China is the world’s largest auto market and the country plays a major role in Tesla’s success, but a recent recall is affecting over 100,000 electric vehicles (EVs) built between 2019 and 2022. Tesla plans to recall as many as 127,785 Model 3 units in China due to issues with a semiconductor component that could […]
U.S. President Joe Biden signed an order saying the government will only purchase electric vehicles (EVs) by 2035, and more recently, his administration held a meeting to discuss EVs and charging. The Biden administration held a meeting on Wednesday to discuss EVs and charging infrastructure with a number of major automaker heads including Tesla CEO […]
The day is here for Tesla’s Cyber Rodeo event at Gigafactory Texas, and ahead of the factory opening event and coinciding live stream, one videographer has spotted a number of completed decorations for the party. @JoeTegtmeyer has shared new photos of decorations for tonight’s Gigafactory Texas Cyber Rodeo event, with doors set to open at […]
SpaceX is targeting Friday, April 8 for the launch of its Ax-1 Mission for Axiom Space, according to a page on the company’s website shared on Wednesday (via Twitter). The Falcon 9 booster and Dragon spacecraft are already set up vertically at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The […]
After Congress approved U.S. President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan to implement 500,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the U.S. last year, a watchdog has noted that the country may require more than double that figure for federal use. The U.S. government may need over 100,000 charging stations if it hopes to support mainstream EV […]
Tesla battery supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) is doubling down on electric vehicle (EV) battery production with wind under its sails from a recent approval to build a factory in Germany. CATL gained approval to move forward with building battery cells at its EV battery factory in Thuringia, Germany, as the first push in a […]
Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas is preparing for its Cyber Rodeo event set to begin on Thursday, with stages and finalized construction spotted in a nighttime drone flyover from @JoeTegtmeyer one day ahead of the event on Wednesday. Tegtmeyer points out that lots of stages have been set up on the factory’s western side and that transformations […]
After Tesla canceled its plans to reopen Gigafactory Shanghai on Monday, the automaker will remain closed for at least a few more days as pre-ordered semiconductor chips have no place to go. Tesla’s shutdown of Gigafactory Shanghai has now reached 12 days (including 2 days from March) without production, as semiconductor chips pile up at […]
Tesla began rolling out its Tesla Vision camera-based sensor system last May, and the automaker has now announced plans to begin shifting away from radar in other markets around the world, too. Tesla plans to stop equipping vehicles for European and Middle Eastern markets with radar starting as soon as this month, and will instead […]
Electric vehicles (EVs) are sweeping countries worldwide, with Australia seeing one of Tesla’s vehicles become the nation’s top-selling EV so far in early 2022. The Tesla Model 3 is leading the EV market so far in Australia, with the electric sedan making up an astounding 65 percent of all EVs sold in the country through […]
Traditional automakers are moving to begin producing their first few electric vehicles (EVs), and a new partnership between two manufacturers is expected to produce millions of affordable EVs within the decade. General Motors (GM) and Honda plan to partner on the development of a line of affordable EVs starting in 2027, according to the automakers. […]
Following Volkswagen’s launch of the ID Buzz electric vehicle (EV), the automaker’s commercial units head has announced that the company is developing an EV to be used for self-driving taxi services. Volkswagen is planning a self-driving taxi with a “special purpose vehicle” based on its ID Buzz, according to Automotive News Europe. The vehicle will […]
Following news over the weekend that Tesla was considering building a service center in Lenexa, Kansas, the automaker has moved forward with a proposal to the city’s planning commission. Tesla has requested a service center in Lenexa, which would become the first Tesla repair shop in Kansas, according to the Kansas City Business Journal. The […]
The head of NIO’s Europe Operations says the company may be open to sharing its battery swap technology with other automakers, according to Automotive News Europe. Managing Director of NIO Europe Hui Zhang said to journalists at a Norwegian event last week that the EV startup was already talking to other automakers, without naming any […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk became Twitter’s largest stakeholder with a 9.2 percent stake in the company earlier this week, and now the social media company’s CEO has detailed a specific role Musk will fill. Musk has joined the Board of Directors at Twitter after becoming a stakeholder in the company, according to CNBC. After the […]
