According to Bloomberg’s Ed Hammond, Elon Musk has apparently decided to proceed with his deal to buy Twitter at $54.20 per share. The news halted trading of Twitter’s shares on the stock market. Scoop – N*MUSK SAID TO PROPOSE TO TWITTER TO PROCEED W/ DEAL AT $54.20 — ed hammond (@EdHammondNY) October 4, 2022 Twitter […]

After Tesla’s shares dropped following fewer deliveries than expected, but one investing firm saw the moment as an opportunity. Cathie Wood’s investing firm Ark has purchased more Tesla shares across multiple branches, as detailed in a report from Barron’s. The purchase came after Tesla’s stock dropped despite its record deliveries in Q3, that missed Wall […]

Take a look at all of 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 September 26, 2022 2 Rua do Miradoiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain 12 250 kW Tesla September 26, 2022 Strevelinsvej 13, […]

Toyota joined other automakers in sharing their Q3 production and delivery numbers, but one of the most interesting stats was the fact there were zero bZ4X electric vehicles sold in September. Yes, it’s still a terrible name for a vehicle. The first Toyota bZ4X reviews hit the web earlier this year in April, when sales […]

Rivian has announced its Q3 2022 production and delivery numbers on Monday. The Irvine, California-based company said it produced 7,363 R1T pickup truck and R1S SUVs at its factory in Normal, Illinois, for the quarter ending on September 30, 2022. That’s a 67% increase compared to the year-ago quarter. Rivian said there are 6,584 vehicles […]

Ford, General Motors (GM) and Fiat Chrysler are planning light-duty EV pickups, but the Detroit 3 may not be planning for a heavy-duty pickup EV anytime soon, as detailed in a new report from Automotive News. The high-margin profit and heavy use cases offered by Ford’s corporate Super Duty customers is greater than Southwest Airlines, […]

After rescheduling from a launch window previously held for Monday, SpaceX is planning two potential launch windows for this week. SpaceX is preparing for its NASA Crew-5 Mission to the International Space Station (ISS) with a launch window set for Wednesday, October 5, as detailed on the company’s website and in a video that will […]

As China celebrates its legal holiday of National Day this week, Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai will stay open with some added benefits for employees who work for the holiday. Tesla’s Giga Shanghai is remaining operational during China’s National Day holiday running from October 1 to 7, as reported by a source familiar with the matter reporting […]

After Italian automaker Maserati announced the Folgore electric vehicle (EV) last month, the company has shared more details about its upcoming battery-electric version of the GranTurismo vehicle, as announced in a press release on Monday. In addition to the Modena and Trofeo gas variants, Maserati will release the GranTurismo Folgore EV featuring an 800-volt engine […]

Rivian has hired Diane Lye for the role of chief information officer, a new position that the automaker plans to use to accelerate global expansion, as reported by TechCrunch. Lye previously worked a nine-year stint at Amazon on Web Services before working at Citi’s capital markets division and working in the capital markets division at […]

Tesla is looking to expand Gigafactory Nevada after years of announcing plans to do so, according to sources familiar with the matter reporting to electrek. Past statements by Tesla held that the Giga Nevada location would be able to produce around 105 GWh of battery cells per year and 150 GWh of battery packs per […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.20.18 software update, which contains Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69.2.3, as noted by @Teslascope. According to a screenshot from Cameron (@twn675), FSD beta 10.69.2.3 release notes are the same as its predecessor, 10.69.2.2. This release appears to have undocumented changes and improvements. @teslascope it’s 10.69.2.3 pic.twitter.com/HxOAYAdk5y — Cameron (@twn675) […]

SpaceX on Thursday announced that the company’s satellite broadband service, Starlink, is now available in Martinique and Guadeloupe. Starlink est désormais disponible en Martinique et en Guadeloupe → https://t.co/slZbTmHdml — SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 30, 2022 Starlink is a high-speed internet service powered by a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit. SpaceX has designed Starlink […]

SpaceX has repositioned Starlink satellites and donated Starlink terminals to Florida in order to aid rescue and relief efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Ian — reports West Palm Beach News and Headlines. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said during a news conference held in Wauchula on Saturday that he contacted SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for […]

Over the weekend, Tesla owner and YouTuber Jeremy Judkins evacuated from their Hurricane-Ian-affected North Port, Florida, residence in their Model X Plaid. North Port experienced significant flooding after the storm, and more was expected. Instead of waiting around, Jeremy chose to leave to a safer location in their Model X Plaid. He was able to […]