White House to Invest $3.1 Billion to Boost U.S. EV Battery Output

The U.S. government says it will invest over $3 billion USD to boost domestic electric vehicle battery output and for energy storage. The announcement was made on Monday to reporters in a briefing, according to Bloomberg. Dave Howell, principal deputy director in the Energy Department’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, says roughly $3.16 […]

Sandy Munro’s New Favorite is the 2022 Tesla Model X [VIDEO]

Just weeks after the first 2022 Tesla Model X Refresh deliveries hit Canada, one of the foremost automotive experts has gone hands-on with the new SUV. Sandy Munro shared his early thoughts on a new Tesla Model X Long Range on Friday, checking out the vehicle that belongs to Full Self-Driving beta testers and YouTube […]

SpaceX Starlink Has Nearly 150,000 Daily Active Users in Ukraine

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine goes on, Elon Musk’s company SpaceX’s Starlink internet is keeping many connected throughout the country. SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service has around 150,000 active users per day in Ukraine, according to a Ukrainian official on Monday (via Twitter). Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, @Mykhailo Fedorov, […]

Tesla ‘Whitelisted’ to Resume 80% Production in Shanghai: Report

Tesla and fellow automaker SAIC Motor were among a handful of companies on China’s initial whitelist to resume over 80 percent production, according to a report from Chinese state media outlet Global Times (via Teslarati) on the weekend. Other production facilities, such as important semiconductor manufacturers SMIC and Hua Hong Semiconductor are producing over 90 […]

Tesla Delays Filing That Would Have Detailed its Stock Split

Those waiting for Tesla to detail its stock split details will have to wait a bit longer, it appears. Tesla said it won’t be able to file a proxy statement until later on in 2022, according to a securities 10-K/A filing on Monday, reports Bloomberg. The electric automaker had an initial deadline of April 30 […]

2022.12.22 Tesla Software Update Rolling Out

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.12.22 software update, as noted by third-party software @TeslaFi. The update was detected on a Tesla Model S 90D in Istanbul, Turkey, that previously had 2022.12.3 installed, with the latter released last month. No word on what’s new or the 2022.12.22 release notes, but stay tuned for updates. If […]

NIO, Li Auto, Xpeng See Sales Drop in April, Due to COVID-19 Lockdowns

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker NIO on Sunday announced delivery numbers for the month of April, along with rivals Li Auto and Xpeng. NIO delivered a total of 5,074 EVs in April 2022, bringing the automaker’s year-to-date total for deliveries in 2022 up to 30,842 — a year-over-year increase of 13.5%. NIO delivered 25,768 cars […]

Tesla Starts Charging European Users for Premium Connectivity in Leased Cars

Starting May 1st, 2022, Tesla has started charging drivers of leased vehicles in Europe for Premium Connectivity in their cars (via @tesla_adri). “Premium Connectivity provides the ability to access all connectivity features over cellular, in addition to Wi-Fi,” Tesla explains in an email recently sent to drivers of leased vehicles in Europe, where the company […]

Tesla Dominates California EV Sales in Q1, Takes Top 3 Spots

According to new data from electric vehicle advocacy group Veloz (via Green Car Reports), Tesla accounted for 78% of the 67,118 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sold in California, the largest automotive market in the U.S., during the first quarter of this year. Tesla’s Model 3 was the best-selling plug-in vehicle (including both BEVs and plug-in […]

Lucid Motors CEO Takes Home $263 Million Performance Bonus

Lucid Group CEO Peter Rawlinson bagged a whopping $263 million USD worth of performance-based stock awards last year as a result of a brief summit in the company’s share price — reports Automotive News. In March 2021, Lucid’s board of directors awarded Rawlinson approximately 13.8 million time-based stock units that vest over four years from […]

SpaceX’s First Starship Orbital Flight Delayed Again by FAA

SpaceX will once again have to kick its hopes of launching Starship’s first orbital flight further down the line. According to a new project update on the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) website, the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for SpaceX’s proposed Starship/Super Heavy Launch Vehicle Program at the Boca Chica Launch Site in Cameron […]