According to the Toronto Star, Ontario-based Galaxy Broadband announced plans to team up with the United Kingdom’s OneWeb in a new $50 million partnership. Galaxy is a distribution partner of OneWeb’s low-Earth orbit connectivity solutions. The multi-year contract will try to place Galaxy in direct competition with SpaceX’s Starlink, and the service is already starting […]
Tesla’s suppliers may face increased pressure from CEO Elon Musk to encourage them to cut prices on components, following the automaker’s steep price cuts and the subsequent price war in the industry, according to industry officials and the company’s suppliers in a report from Reuters. CFO Zachary Kirkhorn stated last month that Tesla had been […]
Norway publication Motor held the world’s biggest electric vehicle range test in the winter, and Tesla’s Model S set a new record. The newly-minted @Tesla_Europe Twitter account shared the achievement today, linking to the test. Model S sets new record in the world’s biggest EV range test in Norway ❄️ → https://t.co/EJn7mt7Hdy — Tesla Europe […]
SpaceX has launched Starlink internet in the French overseas territory of Reunion, the remote island located in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar and southwest of Mauritius. According to SpaceX’s Starlink availability map, it has been updated for La Réunion to show as “available”, noted Tesla North reader Nathan Owens on Wednesday. SpaceX continues to […]
In the latest of Toyota’s efforts to shift attention away from mass electric vehicle (EV) adoption, the automaker is defending itself against recent scrutiny claiming the company is dragging its feet on going all-in on EVs. Toyota is now claiming recently presented facts and figures that a multi-pronged approach, including hybrids and other green technologies […]
SpaceX has been given clearance by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to begin testing its next-generation Starlink dishes, according to a report from PC Mag. The FCC granted SpaceX a temporary license for testing a variety of “new user-terminal hardware,” while a document from the company adds that the tests will oversee the “next-generation phased […]
Rivian is looking to lay off around 6 percent of its workforce to help cut costs as spotted in a companywide email, and following Tesla’s recent price cuts which have effectively lodged a price war, according to Reuters. Additionally, @The Kilowatts pointed out on Tuesday that Rivian is emailing customers to delay R1S order deliveries, […]
Tesla highlighted its accomplishment on Tuesday of opening Supercharger stations to non-Tesla electric vehicles (EVs) across 15 European countries, which it says is equal to about 50 percent of Supercharging stalls in all of Europe. The announcement was made from the new @Tesla_Europe Twitter account. The Supercharging network is now open to all EVs in […]
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said he is “confident” Tesla will finalize an investment into a production facility in his country, according to a report on Tuesday from Reuters. President Jokowi, as he is colloquially referred to in Indonesia, also highlighted potential benefits such as tax breaks for the company or a concession to mine nickel. […]
Tesla is looking to increase production output at its Gigafactory Shanghai in the next two months, to help meet the demand created by its recent price cuts, according to a source with knowledge of the plan and a planning memo seen by Reuters. The memo says that Giga Shanghai is targeting a weekly average output […]
Tokyo-based Zipair announced this week it has selected SpaceX’s Starlink for its in-flight Wi-Fi. “Once integrated, all ZIPAIR passengers will be able to seamlessly connect to Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency network anytime onboard – enabling real-time video conferencing, streaming, and gaming for all passengers,” said SpaceX Vice President of Starlink Sales Jonathan Hofeller, “As the first […]
The rumours of Tesla setting up some sort of assembly plant in Mexico aren’t going away anytime soon. According to Reuters, Tesla is pondering an assembly plant near a Mexico City airport, according to presidential spokesman Jesus Ramirez. The new plant would be an export hub for Tesla. Ramirez says the location being considered is […]
As Tesla’s Energy business continues to expand, the company has pointed out a notable milestone regarding the third-party companies that it has partnered with to install its solar products. Tesla announced on Tuesday that it has already partnered with over 85 companies on its “Solar Roof Certified Installer” program, as detailed in a post from […]
The Italian company that builds Tesla’s huge “Giga Press” casting machines, IDRA, surpassed an important sales milestone for 2022, despite continued competition and challenges. IDRA achieved a 40-percent increase in sales year over year in 2022, as detailed in a post on LinkedIn on Tuesday (via @Tslachan). The post also notes that IDRA surpassed 100 […]
Since SpaceX announced plans to place data caps on Starlink internet accounts last year to help prevent mass slowdown, the company has delayed its effective date two separate times. SpaceX is delaying the implementation of its Fair Use data cap policies in the U.S. and Canada once again, this time saying it will become effective […]
