NIO plans to unveil the ES7 electric SUV at the end of the month, and a handful of pictures have surfaced showing the vehicle without any privacy wraps ahead of the release. The NIO ES7 was spotted in a series of photos without any camoflauge wrap, as shared on Thursday by Yiche (via CNEVPost). The […]

As Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg ramps up production, the automaker is already eyeing some expansion plans to give the company easier access to railways. Tesla wants to expand its Grünheide, Germany factory by another 100 hectares to build a freight station and storage areas, according to a report from RBB 24. Sources familiar with the matter […]

After reports last month said Tesla CEO Elon Musk was looking for co-investors to help him buy Twitter, a new filing shows a few specific firms and businesses the billionaire gained funding from. Musk got an extra $7.14 billion from new investors to help fund his Twitter takeover, according to a filing on Thursday reported […]

SpaceX has launched a new Starlink feature called Portability, allowing existing users to use their satellite internet service away from their home location, such as camping or visiting a friend’s house (via @SawyerMerritt). For $25 USD extra per month, the Starlink Portability feature “enables users to temporarily move their Starlink to new locations in order […]

Volkswagen sold just over 99,000 electric vehicles (EVs) during the first quarter of this year across all of its brands, including Porsche, Audi, and Škoda in addition to the main Volkswagen line  — reports the Financial Times. Output was lower than Volkswagen had hoped for due to supply chain constraints hampering global production. In fact, […]

After seeing Tesla finally deliver a Model S refresh with its left-right motorized tilt display, we now have a high-quality 4K hands-on with the feature, thanks to OCDetailing. The tilt display can be accessed by going to Controls > Display. From here, you can tap left, right or center, and the display will move in […]

Following Twitter’s acquisition for $44 billion late last month, one billionaire is questioning how the new owner’s guidance will affect the company. Bill Gates says Elon Musk “could make [Twitter] worse,” adding that onlookers should have an open mind and be careful not to underestimate him, according to a report from Business Insider. Gates made […]

Tesla has reportedly canceled employee bonuses tied to quarterly delivery quotas and is instead raising base employee salaries to compensate, according to a report from Electrek. However, the move away from delivery quota bonuses appears to reduce compensation for most Tesla employees overall. Sales and delivery employees were previously offered a 25-percent bonus on their […]

The Ford Mustang Mach-E has been available for over a year now in Europe, and the automaker is announcing a few improvements to the vehicle’s extended-range variants across the pond. Ford increased the braked towing capacity of the Mustang Mach-E to 1,000 kilograms for the extended range models in both the rear and all-wheel drives […]

After Polestar unveiled design update and new features for the Polestar 2 last month, the automaker has officially shared pricing for the upcoming version of the vehicle. Polestar has revealed pricing and design updates for the 2023 Polestar 2, as detailed in a press release shared on Wednesday. The Polestar 2 long-range single-motor variant will […]

As SpaceX’s operations at its Texas launch center grow, so too do the company’s power needs, as depicted in new plans to increase the site’s solar farm. SpaceX is expanding the on-site solar farm powering operations in Boca Chica, Texas by about 1.7 acres, according to documents seen by CNBC from the U.S. Fish and […]

Electric vehicles (EVs) are entering a chapter of disruption to the auto industry at large in the next few years, and as they do, Tesla’s vehicles are still leading the charge. The Tesla Model Y and 3 topped global plugin vehicle registrations in March, with battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) taking an impressive 11 percent of the […]

Fisker on Wednesday morning announced its upcoming third vehicle, an electric GT sports car codenamed Project Ronin, while also sharing a teaser image, showing a front that hints at a cross between Tesla’s upcoming Roadster and a classic Chevy Corvette. Project Ronin is the third electric vehicle offering from Fisker, following the unveiling of the […]

Earlier today we saw a video showing Tesla’s Model S refresh being delivered with a motorized left-right tilt display. If you had doubts it was real, you can rest assured it’s legit, as Tesla has taken the wraps off a similar Model S refresh on display in Taiwan. When Tesla first announced its Model S […]

Tesla’s estimated delivery dates for its Model 3, Model S and Model X continue to slip further into 2022 and 2023, depending on configuration (via @SawyerMerritt). Check out the changes below: Model 3 RWD: Aug – Nov 2022 (was June – Aug 2022) Long Range: Jul – Oct 2022 (was June – Aug 2022) Performance: […]