Tesla’s sales of electric vehicles (EVs) from its Gigafactory Shanghai increased by a fair margin last month, just as the company plans to begin upping production output at the plant. Tesla sold 66,051 units built at Giga Shanghai in January, representing an 18 percent increase from December’s 55,796 units, according to data from the China […]

The Tesla Model 3 was Australia’s third-best-selling vehicle in Australia in January, even amidst the best overall market in five years, according to the Australian Financial Review. Australia’s Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) showed overall auto sales at their strongest since January 2018, with sales up 11.9 percent for a total of 84,873 sold. […]

Tesla’s vehicles are hitting the ground running in Germany, with sales growing steeply since its opening of Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg last year. In January, Tesla’s vehicle registrations made up 2.4 percent of all new registrations, according to the local motor regulator the KBA (via Reuters). Tesla’s vehicle registrations jumped by a whopping 912.2 percent year over […]

The U.S. Treasury Department has adjusted how it categorizes vehicles subject to price caps for the Inflation Reduction Act’s electric vehicle (EV) tax credit. The Treasury plans to use consumer-facing EPA Fuel Economy Labeling to distinguish between sedans, SUVs, pickups and vans, rather than using the corporate average fuel economy standards, according to Automotive News. […]

The prospect of Tesla setting up a plant in Mexico is apparently coming soon, says the country’s foreign affairs minister. According to Bloomberg, foreign affairs minister Marcelo Ebrard said a Tesla announcement is “very close” but would not elaborate. Tesla is said to be setting up a plant in Mexico and has been shown numerous […]

Tesla’s Cybertruck is slated to start production in mid-2023 this year, ahead of first deliveries slated for later this year. Now, another Cybertruck prototype has been spotted in the wild, in Palo Alto, California. That’s according to an image shared by ‘ftronz’ on Instagram yesterday. We see a Cybertruck with its tonneau cover open, driving […]

Tesla has changed its U.S. estimated delivery times for its Model Y crossover on Wednesday, as spotted by @Tslachan. Now, Tesla’s 5-seater Model Y units are showing estimated delivery from March to May, previously showing a range of February to March. The 7-seater Model Y has changed to estimated deliveries taking place from April to […]

The Falcon 9 booster is a crucial piece of SpaceX’s launch operations, and the rocket recently surpassed a new milestone for cumulative launches. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster has officially completed its 200th successful mission, launching 53 new Starlink satellites into orbit on early Thursday morning from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida. […]

Tesla sent a 10-page letter to the Ontario, Canada government in November sharing new strategies for expanding the province’s public electric vehicle (EV) charging network, according to the automaker’s latest lobbyist registry filing, reports Electric Autonomy. “Ensure the efficient and consistent integration of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure with the transmission and distribution systems across […]

SpaceX continues to bolster its network of regions where Starlink’s low-Earth orbit satellite internet is available, and now an island off the coast of Africa has gained access to the service. Starlink is now available on the remote island of Mayotte according to SpaceX’s coverage map for the satellite internet service, noticed @Nathan Owens. Mayotte, […]

According to the Toronto Star, Ontario-based Galaxy Broadband announced plans to team up with the United Kingdom’s OneWeb in a new $50 million partnership. Galaxy is a distribution partner of OneWeb’s low-Earth orbit connectivity solutions. The multi-year contract will try to place Galaxy in direct competition with SpaceX’s Starlink, and the service is already starting […]

Tesla’s suppliers may face increased pressure from CEO Elon Musk to encourage them to cut prices on components, following the automaker’s steep price cuts and the subsequent price war in the industry, according to industry officials and the company’s suppliers in a report from Reuters. CFO Zachary Kirkhorn stated last month that Tesla had been […]

Norway publication Motor held the world’s biggest electric vehicle range test in the winter, and Tesla’s Model S set a new record. The newly-minted @Tesla_Europe Twitter account shared the achievement today, linking to the test. Model S sets new record in the world’s biggest EV range test in Norway ❄️ → https://t.co/EJn7mt7Hdy — Tesla Europe […]

SpaceX has launched Starlink internet in the French overseas territory of Reunion, the remote island located in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar and southwest of Mauritius. According to SpaceX’s Starlink availability map, it has been updated for La Réunion to show as “available”, noted Tesla North reader Nathan Owens on Wednesday. SpaceX continues to […]

In the latest of Toyota’s efforts to shift attention away from mass electric vehicle (EV) adoption, the automaker is defending itself against recent scrutiny claiming the company is dragging its feet on going all-in on EVs. Toyota is now claiming recently presented facts and figures that a multi-pronged approach, including hybrids and other green technologies […]