Trevor Milton, the founder of electric- and hydrogen-powered truck maker Nikola, was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of defrauding investors, as reported by Reuters. The sentence, delivered in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, was significantly less than the 11 years sought by prosecutors but exceeded the probation period requested by Milton’s attorneys. […]

Chinese electric vehicle maker NIO has announced a significant financial boost with a $2.2 billion USD investment from CYVN Holdings L.L.C, an Abu Dhabi-based investment firm. This investment, referred to as the December Investment Transaction, involves CYVN subscribing for 294,000,000 newly issued Class A ordinary shares of NIO at a purchase price of $7.50 per […]

Canada is poised to announce new regulations this week, mandating that all new cars sold in the country must be zero-emission vehicles by 2035. This move, confirmed by a senior government source, represents a significant step in the country’s push towards vehicle electrification, reports Reuters. The forthcoming regulations, known as the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard, […]

Image via @WholeMarsBlog Last month, Tesla CEO Elon Musk sat down with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the New York Times DealBook Summit and discussed various topics, including advertiser boycotts on X. When Musk was asked about advertisers leaving X due to his comments related to an antisemitic post he supported, the owner of the social […]

The Supercharger updates are finally back.   It’s been almost a month since my last post on here, and almost two since ending The Weekly Supercharger. Well, I guess the good news is that I am bringing back the updates, albeit in a different and perhaps less frequent format.   The new format is going […]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently visited Italy and was interviewed at the Atreju festival on Saturday, hosted by Fratelli d’Italia. In his interview with Nicola Porro, Musk emphasized the importance of maintaining birth rates for the advancement of human civilization. He expressed concern over declining global birth rates, stating, “If people do not […]

The Petersen Museum in Los Angeles, California, is set to gain a new Tesla Cybertruck on display. After Tesla showed off a video detailing the Cybertruck undergoing a bulletproof test late last month, this particular vehicle will soon be on display at the Petersen Museum, starting tomorrow on Monday, December 18, 2023. This will give […]

Image via @BLKMDL3 Tesla’s latest 2023 holiday software update, version 2023.44.30+, has introduced a suite of new real-time map icons, enhancing the navigation experience for Tesla drivers. According to insights from the well-known Tesla hacker, ‘Green’ (@greentheonly), these updates mark a significant advancement in Tesla’s navigation capabilities, which are based on Google Maps. The new […]

Part of Tesla’s 2023 holiday software update is a new light show, a second song added to the mix. We now have our first look at the new 2023 light show, as shared by @BLKMDL3: The new light show from the @Tesla holiday update is awesome! Best one yet. pic.twitter.com/fTMErPdnkc — Zack (@BLKMDL3) December 16, […]

Tesla’s 2023 holiday software update is now rolling out to more vehicles with build number 2023.44.30.1, which also includes Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 11.4.9. This update that includes FSD beta 11.4.9 suggests Tesla is now converging its updates into one, instead of having two separate updates for those with and without FSD beta. With 2023.44.30.1, […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has authorized SpaceX to commence experimental testing of its Starlink cellular system, designed to transmit data directly to smartphones. This temporary authorization, issued on Thursday, allows SpaceX to conduct tests over a six-month period, ending June 14, in more than two dozen locations across the United States, reports PCMag. SpaceX’s […]

Tesla has shared more insight into its voluntary ‘recall’ for specific models equipped with Autosteer, spanning production dates from October 5, 2012, to December 7, 2023. This ‘recall’ includes Model S (2012-2023), Model X (2016-2023), Model 3 (2017-2023), and Model Y (2020-2023) vehicles. Tesla aims to address potential driver misuse of the Autosteer feature, a […]

Tesla has been granted 2.63 billion pesos (approximately $153 million USD) in incentives by the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon for the construction of its latest major factory. This move by state officials aims to address local concerns about delays in the development of the electric vehicle maker’s plant. The incentives, sanctioned by Nuevo Leon’s […]

Air New Zealand has announced a groundbreaking partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink to introduce high-speed, low-latency internet on its domestic flights. This initiative, set to redefine domestic air travel in Aotearoa, will see the first installation of Starlink internet on a domestic jet and an ATR, marking a world-first for the latter, in late 2024. The […]

Amazon’s Project Kuiper, after successfully launching two prototype satellites in October 2023, has now confirmed the inclusion of laser links on every satellite in its constellation, forming a high-speed mesh network in space. This development follows extensive testing of the project’s end-to-end communications payload and network, including the recently disclosed optical inter-satellite link (OISL) capabilities. […]