Tesla has announced more details on its Tesla Vision update, its camera-based Autopilot system. The company’s website on the weekend removed references to radar and the company has confirmed the change in a new support document. The company says they will be “continuing the transition to Tesla Vision”, and “beginning with deliveries in May 2021, […]
Canada’s federal zero-emission vehicles rebate program, known as iZEV, offers rebates towards battery electric and hybrid electric vehicles. According to The Canadian Press, about one-third of these federal rebates in Canada have gone to Tesla, based on data from Transport Canada. The program offers rebates of up to $5,000 CAD on new ZEV purchases. Data […]
Image credit: Motortrend The Village of Gates Mills in Northeast Ohio has received a donation for its police department—in the form of a 2019 Tesla Model S. According to a council meeting on May 11, 2021, Gates Mills Police Chief Gregg Minichello detailed the donation from a resident, a grey metallic 2019 Tesla Model S […]
Tesla appears to be limiting new sales of its Model S Plaid+, as the option has been greyed out on the company’s American website (via @SawyerMerritt). “I’ve been told by a source that Model S Plaid+ deliveries are estimated to begin in Mid-2022, not end of 2021,” said Merritt on late Thursday night. “Also, Tesla […]
Tesla CEO announced on early Thursday the company plans to hold a Tesla Model S Plaid delivery event at its Fremont factory in California. Elon Musk said the vehicle will be the “fastest production car ever” with its ability to go from 0 to 60mph in under 2 seconds. Tesla Model S Plaid delivery eventJune […]
Image via u/rawdigits With Tesla’s second-generation Roadster on display at the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles, California, we now have some confirmed information on how fast this electric vehicle can go—with its SpaceX package. According to an image of a plaque for the Roadster 2.0 shared by @BLKMDL3, it reveals the SpaceX package will allow […]
Update: Check out the full Ford F-150 Lightning reveal videos below. You can reserve a truck for $100 on Ford’s website. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxe352yOYyk “For both Ford and the American auto industry, F-150 Lightning represents a defining moment as we progress toward a zero-emissions, digitally connected future,” said Bill Ford, executive chair, Ford Motor Company, in a […]
The cryptocurrency market is experiencing a bloodbath at the moment, as a huge selloff is underway, especially for Bitcoin, which had fallen below $31,000 USD this morning, but has since risen back up to just under $40,000 USD as of writing, still a low for the largest cryptocurrency. Elon Musk has found himself in a […]
President Joe Biden made an unscheduled stop at Ford’s test track outside of Detroit on Tuesday, where he also test drove the American automaker’s upcoming electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck. “Being at Ford’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center today brought me home. For more than thirty years, my Dad managed car dealerships in Delaware. He would’ve […]
SpaceX has shared a recap video of its Dragon launch last fall with NASA astronauts on board, to the International Space Station: On November 16, 2020, Falcon 9 launched Dragon with astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi on board to the International Space Station for its first six-month operational mission. After […]
Italian automaker Lamborghini unveiled its plans for a fully-electric version, set to launch before 2030, as it outlined its transition to electrification. Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini, announced on Tuesday its roadmap where it will spend $1.5 billion euros ($1.8 billion USD) over four years to electrify its vehicles. “Lamborghini’s electrification plan […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday morning pleaded with Giga Berlin suppliers, asking them to “please accelerate”, as the company’s factory in Germany is awaiting parts to begin production, which the leader said on Monday could happen by end of 2021. In a follow-up tweet, Musk said Tesla will be “aiming for extreme precision with […]
After sharing images of what appeared to be Tesla Model S Plaid vehicles at Laguna Seca Raceway in California, The Kilowatts have now shared a video of the apparent electric vehicle lap record of 1:29.9. “While visiting Laguna Seca Raceway last week, we discovered two new Model S Refresh (Possibly Plaid or even Plaid Plus) […]
Image via Cosmic Perspective SpaceX on Saturday installed and illuminated a ‘Starbase’ sign at its launch site in Boca Chica, Texas. The sign is located outside of the Propellant Production Site according to NASASpaceFlight, which captured the installation in the video below (fast forward to the 16-minute mark): Here’s the moment the Starbase site was illuminated, […]
UFC fighter Beneil Dariush defeated Tony Ferguson in the UFC 262 co-main event on Saturday night, and in his post-fight victory speech to Joe Rogan, the winner called out Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Wait, what? It appears Dariush has been waiting for his Tesla order since December but it hasn’t arrived yet. So what better way than to put […]
