Rental vehicle company Hertz is beginning to add electric vehicles (EVs) to its fleet, with a new listing on its website showing that the company is ready to expand its EV offerings. Hertz now plans to add thousands of Tesla Model Y units to its rental fleet, according to the company’s website (via @SawyerMerritt). While […]
Tesla’s upcoming electric Semi has been on the public’s mind for years now, and as the vehicle gets closer to coming to fruition, users are seeing the truck around in the wild. A Tesla Semi was spotted in Palo Alto, California as shared in a photo posted to Reddit on Tuesday. The photo shows a […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk was in attendance at the first delivery event at the automaker’s new facility in Germany, and after the event, Musk gave a speech to factory workers about the success of the first delivery. Musk’s exclusive speech to factory workers at Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg was shared by the Tesla Welt Podcast on Tuesday. […]
The race to scale autonomous driving software is on, with many automakers testing their own versions of the technology — including Toyota. Toyota plans to conduct testing of Aurora’s self-driving system using its Sienna minivans in the Dallas Fort Worth area of Texas, according to Automotive News. The testing will include driving on highways, suburban […]
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said getting Starlink into Ukraine took over a month, with a new statement from the president detailing just how many Starlink kits the U.S. company has sent. Shotwell said that SpaceX has sent “thousands” of Starlink satellite kits to Ukraine, adding that a few other countries helped fund the project, according […]
Mercedes announced plans to launch a Level 3 self-driving system in the U.S., and one publication has already detailed its experience with the automated program. First looks at the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Drive Pilot surfaced over the weekend, as reported on Sunday by CNET. The system offers a Level 3 of driving automation and will be […]
A video released over the weekend shows SpaceX’s Starlink rectangular terminal, as it’s trimmed down to become more power-efficient. A video shared by MikeOnSpace on Sunday showed a teardown of the latest rectangular Starlink terminal, in which the host, Mike, makes it into a low-power panel. The video begins with Mike showing what he did […]
The top securities regulator in the U.S. called out Tesla CEO Elon Musk this week, saying he needs to remain in compliance with advanced approval for his use of Twitter. A filing with a federal court in Manhattan on Tuesday shows that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked Musk to remain bound to […]
Tesla is preparing to open another U.S. factory in Austin, Texas in the coming weeks Travis County, Texas officials approved Tesla’s GigaFest Texas grand opening party at the new Gigafactory in Austin, just two weeks ahead of the event, as reported by @BlueSkyKites on Tuesday (via @Sawyer_Merritt). According to a note, the event includes a […]
Newer Model Y units delivered from Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory began including cargo hooks and a cover last month, and now it appears that the new German Model Y units will also include the feature. Tesla’s made-in-Germany Model Y units are delivering with the same cargo covers and hooks as those made in China, as seen […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been a good hype man for his electric vehicle (EVs) company Tesla, and the opening of a new factory in Germany has him celebrating once again. Tesla and Musk oversaw the initial delivery of 30 Grünheide-built vehicles from its new Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg on Tuesday, according to Reuters. @Tesla_Adri also shared […]
After an Oklahoma bill stopping Tesla and other automakers from selling direct vehicles in the state passed the first round of legislation, Tesla is once again asking its fans to reach out to local representatives. Tesla has reiterated a previous call for fans to make their voices heard on Oklahoma House Bill 3994, according to […]
Tesla CEO and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk could be set to become a trillionaire in the years to come, as depicted in a new round of research. A new study conducted by Tipalti Approve is predicting that Musk will become a trillionaire by 2024, according to Yahoo Finance. The study is based on annual growth […]
Tesla’s first Model X refresh with five seats has been delivered, according to multiple users on the Tesla Motors Club forum on Saturday. A user in the thread noted that their Model X Long Range refresh with five seats was delivered on Saturday, adding a few imperfections that will require service down the road. […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the company was working on its Master Plan 3, and he has now followed up with a few details about the program. Now @ElonMusk has added that the plan’s subjects will be “scaling to extreme size, which is needed to shift humanity away from fossil fuels,” as well as […]
