Head of Tesla Elon Musk has been known for his public support of cryptocurrency, and a new update from the automaker shows that they ended last year with nearly $2 billion in Bitcoin. Tesla said on Monday it ended 2021 holding $1.99 billion in Bitcoin, after purchasing a total of $1.5 billion in the […]
Tesla has also continually added more employees to its workforce than other automakers, as revealed in its latest filing with the SEC. Tesla hired 28,533 new full-time employees in 2021, marking a whopping 40.3 percent increase in the automaker’s workforce, according to MarketWatch. The figure was revealed in a 10-K filing with the Securities and […]
Here’s a list of all the new Tesla Superchargers that went live across the world this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Jan. 31, 2022 Stewart’s Shops at 5805 NY-9G, Hudson, NY, USA 8 250 kW Tesla Jan. 31, 2022 The 1800 […]
At the Florida RV SuperShow in Tampa last month, Winnebago Industries Inc. and Thor Indultries Inc. each unveiled all-electric RV concepts — reports Automotive News. Both veteran motorhome manufacturers view electrification as the next step for RVs and towable trailers. Winnebago spokesman Chad Reece said “it could be up to two years before a vehicle like this […]
Comedian and car enthusiast Jay Leno appeared on a recent episode of the YouTube show Cars and Culture with Jason Stein and talked about his experience with the Tesla Model S Plaid, among other things (via @SawyerMerritt). Jay Leno on his Model S Plaid: "I’m stunned how good it is. I love that it’s built […]
The folks over at NASASpaceflight religiously follow and document SpaceX’s rocket launches. After capturing high-definition footage of this week’s NROL-87 mission launch (and subsequent landing) from multiple angles, the media outlet has published a supercut of the mission on YouTube. The NROL-87 mission saw SpaceX launch a Falcon 9 rocket with a classified spy satellite for […]
Many joke how a Tesla is just an Apple iPad on wheels. While that may be the case, one thing missing is an App Store and the lack of third-party apps. But a Tesla ‘App Store’ is rumoured to be in the works, according to some rumors on Saturday. Tesla insider @SawyerMerritt teased something similar […]
We continue to see construction updates from Tesla’s Giga Berlin factory in Germany, courtesy of drone pilot Tobias Lindh. Drone footage recorded on February 4, but shared on Saturday, reveals cell building walls continuing to go up, while we also get our best look at the newest graffiti art adorning the exterior walls at Giga […]
According to Automotive News Canada, Ford Motor Co. entered its all-electric Mustang Mach-E into last year’s annual Michigan State Police vehicle trials because of interest expressed by police departments. The Michigan State Police trials rates vehicles based on their viability for police use after putting candidates through rigorous acceleration, braking, and handling tests on a 3.2 […]
A team of SpaceX engineers is currently in Fiji to install a Starlink Gateway station that will restore internet access to the Kingdom of Tonga islands after the single undersea fiber-optic cable connecting them to the world wide web was damaged in a volcanic eruption last month — reports FBCNews (via Tesmanian; (use coupon TESLANORTH10 […]
In the latest installment of his Model S Plaid teardown series on YouTube, “Teardown Titan” Sandy Munro gives us a detailed look at the high-performance all-electric sedan’s rear cradle, rear suspension, and electric drive module (EDM). Munro and his team remove the rear cradle and drive module which, unlike the front cradle and suspension we […]
According to Car and Driver, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has asked the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to add more electric vehicles (EVs) to its upcoming $11.3 billion USD purchase of new mail trucks. The USPS has been looking at replacing more than 150,000 Grumman Long Life Vehicles (LLVs) with new delivery trucks since […]
Kia has announced Canadian pricing for the 2022 EV6, the company’s first all-electric model. The EV6 will start hitting dealerships across Canada sometime in February and will start from $44,995 CAD, the base model just narrowly making the cut for the $5,000 federal electric vehicle (EV) rebate (vehicles need to start below $45,000 CAD). Originally […]
Tesla’s mobile app, specifically its iOS app, as of writing, is now showing your vehicle’s specs and warranty details. On the main screen of the Tesla iOS app, when scrolling to the very bottom, you now see a “View Details” link, which takes you to tabs listing out your vehicle specifications and warranty, noted @WholeMarsBlog […]
Electric vehicle (EV) competition is now increasing more than ever, with Fisker set to debut its new electric SUV by the end of the month. Fisker will debut the Ocean electric SUV at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, said the company on Friday. The conference is set to run from February 28 […]
