Battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) have reached a global tipping point so far this year, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a war in Ukraine, rising inflation and other barriers. June marked a record-breaking month in which BEVs reached a 12 percent global market share while plugins, in general, reached 16 percent market share, according to data compiled […]
China’s auto market saw sales fall across the board in July, including electric vehicle (EV) startups including NIO, XPeng Motors and Li Auto. Deliveries for NIO, XPeng and Li dropped off in July along with much of the market, though the automakers also saw their shares rise, according to Barron’s. NIO delivered 10,052 deliveries in […]
According to CNBC, Elon Musk filed a countersuit against Twitter in a Delaware court on Friday as part of his ongoing legal battle against the social networking company. The news comes after a report from earlier this month indicated a countersuit from Musk’s legal team was coming. Details of Musk’s countersuit remain unavailable to the public […]
After Tesla stopped including the Mobile Connector bundle for free with all new car purchases as part of an Apple-like move in April, it is now in stock for its lowered price of $200 USD on Tesla’s website (via Reddit). The Mobile Connector had been unavailable on the Tesla Shop ever since the company pulled […]
Sandy “Teardown Titan” Munro and his team at Munro & Associates have finally succeeded in extracting a 4680 battery cell from the structural battery pack of the Tesla Model Y they have been tearing down for roughly the past month now. The folks over at Munro Live shared an image on Twitter announcing the arrival […]
SpaceX has made its second-generation Starlink satellites darker and less reflective through both changes in materials used and advanced brightness mitigation techniques to minimize their impact on space observation (via @SawyerMerritt). Satellites in orbit can reflect light from the sun, leading to glints and reflections that hinder visibility from Earth. Therefore, satellites can sometimes interfere […]
Tesla is going to launch photos from winners of its referral program into deep space on August 4, four years after the program went live. (via @oha_alex). Back in 2018, Tesla initiated a referral program for its customers. Existing Tesla owners could generate and share referral codes with others, and those looking to buy an electric […]
The Autoline Network recently published an interview with Tom Libby from automotive analysis firm S&P Global Mobility highlighting Tesla’s dominance in the luxury car market. During the interview, Libby followed up on a recent study from S&P Global Mobility that revealed Tesla’s brand loyalty as a luxury automaker surpasses all of its rivals. He outlined […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently said the company’s next version of Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.13, isn’t quite ready yet for download. Musk previously said FSD beta 10.13 possibly could arrive by the end of this week, but on Friday morning, the Tesla CEO clarified the build isn’t ready yet. “We’re working super hard on […]
Tesla’s Giga casting machines have played a crucial role in the automaker’s ability to assemble and scale electric vehicle (EV) production, and a new video takes a look at how the company’s casting practices have changed. Munro Live shared a video of the original Model 3’s casting process before the car began being made into […]
Tesla’s prices have steadily increased throughout the year due to inflation, and the company chief says it’s too early to tell if more increases are headed for buyers — despite decreases in inflation. @ElonMusk said it’s “too early to say for sure” if Tesla prices are going to increase, responding to a user asking about […]
Following Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s move to abandon the $44 billion Twitter takeover, a judge has officially scheduled the first date of trial for October. Musk and Twitter officially head to court on October 17, scheduled by Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of Delaware’s Chancery Court, according to MarketWatch. The trial will take place through October 21 […]
Following The Boring Company’s move to back out of preliminary plans in San Bernardino County, local transit authorities are looking to pick a subterranean project back up. San Bernardino County Transportation Authority has revised plans for an underground tunnel to Ontario International Airport and plans to move forward without the aid of The Boring Company, […]
Elon Musk is planning to build a private airport east of Austin, Texas, according to multiple sources speaking to Austonia. It’s unclear when or exactly where Musk plans to build the airport, but sources say it will be near Bastrop, to the east of Austin. Tesla currently owns 2,500 acres of land in southeast Travis […]
Registration data from Europe shows Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) at the front of the year’s EV sales, even as the overall auto market faces economic downturn. The Tesla Model Y led auto registrations in Europe in June while the overall auto market was still down 17 percent year over year, according to Clean Technica. Tesla’s […]
