IKEA Partners with Electrify America for EV Charging Stations at Stores
IKEA and Electrify America announced today a collaboration that will see electric vehicle (EV) charging stations installed across 25 retail locations in the United States. According to IKEA, this new partnership will allow the retailer to quadruple total EV chargers at its stores in the U.S. “At IKEA, we believe that we must work together […]
Tesla Short-Sellers Describe Failed Bets Against Elon Musk
Elon Musk hasn’t been shy about his feelings on Tesla’s short-sellers, but a new report shows even his most bearish opponents recounting incredible losses. Tesla short-sellers and bearish analysts discussed the effects of shorting Musk’s companies on a Zoom call organized by New York Mag this week. Most of the analysts had predicted the stock […]
Rivian Offers ‘Binding Contract’ to Maintain $7,500 EV Tax Credit Eligibility
Following the U.S. Senate’s passing of the $430 billion Inflation Reduction Act, one automaker is warning its customers about how they may be affected by new tax credit rules. Rivian posted a page on its website explaining how the Inflation Reduction Act may affect buyer access to the $7,500 federal electric vehicle (EV) credit. While […]
Tesla Reaches 5,000 Employees at Giga Berlin, Ahead of Two-Shift System: Report
As Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin continues to ramp up production, the automaker could now be readying to add another shift to its production day. Tesla may add a second shift at its Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg in August, adding to the factory’s number of employees, according to a report this week from German publication RBB 24 (via […]
Elon Musk Lawyers Seek Names of Twitter Staff in Charge of Bot Data: Report
Elon Musk’s requests for bot data have remained central to his Twitter deal, and even as he and the social media platform gear up for a trial in October, the Tesla CEO is still looking to get information from the company. Musk’s legal team has demanded that Twitter reveal the employees in charge of calculating […]
Tesla Expands Self Diagnostics Feature to Include Vehicle Range Concerns
Since rolling out a new self-diagnostics feature for service appointments back in July, Tesla has already made some improvements to the tool in the mobile app. Tesla’s internal app strings seem to show that the automaker expanded the self-diagnostic feature to include battery range concerns as spotted by @tesla_adri. The app also added a question […]
Unmarked Tesla Model Y Police Cruiser Hits Mukilteo, Washington
The Mukilteo, Washington Police Department has just received its first Tesla Model Y police cruiser, marking its fourth Tesla overall, according to a report from Herald Net shared on Wednesday. In addition to the Model Y police cruiser, the department has already been operating two other Model Y units and one Model 3 unit for […]
SpaceX Loses $886 Million in FCC Subsidies for Starlink Internet
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has dropped Elon Musk’s SpaceX from receiving nearly $900 million in subsidies for its Starlink satellite internet. The FCC said on Wednesday SpaceX “failed to meet program requirements”, along with another company LTD Broadband, deeming both as “risky projects” and providers unable to deliver the promised service. “After careful legal, […]
U.S. Air Force to Use SpaceX Starlink in Africa and Europe, Spend $1.9 Million
The U.S. Air Force recently announced it will spend $1.9 million on SpaceX’s Starlink internet to support operations in Europe and Africa. SpaceX was awarded the contract on July 22, 2022, and the document was made public recently, as noted by Politico. “The general requirement is a commercial satellite internet solution using Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) […]
Tesla FSD Attacks Continue: Ralph Nader Wants NHTSA to Remove Feature
It appears the attacks on Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) Autopilot technology keep coming. Earlier, we reported on how a claim by California senate candidate, Dan O’Dowd, said FSD “mows down children”, but was disproved by an actual FSD beta tester. Now, former presidential candidate and well-known consumer protection advocate Ralph Nader issued a call to […]
Tesla FSD Beta Tester Proves System Does Not “Mow Down Children” [VIDEOS]
A Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta tester responded to claims that the system “mows down children” on Tuesday, sharing a test video showing the opposite. In a video using a cardboard child replica on a residential street, Twitter user @TeslaDriver2022 tested Tesla’s FSD to test claims from California senate candidate Dan O’Dowd. @O’Dowd initially claimed […]
New Volkswagen CEO Said to Shrink Management Board by One-Third: Report
It’s been less than a month since Volkswagen’s CEO stepped down, and the incoming head of the company is already looking to make some changes. Volkswagen’s new CEO Oliver Blume is looking to make the management board team smaller, as detailed by two sources familiar with the matter in a report from Reuters. Blume hopes […]
First Tesla Megapack System Launches in New York City
NineDot launched a new community-scale energy storage site in the Bronx, New York City, using Tesla Megapacks, as announced on Tuesday. The large battery system will have a 3.08 Megawatts/12.32 Megawatt-hours capacity, as well as a solar canopy and built-in infrastructure to create bi-directional electric vehicle (EV) chargers in the future. This is the first […]
Porsche Taycan Sets New EV Lap Record at Nürburgring Racetrack [VIDEO]
It wasn’t long ago that electric vehicles (EVs) couldn’t perform quite as well as internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, but that moment has since passed with one of Porsche’s vehicles setting a new record at a German raceway. Driver Lars Kern has set a new lap record in a Porsche Taycan Turbo S EV at […]
BYD Blade Batteries Start Delivering to Tesla’s Giga Berlin Factory: Report
With electric vehicles (EVs) continuing to increase in popularity, demand for EV batteries has skyrocketed as automakers like Tesla are maximizing battery supply deals to access as many EV batteries as possible. Fellow automaker BYD has started delivering its blade batteries to Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin, according to several sources familiar with the matter, as […]