Richmond Police in Vermont Loving their Tesla Model 3 Cruiser
Police departments across the U.S. have been adding Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs), and one Vermont department is looking to use a new EV to bring in new recruits. The Richmond, Vermont Police Department added a Tesla Model 3 cruiser to its fleet last year to save on gas and maintenance costs — and to hopefully […]
Elon Musk on Rumors of Building Private Airport in Texas: Not True
Recent reports in late July claimed Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was planning to build his own private airport east of Texas, near Bastrop, wrote Austonia citing unnamed sources. On Thursday, August 4, 2022, Musk poured cold water on this rumor, saying it was “not true.” “Not true. Tesla is 5 mins from Austin […]
SpaceX Starlink Travel Case Reviewed by Early Customers [PICS]
SpaceX’s Starlink is continually improving its offerings, and with its recent approval for in moving vehicles, it’s only fitting that some customers are getting the official travel case for the hardware. The Starlink Travel Case is arriving for some customers, as seen in a series of photos shared late last month (via Reddit). The Starlink […]
Tesla Sold 30,000 Cars in China for July, Says CPCA Data
As Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory ramps production back up after a short production pause, the automaker reportedly experienced a drop in July sales. Tesla’s Giga Shanghai sold around 30,000 units in July, according to estimates from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) reported by CnEVPost. It’s unclear as of yet how precise the estimate is, though […]
First Tesla Model Y Delivered in Australia, It Seems
After reports of the first Model Y arrivals in Australia, one customer has shared a photo of the electric SUV suggesting that deliveries are underway. Tesla has reportedly delivered its first Model Y unit in Australia, as shown in a photo taken at a Canberra Supercharger reports Tech AU. The photo shows a white Model […]
Lucid Delivers Just 679 Cars in Q2, Cuts Production Forecast
Lucid Group today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2022 ended June 30. The electric vehicle (EV) maker reported a total of 679 customer deliveries for Q2, with total revenue of $97.3 million USD. That’s less than Peter Rawlinson, the company’s CEO and CTO, bagged as his performance bonus for 2021. While Lucid’s […]
SpaceX Cuts Starlink Pricing in France by 50%, Debuts 250GB Soft Data Cap
SpaceX has slashed its Starlink satellite internet pricing in France, down from 99 EUR to 50 EUR ($50.82 USD), a discount of nearly 50% off. But this change comes with something new: soft data caps per month on bandwidth usage as part of a new fair use policy. SpaceX says users that consume less than […]
Tesla Model S Plaid Delivering in Sweden Nov-Dec 2022: Email
As customers around the world wait for their copies of Tesla’s high-end performance sedan, the automaker is officially preparing to expand the vehicle into one more European country. Tesla is delivering its premium sedan, the Model S Plaid, in Sweden from November through December of this year, as shown in a confirmation email sent to […]
Tesla 4680 Battery Cell Teardown Reveals Collector Layout [VIDEO]
Sandy Munro and his team have been in a weeks-long deep dive into Tesla’s 4680 battery cells and a new video on the topic looks at the current collectors used to send electricity from the batteries. In a new video, the Munro Live team looked at the overall layout of the Model Y 4680 battery […]
Sandy Munro Asks Ford Execs: Have You Considered Tesla’s Charging Port? [VIDEO]
It’s no surprise that Tesla’s Supercharger network is the most robust and efficient electric vehicle (EV) charging network available today, and one automotive manufacturing engineer has noted the same thing in an interview with Ford officials. Sandy Munro spoke to Ford executives including Ford CEO Jim Farley, Chief EV Officer Doug Field and Chief Engineer […]
GM to Double the Super Cruise Network in U.S. and Canada
General Motors (GM) is increasing where drivers in North America can use the automaker’s hands-free driving assistance system Super Cruise, creating twice as many highways on which the feature can be used. GM will double its Super Cruise map where the hands-free system can operate, covering around 400,000 miles of the U.S. and Canada, announced […]
British Columbia EV Rebate Increases Up to $4,000
The government of British Columbia has increased the maximum EV rebate amounts offered, in order to help increase access to the rebate for the average household. The CleanBC Go Electric Passenger Vehicle Rebate Program has raised the rebate on battery-electric vehicles, fuel-cell EVs and long-range plugin hybrid EVs from $3,000 to $4,000 CAD ($3,110 USD), […]
Tesla Model S Plaid with Tow Hitch Now Available in Europe
U.S. automaker Tesla periodically changes what’s available, and it has just made a tow hitch accessory available with its high-end premium electric sedan. Tesla has made a tow hitch available with its Model S Plaid units in Europe, and possibly a long range all-wheel-drive version of the vehicle, as shown on the company’s order configurator […]
One of the First Tesla Superchargers at IKEA in North America to Land in Portland
Tesla is set to install 16 V3 Superchargers at the IKEA store in Portland, Oregon, located at 10280 NE Cascades Parkway, according to the site permit obtained by Tesla North. The project will see 16 of the latest V3 Superchargers installed at the IKEA store, along with associated AC and DC equipment, concrete equipment pads […]
Man Lands Model Rocket Like SpaceX Falcon 9–After 7 Years of Trying [VIDEO]
SpaceX’s high-end rockets have developed their own propulsion-based landings, and one fan has been attempting to replicate these landings with a model rocket for several years now. In a new video from BPS.space shared on Monday, host Joe Barnard officially completed a model rocket landing created to replicate SpaceX’s rocket landings. Barnard began the journey […]