Tesla reported on Friday its Q1 2021 vehicle production and deliveries and it was a record-breaking quarter, according to the company. For the January to March quarter, Tesla produced 180,338 vehicles (Model 3/Y) and delivered 184,800 vehicles (2,020 Model S/X and 182,780 Model 3/Y). “We are encouraged by the strong reception of the Model Y […]
Tesla released its 2021.4.12.6 software update on Thursday, rolling out to select customers. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.4.12.6 on a Model 3 AWD LR (2020) in Minnesota, United States. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/5mhjMiXU5S — Teslascope (@teslascope) April 1, 2021 As for what’s new in this 2021.4.12.6 update? Not […]
On Wednesday, Apple shared more details of its massive solar farm project called California Flats, located in Monterey County. This new solar farm would be capable of storing 240 megawatt-hours of energy, enough to give power to 7,000 homes for one day, said Apple. What the iPhone maker did not reveal was that its solar […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared on Wednesday the company needs to hire over 10,000 people for its Gigafactory in Texas, through 2022. “Over 10,000 people are needed for Giga Texas just through 2022!”, said Musk on Wednesday afternoon. Musk highlighted Giga Texas was five minutes from the airport, 15 minutes from downtown and right on […]
Tesla and CEO Elon Musk are all-in when it comes to Bitcoin, as the company not only has a $1.5 billion investment in the cryptocurrency but also recently started accepting payment of the latter for vehicle purchases. The electric vehicle maker is also helpful to the Bitcoin community as well, as the open source BTCPay […]
This is getting out of hand, Volkswagen. Originally, we suspected the supposed U.S. name change to ‘Voltswagen’ was an April Fool’s Day joke, but on March 30, the German automaker issued a press release noting it was indeed changing its name. But now, Volkswagen explains to the Wall Street Journal the name change stunt was […]
South Brunswick Township Police Department in New Jersey are reminding drivers about the dangers of distracted driving, using the example of recent crash involving a 2020 Tesla Model 3. On Monday morning at 8:21 am, a distracted driver within a Model 3 crashed into a parked tractor-trailer at Route 1 and Executive Drive. The intensity […]
On Tuesday, the final two members were announced for the world’s first all-civilian mission to space, known as Inspiration4, set to take place later in 2021. The final members are: Christopher Sembroski of Everett, WA Dr. Sian Proctor of Tempe, AZ These two members will join previously announced Hayley Arceneaux, to be under the command […]
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is urging people to move to Starbase, Texas, to help the space company meet its hiring needs. On Tuesday morning, Musk said, “Please consider moving to Starbase or greater Brownsville/South Padre area in Texas & encourage friends to do so!”. “SpaceX’s hiring needs for engineers, technicians, builders & essential support personnel […]
Tesla has hit a milestone as it now has 1,000 operational Superchargers in the United States, according to community-driven information collected by Supercharge.info. The milestone was shared by Canadian @MontrealTesla, who relentlessly finds and unearths new Tesla Supercharger locations 24/7, along with service and sales centres for the website. Per Supercharge Info, there are now […]
Image via Electrek According to Electrek, Tesla is ramping up its Semi truck production line, at a building located near its Gigafactory in Nevada Unnamed sources tell the publication Tesla plans to “produce five electric trucks per week”. That would equate to roughly 20 Semis per month, or 260 per year if production does not […]
If you’re an owner of the original Tesla Roadster, the company has now made the electric vehicle’s service manual (US version) available for download online (via @greentheonly). The manual is available online and covers everything from the Roadster’s exterior, interior, battery, electrical, HVAC, chassis, suspension and more, with 47 dedicated service sections. It is possible […]
SpaceX launched its Starship SN11 test flight on early Tuesday morning in Boca Chica, Texas, seeing a successful launch, but a failed landing and explosion. The launch was amidst heavy fog, and also saw the test flight’s cameras cut out at 11 and a half minutes into the live webcast below. SN11 was eventually lost. […]
Will Volkswagen be changing its name in the United States? According to CNBC, the Germany automaker ‘accidentally’ published a press release—then removed it—detailing its name would become ‘Voltswagen’. The press release dated April 29 detailed the new name of Voltswagen of America, which apparently focuses on its new electrification efforts. An unnamed source confirmed the […]
According to The Columbian, Tesla may be planning to open up a service center in Vancouver, in Washington State. An application was sent to the city earlier this month and details a nearly 32,500 square-foot building on a 3.1-acre piece of land at 6916 and 6924 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd. The document details the building use […]
