Stories by Peter McGuthrie

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is facing a lawsuit from a Twitter shareholder claiming his delay to disclose the purchase of the stake, manipulated the market. Musk is being sued by Twitter shareholder Marc Bain Rasella, who has alleged the CEO didn’t disclose the ownership of over 5 percent stake in the social media company immediately, […]

After a successful launch of the Ax-1 mission to the International Space Station last week, SpaceX has landed yet another contract for its reliable Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX has signed a contract with South Korea to launch five spy satellites by 2025 using its Falcon 9 booster, in order to monitor the military actions of […]

Vancouver, British Columbia led Canada’s electric vehicle (EV) registrations for much of last summer, and now the city’s planners are considering a yearly fee for gas stations and business owners to help push the rollout of EV charging stations. Vancouver city hall proposed a policy that could force gas stations and other parking lot owners […]

Tesla recently dropped radar sensors in favor of camera-based sensors in its Model S and X units, officially marking the final move away from radar sensors. Pure Vision Autopilot, which is Tesla’s camera-only version of the driver assistance feature, has a current speed limit of 80 mph (128 kph) max. Telsa owner @BLKMDL3 asked Elon […]

After Tesla increased the price of multiple of its vehicles in China, the company has managed to pull off record deliveries in the last month of Q1, as shown by new sales data in the country. Tesla sold 65,814 Shanghai-built vehicles in March, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) and as […]

Chinese Tesla rival NIO is now facing a factory shutdown in China, causing delays to current orders that will be passed to consumers, as stated by the company in a notice to customers. NIO warned customers over the weekend about upcoming delivery delays due to the automaker pausing production amidst the ongoing COVID-19 surge, according […]

Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) primarily come in just a few different models, but a new custom EV for transporting the deceased has emerged and it’s like nothing we’ve ever seen before. Funeral Director Stuart James Pilkington has debuted the funeral home’s new Tesla Wisper e-hearse, a fully-electric hearse in Warmley, South West England, according to […]

The Tesla Cybertruck may come with huge tires, if the ones being displayed at the automaker’s Cyber Rodeo event are any indication of the production models to come. Tesla’s Cybertruck on display at the Cyber Rodeo has huge 35-inch tires and 20-inch wheels, as seen in a photo from @BLKMDL3 shared on Thursday. The photos […]

With Tesla being a major supporter for Bitcoin, it’s only fitting that the automaker would team up with other companies to develop a completely renewable Bitcoin mine. Tesla is teaming up with Jack Dorsey’s Block, formerly known as Square, and the company Blockstream to develop a solar-powered Bitcoin mine in Texas, according to CNBC. The […]

After targeting Thursday morning for a launch window, SpaceX has successfully completed a launch for Axiom Space. SpaceX launched the Ax-1 Mission to the International Space Station on Thursday morning using the Falcon 9 booster and its Dragon spacecraft, as seen in a live stream shared by the company on Twitter. Four astronauts were launched […]

Following news that Tesla CEO Elon Musk purchased a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter and will join Twitter’s Board of Directors, the social media company apparently plans to address employee concerns with the change. Twitter plans to hold an Ask Me Anything (AMA) event with Musk to address employee concerns about his decision to join […]

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk visited the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Thursday, according to KOAA News 5. Musk was visiting as the distinguished speaker for the Ira C. Eaker Lecture series on National Defense Policy, speaking on topics such as space travel, colonization and the connection between military and commercial […]

After reports held that Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai may finally reopen this week, the automaker has sent a notification out to customers on Wednesday about the status of pre-ordered vehicles. Tesla is notifying customers in China about its production halt through the Tesla mobile app, according to a post and photo from Yan Chang (via @Tesla_Adri) […]

After a rough year of fire risk recalls on every Chevy Bolt electric vehicle (EV) ever made, the automaker is back and is looking to have a much better 2022 model year for the EV. Chevrolet hopes to rebound sales of the Bolt EV this year, following a year plagued with fire risk recalls, according […]

General Motors (GM) announced that the GMC Hummer EV is increasing production output after reservations surpassed 65,000 a couple of weeks ago, and now the electric truck is making its first rounds out in the world. A number of publications are putting out their very first reviews of the new GMC Hummer EV, and the […]