Louisiana does not allow automakers to sell their electric vehicles directly to consumers, and now Tesla is fighting the state in court to challenge the law. According to the Wall Street Journal, Tesla filed a lawsuit last week in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Elon Musk’s company is arguing the […]

Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg could be the key to the automaker’s success in the European market, and one analyst is noting that the facility positions Tesla well against its rivals. Deutsche Bank analyst Emmanuel Rosner said Tesla’s European production “could be a game-changer” for the automaker, as discussed in a news segment from Yahoo Finance shared […]

With Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69.1 update set to roll out on Monday, the automaker’s head has clarified that it will start with a smaller group of testers before rolling out to more. @Elon Musk tweeted on Monday that Tesla’s FSD beta 10.69.1 will roll out to just 1,000 owners first, then to 10,000 […]

Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas is working on a special solar roof, and earlier this year the solar panels were confirmed to be spelling out the automaker’s name. A recent Jeff Roberts drone video shows that Tesla’s Giga Texas has nearly finished the outline of the letters on its solar roof, which spells out “Tesla.” (via @JeffRoberts). […]

Honda announced plans to partner with LG Energy Solution on a joint venture company to produce EV batteries in the U.S., as detailed in a press release on Monday. The batteries are expected to help the automaker provide EV batteries for electric Honda and Acura models in North America. The two companies are set to […]

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) could be slated for a wider release in the U.S. this year, and it may even hit Europe, according to CEO Elon Musk. Musk spoke at a renewable energy conference in Norway on Monday, saying that Tesla’s wider release of FSD in the U.S. and “maybe Europe” are goals he hopes […]

Even though Tesla doesn’t have a public relations department, the automaker’s website always looks clean and well-designed with the most up-to-date shots of its electric vehicles (EVs). In a recent site update, Tesla has added new press photos of the Semi to its website, which can be seen on the company’s dedicated page for the […]

Here’s a list of all the new Tesla Superchargers that went live across the globe this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing August 22, 2022 Bo’ai St, Zhunan Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan 4 250 kW Tesla August 23, 2022 The Independent Grocer […]

Ford has partnered with North Carolina’s Duke Energy to establish a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) energy-sharing program that will give participating F-150 Lightning owners a discount on their lease payments (via Canary Media). “Duke Energy and Ford share many mutual customers, so there’s opportunity for overlap when it comes to maximizing the value of new technology that […]

A virtual power plant (VPP) project consisting exclusively of Tesla Powerwalls on the island of Miyakojima in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, has now become the largest of its kind in the country. The Miyakojima VPP project began in 2021 and today comprises more than 300 Powerwalls, Tesla said in a Japanese blog post. It is the […]

SpaceX on Saturday announced the launch of its Starlink satellite internet service in Norway. Starlink’s Norwegian rollout comes after the high-speed satellite broadband provider achieved full-Earth coverage last month. You can check out SpaceX’s Starlink availability map for a full rundown of global availability on its website. Earlier today, SpaceX launched another 54 Starlink satellites […]

For testers of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta software, if you’re not safely operating your vehicle, you can get ‘strikes’ and eventually get locked out of the program. The FSD beta program offers a warning for drivers when there is “improper use of FSD beta”, as indicated by your car’s telemetry data. Tesla offers five […]

SpaceX launched 54 Starlink satellites into lower-Earth orbit on Saturday evening at 11:41 p.m. ET, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This Falcon 9 first stage booster saw its second flight and landing; it previously launched CRS-24 and now one Starlink mission. You may recall this Falcon 9 […]

Mercedes on Thursday officially started manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S. at its 6-million-square-foot assembly plant in Vance, Alabama — reports Automotive News. The German luxury automaker announced it is starting production with its first U.S.-made crossover, a battery-powered version of its GLS SUV, known as the EQS. It will be one of two […]

According to a report from Renewable Energy Magazine, two Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school buses being operated in Beverly, Massachusetts, by Highland Electric Fleets returned more than 7 MWh of energy to the local power grid over the course of 32 grid events during the summer. The buses, which feature 226 kWh batteries […]