Twitter has suspended an account known for tracking Elon Musk’s private jet using publicly available data, according to a report from CNBC. The @ElonJet Twitter account had reached over half a million followers and was run by Florida-based college student Jack Sweeney. This comes after Musk has continually emphasized his position on free speech, even […]
Twitter head Elon Musk is continuing to shift the social media company’s business plans since taking over, and he recently shared some of his thoughts on the platform. Musk spoke with Mario Nawfal, Marc Andreessen, Ian Miles Cheong, and others in a recent conversation shared on the Elon Alerts YouTube channel. A supercut of the […]
Tesla’s German Gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg is apparently looking to expand its production capacity by adding another shift, allowing for round-the-clock production. This would place the plant’s run rate in line with previous forecasts from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Tesla plans to add a third shift at Gigafactory Berlin, bringing weekly Model Y production up to […]
Tesla’s 2022 holiday software update brings MyQ integration for the first time, allowing owners of vehicles to seamlessly integrate their compatible garage door openers from Chamberlain’s MyQ lineup. The integration allows a Tesla owner to open and close their garage from their car’s display, plus check the open/close status. A geofence feature will also automatically […]
Tesla today started rolling out its 2022.44.25 and 2022.44.25.1 holiday software update for 2022, bringing goodies such as Apple Music, MyQ integration and more. The huge update will now let you stream Apple Music, plus view your interior Cabin Camera on your smartphone when Dog Mode is enabled, allowing you to keep an eye on […]
Tesla today started rolling out its 2022.45.25 and 2022.45.25.1 holiday software update for 2022, introducing new features such as Apple Music, MyQ integration and more. But also new for Model S and Model X is Steam integration—finally. Tesla says “Steam brings thousands of games to new Model S & X vehicles,” and shared the following […]
Ford launched its electric F-150 Lightning earlier this year, and the vehicle has already earned its first award in the truck sector. Motortrend has named the Ford F-150 Lightning its 2023 Truck of the Year, calling it “the first electric pickup to appeal directly to the existing truck market.” Ford delivered its first F-150 Lightning […]
Electric vehicle (EV) charging remains a crucial barrier for the auto industry to overcome, and one major automaker has formed a new joint venture to deploy charging stations in Italy. On Tuesday, Volkswagen announced a new partnership with Enel X Way on a joint venture dubbed “Ewiva,” which is set to build as many as […]
Tesla has been ordered to upgrade one customer’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) hardware for free as Washington Judge Matthew A. Skau ruled that the automaker’s original claims amounted to “false advertising” (via electrek). The ruling came after plaintiff and Tesla owner Ian Jordan noted that the automaker said any hardware upgrades needed to run FSD would […]
Panasonic is shifting gears to start supplying hardware to automakers other than just Tesla, with a new company set to receive the manufacturer’s batteries. Tesla supplier Panasonic will now also supply rival automaker Lucid Group with electric vehicle (EV) batteries, according to a statement on Tuesday from the electronics manufacturer (via Reuters). “Partnerships with technology-leading […]
Each holiday season, Tesla rolls out a special software update that usually includes fun special features and significant upgrades. This year’s holiday update has officially been spotted by one Tesla owner in Canada. Tesla’s holiday update is rolling out in Canada as software version 2022.44.25, as seen by @James Locke on Tuesday in his Model […]
Tesla’s Model 3 was the best-selling luxury sedan produced in China for wholesale vehicle sales from January to November, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association in a graphic shared by @Mathias Føns on Tuesday. During the 11-month period in China, Tesla sold 235,700 Model 3 units built at Gigafactory Shanghai, beating out […]
The Kilowatts shared a new video on Tuesday detailing an issue with Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) affecting mobile key access, which allows users to control who else has access to their car. As is, the bug would require the main owner of the Tesla to remember to revoke access to drivers who are done using […]
In late November we told you about SpaceX and its Starlink demo trailer on the streets of Qatar, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. At the time, there wasn’t any sort of official announcement on SpaceX and Starlink being at the World Cup, but now we know more about the partnership. On Monday morning SpaceX […]
NIO announced today it has manufactured its 300,000th vehicle from its Second Advanced Manufacturing Base at NeoPark in Hefei, Anhui province, China, with the milestone taking place on Monday, December 12, 2022. The Chinese EV automaker manufactured its first vehicle in May 2018 and for 2022, it started delivering cars based on its second-gen platform known as […]
