Ford Hopes to Follow Tesla’s Lead into Electric Police Cruisers
According to Automotive News Canada, Ford Motor Co. entered its all-electric Mustang Mach-E into last year’s annual Michigan State Police vehicle trials because of interest expressed by police departments. The Michigan State Police trials rates vehicles based on their viability for police use after putting candidates through rigorous acceleration, braking, and handling tests on a 3.2 […]
SpaceX Team Lands in Fiji to Bring Starlink Internet in Tonga
A team of SpaceX engineers is currently in Fiji to install a Starlink Gateway station that will restore internet access to the Kingdom of Tonga islands after the single undersea fiber-optic cable connecting them to the world wide web was damaged in a volcanic eruption last month — reports FBCNews (via Tesmanian; (use coupon TESLANORTH10 […]
Tesla Model S Plaid Teardown: Rear Cradle and Electric Drive Module [VIDEO]
In the latest installment of his Model S Plaid teardown series on YouTube, “Teardown Titan” Sandy Munro gives us a detailed look at the high-performance all-electric sedan’s rear cradle, rear suspension, and electric drive module (EDM). Munro and his team remove the rear cradle and drive module which, unlike the front cradle and suspension we […]
U.S. Postal Service Asked by Feds to Pause $11.3 Billion Gas Mail Truck Order
According to Car and Driver, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has asked the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to add more electric vehicles (EVs) to its upcoming $11.3 billion USD purchase of new mail trucks. The USPS has been looking at replacing more than 150,000 Grumman Long Life Vehicles (LLVs) with new delivery trucks since […]
2022 Kia EV6 Pricing in Canada: From $44,995, Qualifies for Federal Rebate
Kia has announced Canadian pricing for the 2022 EV6, the company’s first all-electric model. The EV6 will start hitting dealerships across Canada sometime in February and will start from $44,995 CAD, the base model just narrowly making the cut for the $5,000 federal electric vehicle (EV) rebate (vehicles need to start below $45,000 CAD). Originally […]
Tesla App Now Shows Your Car’s Specs and Warranty Expiry Dates
Tesla’s mobile app, specifically its iOS app, as of writing, is now showing your vehicle’s specs and warranty details. On the main screen of the Tesla iOS app, when scrolling to the very bottom, you now see a “View Details” link, which takes you to tabs listing out your vehicle specifications and warranty, noted @WholeMarsBlog […]
Fisker Teases New Picture of Ocean Electric SUV, Set to Debut at MWC 2022
Electric vehicle (EV) competition is now increasing more than ever, with Fisker set to debut its new electric SUV by the end of the month. Fisker will debut the Ocean electric SUV at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, said the company on Friday. The conference is set to run from February 28 […]
First Drives: Tesla FSD Beta 10.10 without Rolling Stops Feature [VIDEOS]
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta was recently changed to remove a rolling stop feature at stop signs, after complaints were lodged with the NHTSA. James Locke shared video footage testing Tesla’s updated FSD beta update 10.10, taken from inside his Model 3, as the latest version of the test software was released yesterday to more […]
India Rejects Tesla Proposal for Tax Breaks on Imported EVs
The Indian government denied Tesla’s request for lowering import duties, emphasizing that the laws already accommodate importing partially-built vehicles and assembling them at lower costs, according to Automotive News. Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Vivek Johri emphasized that the government had been looking at the tax structures and decided that […]
More Tesla Superchargers are Coming to Mexico, Confirms Elon Musk
As Tesla continues to expand its Supercharger presence around the world, the automaker’s head has confirmed that new Superchargers will be headed to Mexico in the future. @Tesla Owners Mexico asked Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday if there could be more Superchargers installed in Mexico using a photo of Tesla’s active Supercharger stations across […]
Porsche Taycan EV Outsold Gas Cars Combined in Norway: January 2022
Major shifts in auto sales trends are taking place in Norway, primarily in a move away from the classic internal combustion engine (ICE) and towards electric vehicles (EVs). The Porsche Taycan outsold all ICE vehicles combined in Norway in January, representing a continued shift to EVs within the country, according to country data. The Norwegian […]
Tesla Offering Free Supercharging in Parts of Europe
As many countries in Europe prepare for the winter holidays, Tesla is celebrating by offering free charging at its electric vehicle (EV) charging network in four countries across the continent. Tesla is offering free holiday Supercharging throughout Germany, France, Sweden and Norway for off-peak hours users, according to a page on Tesla’s website (via @Tesla_Adri). […]
Tesla Engineers Share Behind-the-Scenes Look at V11 Software [VIDEO]
Tesla has shared a new video on its LinkedIn page, detailing a behind-the-scenes look of its latest V11 software update released during the holidays in December (via @SawyerMerritt). The company’s engineers shared some more details about the features and also how they were made. We learned that Tesla added ramping capability to all different parts […]
Tesla Model S Plaid Teardown: Front Cradle and Suspension [VIDEO]
In a recently published YouTube video, “Teardown Titan” Sandy Munro continues his teardown of the Tesla Model S Plaid, this time walking us through the high-performance all-electric sedan’s front cradle, including the steering rack, and the suspension. We get to see Munro and his team remove the front cradle and suspension from the Model S Plaid, […]
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Makes History: 112 Successful Flights in a Row
On Thursday at 1:13 p.m. EST, SpaceX successfully launched 49 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aboard its trusty and reliable Falcon 9 rocket. This was the third and last launch of the week by SpaceX, with Falcon 9’s first stage landing on the drone ship A […]