Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the automaker will use IDRA’s 9,000-ton Giga Press for the Cybertruck’s body, with the massive machine recently on display in Italy. The Tesla Cybertruck’s 9,000-ton Giga Press was showcased at an open house from the manufacturer IDRA, as detailed by an engineering student who recently got to see the […]
After SpaceX launched the Crew-4 mission in April, the company has encountered an issue ahead of its next launch to the International Space Station. NASA has delayed a SpaceX Dragon cargo launch originally set for June 10, due to elevated readings on the spacecraft’s Draco thruster system during the propellant loading phase, according to a […]
Pre-orders for Volkswagen’s ID Buzz began last month with a starting price of 64,581 euros ($69,078 USD), and now the company is beginning to share more details about the electric van’s interior. Volkswagen shared a few details about the ID Buzz’s interior in a press release on Wednesday, such as having up to eight USB-C […]
As Tesla continues to expand its presence throughout mainland China, the automaker is also looking to capitalize on the country’s northern regions. Tesla opened its first store in Inner Mongolia this week, located in Hohhot, according to a report from CnEVPost. The site remains an important piece of a push to expand throughout Northern China, […]
As electric vehicle (EV) startup Lucid Motors continues to expand its reach in a burgeoning market, the company has now unveiled an important set of payment options that could increase deliveries in the years to come. Lucid Motors has unveiled its Lucid Financial Services program, a set of financing options shared in partnership with Bank […]
Many investors are looking to gain a piece of SpaceX’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet business, but when they’ll be able to, the company and its leader still are not sure — despite a few years of delays already. An initial public offering (IPO) of SpaceX’s Starlink will still be three or four years away […]
Swedish electric vehicle (EV) company Polestar has shared plans to debut its next vehicle, set to hit markets later this year. Polestar will debut its first performance SUV, the Polestar 3, in October of 2022, according to a press release shared on Tuesday, showcasing the vehicle undisguised for the first time. As detailed in the […]
After Tesla revealed plans for a diner, drive-in theater and a Supercharger in Hollywood, renderings for the upcoming charging location have now been imagined. Architectural engineer @Ed Howard shared what he imagines are renderings of Elon Musk’s Tesla diner with a drive-in theater and Supercharger station, including 20 different Easter Eggs. The high-resolution images show […]
Tesla’s cars have remained the top-selling vehicles in the emerging zero-emission sector, although the company is still not supported by subsidies in some states like Texas. The best-selling electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S. aren’t eligible for Texas’s rebate program, since Tesla is not permitted to have dealerships in the state, according to a report […]
As Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory continues to recover and ramp up from a long production halt due to COVID-19 lockdowns, the automaker has made a handful of changes to expected delivery timelines in recent weeks. Tesla has reduced delivery wait times in China by as much as four weeks for some models, according to the automaker’s […]
Tesla users have seen the automaker update software time and time again, and while some improve the car’s interface, not all of them do — such as the choice to move the battery indicator away from the navigation info section, as one example. One Tesla driver suggested on Monday that the automaker move the battery […]
SpaceX has deployed its Starlink low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet to several countries and users at this point, and the company isn’t showing any signs of stopping with a new country in Europe now gaining access to the service. The French administrative court, the Conseil d’Etat, has awarded a 10-year license to SpaceX to operate […]
Tesla has remained in Ford’s crosshairs ever since electric vehicles (EVs) started gaining traction, and a recent move with the delivery of Ford’s first electric trucks seems to be trolling the all-electric automaker. Ford has been delivering units of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup with a Tesla charging adapter, which some speculate may be the […]
China’s electric automaker NIO has launched a home mobile charger that lets users discharge vehicles to offer power to other EVs or household appliances, according to a report from CnEVPost. The chargers let users connect vehicles to a 220V household outlet, gaining a max power of 2.85 kW, as shared earlier on Monday via the […]
Electric vehicles (EVs) are gradually continuing to creep upward amidst the larger auto market, and May’s sales in the United Kingdom show an impressive growth of the sector, despite the market trending downward as a whole. The UK auto market had an electric market share of 18.3 percent in May including plugin hybrids, up from […]
