in […]
