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. […]

Tesla has successfully established itself as a global leader in the electric vehicle (EV) space, but where will the company’s journey of electrification take it next? Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas believes that one likely possibility is electric aircraft — reports Yahoo Finance. In fact, Jonas thinks Tesla’s entry into the short-haul air transport space […]

Last April, it was announced SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk was set to join Endeavor Group’s board of directors. The Endeavor Group is a holding company formed when William Morris Agency and Endeavor Talent Agency merged in 2009. It owns the Miss Universe pageant and sports organizations such as the UFC. After its IPO […]

Global clean energy enterprise TagEnergy has started construction on a Tesla Megapack-powered 49.5MW/99MWh standalone energy storage facility near Luton, United Kingdom. The development, dubbed ‘Chapel Farm’, “is a joint venture with Yorkshire-headquartered Harmony Energy, following TagEnergy’s acquisition of a 60% stake in the project in November 2021, the company said in a press release. The […]

Recent drone footage from Tesla’s Gigafactory in Nevada, shared to YouTube by Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt), showcases a record 293 Tesla Megapacks being prepared to go out for delivery from the facility. Just uploaded some new Tesla Giga Nevada footage showcasing record Tesla Megapacks, brief Tesla Semi factory footage, and an interesting increase in crash test […]

Lucid Motors is the latest in a series of automakers that have admitted to being under significant inflationary pressures pertaining to raw materials and components. On Thursday, Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson said the company may be forced to raise the prices of its cars due to “huge inflationary pressures,” but promised that any hikes will […]

YouTubers Giga Berlin / GF4Tesla (@Gf4Tesla) and Wu Wa (@bentv_sh) said on Thursday that Tesla had revoked their drone overflight permits for the company’s Gigafactories in Berlin and Shanghai. Hello Folks, I got a shocking message from @Tesla today, my drone overflight permit has been revoked. The reason was " breach of trust " it it […]

Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, is now back online making vehicles. That’s according to the latest report from Reuters, noting sources have indicated the factory resumed production on Friday. Earlier this week, the Gigafactory in Shanghai was suspended for two days, as part of local efforts to contain the latest COVID-19 case surges. As of […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared an update on the status of Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta for Canada, noting on Thursday evening it will arrive “next week” for Canadians. Yes, this is another delay of FSD beta for the Great White North. Responding to one of his own tweets to @WholeMarsBlog, Musk said, “FSD releasing […]

Netflix has shared its latest trailer for ‘Return to Space’, a documentary set to stream on April 7, 2022. “Offering rare inside access to NASA and SpaceX, this is the thrilling story of the nearly 20 year journey to send American astronauts back to space aboard U.S. rockets, from Oscar-winning filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy […]

Maserati announced a new lineup of all-electric vehicles dubbed ‘Folgore’ at a press conference on Thursday — reports The Verge. The Fiat Chrysler (now Stellantis)-owned luxury automaker’s upcoming range of electric vehicles (EVs) will include a next-generation GranTurismo sports coupe, an electric variant of its best-selling Levante, a new Grecale SUV, and several other all-electric […]

On Wednesday, we reported how Tesla’s Model S Plaid set a new electric vehicle lap record at the Virginia International Raceway Grand Course, as part of Car and Driver’s annual ‘Lightning Lap’ time trials. Now, Carmine’s Import Service has shared with Tesla North its video of the record Model S Plaid run, driven by Johan Schwartz. […]

Tesla started rolling out its 2022.4.5.17 software update on late Wednesday evening, as noted by third-party software @Teslascope. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2022.4.5.17 on a Model Y AWD LR (2022) in California, United States. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/HzgdD5flVS — Teslascope (@teslascope) March 17, 2022 The update was seen […]

Audi unveiled the A6 Avant e-tron concept at its 2022 Annual Media Conference on Thursday, claiming that the all-electric luxury vehicle will be able to add 186 miles (300 km) of range after just 10 minutes of fast charging. “The production-oriented A6 Avant e-tron concept car now illustrates the synthesis of pioneering drive technology and Audi’s […]

Experian published its Q4 2021 Automotive Registration Trends and Analysis report on Thursday, revealing various trends in the automotive space. When it comes to electric vehicle registrations, Tesla has a commanding lead in the United States, taking a 69.95% share out of all automotive manufacturers. As for EV registrations by state, Tesla leads in 49 […]