SpaceX is gearing up to deploy Starlink, its satellite internet service, in the Philippines, according to an announcement from Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez (via TheStar). Starlink is a high-speed broadband service from SpaceX that connects to a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and is designed to provide affordable internet at viable speeds […]
Taiwan’s Kaohsiung City has received two Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles (EVs) to be deployed as police cars — the very first Tesla police cruisers in the country (via Taiwan English News). The two Model 3s, worth NT$3.3 million (around $115,000 USD), were donated to the City of Kaohsiung by Ching Chan Optical Technology and […]
Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, continues to churn out Model Y vehicles in various colors, beyond the original black cars spotted. The latest video from Jeff Roberts filmed on Saturday shows red Model Y production is in full swing at the moment. A parking lot shows a batch of red, white, blue and black Model […]
Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, is reportedly set to resume production as soon as Monday, April 4, according to unnamed sources speaking with Reuters. The factory in Shanghai has been shut down since March 28, due to COVID-19 surges in the city. The government locked down areas east of the Huangpu River, where Tesla’s Gigafactory […]
The Tesla Model Y dominated the global plug-in vehicle market in February 2022 with a whopping 45,236 units sold, accounting for 8.3% of all plug-in vehicle sales during the month — reports CleanTechnica. Tesla’s Model 3 ranked second with 30,268 cars sold, while the Wuling HongGuang Mini EV trailed behind the pair with 26,116 units […]
Tesla on Saturday morning announced its Q1 2022 production and delivery numbers. The electric vehicle (EV) maker produced 305,407 cars and delivered an all-time high of 310,048 units across the globe. “In the first quarter, we produced over 305,000 vehicles and delivered over 310,000 vehicles, despite ongoing supply chain challenges and factory shutdowns,” the company […]
The Tesla Model 3 zipped to the top of electric vehicle (EV) sales in France for the first quarter of 2022, as plug-in vehicles outsold gas-powered cars in the country for the first time — reports MarketScreener. Overall car sales in France were down 17.3% during Q1 2022, posting their tenth straight month of declines with […]
Tesla has shared a new video today called “Flying Through Giga Berlin” and it is an incredible look of inside the new factory, filmed by a mini drone touring the newly-opened factory. You can see the nearly 3-minute video below, shared to the Tesla YouTube channel and on Twitter: Tesla’s video above shows off production […]
Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.8.3 software update, as noted by third-party service @Teslascope, detected on a 2022 Model Y Long Range in Beja, Portugal. The Nikola app detected 2022.8.3 on Thursday on a Model S. No word on what’s new just yet in the 2022.8.3 software update, but stay tuned for the release […]
SpaceX’s Starlink iOS app now contains a picture of a Shiba Inu used to represent the cryptocurrency, Dogecoin. The discovery of the image addition within the Starlink iOS app assets “coin.png” was discovered by developer Steve Moser. He tells Tesla North the image was discovered two days ago, but just shared today. This is not […]
Tesla supplier Panasonic plans to invest ¥600 billion ($4.8 billion USD) into electric vehicle (EV) batteries, supply chain software and other areas necessary for future development, according to Benzinga. The news is from Panasonic’s outline of its new medium and long-term growth strategy. ¥400 billion ($3.26 billion USD) of the investment is set to be […]
SpaceX on Friday morning launched the Transporter-4 rideshare mission from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying 40 small satellites and spacecraft to sun-synchronous orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/98AatbJNTO — SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 1, 2022 This particular Falcon-9 rocket has previously supported the Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, […]
NIO sold and delivered 25,768 vehicles in the first quarter of the year, marking an overall 28.5% increase year-over-year, according to a press release. In March alone, NIO delivered 9,985 units, representing a 37.6 percent increase year-over-year. NIO delivered 25,034 vehicles in Q4, marking an increase this quarter from the last quarter. The news comes […]
Tesla is predicted to have delivered 308,158 cars this quarter, representing a record-breaking first quarter for the automaker, according to a number of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg, reports Automotive News. While Tesla hasn’t released its numbers for the quarter just yet, the company sold around 308,000 in Q4 for its best performance in any quarter […]
Linn Creek City Council voted unanimously to add an electric vehicle (EV) to the police department’s fleet this week, marking a major milestone for the state of Missouri. The Linn Creek Police Department is the first police department in Missouri to add a Tesla vehicle to its fleet, according to KOMU 8. The department added […]