Tesla’s auto brand maintained high levels of brand loyalty despite controversies surrounding CEO Elon Musk, as shown in a recent S&P Global Mobility study, reports Bloomberg. The 2023 study, shared on Monday, looked at 11.7 million new-vehicle registrations and gives out awards based on U.S. household vehicle ownership and whether customers go with the same […]
Ford is extending its delay to F-150 Lightning production, after an issue earlier this month caused one of the electric trucks to catch on fire, according to a statement from the automaker on Friday (via CNBC). The news comes after Ford paused production of the F-150 Lightning last week, saying that the halt would last […]
China could be looking to launch nearly 13,000 satellites to rival SpaceX’s Starlink internet constellation, according to researchers in a South China Morning Post report. In a paper published in the Chinese Journal of Command Control and Simulation, Professor Xu Can of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA’s) Space Engineering University in Beijing and his research […]
The City of Venice, Florida has added a total of three Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles (EVs) to its fleet for testing, one of which is set to be used as a police vehicle, according to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. All three entered service earlier this month, though the Police Department’s Model 3 still requires an […]
It’s officially been a year since Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov requested that SpaceX activate Starlink internet in the country, and now the official says the country has become one of the most connected countries in the world. @Fedorov pointed out on Thursday that it’s been a full year since he tweeted at Elon […]
Tesla appears to be selling off some of the existing inventory of its Model S and X units in the U.S., as spotted by @Tslachan on Thursday. As Tslachan points out, many of the vehicles in Tesla’s inventory are demo vehicles, with some having less than 50 miles on their odometers. Users in the thread […]
Tesla has once again shifted its estimated delivery dates for the Model Y in Germany, as spotted on Thursday by @Tslachan. The Model Y rear-wheel-drive (RWD) variant now shows an estimated delivery timeline of 2 to 4 weeks, down from previous estimates of 2 to 5 weeks. Additionally, the Long Range and Performance variants now […]
In a video shared by @WhatsInside on Thursday, a Tesla Cybertruck prototype is seen attempting to jump the curb in front of the company’s newest global engineering headquarters in Palo Alto, California. Despite the Cybertruck’s clearance looking entirely large enough to hop the curb with no problems, the video shows a team grabbing wooden ramps […]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced new 2023 requirements for its “Top Safety Pick” and “Top Safety Pick+” awards in a press release on Thursday. While many vehicles were booted from the ranking, Tesla’s Model Y remained despite a range of new testing procedures and stricter guidelines. The Model Y earned the IIHS’s […]
A Tesla Model 3 that appears to be a prototype of the automaker’s rumoured Highland project refresh was spotted in Fremont by @The Kilowatts on Wednesday, complete with new wheels that could come stock with the entry model. The post includes photos of the Model 3 from the sides near the front and the rear, […]
Electric vehicle (EV) startup automaker Lucid Motors held its fourth-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, in which its reported revenue failed to meet its own expectations for 2022, as reported by CNBC. The automaker finished the year with roughly $4.4 billion in cash, and around $500 million available through lines of credit which it expects to […]
SpaceX has made changes to pricing on its Residential service plans, with each change being dependent on local capacity for the service, as seen in an email sent to one Reddit user on Wednesday (via @Nathan Owens). Per the email, Starlink’s service will increase in price by $10 to $120 per month in areas with […]
Ahead of the long-awaited Tesla Cybertruck, one new sighting of the vehicle’s prototype has surfaced showing off the vehicle’s impressive air suspension. A video walkaround of the Tesla Cybertruck was shared on the Cybertruck Owners Club website on Wednesday, showing the futuristic electric pickup at what appears to be maximum air suspension height. The Cybertruck […]
NASA on Wednesday announced that it is delaying SpaceX’s Crew-6 Mission Launch to February 27, expected to take place at 1:45 a.m. Eastern Time. The Crew-6 mission will lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, with live coverage beginning on Sunday at 10 p.m. Eastern Time. UPDATE: NASA's @SpaceX #Crew6 mission […]
Tesla has begun assembling batteries at its Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, but the company says it now plans to focus battery cell production in the U.S. due to incentives from the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (via Reuters). This makes Tesla one of the first companies to shift its battery cell strategies following the massive incentives offered […]
