Here’s a list of all the new Tesla Superchargers that opened up 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 14, 2022 Hotellplan 2, Gäddede, Sweden 3 250 kW Tesla June 14, 2022 Hai’an St, Budai Township, Chiayi County, […]

Tesla, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is scheduled to appear at this year’s Qatar Economic Forum in Doha, Qatar. The Qatar Economic Forum is an annual gathering of world leaders and entrepreneurs organized by Bloomberg. For this year’s event, the organizers settled on the theme “Equalising the Global Recovery.” The event will run from June 20 […]

Petro-Canada has more than doubled its electric vehicle charging rates in Quebec, Canada. After Suncor-owned Petro-Canada completed its coast-to-coast DC fast chargers (Level 3) back in January 2020, it has raised pricing in Quebec by 125%. Charging rates in Quebec are now at $0.45 CAD per minute ($0.35 USD), up from $0.20 CAD. Based on […]

After design firm von Holzhausen teased a “Caramel” vegan leather upgrade for a Tesla Model S last week, the new product has been unveiled on Monday, part of a custom offering from Unplugged Performance, an aftermarket parts maker for Tesla vehicles. These new handmade interiors will leverage von Holzhausen’s proprietary Banbū Leather with 83% plant-based […]

NIO’s ES8 has been making waves since being unveiled in 2018, and for the first time, a popular U.S.-based auto manufacturing expert has shared his review of the electric SUV, which is the Chinese automaker’s first model sold in Europe, debuting last summer. A new segment of Sandy Munro’s Munro Live shows off the NIO […]

After Tesla’s vehicles were briefly barred from certain areas of Chengdu, China during President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to the central city, another area of the country is also set to ban Tesla’s cars starting on July 1. Tesla’s cars are being prohibited from entering China’s coastal district, Beidaihe, for at least two months while […]

Corporate customers of Tesla’s arm in China are being asked to pay back subsidies on electric vehicle (EV) purchases due to not being driven enough. Tesla is asking some corporate customers to return purchase subsidies in China, after the vehicles failed to achieve the requirements allowing them to get the subsidies, according to CnEVPost. A […]

After Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the automaker would be cutting 10 percent of salaried staff, the company faces yet another lawsuit from former employees claiming they were laid off without proper notice. Tesla is being sued by two former employees of its Nevada factory, alleging that the automaker violated U.S. laws against mass layoffs […]

A new job listing shows that Apple is seeking an automotive software engineer in the world’s largest auto market, ahead of the iPhone maker’s plans to develop its own vehicle. Apple is hiring a Car Experience Partner Engineer in China, according to a job listing on the company’s website (via CnEVPost). The position asks for […]

Tesla could be forced to increase compensation for Gigafactory Berlin workers if it hopes to keep up with its hiring goals, said Germany’s largest labor union on Monday. IG Metall is hearing complaints of inadequate or unequal wages from staff members at Tesla, according to a report from Bloomberg. While the automaker has reportedly been […]

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta continues to roll out to more testers, and now we’re seeing the test software expand to owners with Safety Scores as low as 93. Canadian Tesla owner @RonMadison11, who has a Safety Score of 93, received the 2022.12.3.20 firmware update that brings FSD beta 10.12.2 on Sunday. The Model Y […]

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said in a Saturday tweet that the company is changing the default Wi-Fi network name for its Starlink user terminals to “Stinky.” Starlink is a high-speed broadband internet service from SpaceX that connects to a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). SpaceX intends for the service to provide affordable […]

SpaceX has achieved yet another feat in the space travel and logistics space by successfully pulling off a total of three missions aboard its Falcon 9 rockets in less than 48 hours. Company CEO Elon Musk on late Saturday evening congratulated SpaceX staff on hitting the milestone. Congrats to SpaceX Falcon team for executing 3 […]

Tesla has launched its in-app upgrade ‘Acceleration Boost’ for the Model Y with 4680 structural battery from Giga Texas. According to Spoken Reviews, the option is available for $2,000 USD and improves the 0-60mph time from 4.8 to 4.2 seconds. The owner recently took delivery of their Model Y with 4680 structural battery pack, produced […]

According to Automotive News, Swedish automotive giant Volvo–subsidiary of China’s Geely–is establishing a new technical center at its headquarters in Mahwah, New Jersey, specifically for training mechanics to work on electric vehicles (EVs). Volvo expects the 12,800 sq. ft. facility to open next March. Once complete, dealership technicians from all over the U.S., Canada, and South […]