Tesla Nears 3 Million Cars Delivered, Led by Model Y

Tesla has delivered almost three million electric vehicles (EVs) since making its debut in the global automotive landscape back in 2012 — reports CleanTechnica. According to the publication’s calculations, the global EV leader has sold a whopping 2,899,877 all-electric cars as of the end of the second quarter of 2022. Tesla delivered its first car […]

Rivian and XPEL Offering Paint Protection Film from $1,500

Rivian has teamed up with XPEL, a maker of Paint Protection Films (PPF) for vehicles, to offer affordable paint protection options for its all-electric truck, the R1T (via @itskyleconner). Very reasonable pricing directly from Rivian on PPF pricing in collaboration with @XPEL – This will put a lot of pressure on 3rd party installers. pic.twitter.com/uO6FcpvIaF […]

OneWeb Joins Starlink in Opposing DISH Network’s 5G 12 GHz Plan

U.K.-based communications company OneWeb has joined SpaceX in arguing against DISH Network’s proposed plans to use the 12 GHz spectrum for a 5G cellular network — reports PCMag. DISH is petitioning the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to retask part of the 12 GHz spectrum for 5G. SpaceX opposes the proposal because it could cause “harmful […]

Florida City Adds 13 Tesla Model Y Vehicles to Police Fleet

The City of Hallandale Beach in Florida recently purchased 13 new Tesla Model Y cars for its police department — reports WSVN 7News. Of the 13 new electric vehicles (EVs), the Hallandale Police Department will use one as a patrol vehicle while the remaining 12 will be used by detectives. “With this purchase, we’re taking […]

2022.20.6 Tesla Update Release Notes: What’s New

Tesla has started rolling out its software update 2022.20.6, as detected by @Teslascope. The update was seen on a 2022 Model Y Long Range in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. All vehicles from Tesla’s lineup received this update, with most coming from 2022.20.5 and the rest from 2022.16.3. Cars in the U.S., Canada, Australia and Germany are […]

New Pull-Through Tesla Supercharger Coming to Columbus, Ohio

Tesla is set to construct a new Supercharger in Columbus, Ohio, at 179 East Campus View Blvd, as detailed by Canadian Tesla Supercharger enthusiast, @MarcoRPTesla. The new pull-through Supercharger will include 16 V3 charging stalls and looks to be the first of its kind on the U.S. east coast. According to the permit seen by […]

Tesla Approved to Sell Model Y Test Vehicles from Giga Berlin

Tesla was approved by Germany’s state environmental agency to sell some of its pre-production vehicles to regular customers, after putting in the request earlier this week. The Brandenburg State Office for the Environment (LfU) is allowing Tesla to sell test Model Y vehicles produced at Gigafactory Berlin before the factory officially opened, as reported earlier […]

Polestar 3 Pricing Revealed: Starting From 75,000 Euros

Polestar has revealed pricing for its upcoming electric vehicle (EV), ahead of plans for a market launch in the fall. The Polestar 3 is priced starting at 75,000 euros ($75,698 USD), ranging upward to as much as 110,000 euros ($111,024 USD) for premium trim options, according to a statement from CEO Thomas Ingenlath to Automotive […]