Uber announced on Tuesday over 15,000 of its drivers have signed up to rent Tesla vehicles through a previously announced partnership with Hertz. The ride-sharing company says this is the “largest-ever expansion” of EVs in North America on a mobility platform, plus over 5 million Tesla rides have occurred driving over 40 million miles, since […]
Volkswagen AG CEO Herbert Diess said in an address to employees this week that the company could overtake Tesla to become the top electric vehicle (EV) maker in the world by 2025 — reports the Financial Times. Diess said Tesla is “weakening” as it tries to ramp up production at its new Gigafactories in Austin, […]
Internet analysis firm Ookla says it has analyzed its Speedtest Intelligence data to show how SpaceX’s Starlink internet performance has changed over the past year in the United States, Canada and beyond, releasing its latest report on Tuesday. According to the report emailed to Tesla North, Ookla says Starlink speeds increased 38% in the U.S. […]
Amazon is the latest competitor to oppose SpaceX’s application to expand its constellation of Starlink satellites — reports PCMag. Starlink is a high-speed broadband internet service from SpaceX powered by satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). The service aims to provide affordable internet with viable speeds and global coverage. As of last month, SpaceX said Starlink […]
A new video from RSymons RSEV details the differences between the Giga Berlin-made Tesla Model Y Performance, compared to the channel’s Model Y Long Range made at Giga Shanghai. To start, RSEV says the Berlin Model Y apparently has some revised speakers at the front bar, noting only mid-range speakers are there now and tweeters […]
Volkswagen AG has negotiated an agreement to sell minority ownership in its electric vehicle (EV) charging subsidiary, Electrify America, to the financial services arm of Siemens AG — reports The Wall Street Journal. According to the publication’s sources, the deal would value the EV charging network at more than $2 billion USD. The two parties […]
Ford issued a recall on Monday for its F-150 Lightning electric pickup in the U.S. and Canada, affecting nearly 2,900 trucks. This is the first recall for the F-150 Lightning and it’s due to a software issue, that may not provide enough warning of low tire pressure, reports Reuters. Ford says the tire pressure monitoring […]
Let’s 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 June 21, 2022 4 Am Leitz-Park, Wetzlar, Germany 12 250 kW Tesla June 22, 2022 1 Prästvägen, Halmstad, […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s almost authoritarian mandate for executive employees to return to the office or “pretend to work somewhere else” is facing a bit of a hiccup, at least at the company’s Fremont factory. According to a report from The Information, workers who have returned to the corporate offices in Tesla’s Fremont complex since […]
According to a report from Electrek, Hawaii is building a massive new battery energy storage system (BESS) on the island of Oahu using 158 Tesla Megapacks. The project will replace the state’s last remaining coal-burning power plant. Dubbed the Kapolei Energy Storage (KES) facility, the project will store excess solar power generated during the day […]
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk continues to grow his social media following, as his Twitter account surpassed 100 million followers on Thursday. According to a live count of his Twitter followers on Social Blade, Musk’s account is at roughly 100,017,500 as of writing, fluctuating up and down a few hundred followers at at time. […]
GMC today announced ‘Extract Mode’ is coming soon to its Hummer EV, which allows the pickup to “activate its adaptive Air Ride Suspension to raise approximately 6” and overcome tough obstacles in its path.” The automaker says Extract Mode will be arriving in an upcoming software update. There are various modes for the Hummer EV […]
Electric vehicle sales continue to surge in the United States and beyond, amid rising gas prices. Yet automakers are unable to keep up with demand given recent chip shortages and supply chain headwinds. According to monthly vehicle registration data from S&P Global Mobility (formerly IHS Market), Tesla is dominating EV registrations in the United States. Axios […]
Image via The Verge With the recent launch of SpaceX’s Starlink for RVs service, which allows month-to-month satellite internet service where active coverage is available, Thomas Ricker writing for The Verge reviewed the latest offering and tested it in Europe. Starink and its ‘Dishy McFlatface’ satellite dish was put to the test by Ricker with […]
Tesla joined the Pride Parade in San Francisco, California yesterday, showcasing a ‘Cyber Pride’ Model X in a rainbow-themed wrap. A video shared to the Tesla Motors Instagram page on Sunday detailed a refresh Model X ‘Cyber Pride’ version rolling down the parade route, with its Falcon Wing doors open with staff both inside and […]
