After SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully landed for the 11th time straight in a Starlink satellite launch, the company is apparently set to launch cargo for another satellite company. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch Inmarsat’s I-6 F2 satellite in Q1 2023, following a launch of the company’s first I-6 satellite just a […]
Canada’s largest pension trimmed its shares of multiple companies while nearly quadrupling its shares purchased in Tesla. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) bought four times the amount of Tesla shares while cutting support for stocks like General Motors (GM), Nvidia and General Electric, according to Barron’s. The CPPIB bought 368,706 Tesla shares, effectively […]
As electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla prepares to implement structural battery packs for its 4680 battery upon the opening of its new Gigafactory Texas, we now have the latest update from battery supplier Panasonic. Panasonic plans to begin mass-producing Tesla’s 4680 EV batteries by the end of March 2024, at the manufacturer’s Japanese factory, according […]
Let’s take a look at all of the new Tesla Superchargers that opened up across the globe this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Feb. 21, 2022 The Wawa at 2401 South Kanner Highway, Stuart, FL, USA 8 250 kW Tesla Feb. […]
Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, is looking busier than ever, according to the latest aerial drone footage recorded on Sunday, February 27, by Jeff Roberts. One of the biggest changes at the site is the growing number of Model Y compact crossover SUVs parked outside Giga Texas. We’ve seen them before coming and going, but […]
Earlier today, we saw a refreshed Tesla Model S Plaid with upgraded front and rear lights, charge port and badging, and now we have confirmation it has been delivered. According to Jacob B., he shared the news on Facebook he’s one of the first in the United States to take delivery of this refreshed Model […]
Tesla has started notifying customers in Europe of free Supercharging, specifically in “areas impacted by the recent situation in Ukraine.” According to an email sent out by the automaker and shared by Łukasz Średnicki (via @SawyerMerritt), Tesla says customers can “charge for free in parts of Poland, Slovakia and Hungary, starting with the following Superchargers: Trzebownisko […]
After giving us our first look at the new Model S Plaid “refresh” with matrix LED headlights, new taillights, a revised charge port door, and the original launch-day ‘Plaid’ badging earlier today, The Kilowatts (@klwtts) confirmed in a follow-up tweet that new Model X Plaid units also sport the ‘Plaid’ graphic badges. Looks like new Model X […]
It looks like Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany, will be granted final approval this week, as per German publication Der Tagesspiegel. According to the report, Giga Berlin’s final approval should be announced on Thursday or Friday, while a grand opening ceremony is already being planned, apparently. Minister-President Dietmar Woidke of Brandenburg and his “Task Force […]
JayTee427 over on the TMC Forums on Saturday spotted several delivery trucks transporting “refreshed” Model S Plaid units south along Route 101 in California, away from Tesla’s Fremont factory where the high-performance electric sedan is manufactured. “The appliqué delete looks to be body color now,” observed JayTee427. The discovery not only proves that Tesla’s Fremont factory […]
Image credit: The Kilowatts The Kilowatts have shared a quick first look at a Tesla Model S Plaid with new matrix LED headlights (as seen by the bulb in the corner), new rear tail lights, new charge port door, a revised rear trunk bar and also the original launch day Plaid badging. The Model S […]
We already know Tesla is set to open its first location in Greater Victoria on Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada, set for Langford, but now the details have been confirmed by Mayor Stew Young. Langford’s Mayor told CTV News Tesla will open a showroom and service center in the city, near Costco. According to Young, the […]
With Ukraine under attack by Russia, the former now has another ally when it comes to communications, as SpaceX Starlink is now live in the nation, according to Elon Musk. The SpaceX CEO announced on Saturday just now, “Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route.” Musk was replying to Mykhailo Fedorov, […]
Tesla’s introduction of a yoke steering wheel with the refreshed Model S and Model X proved to be a ‘love it or hate it’ kind of ordeal. Even among those who liked the change, the general consensus was that the transition forced them to re-map years of muscle memory that was programmed for a traditional, […]
In the latest installment of his Tesla Model S Plaid teardown, Sandy Munro deconstructs and walks us through all three of the electric motors that power the luxury sedan. The highlight of the motor teardown is the fact that most of the components of the Model S Plaid’s electric motors are not only the same […]
