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 […]
Tesla has opened select Supercharger locations in Australia to non-Tesla electric vehicles (EVs) as part of a continuing pilot program detailed on the company’s website and announced on Monday evening. The update comes as the latest in a series of countries gaining access to the pilot program, most recently including Italy and Iceland, in addition […]
On Tuesday, Tesla filed its annual report with the SEC, with a Form 10-K disclosing more nuggets on its future such as increased capital expenditure spending and more, reports Reuters. “Owing and subject to the foregoing as well as the pipeline of announced projects under development, all other continuing infrastructure growth and varying levels of […]
Tesla’s Megapacks are set to be used for another battery storage project in the United Kingdom with a new financial arrangement confirmed by a local utility provider. TagEnergy has reached a deal for its fourth battery energy storage system (BESS) in the UK, this time a 49.9MW/100MWh Tesla Megapack in Fife, Scotland, according to the […]
Earlier this month, Tesla updated its website to state the Model S and X Plaid upgrades now include “higher thermal capability brake calipers,” but now this has changed (like to cause some confusion). Tesla has updated the description of Plaid Upgrades for Model S and Model X to now say “higher thermal capability brake pads.” […]
NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley (left) and Robert Behnken (right); Image: NASA Back on May 30, 2020, SpaceX made history when its Falcon 9 rocket sent the Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station—with two NASA astronauts on board. Fast forward nearly three years later, the White House has now acknowledged the feat, which sent […]
Tesla’s brand retains customers better than other automakers, and it tends to steal customers from other brands, according to new data shared by S&P Global Mobility last week (via @Umbisam). The data measures a 12-month period leading up to July 2022, looking at how drivers purchased — whether switching to a new brand, or remaining loyal […]
Tesla is offering a new discount that could slash prices even further for previous brand owners, with a new trade-in deal available for new Model S and X vehicles. U.S. buyers of the Model S and X who trade in an old Tesla vehicle are now eligible to receive $3,000 off the price tag or […]
Tesla has made a Twitter account for its Megapack commercial battery packs, showing as @Tesla_Megapack, and in the bio it says “large-scale energy storage,” as first spotted by @SawyerMerritt (via @Tslachan). At the time of writing, the account has yet to make any posts, has about 1,390 followers and only follows three other accounts: SpaceX, […]
Nissan Ariya’s Halo model supply will be tight in 2023, according to a statement from the company to its dealers on Sunday, and as detailed by Automotive News. The Nissan Ariya has been delayed a number of times since 2021, due to supply chain issues related to semiconductor chip supply. Many came to the meeting […]
A subsidy for replacing gas vehicles and other large appliances will continue to be available to those in Shanghai, offering as much as RMB 10,000 ($1,475 USD) for the trade-in of an old registered vehicle (via @TslaChan). The subsidy renewal comes as part of the “Shanghai Action Plan to Boost Confidence, Expand Demand, Stabilize Growth […]
Ford will cut costs and boost production of the electric Mustang Mach-E, just a few weeks after Tesla’s price cuts shook the electric vehicle (EV) sector (via CNBC). The Mustang Mach-E, considered a competitor to Tesla’s Model Y, saw prices slashed by an average of $4,500 across trims, now ranging from $600 to $5,900 off. […]
Tesla has left Volkswagen in a tough spot on the veteran automaker’s home turf after recently dropping the prices of its Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles (EVs) by up to 16.8% in Germany. The discounts, which Tesla said were a result of “normalizing” inflation, have led to increased demand for and interest in […]
Transportation officials in San Francisco are trying to slow the rollout of robotaxis in the city, arguing that they can pose a road hazard to other drivers and that more data is needed before they can be allowed to freely roam the streets — reports NBC News. San Francisco has become a bit of a […]
