General Motors Co. on Friday announced an additional investment of $3.45 billion USD in its all-electric self-driving subsidiary, Cruise. $2.1 billion of the investment amount will go towards acquiring SoftBank Vision Fund 1’s equity ownership stake in Cruise, while the remaining $1.35 billion is going to be a direct investment in the country. “We are […]

According to unnamed sources familiar with Starlink’s operations in Ukraine, there are now more than 5,000 terminals of SpaceX’s satellite broadband service active in the country — reports The Washington Post. Starlink is a high-speed broadband service from SpaceX that connects to a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and is designed to […]

Tesla battery supplier, China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., is apparently looking at sites in North America for a $5 billion factory, reports Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources. The CATL battery factory is seeking to make “as much as 80 gigawatt-hours of batteries a year,” say sources and would create 10,000 jobs. Company executives from China […]

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Friday announced an adjustment to the target launch date of the SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The Crew-4 mission, previously set to launch Friday, April 15, now has a “no earlier than” launch date of Tuesday, April 19. NASA said the delay […]

Automotive marketing research and product consultation firm AutoPacific recently conducted a study gauging consumer perception of fully-autonomous vehicle technology. The study also surveyed participants on which of 56 automotive and technology companies they would trust the most, and the least, to develop safe and reliable fully-autonomous vehicles. 32% of respondents across all age groups picked Tesla […]

Tesla says it has received its operating permit for its new Gigafactory at Berlin-Brandenburg, in Germany. The news comes from an email from Tesla to the Giga Berlin team. The email was obtained and shared by Tesla insider @SawyerMerrit. “We officially received our operating permit: This also enables us to start production and to deliver […]

Carl Medlock, who was once a territory manager for Tesla, today owns Medlock & Sons, an aftermarket repair shop in Seattle that exclusively services electric vehicles (EVs). Medlock worked for Tesla from 2009 to 2013, helping Elon Musk’s EV startup deliver and service its first production vehicle, the low-volume Roadster. After his departure from Tesla, […]

SpaceX is minutes away from launching its Falcon 9 rocket into low Earth orbit, to send 53 Starlink satellites into space. The launch is taking place from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, set to lift off at 12:42 a.m. ET (4:42 UTC). A backup launch window is […]

Just three days after receiving its third batch of Starlink terminals from SpaceX and Elon Musk, Ukraine has received a fourth shipment of hardware from the latter. Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, made the announcement on Friday afternoon. “A new batch of Starlink stations! While Russia is blocking access […]

With Apple’s release of its iOS 15.4 iPhone software this week, it also introduced electric vehicle map routing within Apple Maps. The new feature helps EV owners with CarPlay to better route navigation based on their vehicle battery. The first vehicle to support the feature is Ford’s 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-E vehicles with updated SYNC software. […]

For new orders of Tesla’s entry Model Y Long Range with 19-inch Gemini wheels, estimated delivery dates have reached January 2023–10 months from now (via @SawyerMerritt). For those upgrading to 20-inch Induction Wheels for $2,000 USD, estimated delivery times improve to October 2022, a seven-month wait from now. Tesla is facing high demand for its […]

As Ford gears up to start shipping the 2022 F-150 Lightning to customers, official fuel economy labels (often referred to as window stickers) issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the upcoming all-electric pickup truck have finally surfaced, revealing the estimated driving range for each trim (via Reddit). The official EPA estimated driving […]

Porsche AG held its annual press conference on Friday, detailing its 2021 sales and also providing an update on its plans for electrification. The German automaker said its all-electric Taycan deliveries more than double to 41,296 in 2021, beating 911 sales, despite the latter also setting record deliveries of 38,464 units. “The Taycan is 100 […]

The Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (RMA) has officially entered negotiations with The Boring Company for a potential project to build a pair of tunnels 9 miles long, 30 feet below ground to connect the San Antonio International Airport to the city’s downtown — reports The Austin American-Statesman. The Boring Company has reportedly been in talks with […]

A new battery plant from Stellantis and LG Energy Solution will be built in Ontario, Canada, reports Automotive News. An unnamed source says an official announcement will likely take place next week on Wednesday, March 23. The new electric vehicle battery plant for Ontario was due to the Canadian government’s clean energy incentives for businesses. […]