Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta is updated regularly and the most recent update has expanded to more existing users in the United States and Canada. Tesla’s FSD beta 10.11.2 started rolling out to more existing testers in the U.S. and Canada on late Tuesday, according to a photo shared by @AndrewGleissner on Wednesday (via @WholeMarsBlog). […]
General Motors (GM) has announced a sourcing agreement with Australia’s Glencore supplying cobalt for the automaker’s EVs, as announced on Tuesday. Cobalt is one of the main metals used in the production of EV batteries, and Glencore’s cobalt will be used in GM’s Ultium battery cathodes for the Chevy Silverado EV, the GMC Hummer EV […]
Ford CEO Jim Farley announced on Wednesday the company is set to hold a launch event on April 26, 2022. An image reads, “F-150 Lightning Strikes,” with the date and also a link to the company’s online configurator for the electric pick up. The event is set for 1:30pm ET, from the Rouge Electric Vehicle […]
Like many automakers, Volkswagen has recognized and imitated Tesla’s business model in a handful of ways, but now it’s also the first major automaker to implement an online ordering system like the EV giant. Volkswagen has launched the order configurator for online sales in Germany, first featuring the ID.4 and ID.5 models and later to […]
Following Tesla’s release of the viral “Flying Through Giga Berlin” video last month, the videographer shared some of his thoughts and processes from inside the Grünheide, Germany factory, using a first-person view (FPV) drone from DJI. Drone videographer Ferdinand Wolf talked to TechRadar last week about setting up for and performing the video’s shots, describing […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is facing a lawsuit from a Twitter shareholder claiming his delay to disclose the purchase of the stake, manipulated the market. Musk is being sued by Twitter shareholder Marc Bain Rasella, who has alleged the CEO didn’t disclose the ownership of over 5 percent stake in the social media company immediately, […]
Tesla says it again needs help from customers in fighting an Oklahoma bill proposal. After Tesla was able to successfully stop HB 3994, the company says the “same language” has now resurfaced in another bill. The company emailed owners today again asking them for help (via @SawyerMerritt). “Last month, we informed you about HB 3994, […]
A pair of recently published videos from Singapore YouTuber Daren Yoong give us an attendee’s perspective of Tesla’s Cyber Rodeo event last week to celebrate the grand opening of the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s $1.1 billion USD Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. Yoong’s coverage comprises some of the best videos we’ve seen so far of the […]
Honda, one of the last mass-market automakers to hold out on electrification, on Tuesday held a press briefing to announce its plans for automobile electrification. The press briefing featured Toyota’s Director, President and Representative Executive Officer Toshihiro Mibe, Director, Executive Vice President and Representative Executive Officer Kohei Takeuchi, and Senior Managing Executive Officer Shinji Aoyama. The […]
Tesla has updated its off-peak Supercharging hours in California, starting today April 12, 2022. According to an email sent out by the automaker (via Reddit) on Tuesday, it explains “off-peak hours will change at California Supercharging locations. Charge for less at select Superchargers before 11AM and after 9PM.” Previously, off-peak hours were set to begin […]
Toyota’s first entry into the electric vehicle (EV) space, the bZ4X, officially went on sale on Tuesday. At the same time, embargoes on media coverage of the new all-electric vehicle lifted. Take a look at the first reviews of the Toyota bZ4X: Autoblog 2023 Toyota bZ4X First Drive Review: Toyota’s First Real EV CNET 2023 […]
Tesla’s Model Y and Model 3 were China’s #1 and #2 best-selling new energy vehicles (NEVs) for March, respectively. According to recently released data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), the Model Y sold 39,730 units, while the Model 3 sold 26,024. #China >¥ 350K #NEV Mar retail – All models🥇Tesla Model Y🥈Tesla Model […]
In a recently published YouTube video, Hagerty races the world’s fastest sedans against each other by pitting the Tesla Model S Plaid against the Lucid Air and BMW E39 M5, with the latter being “the fastest sedan in the world… from 20 years ago.” For an even playing field, the BMW E39 M5 starts the […]
Lucid Motors on Tuesday announced the start of customer deliveries for the Lucid Air Grand Touring, and also unveiled the new Grand Touring Performance model that is slated to go into production later this spring. Lucid had previously teased the Grand Touring Performance on Monday. Get there, grandly. Now delivering Lucid Air Grand Touring and […]
Image via @BLKMDL3 Tesla kicked off deliveries of Texas-made Model Y vehicles at its Cyber Rodeo event last week, with the first confirmed to include new 4680 battery cells, as we previously reported. At the Giga Texas factory was also a Model Y on display that was discovered to be a ‘Standard’ Dual Motor version […]
