As electric vehicles (EVs) increase in market share throughout much of the world, one state has helped lead the push into mainstream EV adoption — and its most recent sales numbers are something worth writing home about. The state of California released details on zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) on the road last week, and the data […]

General Motors (GM) and Ford have asked a U.S. regulator to exempt them from a law prohibiting self-driving vehicles without steering wheels. On Wednesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published three petitions from Ford and GM on the matter, opening them to public comment for the 30 days, according to Automotive News. Each […]

Tesla’s vehicles are rarely spotted with manufacturer plates, especially not states away from its factories, but one YouTuber’s family has officially spotted one in Florida. The family of @Chuck Cook, known for his videos performing unprotected left turns with the Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta activated, happened to spot a Tesla Model Y with Texas Manufacturer […]

After reports of the Postal Service going electric were nixed earlier this year, the U.S. agency has said it will, in fact, spend money to replace an old fleet. The U.S. Postal Service said on Wednesday it plans to purchase 25,000 or more electric vehicles (EVs), a figure more than double its original estimate, according […]

Electric vehicles (EVs) are growing in popularity, and with the world heavily in need of batteries to keep up with demand, some companies are teaming up to help produce and receive more batteries. Ford and CATL announced plans for a Global Strategic Cooperation, to help increase battery supply to markets in North America, Europe and […]

After Munro & Associates stated that opening the Tesla Model Y’s 4680 battery cell was “more difficult than they thought,” the team has officially managed to open the structural battery pack as shown in the crew’s newest video. Munro Live shared a video on Wednesday with the 4680 battery pack finally fully opened, showing the […]

Tesla today announced its Q2 2022 earnings, reporting $16.9 billion in revenue, up 42% year-over-year. The company saw $2.3 billion in net income and delivered 254,695 cars, up 23.4% year-over-year. If you’re looking for Tesla’s Q2 2022 earnings call transcript you can check it out here on Seeking Alpha. As for a ‘supercut’ of the […]

When will Tesla deliver its Cybertruck? According to Tesla’s Q2 2022 earnings call, CEO Elon Musk answered an investor question about when Cybertruck would be officially available and said it would debut in mid-2023. Speaking about Cybertruck, Musk said, “we will bring another level of simplicity and manufacturing improvements with Cybertruck and future products that […]

Tesla today published its earnings for the second quarter of the year, reporting $16.9 billion USD in revenue and a net income of $2.3 billion. The company also shared a stockholder deck, giving us a look at the company’s operations as they are now and some of its plans for the future. According to Tesla’s […]

Tesla announced its earnings for the second quarter of the year on Wednesday afternoon, reporting numbers higher than Wall Street expectations. The automaker generated revenue of $16.9 billion USD between April and June 2022, up a whopping 42% year-over-year, with earnings per share of $2.27. Wall Street, meanwhile, had forecasted $16.521 billion in revenue and […]

After the initial wave of Tesla’s Giga Texas Belt Buckle orders were delivered last December, the company has lowered the price of the merch item on its website. Tesla has lowered the price of its Giga Texas Belt Buckles in its merch store from its previous price of $150 to now only $100 (via @SawyerMerritt). […]

There hasn’t been much movement in Tesla’s solar roof department, as the company’s been plagued by production halts and supply shortages throughout much of this year. Tesla is halting solar roof installations in almost every U.S. market, according to sources familiar with the subject who spoke to electrek. While the sources didn’t specify why Tesla is […]

A jury in Florida found Tesla 1 percent negligent in the death of a Model S owner, 18, whose EV collided with a concrete wall after the car’s speed limiter was deactivated, as detailed in a report from Reuters. Alternatively, the driver and father were found to be 99 percent at fault for the accident […]

Some posit that SpaceX has significantly accelerated humanity’s move toward the stars, but one former NASA administrator says that couldn’t have happened without the company chief’s technical expertise. Elon Musk’s technical background plays a major role in what makes SpaceX so efficient, according to former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver in an interview with Politico […]

The top space agency in the U.S. has awarded another contract to Elon Musk’s space company, as detailed by the company on Tuesday in a press release. NASA awarded a Launch Services (NLS) II contract to SpaceX, in order to offer a launch for the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission, according to a […]