On Thursday, December 29 at 11:38 p.m. PT, SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket to kick off the ISI EROS C-3 mission to a low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This particular Falcon 9 booster saw its 11th launch and landing, previously supporting Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, […]

Tesla announced at the 2023 Guangzhou Auto Show it will be revealing pricing for Model S and Model X Plaid in the nation on January 6, 2023, with first deliveries set for the first half of the next year. The company previously teased on Weibo earlier this week that Model S Plaid and Model X […]

The Rivian R1S electric SUV is fairly new to the market, having only delivered its first units to company executives just a year ago. A new video shared by Hagerty on Thursday shows a drag race between some of the world’s quickest production SUVs, including the Rivian R1S, the Aston Martin DBX 707 and the […]

Tesla highlighted a number of its 2022 achievements in a post on Twitter on Thursday, ranging from the company’s deployment of Superchargers, to its opening of new Gigafactories in Germany and the U.S. The thread begins with a thank you to “owners, supporters & employees” for helping Tesla make sustainable energy an option for the […]

NASA is considering SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft as a backup option to Russia’s Soyuz ship for a return flight from the International Space Station, following a leak aboard the capsule. The space agency says the Soyuz spacecraft is leaking liquid particles and potentially coolant while docked on the International Space Station, after it was previously […]

An antenna yard project in the Halfmoon Township of Centre County, Pennsylvania is set to offer increased access to SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet by combining it with fiber optic capabilities. Halfmoon Township is located just under a 2.5-hour drive east of downtown Pittsburgh. Township officials awarded conditional approval to a development plan for a Starlink […]

Buyers awaiting Tesla’s carbon ceramic brake kits will have to wait a little longer, as spotted on the automaker’s online store. Tesla seems to have delayed the carbon ceramic brake kits in its web store once again, with the product listing now displaying that it will be available in early 2023 (via @The Kilowatts). The […]

The Internal Revenue Service has shared vehicle eligibility information for the coming $7,500 USD federal tax credit for electric vehicles (EVs) on its website, including a list of Tesla’s vehicles and their applicable pricing limits. On the web page, the IRS notes that appear in the list “do not automatically qualify,” and many of the […]

Piper Sandler analyst Alexander Potter reiterated its $340 price target and Overweight rating on Tesla’s stock in a note on Thursday, adding that recent stock issues don’t change the firm’s long-term view of the company’s shares (via @Tesla New York). In the note, Potter wrote that the firm does “not believe anything has changed with […]

A holiday update to the Watch app for Tesla ($19.99 USD) has begun rolling out, including long-awaited features such as direct vehicle control with Bluetooth to allow the use of the Apple Watch as a proper Bluetooth key for Teslas. This lets drivers use the Apple Watch to unlock and access Tesla vehicles, unlatch doors […]

Unplugged Performance debuted the Model S Autobahn Carbon Fiber Front Diffuser on its web store on Wednesday, which the company says adds efficiency and improves track performance. You can buy the diffuser from Unplugged Performance for $3,495 USD. Race replacement aero pads are $195 USD for a pair. The company also says the diffuser reduces […]

Tesla has surpassed Volvo to become the second-best-selling brand in four daily reporting European markets, including Spain, the Netherlands, Norway (update: not Denmark) and Sweden, according to data shared by EU-EVs.com (via @Roland Pircher) on Wednesday. The figure places Tesla in second for quarterly deliveries in these four countries combined, behind regional leader Volkswagen. Pircher […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk emailed staff warning them against being “bothered by stock market craziness” on Wednesday, after the company’s shares dropped by roughly 70 percent on the year, as reported by Reuters. In the email, Musk also said he still thinks that Tesla will be the world’s most valuable company someday, echoing past claims […]

The Tesla Model Y landed Europe’s title for best-selling vehicle in November out of both gas and electric, surpassing the Volkswagen Golf, according to a report from Automotive News Europe. Data from Dataforce shows that Tesla sold 19,144 Model Y units in November, representing an increase of more than 260 percent year over year. The […]

As Tesla shares continue to be sold off, one analyst is pointing out that the stock could be nearing its bottom and represents a good opportunity for investors. CFRA senior equity analyst Garrett Nelson says the current landscape is a good opportunity to buy Tesla shares, as stated in an interview on CNBC‘s “Squawk Box.” […]