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 […]

Consumer Reports is offering a huge new endorsement for electric vehicles (EVs), as seven of its top 10 models for 2023 are electric cars, trucks and SUVs, as reported by CNBC on Thursday. The Tesla Model 3 landed Consumer Reports’ main electric pick, and the publication says it was chosen due to offering more range […]

After an earlier report on Thursday that claimed Tesla had fired employees behind a union organizing effort, the electric automaker has responded in a company blog post. Tesla detailed the “facts behind the event”, which essentially says the employees let go had poor performance reviews, that were determined well before the union campaign was announced. […]

Tesla started contacting legacy Model S and Model X owners by email to let them know about a new trade-in credit offer towards a new car. What’s the catch? You need to give up your unlimited free Supercharging miles, one of the best Tesla perks to date. One email received by a Canadian Model X […]

The European Union voted on Tuesday to approve a plan to ban new gas car sales by 2035, following in the footsteps of U.S. states California, New York and Oregon (via Yahoo News). Some European legislators criticized the plan, saying it could be harmful to the continent’s auto industry. Still, a majority said the plan […]

Tesla issued a voluntary “recall” out of caution after discussions with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), over its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta software on Thursday. In a nutshell, Tesla will issue a software update to address FSD beta issues that the NHTSA says are unsafe. The potential issue affects the following cars with […]

Update Feb. 16, 8:50pm PT: Tesla has responded to these allegations calling them false. == Tesla has allegedly fired dozens of workers from its Buffalo, New York plant on Wednesday, after employees launched a campaign to unionize this week, according to Bloomberg. The news was spotted in a filing with the U.S. National Labor Relations […]

After Ford announced a halt to production on F-150 Lightning units this week due to a mysterious battery issue, new statements from the company provide more details on the problem that caused production to stop. Ford said on Wednesday that its F-150 Lightning production line will be down until the end of next week at […]

SpaceX is looking to add a hardware upgrade to its first-generation Starlink satellite constellation. In a current application for the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday, SpaceX asked to add new satellite technology to its existing constellation, as was spotted by telecommunications lawyer Ryan Thompson in a report detailed by PCMag. “This upgraded hardware will allow […]