Ford Increases Price of Mustang Mach-E by Up to $8,000, as Orders Re-Open
Ford has increased the price of its Mustang Mach-E on Thursday, with prices jumping as much as $8,100 USD, depending on trim. The news was shared by Michael Martinez from Automotive News. Destination and delivery prices also increase by $200 USD, now at $1,300 USD MSRP. Breaking: @Ford announces it's increasing Mustang Mach-E prices between […]
SpaceX and T-Mobile to Announce ‘Something Special’ on August 25, Says Elon Musk
SpaceX announced on Wednesday it will be unveiling some sort of collaboration on Thursday at 7pm CT (5pm PT; 8pm ET), from Elon Musk’s Starbase in Texas. “Tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. CT, Elon and @TMobile’s Mike Sievert will announce plans to increase connectivity. Tune in to watch live,” said the SpaceX Twitter account. Musk […]
Tesla Owner Implants Car Key into His Hand
One Tesla owner has taken the chance of a lifetime to be able to literally unlock his car with his bare hands — thanks to a surgically implanted microchip key. Tesla owner @BrandonDalaly had a key to his Tesla implanted into his hand, as seen in a video he shared on Twitter last week (via […]
SpaceX Offers ‘Best-Effort’ Starlink Tier for Backlog Customers
Many are still awaiting their pre-ordered Starlink hardware from SpaceX, and now the company is emailing some who are with a new deal. SpaceX is emailing some of its preorder backlog customers with a new “Best-Effort” service option with lowered speeds for those in areas that are already saturated with too many users, according to […]
Tesla Fans in South Korea Have $15 Billion Stake in Company
South Korea’s wealth gaps have inspired such debt-focused media as Parasite and Squid Game in recent years, though some lucky retail investors have found themselves a part of Elon Musk’s massive, unofficial fan club in the country. Musk’s fans in South Korea have amassed around $15 billion in Tesla shares, comparable to the stakes of […]
Tesla Requests Judge Toss Out Racial Discrimination Case
Tesla and Elon Musk currently face several high-profile lawsuits, and the automaker is planning to request a judge to dismiss an ongoing racial discrimination case. Tesla’s lawyers are expected to encourage a California judge to throw out an ongoing racial bias lawsuit, as reported by Reuters. Oakland, California Superior Court Judge Evelio Grillo is expected […]
Tesla Begins Using V4 Dual Supercharger Base at U.S. Stations
Over the past few years, Tesla’s rollout of the V3 Supercharger has been at swifty pace, but it’s already looking to install hardware to allow for its next generation of charging tech. Tesla has started using a dual-post V4 Supercharger base at many of its stations in the U.S., expected to allow the automaker to […]
Several Tesla and NIO Charging Stations Close Due to Sichuan Heatwave
As China’s power crisis worsens amidst record heat, many charging stations for electric vehicle (EV) automakers Tesla and NIO are becoming temporarily inoperable in certain regions. Tesla and NIO have been forced to halt charging operations in two cities in the Sichuan province, due to an ongoing heatwave that’s putting pressure on the area’s grid, […]
Tesla 4680 Battery Teardown Finally Analyzed By Sandy Munro [VIDEO]
Sandy Munro’s team has been making its way through a teardown of the Tesla Model Y 4680 battery cell structural pack while Sandy was traveling, and now Sandy’s finally back and is taking a look at the disassembled hardware. In a new video shared by Munro Live this week, Sandy finally got a chance to […]
SpaceX Says Both Starship and Falcon 9 to Launch 2nd-Gen Starlinks
SpaceX says both its Falcon 9 booster and reusable Starship rocket will be used to launch its next-generation Starlink satellites, according to a filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday (via PCMag). The plan is expected to “further accelerate” the deployment of the Starlink constellation for the second-gen satellite system. The company is […]
Former Apple Engineer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Apple Car Trade Secrets
Former Apple engineer Xiaolang Zhang pleaded guilty to stealing auto trade secrets from the company in a federal court on Monday, as detailed in a report from CNBC. Zhang was arrested in July 2018 at the San Jose airport as he attempted to fly to China. The secrets were taken in the form of computer […]
Twitter Misled Regulators on Bot Accounts, Says Former Security Head
Twitter misled federal regulators about its defenses against spam accounts and hackers, according to reports from CNN and the Washington Post on Tuesday (via Reuters). The reports noted whistleblower disclosures from Twitter’s former security head Peiter Zatko. In the original complaints, Zatko reported that executives at the social media company didn’t have the resources to […]
Volkswagen and Mercedes Sign Battery Supply Chain Deal with Canada
After news broke that Volkswagen and Mercedes would be signing a trade deal with Canada, an officially signed a memorandum of understanding to solidify tariff-free raw materials contracts was announced on Tuesday. The memorandum of understanding was signed on Tuesday in Toronto by Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess and Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry […]
Tesla China Denies Rumors of 4680 Batteries in Cars from Giga Shanghai
After rumors surfaced that Tesla would be adding a new battery configuration to the Model 3 earlier this month, the automaker is officially denying the claims saying it was all a rumor. Tesla denied rumors that it would use new batteries at its Giga Shanghai, including the 4680 cells, as the automaker stated in a […]
Tesla 2022.24.5: Turn Signal Indicators Move, Uninstall Games, Tire Pressure Timestamp
Tesla released its 2022.24.5 software update on the weekend and now we’re seeing some undocumented changes in this release, according to Not a Tesla App. The major feature change in the 2022.24 update was the ability to customize your Blind Spot Camera location to show in the upper left of the display. But now there […]