Rivian’s LED headlights are not generating enough heat to melt snow and ice off in cold climates, according to some drivers on the Rivian Forums (via The Drive). Drivers are reporting that the ice buildup on Rivian’s LED headlights is causing less light output in wintry conditions, which can be a dangerous factor for some […]
Tesla has started rolling out 2022.40.4.1 to more vehicles on Monday, part of a wider roll out of the 2022.40.4 update. 2022.40.4.1 was received on the Tesla North fleet today, showing the following release notes, which are similar to 2022.40.1, but with added Tire Configuration that lets you customize your wheel and tire settings if […]
Lucid Motors is teasing the upcoming Gravity SUV ahead of its launch event, set for 10 a.m. pacific time on Tuesday according to a tweet from the company. The launch event can be accessed on the company’s Dream Ahead site, though users navigating to the page without early registration will need to wait until the […]
Tesla launched Sipping Glasses today in its online store and they’ve quickly sold out already. “Savor your favorite liquor with a limited edition set of Tesla Sipping Glasses,” explains the product description. “Inspired by Tesla Tequila’s unique silhouette, each glass is designed with angular contours and an engraved Tesla logo. Display your glassware proudly in […]
Tesla’s Investor Relations Head @Martin Viecha said the automaker’s retail shareholders can attend the Semi delivery event by first confirming they have verified shareholder status on the investor relations site. Once verified, Tesla shareholders will be entered into a random draw in which one share is equal to one entry. If shareholders can’t verify on […]
Porsche shared new details about its Macan electric vehicle (EV), which will use the company’s Premium Platform Electric (PPE) powertrain along with the rest of the automaker’s upcoming lineup (via Yahoo Finance). The platform was co-developed with Audi and will support Porsche’s plans to reach 80 percent fully-electric vehicles by 2030. “The [PPE] is allowing […]
Tesla headed to court on Monday over Elon Musk’s 2018 compensation package, taking place at Delaware’s Court of Chancery in Wilmington, according to a report from CNN. Musk will testify on Wednesday about the $56 billion compensation deal, which the plaintiffs call the largest pay package ever offered by a publicly traded company. The net […]
Tesla now sends individual Supercharger stall occupancy information to its users via the mobile app, as discovered by code sleuth @GreenTheOnly in the app’s internal code and shared on Twitter on Sunday. Green also noted that the aggregation of the code happens car-side, which he says could mean the automaker is getting ready to make […]
Elon Musk spoke virtually at Indonesia’s B20 Summit conference over the weekend, discussing themes ranging from nickel to Twitter TV and more, as can be seen in a YouTube video from KompasTV. Musk previously agreed to speak at the conference after meeting with Indonesian president Joko Widodo over discussions about mining nickel for electric vehicle […]
Tesla started rolling out the next iteration of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta, version 11, on Friday. The new update brings major improvements to FSD since it features a ‘single stack,’ meaning that it “unifies the vision and planning stack on and off-highway and replaces the legacy highway stack, which is over four years old.” […]
Tesla on Thursday celebrated the opening of its 100th Supercharger station in South Korea (via Tesmanian; use coupon code TESLANORTH10 for 10% off). 100th Supercharger in Korea: Seongsu D Tower (9 Stalls)https://t.co/dXfSYbfJLm pic.twitter.com/LTdOgoNJWn — Tesla Charging (@TeslaCharging) November 10, 2022 This new milestone was more than five years in the making for the all-electric automaker. […]
Some of Tesla’s first production Model Y units in the new ‘Quicksilver’ paint option have been spotted outside Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg in a recent 4K drone flyover of the facility that was shared on YouTube by the_wolfpack_berlin. Quicksilver is one of the two new paint colors Tesla launched last month for Berlin-built Model Ys. It is […]
The Boring Company is planning to build a new underground tunnel project in downtown Austin, Texas, according to filings with the city — reports the Austin American-Statesman. On November 3, The Boring Co. filed for a new project called the “Austin Loop Transportation System” at 400-512 E. Cesar Chavez St., which is the address of […]
SpaceX on Saturday launched Intelsat’s Galaxy-31 and Galaxy-32 satellites to a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) aboard a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The rocket lifted off at 11:06 a.m. ET/8:06 a.m. PT in what was SpaceX’s 52nd mission of 2022. This […]
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and CEO of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, reached out to Tesla CEO Elon Musk back in April and offered an investment of up to $5 billion USD in the latter’s $44 billion bid to acquire Twitter, according to internal emails shared by @TechEmails. Michael Grimes, the Head of Global Technology […]
