NIO Joins Danish Car Importers Association, Hinting at Launch Soon
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer NIO is making a play for the Danish automotive market, and this month joined the Danish Car Importers Association (DBI) — reports CnEVPost. The information comes from Twitter user @1benkiss, who on Saturday shared a LinkedIn post from DBI CEO Mads Rørvig welcoming NIO to the organization. $NIO 🇩🇰 the Danish […]
Tesla Model 3 in China Reportedly Delivering with Heated Wiper Area
Image via @Teslascope Last December, developer @greentheonly added the latest 2022 Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles would also ship with a heater wiper blade area, adding further details to a European regulatory document, spotted on the TFF forums. Fast forward to earlier this month, @TeslaOwnersofMA shared a picture depicting a heater wiper blade […]
Petition Urges President Joe Biden to ‘Acknowledge Tesla’s EV Leadership’
U.S. President Joe Biden continues to refrain from acknowledging Tesla’s contributions and efforts in the electric vehicle (EV) space. Not only does Biden’s Build Back Better plan lock Tesla out of the full $12,500 USD in tax credit offered for EV purchases, but the White House earlier this week also failed to invite CEO Elon […]
Watch Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta 10.9 Drive Man to Hospital [VIDEO]
Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta tester oisiaa has shared his latest video, demonstrating how FSD beta 10.9 successfully drove him from a residential neighborhood to the emergency room at a nearby hospital with zero interventions on his part. While there were a couple of instances that felt uncomfortable to the beta tester with respect to […]
Porsche Taycan EV Sets World Record: Shortest Charge Time to Cross the U.S.
Porsche on Friday announced that the Taycan electric vehicle (EV) has set a new Guinness World Record for the shortest charging time on a trip across the United States. How long does it take to charge a Porsche Taycan battery driving over 2,834 miles from NYC to LA? Less than 2.5 hours. A new @GWR […]
Tesla Heat Pump for the Home Being Considered, Says Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Senior Key Executive Andrew Baglino confirmed during the company’s Q4 2021 earnings call on Wednesday that we could eventually see a heat pump solution from Tesla for residential HVAC systems, heating, and hot water. When asked if and how Tesla’s advancements in automotive HVAC and heat pump technology could be […]
Tesla Mobile App Now Shows Charge Stats, Ability to Set Charging Costs
Tesla has updated its mobile app to version 4.5.1 on Friday, launching a new Charge Stats section. Inside the section, you’ll see your Charge Stats for the last 31 days, showing total charged and total spent. You’ll see a chart showing your daily charging, and whether you were charging at home, Superchargers or other. You […]
German Teenager Explains: How I Hacked Tesla Cars Worldwide
Earlier this month, 19-year-old David Colombo (@david_colombo_) revealed he was able to hack into and gain “remote control” over 25+ Tesla cars in 13 countries without the owners’ consent or knowledge using a security vulnerability he discovered. Now that the pertinent authorities have been informed and the security flaws he discovered have largely been patched, […]
SpaceX Delays COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 Mission Due to Weather
SpaceX has delayed the launch of the Italian COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 mission, due to “poor weather conditions at the launch site tonight,” announced the company moments ago. Standing down from today's launch of COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 due to poor weather conditions at the launch site tonight; next opportunity is tomorrow, January 29 at 6:11 p.m. […]
Legacy Tesla Model S/X to Get Pyro Fuse End-of-Life Warnings
According to a recent tweet from Tesla owner and software data miner @greentheonly, Tesla has added new fault codes in its latest firmware versions to warn users when a “pyro fuse has reached life expectancy.” Tesla is adding a "pyro fuse has reached life expectancy" fault codes in latest firmwares because pyro fuses in model […]
Transport Canada Has ‘Active Defect Investigation’ Underway for Model 3/Y HVAC System
Some Tesla Model 3 and Model Y owners with heat pumps in area of extreme cold have been dealing with climate control problems and no heat. Earlier this month, Transport Canada said the problem had sparked numerous complaints by Canadians regarding the issue, which results in no heat during cold weather. At the time, the […]
Tesla Will Support Licensing its Full Self-Driving to Other Automakers
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Friday the company “Tesla will support [Full Self-Driving] licensing by other manufacturers.” The Tesla leader was responding to a Twitter discussion about FSD and how it could become one of the biggest disruptions in history. “Given how hard insanely FSD is, I think it may take 5 years or […]
Waymo Sues California DMV to Keep Driverless Crash Data Private
Alphabet-owned autonomous driving company Waymo filed a lawsuit against California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to prevent certain car crash data from being made public, according to a filing made in Sacramento County Superior Court dated January 21, as reported by The Los Angeles Times (via The Verge). The data in question includes what the […]
SpaceX Says Starlink ‘Mesh Product’ is Under Development
SpaceX is developing a mesh product for Starlink’s internet, according to updates made to the company’s frequently asked questions (FAQ) page that was spotted by Space Explored. It’s unclear what this ‘mesh product’ will be, but other mesh wireless routers such as those from Amazon’s Eero, allow for multiple wireless routers to act together as […]
Tesla Adds Premium Seat Supplier for Model 3/Y, ‘Seat Abuse’ Warnings Coming
Tesla has added a new seat supplier for its Model 3 and Y vehicles, with premium seats coming from Germany-based Brose, according to developer @greentheonly. These new premium seats are in addition to the in-house Tesla seats and also Shanghai-based Yanfeng seats the automaker was using for made-in-China vehicles. According to @greentheonly, “this is a […]