Tesla Launches 20-Year Solar Roof Loan with Lower Monthly Payments
Tesla announced on Wednesday its 20-year Solar Roof loan with lower monthly payments, is now available. The company’s website asks prospective users to enter their home address and average electric bill to continue to see rates. Pricing varies depending on the size of your home and your location. 20-year Solar Roof loan with lower monthly […]
NIO’s First Battery Swap Station in Norway Goes Live
Image credit: Weibo user ‘Delo loves to drive’ As NIO plans on rivaling Tesla and Volkswagen in Norway, the company is unfolding its electric vehicle (EV) roadmap in the new market with its first newly-operational battery swap station in the country. NIO’s first battery swap station in Norway is now operational, after beginning construction last […]
GM Lands Tax Break for $1.3 Billion EV, Battery Expansion Plans in Detroit
General Motors (GM) has shared plans to invest more than $3 billion USD into building electric vehicles (EVs) in Michigan, and a new update holds that the company will see some tax breaks for its Orion plant expansion project. The Board of Trustees for Michigan’s Orion Township approved a 12-year tax break plan for GM […]
Tesla Aftermarket Parts from Koenigsegg and Unplugged Performance Coming Soon
The Unplugged Performance (UP) racing team has set a number of records in Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs), and a newly-announced partnership with the team seems a great omen for more victories in the future. UP announced a new partnership with Swedish Hypercar company Koenigsegg Advanced Manufacturing (KAM) on Wednesday, according to Motortrend. While the crew […]
Steel Dynamics Denies Involvement with Tesla’s Cybertruck
SDI, or Steel Dynamics, has denied recent rumors that it is approved to supply steel for Tesla’s Cybertruck, according to Bloomberg. It also comes as the Indiana-based company currently works on a steel plant in Sinton, Texas, not far from Tesla’s Gigafactory – and likely a piece of why the rumors have become so widespread. […]
Tesla Model S Plaid Reviewed in Canada by ‘Unbox Therapy’ [VIDEO]
Canadian YouTube channel Unbox Therapy, run by Lewis Hilsenteger (remember when he bent iPhones in half?), recently published his review of his first Tesla ever—a new Model S Plaid. Unbox Therapy is not new to electric vehicles, as one year ago he showed off his Porsche Taycan EV. But this is his first Tesla experience […]
Tesla Model Y UK Test Drive: Hands-On First Impressions [VIDEO]
Tesla is offering test drives of its Model Y compact crossover in the United Kingdom, and Mark Brown has provided some of his first impressions with the vehicle, which launched earlier this month. According to Brown, an existing Model 3 Long Range owner, he says ride comfort is “very, very nice” and sound is similar […]
Speeding Driver in Tesla that Caused Fatal Accident Charged with Manslaughter
Kevin George Aziz Riad, whose Tesla Model S struck another car at a high speed in the Los Angeles suburb of Gardena on December 29, 2019, killing two people, has been charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter by California prosecutors — reports MarketWatch. In the crash, police said Riad’s Model S was moving at […]
SpaceX Launches Another 49 Starlink Satellites into Orbit [VIDEO]
SpaceX has launched another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit on Tuesday, thanks to its Falcon 9 rocket. Falcon 9 blasted off on Tuesday, January 18 at 9:02 p.m. EST, from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The original launch was slated for Monday, but was rescheduled due to unfavorable weather, resulting […]
Tesla 2021.44.30.8 Software Update Rolling Out [Release Notes]
Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.44.30.8 software update, as noted by third-party companion software, @Teslascope. A Tesla Model S Plaid owner in B.C., Canada, received the 2021.44.30.8 update, which comes after automaker’s 2021.44.30.7 software update. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.44.30.8 on a Model S Plaid (20XX) in British Columbia, Canada. View […]
CEO Who Targeted Tesla in NYT Ad Admits to Having ‘Financial Interest’ [VIDEO]
Green Hills Software CEO and The Dawn Project founder Dan O’Dowd, who took out a full-page ad targeting Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) software in the Sunday, January 16th paper edition of the New York Times, on Tuesday sat down for an interview on the CNBC‘s Squawk on the Street. O’Dowd at first steered the conversation towards the dangers […]
Canada to Install 260 EV Chargers in Alberta with $2 Million Investment
Natural Resources Canada announced on Tuesday it will invest $2 million CAD ($1.6 million USD) to bring up to 260 electric vehicle chargers across the province of Alberta. Funding comes from Natural Resources Canada’s Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP). Alberta Municipalities will choose recipients through a transparent process, based on demand and to be installed in public […]
Lawsuit Asks Judge to Make Elon Musk Repay Billions from SolarCity Deal
Amidst Tuesday’s closing arguments for a lawsuit against Tesla CEO Elon Musk over the company’s acquisition of SolarCity, shareholders of the automaker asked the judge to find Musk guilty of coercing investors into buying the solar company in 2016. Tesla investors encouraged a judge to order Elon Musk to repay $13 billion USD acquired in […]
Here’s CATL’s New Battery Swap Station in China
After reports held that China-based Tesla Supplier CATL would be launching a battery swap platform earlier this month, the company’s first station has officially been spotted. CATL revealed its first battery swap station in China on Tuesday, located in Xiamen, Fujian, after being built more than a month ago, according to Cailian (via CNEVPost). The […]
General Motors to Add Blink EV Chargers to Dealerships in Canada, U.S.
General Motors (GM) is teaming up with an electric vehicle (EV) charging company to bring chargers to its North American dealerships. North American EV charger company Blink announced on Tuesday plans to deploy EV chargers at GM dealerships across the U.S. and Canada. Blink is planning to partner with ABM Industries to establish its IQ […]