Tesla has issued a recall for over 475,000 vehicles, specifically its Model 3 and Model S electric vehicles, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (via Automotive News). Approximately 356,309 Model 3 vehicles produced from 2017-2020 are being recalled by Tesla to fix rearview camera issues. “The rearview camera cable harness may be damaged […]
Last week, SpaceX successfully launched a cargo Dragon capsule chock-full of supplies and holiday gifts to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a brand new Falcon 9 rocket, B1069, as part of its CRS-24 mission for NASA. The subsequent recovery of the B1069 first-stage booster marked SpaceX’s 100th successful landing of an orbital-class rocket. However, both […]
Elon Musk thinks it is pretty clear that the supersecretive cryptocurrency expert Nick Szabo is Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator of Bitcoin, even though he believes it doesn’t really matter who actually created the digital currency (via Yahoo Finance). “You can look at the evolution of ideas before the launch of bitcoin and see who […]
Tesla plans to start sponsoring student teams participating in the Formula SAE Electric competition with free battery cells, discounted hardware and professional guidance. Formula SAE is an automotive design and racing competition organized by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International that challenges teams of undergraduate and graduate students from universities across the globe to […]
Tesla expanded its holiday Light Show feature to the Model S, Model 3 and Model Y as part of its V11 holiday software update, allowing other owners to partake in a feature that was exclusive to the Model X. The automaker also then released open-source software to let any Tesla owner (or any car owner) […]
The first Tesla Megapack in a Hungarian town is set to be established next year by Switzerland-based energy company, MET Group. MET Group announced just over a week ago it is installing a Tesla Megapack in Százhalombatta, Hungary in summer 2022, located at the town’s Dunamenti Power Plant. The Megapack is set to be the […]
How many miles or kilometers have you driven in your Tesla? We bet it won’t be more than this Tesla Model S. In a video shared by Braden Carlson shared last month, he details a friend’s 2015 Tesla Model S 70D sedan with a total of 424,302 miles (682,847 km) on its odometer (via The […]
In addition to New York City’s $12.4 million USD purchase of 250 Tesla Model 3 units for the police department, a new announcement shows that Teslas aren’t the only electric vehicles (EVs) the agency is buying. New York City has also placed an order for 184 Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles, according to auto news reporter […]
Waymo has announced a collaboration with Geely to use a version of the company’s Zeekr vehicle as the host for Waymo’s sustainable, autonomous ride-hailing program, the Waymo Driver, according to a press release. The vehicle, which is different from the Geely Zeekr unveiled earlier this year at Auto Shanghai and was designed in Sweden, features […]
A video shared a few weeks ago by the Beyond The Press channel shows a crew blowing up a broken-down Tesla Model S amidst a snowy landscape. To create the explosion, the team lined the car with several pieces of dynamite and placed it on a few pallets – though the explosion is rather large […]
Just weeks after the news broke that New York City was looking to purchase a $12.6 million USD Tesla Model 3 fleet, the city’s authorities have officially decided to move forward with the plan. New York’s Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is moving forward with its plans to purchase a fleet of 250 Tesla […]
Tesla lets owners add a friend or family member access to their mobile app via the web, but the company has enabled the feature in its mobile app, though an over-the-air update (via Reddit). When you launch the Tesla app, under the Security menu, the new option ‘Manage Drivers’ now shows up. Once you tap […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has completed his sale of the company’s shares, after exercising a tranche of stock options. In an SEC Form 4 filing on Tuesday evening, the footnote stated, “This Rule 10b5-1 trading plan was completed on December 28, 2021,” according to Gary Black, managing partner, The Future Fund. Musk had stock options […]
Electric vehicle (EV) startup Rivian sent out the first deliveries of its Launch Edition R1T pickup truck in October, and its Launch Edition R1S SUV is on its way out the door. Rivian is now shifting its focus to producing Adventure and Explore Package vehicles. The company gave reservation holders an update on estimated delivery […]
Tesla Model Y vehicles made in Shanghai, China, were found to include new AMD Ryzen chips, and now we’re seeing these being included in Model 3 and Model Y cars made at the company’s Fremont plant in California. According to images shared by @Teslascope, we see a picture of ‘Additional Vehicle Information’ that shows in […]
