Honda Shares New Pictures of Prologue Electric SUV, Coming in 2024
After Honda teased its electric Prologue SUV in May of this year, the automaker has officially begun sharing more details about the vehicle, including a tentative launch date. Honda unveiled its Prologue electric SUV at the Honda Design Studio in Los Angeles this week, set to launch in North America in 2024 according to a […]
SpaceX Says Dish 5G Plan Will Harm Starlink Worse Than Previously Thought
After SpaceX’s Starlink iOS app hit 2.3 million downloads last month, the company is saying its low-Earth orbit satellite internet service could be affected by 5G mobile networks more than it originally expected. SpaceX says that U.S. plans to use the Ku-band 5G network could disrupt Starlink’s service even more than previously thought, according to […]
SpaceX Caps Double-Launch Day by Sending 52 Starlinks into Orbit [VIDEO]
SpaceX began Wednesday morning by launching its NASA Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station, aboard its Dragon spaceship. Seven hours later, SpaceX launched yet again, this time to send 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, which happened at 4:10 pm PT. Another batch of Starlinks in orbit, […]
Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta 10.69.3 Will Be ‘Major Upgrade’, Says Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday morning the next version of Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta, version 10.69.3, “will actually be a major upgrade.” According to Musk, he says “we’re keeping .69 just because haha,” referencing the intimate position that has frequently been the basis for jokes. 10.69.3 will actually be a major upgrade. We’re […]
Elon Musk Deposition Delayed as Twitter Deal Tries to Close: Report
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was set to face a deposition on Thursday, but that has been delayed. Twitter agreed to postpone the deposition after Musk offered again to buy the social network on the original terms of $44 billion. According to unnamed sources speaking to the Financial Times, the delayed deposition was agreed […]
Journie Members: Get Free EV Charging at On the Run Convenience Stores
If you’re a Journie rewards member in B.C. or Alberta, Canada, you can get free electric vehicle charging for a limited time at On the Run convenience store locations. These On the Run EV charging stations are set to be one of the “largest planned ultra-fast charging networks capable of charging most EV models in […]
Ford Hikes Price of F-150 Lightning Pro by $5,000, Jumping 11%
Ford says it is increasing the price of its electric Ford F-150 Lightning Pro by nearly 11%, set to apply for the 2023 model year. According to a Ford spokesperson speaking with Reuters, the price hikes come as the automaker grapples with supply chain issues and inflation, specifically blaming “”ongoing supply chain constraints, rising material […]
SpaceX Launches NASA Crew-5 Mission with Astronauts to Space Station [VIDEO]
After SpaceX confirmed that everything looked good for the Crew-5 Mission launch this week, the company has officially completed the launch. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 on Wednesday launched from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with its Dragon spaceship atop the rocket. This Dragon spacecraft previously flew Crew-3 to the space […]
Tesla Dominates Battery Electric Car Sales in the UK in September, Led by Model Y
Plugin vehicle shares in the UK reached 22.4 percent, up from 21.6 percent year over year, according to CleanTechnica. The figure is made up of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) at 16.9 percent and plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) at 5.5 percent of the overall market share. A year ago, these figures landed at 15.2 percent and […]
Tesla Model Y Becomes Most-Popular SUV in Australia in September, Tops Mazda CX-5
Since entering the Australian market in August, the Tesla Model Y has been making waves, with many customers flocking toward the electric SUV in recent months. Tesla delivered 4,359 Model Y units in Australia in September, as reported by The Driven. The figure nearly doubles the next top-selling EV in the country, showing a dominant […]
Road Weight Limits Need to Increase for EV Deliveries, Say Car Haulers
Car hauling companies are requesting that the Biden administration raise weight limits aboard semi-trucks to let them move heavier EVs, as reported by Automotive News. The move to increase truck weight limits is heavily opposed by the rail industry and safety advocates, which claim that heavier loads are a lot more dangerous. While EVs have […]
Our Next Energy to Invest $1.6 Billion on EV Battery Plant in Detroit
Our Next Energy plans to spend $1.6 billion on a new battery cell plant in suburban Detroit to produce lithium iron phosphate cells and battery packs, as detailed in a report from Automotive News. The company, often dubbed “ONE,” signed a lease in Michigan for a 659,589-square-foot building located 25 miles west of downtown Detroit […]
First 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Reviews Say it Rivals the Tesla Model 3 [Roundup]
Hyundai’s flagship electric vehicle (EV) is back with a new model year, and yesterday the embargo lifted on early reviews from automotive publications. Motortrend shared its first drive of the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 on Tuesday, boasting an aerodynamic design for a quiet and smooth ride. The Ioniq 6 has the same G-EMP platform and […]
Virginia County Students Will Get SpaceX Starlink Internet Access
SpaceX is set to provide Starlink internet to Wise County, Virginia through a grant from the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority (VCEDA), as detailed in a report from the Bristol Herald Courier. The grant money will be dedicated to providing the low-Earth orbit satellite internet service to unserved and underserved households with school children in […]
Elon Musk Says Buying Twitter Will Fast Track the Creation of ‘X’ App
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has spoken out in regards to his agreement to buy Twitter on the original terms, after news broke on Tuesday morning. Musk said just now, “Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app.” When asked if it would be easier to build X from scratch, Musk replied, “Twitter […]