Redwood Materials to Spend $3.5 Billion on EV Battery Parts Plant in Nevada
Former Tesla executive JB Straubel’s battery recycling company Redwood Materials is looking to build a battery materials plant for electric vehicles (EVs). Redwood Materials said on Monday that it’s looking to spend $3.5 billion to develop a battery-materials factory in Nevada, as detailed in a report from Reuters shared on Monday. The news comes as […]
Tesla Seeks Public Funding to Open Superchargers to Non-Tesla Cars in U.S.
Following statements from the White House saying that Tesla will open Superchargers to non-Tesla electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S. by the end of the year, new updates show that the automaker is also looking to access public funding to help the cause. Tesla is bidding for billions of dollars in federal and state funding […]
Tesla to Increase Capital Spending Plan; Faces Another SEC Subpoena
U.S. automaker Tesla is facing yet another subpoena from one of the country’s major financial regulators, as shown in a filing shared by the company on Monday. Tesla revealed details about a new subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a regulatory filing on Monday, along with information about the automaker’s Bitcoin sales […]
Tesla’s Giga Shanghai Upgrade Boosts Production By 30%: Report
After Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai upgraded its production line for Model Y units and is expecting to produce around one-third more cars than it could before, one source said. Tesla’s Giga Shanghai has upgraded its Model Y production line to around 30 percent more daily production capacity, according to people familiar with the matter who reported […]
Tesla FSD Beta 10.13 Release ‘Maybe’ This Week: Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a Saturday tweet that Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta version 10.13 could “maybe” start rolling out to the public by the end of next week. “Team is working hard on it,” Musk said in his response to a question about the update. Maybe end of this week. Team is working […]
Tesla Model Y Comparison: Texas 4680 vs. Fremont [VIDEO]
Tesla’s newest Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, started delivering cars in April. The plant began production with the Tesla Model Y Standard Range with the company’s new 4680 cell-based structural battery pack. In a recent video, The Kilowatts compared a Giga Texas-made Model Y against a Model Y Long Range with 2170 battery cells from Tesla’s […]
Tesla Spotted Paint Testing New ‘Deep Crimson’ Color at Gigafactory Berlin
A Tesla Model Y with the new “Deep Crimson Multicoat” was recently spotted outside Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg among a bunch of units that look like they’re waiting to be scrapped. Deep Crimson is one of the three new colorways that will come out of Giga Berlin’s paint shop. The test unit is visible at the 20-minutes-and-18-seconds […]
Porsche to Make More Money From Electric vs Gas in Two Years: Exec
Lutz Meschke, Chief Financial Officer at Porsche, believes electric vehicles (EVs) have the potential to be more profitable for the luxury automaker than gas-powered cars — reports Automotive News. Meschke said during Porsche’s capital markets day earlier this week that the company’s EV margins will reach the same level as those of its combustion engine-powered […]
Tesla Now Lets Customers Add a Wall Connector to Orders in Germany
Tesla started rolling out a new feature for its online vehicle configurator in April that allowed customers to add a home charging solution to their order at checkout. The feature is now available in Germany and other parts of Europe (via @giovadamiano). German Tesla customers can now add a Wall Connector to their electric vehicle […]
SpaceX Starlink to Become Primary Internet for Northern Manitoba School Division
The Frontier School Division in northern Manitoba, Canada is planning to bring SpaceX’s Starlink internet to three-quarters of its 40 schools — reports the Winnipeg Free Press. Starlink is a high-speed broadband service that aims to deliver reliable internet anywhere in the world using a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit. Frontier deployed its first Starlink […]
SpaceX to Launch Starlink Internet in Nigeria in August
SpaceX will launch Starlink in Nigeria next month, according to CEO Elon Musk on Saturday. Responding to a question about when Starlink would launch in Nigeria, Musk said “service turns on next month, which is same time required to deliver a user terminal.” He then directed the user to the company’s website. According to Starlink’s […]
Tesla to Launch Same-Hour Service Using ‘Formula 1 Pit Crew Techniques’
Last month Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company was working on North American service, with a goal to have two-thirds of cars get same-day service with “no wait.” On Saturday morning, Musk provided an update to say “excited to work with Tesla Service to enable same-hour service as often as possible! Applying Formula 1 […]
SpaceX Sets New Launch Record with Latest Starlink Mission [VIDEO]
After scrubbing yesterday’s Starlink mission, SpaceX tried again on Friday morning from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, with success. SpaceX launched its 32nd mission in 2022, setting a new record for launches in one year. Last year, SpaceX launched 31 times and in 2022, they company surpassed […]
Amazon’s Electric Delivery Vans from Rivian Now Deploying Nationwide
Rivian’s electric delivery vans for Amazon are rolling out across the U.S., according to a press release shared on Thursday. By the end of the year, the companies are looking to deploy the electric delivery vans in over 100 cities across the U.S., with a goal of reaching 100,000 cities in the country by 2030. […]
Tesla’s Shanghai Plant to Reach 1.2 Million Cars Per Year After Upgrades: Report
As it works to upgrade its Shanghai factory to increase production, Tesla has officially completed the first part of its production line upgrades, ending one line’s halt on building cars, says local Chinese media. Tesla has completed its upgrade of Model Y production lines at its Gigafactory Shanghai, as detailed in a report from CnEVPost. […]