A new video shared by Sandy Munro’s Munro Live on Monday shows Sandy talking about the Audi Q4 E-Tron, and how disappointed he is in the automaker for the electric vehicle (EV). Munro begins the video by saying the EV is too similar to Audi parent company Volkswagen’s ID.4, along with a number of other […]

Release notes have become available for Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta version 11.3 with software update 2022.45.5 Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta 11.3 has begun shipping to Tesla Employees pic.twitter.com/iU9SxTh0wl — Whole Mars Catalog (@WholeMarsBlog) February 20, 2023 This version of FSD beta was launched to more Tesla employees, after CEO Elon Musk said last week […]

Tesla has banned drone flights over its Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg site, as pointed out on Monday by drone videography account @WolfpackBerlin. The account says that Tesla specifically informed them that flights over the plant are forbidden, and will only be allowed once per quarter down the line. The practice has been common from groups like WolfpackBerlin […]

SpaceX has changed Starlink’s Fair Use Policy limitations for its upcoming business tiers, as spotted by @Nathan Owens on Sunday. The company has also cut the cost of additional data from $1 per GB to just $0.50 per GB for all three plans. Starlink’s business tiers are now being offered with service plans offering data […]

Pictures showcasing what appears to be the high-definition radar from Tesla’s Hardware 4.0 were recently shared on Twitter by Tesla code sleuth @greentheonly, the same source who brought us images of the full next-generation car computer from a Model X earlier this week. Thank you! now we have photos of the radar and other additional […]

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday notified SpaceX of a proposed $175,000 civil penalty against the space transportation and rocketry giant for not submitting some safety data before launching an August 2022 Starlink mission (via Reuters). According to the FAA, SpaceX failed to submit launch collision analysis trajectory data to the civil aviation regulator […]

Tesla debuted its own CCS Combo 1 Adapter back in September 2022, priced at $250 USD. Fast forward five months later, the price of this adapter has been slashed by 30% off in the US, down to $175 USD. In Canada, prices dropped from $325 to $240 CAD (26% drop). “Expand your fast charging options […]

Tesla is considering making a bid to acquire Vancouver, Canada-based Sigma Lithium, a company that specializes in mining the critical electric vehicle (EV) battery metal in its name — reports Bloomberg. According to the publication’s sources, Tesla has been in talks with potential advisers about a bid for Sigma Lithium. Shares in Sigma Lithium jumped […]

A Tesla Semi with new lidar equipment attached to the front was recently photographed in the wild by The Kilowatts (@klwtts). The prototype electric vehicle (EV) had hardware from Xenomatix, a company that develops solid-state-lidar technology, mounted under the windshield. pic.twitter.com/h3EXOqjIuP — The Kilowatts 🚗⚡️ (@klwtts) February 16, 2023 When The Kilowatts shared images of […]

Tesla’s Model X Plaid is one of the world’s quickest SUVs, even amongst traditional gas cars. A new video from carwow shared earlier this month shows a drag race featuring the Tesla Model X Plaid, the Lamborghini Urus Performante, the BMW X5m, the Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT and an AMG GLE 63. The video calls […]

SpaceX has launched Starlink internet service in Rwanda, as was spotted by @Nathan Owens on Thursday on the company’s coverage map. The service is available in Rwanda for RWF 48,000 (~$44 USD) per month with the purchase of the Starlink hardware for RWF 572,000 (~$526 USD), as pointed out by another user in the thread […]

We’ve been hearing non-stop chatter about Tesla picking Mexico as the location of its next plant, and now we have confirmation yet again the company will soon make an announcement, according to Reuters. Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Friday, “Very soon we will have confirmation that this company, which is so important, which is […]

Police officers in Coral Gables, Florida may soon purchase a Tesla, with Mayor Vince Lago encouraging the department to begin plans to go electric, according to a report from the Miami Herald. Lago cited the vehicle’s lowered emissions and reduced costs on maintenance and fuel as reasons for the police department to get a Tesla, […]

SpaceX’s satellite internet company Starlink is testing a new “global roaming service,” as was seen in invites sent to customers this week (via Reddit and @Nathan Owens). According to the correspondence, the service would let users connect to Starlink “from almost anywhere on land in the world.” Currently, SpaceX says the Global Roaming Service can […]

Tesla has increased the price of its Model Y vehicles in multiple markets, including China, South Korea and Australia. @Tslachan spotted the price increases in China, where the Model Y Long Range and Performance variants have both increased by 2,000 yuan ($291.51 USD), with the vehicles now retailing for 311,900 yuan ($45,461.20 USD) and 361,900 […]