Hyundai IONIQ 5: First EV to Win Motortrend’s SUV of the Year
This year, Motortrend named the Hyundai Ioniq 5 the 2023 SUV of the Year, citing the EV’s overall design, spacious interior, value and efficiency as what makes it worthy of the title. This is the first all-electric vehicle to win in the SUV of the year category. The news comes after the Hyundai Ioniq 5 […]
Tesla Has Nabbed 61% of Electric Car Sales in California This Year
Electric vehicles (EVs) are on the rise in most of the U.S., with California leading the charge and Tesla pioneering a new milestone. California reached a milestone of 17.7 percent EV market share during the first three quarters of this year, with Tesla’s vehicles accounting for over half of the record-breaking figure, as Business Journals […]
Elon Musk to Cut 75% of Jobs at Twitter Upon Takeover: Report
After Elon Musk’s $44 billion deal to buy Twitter was re-initiated this month, the billionaire entrepreneur has stated plans to make serious job cuts upon taking over. Musk is looking to make substantial job cuts at Twitter if the deal goes through, slashing as much as 75 percent of the company’s 7,500 employees, according to […]
SpaceX Hired for European Launches to Bypass Russia
After Europe began talks with SpaceX to avoid using Russia’s rockets, the continent’s space agency has officially selected the U.S. company for two of its upcoming launches. SpaceX is being commissioned by Europe to perform two rocket launches in place of the Russian Soyuz rocket, according to a statement from the European Space Agency (ESA) […]
Tesla Launches New Model Y Colors in Germany: ‘Quicksilver’ and ‘Midnight Cherry Red’
Tesla has launched new colors for the Model Y in Germany, debuting ‘Quicksilver’ and ‘Midnight Cherry Red’, as spotted by @MilMileBattery (via @SawyerMerritt). Quicksilver is essentially silver and it’s available for a 3,000 euro upgrade, while Midnight Cherry Red is an extra 3,200 euro for the Model Y Long Range and Performance. These new colors […]
First Look: GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 Debuts, Pricing from $107,000 [VIDEOS]
GMC has announced pre-orders have launched for its 2024 Sierra EV Denali Edition 1, set to debut in early 2024. GMC first teased the electric Sierra truck last December. The electric truck features 754 hp and 785 lb-ft of torque in max power mode, and has a GM-estimated 400 miles of range on a full […]
Tesla Launches Supercharger Voting Online for Proposed Locations
Back in September, Tesla announced Supercharger voting would be coming soon and today the company launched its online platform for owners to do so. “Vote on Tesla’s next Supercharger site. Every 3-month voting cycle, you can cast multiple votes to help us decide on new Supercharger locations. Check the leaderboard to see which proposed locations […]
Tesla Upgrades 2022 Model Y Cabin Camera [PICS]
Last week, it was discovered that Tesla had started upgrading the cameras on its vehicles, specifically seen on a 2023 Model 3 without ultrasonic sensors in the front and rear bumpers. New side repeater cameras were seen, along with a slightly modified B-Pillar camera as well. Many suspect these camera upgrades are the next step […]
SpaceX Sends 54 Starlinks to Orbit in 48th Launch of the Year [VIDEO]
The orbital Starlink constellation from SpaceX is growing rapidly, and the company just launched another batch of the satellites on Thursday. SpaceX launched 54 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Thursday, using its reliable Falcon 9 booster, that also successfully landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship. The launch window began at 10:50 a.m. […]
Tesla Plans 63-Stall Supercharger in Lebec, California with Restaurant, Drive-Thru Cafe
One of Tesla’s newest Superchargers is set to be built in Southern California and it will be one of the largest stations yet. A new Tesla Supercharger with 63 fast-charging stalls and nine regular stalls is headed to the California Grapevine, according to a permit application dated October 7, reports @MarcoRPTesla. The Supercharger application also […]
Watch: BBC Elon Musk Documentary Episode 2 [Full Video]
Tesla and SpaceX head Elon Musk is hardly the character today that he was a decade ago when just starting out with the two companies. A new set of interviews compiled by BBC shows the earlier landscape, in which the entrepreneur was weathering a financial crisis and pushing progress forward in two emerging industries: electric […]
Tesla Model Y Approaching Top of Global Sales Rankings, Says Bloomberg
Despite disappointing revenue and sales numbers from Tesla in the third quarter, the automaker’s electric SUV is climbing sales leaderboards — and surpassing some surprising model names on the way up. Although Tesla doesn’t report specific sales numbers for its different models, Bloomberg’s research arm estimates that the automaker sold roughly 200,000 Model Y units […]
Tesla Hits 10 Years of Supercharging: Charging Stalls Increase 33% to 38,883 in Q3
Tesla is celebrating 10 years of Supercharging, as shared on the company’s Twitter on Wednesday. 10 years of Supercharging. 46 countries.35k+ stalls.20 billion miles charged. 🚘⚡️ pic.twitter.com/m3H2Hry719 — Tesla (@Tesla) October 20, 2022 In addition to the accomplishment of a decade of deploying its charging equipment, the company also noted that it has Superchargers in […]
Subaru Solterra EV Spotted in Australia Ahead of 2023 Launch
A Subaru Solterra was spotted in Cooma, Australia, ahead of the electric vehicle’s (EV’s) launch in the country, as reported by The Driven on Thursday. Daryl Waldock shared a picture of the Solterra in a Facebook group dedicated to Kia EV6 ownership. The vehicle had just completed charging, and Waldock spoke with Subaru staff before […]
Tesla Expects Full Self-Driving Beta Wide Release for North America in Q4
During Tesla’s Q3 2022 earnings call, CEO Elon Musk reiterated the company is expecting to expand its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta to wide release this year in North America, in the fourth quarter. “So, this quarter, we expect to go to a wide release of full self-driving Beta in North America. So, anyone who has […]