The Boring Company to Launch Dogecoin Payments for Vegas Loop Rides
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company will soon accept cryptocurrency Dogecoin for rides on its Loop tunnels in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to CNN, Dogecoin payments launched on Friday, when the first Loop station opened outside the Las Vegas Convention Center, with its existing three stops. How does the Loop work? Passengers hop into a Tesla […]
NIO Power Day 2022: 500 kW Fast-Chargers Unveiled, Next-Gen Swap Stations
NIO also teased its third-generation swap station at Wednesday’s NIO Power Day event, set to have a larger capacity and a more flexible layout, according to statements from Co-Founder and President Qin Lihong, as reported by CnEVPost. Additionally, NIO plans to begin installing new 500kW ultra-fast charging stalls throughout China and Europe by the end […]
Non-Tesla EVs Will Get Access to U.S. Superchargers in 2022: White House
President Joe Biden and Tesla have had a rocky relationship, but a new page from the White House shows that Tesla’s plan to open Superchargers to non-Tesla vehicles could be making its way toward the U.S. auto market. A June 28 fact sheet from the Biden Administration states the pilot program for Tesla’s Superchargers to […]
Rivian Produced 4,401 EVs in Q2, on Track for 25,000 for 2022
Rivian announced that it produced 4,401 vehicles in the second quarter, delivering a total of 4,467 from its Normal, Illinois factory, according to a press release on Wednesday. In the first quarter, Rivian produced 2,553 vehicles and delivered just 1,227, so the Q2 results mark a major improvement for the auto startup — and the […]
Tesla Model Y was the Best-Selling EV in the UK: June 2022
The popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) continues to increase in markets around the world, and the United Kingdom shows that one of Tesla’s models was leading the charge in June. Tesla’s Model Y electric sedan was the best-selling plugin vehicle overall in the UK in June, and it landed the second-best-selling vehicle of any powertrain, […]
Tesla Sells Record-Breaking 78,000 China-Made Cars in June: CPCA
After Tesla and a handful of other companies were forced to shut down in China throughout March and April due to surging COVID-19 cases, the automaker has made a tremendous rebound from the lows, even setting a new record. Tesla sold a record-breaking 78,000 units made in China in June, marking a huge rebound for […]
Tesla Full Self-Driving in Las Vegas Tunnels ‘Maybe Later This Year’: Musk
The Boring Company could be getting ready to use Tesla vehicles with Full Self-Driving (FSD) in its tunnels sooner than expected, according to the latest update from Elon Musk. When asked how long it would be until The Boring Company used Teslas with the automaker’s FSD system on Tuesday, CEO @Elon Musk responded with “maybe […]
New Tesla Superchargers Global Overview: June 27 – July 3, 2022
Here’s a list of all the new Tesla Superchargers that opened up worldwide this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing June 27, 2022 15 Świętojańska, 15-277 Białystok, Poland 6 250 kW Tesla June 27, 2022 1927 W Dorothy Ln, Moraine, OH, USA […]
70,000+ Starlink Customers Unite in Petition Against DISH’s 5G 12 GHz Plan
SpaceX last week asked Starlink subscribers to help the company convince the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject changes to the 12 GHz spectrum proposed by DISH Network that would render Starlink “unusable for most Americans.” According to PCMag, more than 70,000 Starlink customers heeded SpaceX’s call. As of Tuesday, the FCC has received […]
Hands-On: Tesla Model Y 4680 Structural Pack with Seats Bolted On [VIDEO]
Munro & Associates have released their video detailing the company’s hands-on with Tesla’s 4680 structural pack from its Model Y made at Gigafactory Texas. The 17-minute video details the 4680 structural battery pack on its own, which has the Model Y’s seats bolted right onto the pack itself, as part of Tesla’s vehicle design. The […]
Tesla Harris Ranch Supercharger Expansion Update [PIC]
After construction updates of Tesla’s huge Supercharger at Harris Ranch in Fresno County, California surfaced last month, a new photo of the site shows several new charging stalls being constructed. A photo showing the expansion area of Tesla’s Harris Ranch Supercharger station shared on Sunday shows that the charging station is steadily getting closer to […]
New Tesla Service Center Appears Slated for Portland, Oregon
A new Tesla Service Center looks like it’s being built in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, expected to replace what was previously a Toys ‘R’ Us (via Reddit). A Tesla sign was spotted in the area, as seen in a field near a shopping center with the old Toys ‘R’ Us building in a photo […]
Wall Street Now Focusing on Tesla’s Second Half and Firm Demand: Wedbush
Just weeks after Tesla CEO Elon Musk warned of an upcoming recession in the U.S., also saying that Tesla had a tough quarter in Q2, one analyst is noting how important it will be for the automaker to hold onto high demand as it faces an economic downturn in the months ahead. Tesla is preparing […]
60 Tesla Owners in Austria Form ‘Peace’ Sign Atop Highest Mountain
With the worldwide reach that Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) have, it’s only fitting that owners of the EV brand would meet up to celebrate certain events — such as CEO Elon Musk’s birthday, for which Tesla owners met up at SpaceX’s Starbase. This time, Tesla drivers in 60 different vehicles from eight different countries drove […]
Tesla Shows Off Solar Trailer with SpaceX Starlink Dish [PICS]
Alongside Tesla showing off a cross-section of a Model Y with 4680 cells at IdeenExpo in Germany, the automaker had a trailer with solar panels attached at the event that also drew some attention. Now we have some more pictures of this unique solar and Starlink setup. Tesla debuted a “show of concept” of a […]