SpaceX Hired to Launch Spy Satellites for South Korea
After a successful launch of the Ax-1 mission to the International Space Station last week, SpaceX has landed yet another contract for its reliable Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX has signed a contract with South Korea to launch five spy satellites by 2025 using its Falcon 9 booster, in order to monitor the military actions of […]
Vancouver Wants to Slap a $10,000 Yearly Fee on Gas Stations without EV Chargers
Vancouver, British Columbia led Canada’s electric vehicle (EV) registrations for much of last summer, and now the city’s planners are considering a yearly fee for gas stations and business owners to help push the rollout of EV charging stations. Vancouver city hall proposed a policy that could force gas stations and other parking lot owners […]
New Tesla Superchargers Global Overview: April 4–10, 2022
Let’s take a look at all the new Tesla Superchargers that opened up 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 April 4, 2022 500 17th St, Miami Beach, FL, USA 10 72 kW Unavailable April 4, 2022 A1-M62 Ferrybridge, […]
Tesla to Increase Speed Limit of Camera-Based Autopilot: ‘Coming Soon’ Says Musk
Tesla recently dropped radar sensors in favor of camera-based sensors in its Model S and X units, officially marking the final move away from radar sensors. Pure Vision Autopilot, which is Tesla’s camera-only version of the driver assistance feature, has a current speed limit of 80 mph (128 kph) max. Telsa owner @BLKMDL3 asked Elon […]
Tesla Sells Nearly 67,000 Cars in China for March, Up 86% Year-Over-Year
After Tesla increased the price of multiple of its vehicles in China, the company has managed to pull off record deliveries in the last month of Q1, as shown by new sales data in the country. Tesla sold 65,814 Shanghai-built vehicles in March, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) and as […]
NIO Suspends EV Production Due to COVID-19 Lockdowns
Chinese Tesla rival NIO is now facing a factory shutdown in China, causing delays to current orders that will be passed to consumers, as stated by the company in a notice to customers. NIO warned customers over the weekend about upcoming delivery delays due to the automaker pausing production amidst the ongoing COVID-19 surge, according […]
Elon Musk Has ‘Decided Not to Join’ Board of Twitter, Says CEO
After acquiring a 9.1% stake in Twitter, and then being offered a seat on the company’s board, Elon Musk “has decided not to join our board”, explained Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal on Sunday evening. “Team, Elon Musk has decided not to join our board. Here’s what I can share about what happened,” wrote Agrawal on […]
One of the First Texas-Made Tesla Model Y with 4680 Batteries Delivers to Employee
While Tesla delivered its first Texas-made Model Y vehicles at its Cyber Rodeo event, the company was mum on details about who took the first deliveries. According to information received by Tesla North, one of the first Austin-made Model Y vehicles with the newest 4680 structural battery packs went to Tesla employee, Regan, a Process […]
Elon Musk Featured in Chinese Embassy Event on Space Exploration
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Elon Musk was featured at an event focusing on space exploration at the Chinese embassy in Washington on Saturday — reports Yahoo Finance. The news comes just a few months after China submitted a complaint to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs alleging that the country’s Tiangong Space Station […]
Mattel Launches Matchbox Tesla Roadster Made from 99% Recycled Materials
Popular children’s toys and entertainment company Mattel on Monday announced the release of its highly anticipated Matchbox Tesla Roadster, the toymaker’s first die-cast vehicle made from 99% recycled materials and certified CarbonNeutral. Mattel originally unveiled the die-cast Tesla Roadster back in April of last year. It is quite fitting to manufacture a toy modeled after the […]
NIO Announces Price Increases are Coming May 10
Electric automaker NIO announced on Sunday that price increases are coming due to the “rise in global raw material prices”. The price changes to the company’s electric vehicles and other products are set to kick in on May 10, 2022. NIO says the starting price of its ES8, ES6 and EC6 vehicles will go up […]
Twitter Blue Subscribers ‘Should Get an Authentication Checkmark,’ Says Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet on Saturday evening that Twitter users who pay $2.99 USD/month for the Twitter Blue subscription “should get an authentication checkmark.” https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1512957577092608004 The authentication checkmark “should be different from ‘public figure’ or ‘official account’ checkmark,” Musk clarified in a follow-up tweet. The Tesla CEO’s original tweet has received […]
Tesla Launches Disney+ in Canada with 2022.12.1 Update
Image via Akashdeep S.G. via Facebook Tesla has expanded Disney+ beyond the United States, bringing the streaming service to Canada. According to the latest 2022.12.1 software update, in addition to new bottom bar customizations, expanded child lock features, mobile app controls for Dog Mode and Camp Mode and also Turkish, Canadian users are seeing Disney+. […]
Sandy Munro Explains 4680 Battery Packs and More at Giga Texas Cyber Rodeo [VIDEO]
Attending Tesla’s ‘Cyber Rodeo’ grand opening event for Gigafactory Texas on Thursday, “Teardown Titan” Sandy Munro talked us through the new 4680 battery cells and structural battery packs the electric vehicle (EV) maker is manufacturing at the $1.1 billion USD factory. Not only will Giga Texas be piping out Model Y cars, but it will […]
Tesla May Launch Texas-Made Model Y Standard AWD Sales Soon, Hints Website
Giga Texas Model Y; Image via @BLKMDL3 According to changes made in Tesla’s website code, the company may be starting Giga Texas-made Model Y Standard Dual Motor vehicles soon. This is according to website code changes spotted by @Tesla_Adri, shared on Saturday morning. Seems like Tesla is preparing the order page for the Texas Model […]