Charging station owners in Canada may benefit from a recently passed proposal letting them charge customers for electricity used, rather than time spent charging. Canadian federal agency Measurement Canada has temporarily approved owners of Level 3 DC fast-charging stations to bill users by kWh for energy consumed instead of time charging, as reported on Thursday […]

SpaceX is partnering with Swiss-based telecoms company Salt to increase connectivity across Switzerland using the U.S. company’s Starlink satellite internet, as detailed in a press release on Wednesday. The agreement is set to allow future Salt mobile customers to access Starlink coverage in harsh areas of Switzerland, where connectivity isn’t usually as strong. The partnership […]

Elon Musk’s The Boring Company sold out of its “Burnt Hair” fragrance not long after its launch in October, and now those who ordered it have received a delivery update. The Boring Company says its Burnt Hair fragrance is estimated to begin delivering in May 2023, as seen in an email shared with @Whole Mars […]

Tesla has begun unveiling its “Magic Dock” Superchargers in the U.S., allowing other electric vehicle (EV) brands to charge. Over the weekend, a list of Superchargers with the Magic Dock charging technology was shared in the forums at FastCharger.info, as can be seen, listed below. Magic Dock Superchargers in California Scotts Valley, California – Scotts […]

After SpaceX was forced to delay its Crew-6 Mission launch plans again earlier this week, the company successfully launched the four-astronaut crew on Thursday morning using its Falcon 9 booster and Dragon spacecraft. The company also shared some stunning photos from the launch and stage separation of the Dragon spacecraft from the booster. Details of […]

As expected, Tesla has just announced its next Gigafactory and it will be in Mexico, while also showing a render of the new factory that has the outline of “TESLA” on its roof, which looks covered in solar panels. Our next Gigafactory will be in Mexico, manufacturing our next-gen vehicle pic.twitter.com/bk0IKrGtaZ — Tesla (@Tesla) March […]

Tesla today achieved a production milestone, hitting 4 million total cars built. The announcement was made by Tom Zhu, the company’s new global production chief speaking at Investor Day. Zhu said the accomplishment was made “early this morning” at Giga Texas. Tesla later shared a video of the Giga Texas team celebrating: We produced our […]

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved Tesla for a Basic International Telecommunications Services Licence (BITS) on Tuesday, as spotted by the University of Ottawa Law Professor, Michael Geist. Tesla submitted an application in September 2022 and since then, there were two interventions opposing the issuing of BITS license to the company. “These opposing […]

Tesla today revealed it has started installing its 4th-generation Supercharger posts in Europe. The news was announced at its Investor Day and was made by Rebecca Tinucci, Head of Global Charging Infrastructure at Tesla. After reiterating the Magic Dock debuting at 10 U.S. Superchargers yesterday, Tinucci detailed the company’s next-generation Superchargers. “We’re also just started […]

During Tesla’s 2023 Investor Day, the company shared some details about its next gen vehicle and manufacturing. But we also learned some stats about Full Self-Driving beta. According to Tesla, FSD beta offers “higher safety”. For the first time, we are learning about collision data with FSD beta. Tesla vehicles using FSD beta saw 1 […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk kicked off the company’s Master Plan 3 by detailing what it will take to convert Earth to sustainable energy generation and use. The plan will result in repowering the existing grid with renewables, switching to electric vehicles, switching over to heat pumps for homes, businesses and industry, plus electrifying high temperature […]

SpaceX has submitted a pair of applications to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to use two new ESIM User Terminals, as noted on Tuesday by @Nathan Owens. In the filing SpaceX writes that “Version 1 of SpaceX Services’ new fixed user terminals will offer a high-performance solution for consumers that improves upon SpaceX Services’ previously […]

Image: Rob Maurer Ahead of Tesla’s Investor Day set to kick off in about 2.5 hours, attendees have arrived at Giga Texas for the event. On site are Quicksilver and Midnight Cherry Red Tesla Model Y vehicles parked out front, while inside we see the latest production beta Cybertruck. Rob Maurer from the Tesla Podcast […]

Tesla has officially been approved to sell its electric vehicles (EVs) in Malaysia, and the company is set to build service centers and Supercharger stations to offer new jobs in the country, as shared by Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry @Tengku Zafrul on Tuesday (via @Tslachan). In a Twitter post, Zafrul said Tesla […]

Tesla recently announced suspension upgrades to Model Y units built at its Shanghai Gigafactory on Weibo, as spotted by @Tslachan and @JayinShanghai this week. According to Tesla, the upgrade applies to Model Y units built from January on, with two main changes. First, the Model Y’s top support for the shock absorber has increased in […]