Tesla announced plans to launch the Model S and X in Taiwan on Monday, including a CCS2 charging port, and now first looks at the new CCS2 port are making their way across the internet. New close-ups of the Tesla Model X Plaid’s CCS2 charging port hatch were shared on the Tesla Owners Taiwan Facebook […]
Rivian COO Rod Copes officially stepped down on Monday, after being in the position since March 2020, and just as the company begins ramping up production of the R1S, according to the Wall Street Journal. A Rivian spokesperson confirmed to the WSJ Copes retired from the automaker back in December, and was planned ahead of […]
Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas upgraded his Tesla price target to $1,300 from a previous target of $1,200, according to The Street. Jonas says it’s the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker’s dominance amidst increasing competition that makes it an important stock, despite not being Morgan Stanley’s top EV pick. Jonas said, “We believe there are […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the company will accept Dogecoin to pay for certain merch items last month, and one user has validated the claim using internal code. A mention of Dogecoin can be seen in Tesla’s internal payment processing code, as pointed out on Tuesday by @TeslaShopBot. The mention comes alongside what looks […]
Following a rumor that surfaced a few weeks ago saying that Tesla had sold 70,500 vehicles in China in December, Tesla’s actual sales numbers for December have come out and they’re even more record-breaking than most thought. Tesla sold 70,847 Shanghai-produced EVs in December, according to data shared by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on […]
Tesla’s Vice President, People, Valerie Capers Workman, has stepped down from the company, reports Automotive News. The executive has played a major role at Tesla when it came to issues of race and is leaving the company at the end of the month, according to her LinkedIn page. “I am proud of all that I […]
After seeing Tesla’s new Model S with matrix LED headlights and revised taillight, we now have our very first look at the CCS2 charge port on a Model X refresh in Taiwan. We should see the CCS2 port on the Model S refresh, soon. DDCAR shared some images on Facebook tonight (via @EndlessPlaid) and one […]
Tesla has updated its Model S refresh with matrix LED headlights, as seen in photos of the sedan seen in Taiwan. The company is set to launch its Model S and Model X refresh outside of North America for the first time, and it will start in Taiwan. We see in the image shared above, […]
SpaceX has revealed it plans to launch its second-generation Starlink satellite constellation with its Starship rocket only, instead of its dependable Falcon 9. The news was revealed in a January 7 letter to the Federal Communications Commission, reports SpaceNews. According to SpaceX lawyer William Wiltshire, development has exceeded the company’s expectations and thusly, it could […]
Tesla has inked its first U.S. nickel supply deal, with Talon Metal Corp., reports Reuters. Nickel is seen as a key component in electric vehicle batteries to increase energy storage, and demand is projected to surge in the decades to come as EVs are set to go mainstream. Tesla will get nickel from Talon Metal’s […]
Due to a law passed in 2014, automakers are barred from directly selling vehicles in the State of New York and Tesla is limited to only having 5 stores or Sales Centers in the entire state as a result, inconveniencing its customers hampering electric vehicle (EV) adoption in the region. As things stand, many New […]
BMW Sales Chief Pieter Nota last week told Automotive News that the company’s electric vehicle (EV) sales were seeing significant growth and that the German automaker plans to double global EV deliveries to 200,000 units this year. EVs were a “big growth driver” for BMW in 2021, during which the luxury car brand made an all-time […]
Courtesy of data from Supercharge and the TMC Forums, here’s a list of all the new Tesla Superchargers that went online across the globe this past week: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Jan. 7, 2022 115 E Main St, Llano, TX, USA 8 250 kW Unavailable Jan. 8, 2022 The Canoe Creek […]
Tesla will officially be allowed to produce as many as 2,000 Model Y bodies at its not-yet-approved Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, according to an advanced approval document shared on Monday by Electrek. While Tesla is still awaiting final approval from the Brandenburg Ministry’s Environmental arm, the company reportedly wasn’t happy with the first 250 Model Y bodies […]
Brian Riebe Drives Electric shared results of how his Model Y did in a below-zero weather test on Sunday, following the snowstorm traffic jam in Virginia which took place last week. In the video, Riebe starts by charging his vehicle and pre-conditioning it before going for a drive, then spends most of his time inside […]
