Tesla is planning a multi-million-dollar investment into a showroom and service center in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, at the CF Lime Ridge shopping center, according to a report from The Hamilton Spectator. The 60,000-square-foot was formerly a retail center and is now set to be reworked into a Tesla storefront and service center, only requiring a […]
Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg needs to to ramp up production even more, according to Germany’s Economic Minister Jörg Steinbach in a statement on Thursday (via Reuters). Steinbach said that Tesla’s Giga Berlin should speed up production specifically to help reduce wait times for buyers, stated at a public discussion hosted by one of Germany’s largest industrial […]
Marine communications provider Tototheo Maritime has now added SpaceX’s Starlink internet to its portfolio of options for connectivity, according to an announcement made earlier this week. The two parties finalized a contract in December 2022, and Cypress-based Tototheo plans to deploy Starlink internet service by the end of this month. Starlink’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) internet […]
Let’s take a look at all of the new Tesla Superchargers that went live worldwide between January 9 and 18, 2023, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing January 9, 2023 No. 556 Changjiang West Road, Shushan District, Hefei City, Anhui, China 3 250 kW […]
Carnival Corporation announced on Wednesday it has signed a deal to bring SpaceX’s Starlink internet to its global fleet. Back in December 2022, Starlink started to roll out on Carnival Cruise Line and AIDA Cruises ships. There are plans to expand Starlink to other cruise brands including Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia), […]
The iOttie Terus is a MagSafe compatible monitor mount that is made for iPhone 12 and newer, for Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. The mount is attached to the back of the main display in your Model 3 and Model Y using 3M semi-permanent adhesive tape. From here, the Terus MagSafe mount with […]
SpaceX launched the GPS III Space Vehicle 06 mission on Wednesday using the Falcon 9 first-stage booster. The GPS III is a satellite for the US Space Force. This was the second launch and landing for this particular Falcon 9 booster, taking place at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Previously, this booster […]
Proposed legislation in Canada requiring 20 percent of new vehicle sales to be electric vehicles (EVs) by 2026 could concentrate zero-emission vehicles to just two Canadian provinces, limiting access to clean energy cars in other provinces. British Columbia and Quebec stand to benefit the most from the draft if it is passed, offering “double the […]
Tesla announced that its fast-charging network is the largest in the world, including over 40,000 Superchargers across 46 different countries, according to a post made on Twitter on Wednesday. The automaker notes that its Supercharger stalls can help recover up to 200 miles (275 km) of range within 15 minutes. The account also explained that […]
Tesla’s Model Y SUV has landed Europe’s title of best-seller for the second month in a row in December, outselling year-long winner Peugeot 208 during the month, according to a report from Automotive News Europe. The Tesla Model Y sold 31,562 units in Europe in December, marking a 300-percent increase year over year. Second for […]
With Tesla software update 2022.44.35.10 debuting last night, it released Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69.25.2 for testers. The latest update brings two-week FSD beta strikeouts within internal code, and not just on release notes, shared by developer @greentheonly on Tuesday evening. The limit applies to those who receive three strikes on FSD beta, now only […]
Tesla has increased the price of its wall connector to $425 USD ($575 in Canada) on its online store, although the hardware was still being displayed at the original price of $350 USD on Best Buy’s website for several hours after the change (via Reddit). Since then, Best Buy has also increased the price to […]
Indiana-based THOR Industries announced on Tuesday it has entered into an agreement with SpaceX to integrate Starlink flat high-performance dishes into select motorized recreational vehicles (RVs) in the U.S. and across the THOR family of companies in 2023. THOR says its family of companies are the first RV OEMs to work with SpaceX to integrate […]
Ford says it will reduce its reliance on Volkswagen for its next electric vehicle (EV) platform in Europe, according to a report from Financial Times. The Volkswagen Modular Electric Drive matrix (MEB) platform for building EVs has been used by Ford on its Mustang Mach-E and the F-150 Lightning, though the company may now be […]
Indonesia is nearing deals with both Tesla and BYD for electric vehicle (EV) production investments in the country, according to a statement from Indonesia’s coordinating minister in a report from Reuters. The news comes just a few days after a report said that Tesla was finalizing details for a Gigafactory in the country, and after […]
