SpaceX announced the development of a Starlink mesh Wi-Fi router system in January, which the company has apparently now completed. You can now buy a mesh Wi-Fi router for Starlink on the company’s website for $130, according to a post on Reddit on Thursday. Some users in the thread are noting that the mesh router […]
Ark Invest expects Tesla’s shares to shoot up to $4,600 by 2026 in expected value, based on the firm’s open-source Tesla model, according to a post on the company’s website. The firm’s Monte Carlo model is open-source to the public because it “strengthens the quality of [its] research,” allowing others to see and react to […]
After several delays to Tesla’s reopening of Gigafactory Shanghai, the automaker has apparently received a green light from local authorities to reopen, according to two sources familiar with the topic. Tesla plans to resume production at its Gigafactory Shanghai on April 18, according to the sources and as reported by Reuters on Friday. The Shanghai […]
Mercedes-Benz unveiled the Vision EQXX electric vehicle (EV) with 621 miles of range, last year, and one executive from the automaker says the high range is part of the company’s focus on efficiency. The German automaker plans to produce EVs that consume just 10 kilowatt-hours of energy per 100 km (62 miles), in its 100-kilowatt/hour […]
Photo: Dogecoin FoundationSpaceX will work with the Dogecoin Foundation on a Starlink internet access project, as detailed by the group in a web post on Monday. Dogecoin has announced the RadioDoge project which combines radio technology with global Starlink internet to bring Dogecoin access to those without traditional internet infrastructure, according to the Dogecoin Foundation […]
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk casually offered to buy Twitter for $43 billion in cash this week, and one analyst predicts that the buyout will, in fact, take place. Wedbush’s Daniel Ives believes Twitter will accept Musk’s buyout offer of around $43.4 billion, though it won’t happen without a significant amount of drama, according […]
As battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) shift to become the newest automotive trend for consumers, Volkswagen has documented a major jump in deliveries in the year’s first quarter. Volkswagen’s deliveries of BEVs jumped 65 percent year-over-year in Q1, according to a press release shared on Thursday by the automaker. By the end of March, Volkswagen delivered a […]
Nearly 700,000 Tesla shareholders are asking questions for an upcoming Q&A, as can be seen on a ranked-choice voting forum for the investors. Questions from Tesla’s shareholders for the upcoming Q1 earnings Q&A session can now be seen in a forum at SayTechnologies.com. The site includes an upvoting system for shareholders to vote for their […]
Following Tesla’s software update to fix the “Boombox” feature after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a safety recall in February, the automaker is now adding more vehicles to the number affected by the issue. Tesla is now adding extra vehicles to the prior recall over the EV’s pedestrian warning system. While the […]
After successfully launching the first all-private human space flight earlier this month, NASA and SpaceX have announced a slight adjustment to an upcoming launch. NASA and SpaceX have delayed the launch of the Crew-4 mission and are now targeting Saturday, April 23 for the launch, with a launch window beginning at 5:26 a.m. EDT, according […]
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta is updated regularly and the most recent update has expanded to more existing users in the United States and Canada. Tesla’s FSD beta 10.11.2 started rolling out to more existing testers in the U.S. and Canada on late Tuesday, according to a photo shared by @AndrewGleissner on Wednesday (via @WholeMarsBlog). […]
General Motors (GM) has announced a sourcing agreement with Australia’s Glencore supplying cobalt for the automaker’s EVs, as announced on Tuesday. Cobalt is one of the main metals used in the production of EV batteries, and Glencore’s cobalt will be used in GM’s Ultium battery cathodes for the Chevy Silverado EV, the GMC Hummer EV […]
Ford CEO Jim Farley announced on Wednesday the company is set to hold a launch event on April 26, 2022. An image reads, “F-150 Lightning Strikes,” with the date and also a link to the company’s online configurator for the electric pick up. The event is set for 1:30pm ET, from the Rouge Electric Vehicle […]
Like many automakers, Volkswagen has recognized and imitated Tesla’s business model in a handful of ways, but now it’s also the first major automaker to implement an online ordering system like the EV giant. Volkswagen has launched the order configurator for online sales in Germany, first featuring the ID.4 and ID.5 models and later to […]
Following Tesla’s release of the viral “Flying Through Giga Berlin” video last month, the videographer shared some of his thoughts and processes from inside the Grünheide, Germany factory, using a first-person view (FPV) drone from DJI. Drone videographer Ferdinand Wolf talked to TechRadar last week about setting up for and performing the video’s shots, describing […]
