Panasonic has sent new 4680 electric vehicle battery cell samples to Tesla, ahead of expected surges in the automaker’s production using the next-generation batteries, according to Reuters. The new batteries are expected to begin mass production starting in March 2023, beginning first at its Wakayama, Japan factory and later moving production to North America. At […]

Elon Musk has been known to be fairly hard on his employees, and a recent email from the Tesla CEO shows that the automaker is no longer allowing remote work. Tesla is no longer letting employees perform remote work, as seen in an email sent to the company from Musk dated May 31, 2022 (via […]

Let’s take a look at a list of all the new Tesla Superchargers that went online over the past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing May 23, 2022 Vinzenz-Pallotti-Straße 1, Limburg an der Lahn, Germany 20 250 kW Tesla May 24, 2022 9903 […]

Swedish premium electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Polestar earlier this month announced its new referral program. Through the Polestar referral program, drivers can earn rewards for person-to-person referrals. A Polestar owner can generate a personal referral code and share it with someone they know. If the other person joins the Polestar family by ordering a car […]

Italy’s Idra Group, the makers of Giga Press machines used by Tesla to stamp out parts for its vehicles, shared on Tuesday a new video detailing the “assembly of the Giga Press 9000t”. A clip of the video was shared by Tesla insider @SawyerMerritt, to which Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded, “Cybertruck body.” Cybertruck body […]

Volkswagen has unveiled a pair of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” inspired ID Buzz vehicles during a Star Wars event in Anaheim, California, as detailed over the weekend in a press release. The vehicles feature two different paint jobs, one of which is the “Dark Side Edition” in black and red, and the other of which is the […]

Morgan Stanley shared a research tactical idea on NIO, stating that it believes the company’s shares will rise in absolute terms for the next 15 days, reports Seeking Alpha. Despite recent selloffs of NIO and other EV stocks, the firm believes the automaker will be turned around in the months to come, following China’s COVID-19 […]

After helping electric vehicle (EV) drivers of Ukraine and surrounding areas with free charging since March, Tesla officially plans to reinstate fees at its Superchargers. Tesla plans to begin charging idling and charging fees once again at Superchargers in Poland and Slovakia, as detailed in a letter to customers shared this month (via Reddit). The […]

The Future Fund LLC Managing Partner Gary Black expects Tesla’s shares to rebound after volatility from Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover and inflation, as shown in a segment of Yahoo Finance‘s Market Check on Tuesday. In the segment, Black says that Tesla’s performance as a growth fund in 2020 and 2021 was impressive, despite the stock […]

Electric vehicle maker Polestar, the subsidiary of Volvo (and owned by China’s Geely) said Apple CarPlay is still expected to become available in its cars this spring, according to the automaker’s original release plans. Additionally, Polestar went on to say that they are “excited to be in the final development stages” for Apple CarPlay and […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has once again held off on finishing its final assessment of a new SpaceX spacecraft, after several delays have already taken place for the event this year. The FAA, delayed the final assessment of SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket to at least June 13, according to Reuters. SpaceX’s […]

YouTuber Alex Sibila recently posted a hands-on video with Tesla’s CCS Combo 1 adapter in the U.S., offering a good explanation of what it’s all about. Recent social media discussion online has been all about people sharing pictures of their new CCS adapter. The adapter allows you to charge your Tesla at third-party DC fast […]

Electric vehicle (EV) registrations in Canada saw a 52% increase year-over-year during the first quarter of this year, according to a report from analytics firm IHS Markit. Pure electrics made up 6.2% of all new light vehicle registrations in Canada between January and March, up from 3.7% during the same period last year. Tesla led […]

After Tesla’s Giga Shanghai was forced to shut down production alongside many other companies in the spring, the automaker is finally on its way back up to full production levels. Tesla has resumed production at Gigafactory Shanghai to about 70 percent of the weekly output capacity it was previously operating at, according to two sources […]

Following suit with DeLorean’s history of creating luxury cars, the automaker has shared concepts for a new vehicle it plans to release in the years to come. DeLorean has unveiled its Alpha5 four-seater electric vehicle (EV), as seen on a password-protected page on its website (hint: ALPHA5), ahead of its reveal later on Monday evening. […]