We’re into the second of a trio of SpaceX launches to close out 2021, with the company’s Falcon 9 rocket set to launch the Turksat 5B mission at 7:58PM PT/10:58PM ET (3:58 UTC) on Saturday evening. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in […]

Image credit: @darenyoong Tesla looks very close to opening its new showroom in Singapore, at the Millenia Walk shopping centre. According to Tesla Owners Singapore (@TeslaOwnersSG), this new store is expected to be open “within weeks”. Currently, the store’s frontage says “opening soon”, with a QR code showing asking people to “scan to schedule a […]

Earlier this week, Tesla launched sales of the Giga Texas Belt Buckle, an accessory the company first teased back in October. The Giga Texas Belt Buckle costs $150 USD each and quickly sold out. But the first orders have already been delivered, as shown by u/rammsteinmatt on Reddit, noting their belt buckle delivered on Friday. Others on […]

Transport Canada will be replenishing the federal Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) program fund with another $73 million CAD — reports Global News. The fall economic statement released earlier this week budgets an additional $73 million towards the program to make sure that the growing demand for plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) in Canada is […]

While TIME Magazine has named Tesla CEO Elon Musk the ‘Person of the Year’ and Newsweek is calling him one of ‘America’s Greatest Disruptors,’ one Massachusetts Senator insists that he is actually a “freeloading billionaire” who skimps on his taxes. Following her recent spat with Tesla CEO Elon Musk over taxes on Twitter, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren […]

On December 1, Tesla launched the Radio Flyer-made Cyberquad for Kids with an estimated shipping date of 2-4 weeks. A little over a fortnight after launch, customers who were lucky enough to snag one before they were sold out have started receiving their mini Cyberquads, even though Tesla said orders were not guaranteed to arrive before […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced the company’s 2021 holiday software update and Full Self-Driving 10.8 beta are both “probably” coming on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Both Sega and Tesla recently announced the first Sonic the Hedgehog game will make its way into Tesla Arcade. This addition might be part of the upcoming holiday update […]

According to Spaceflight Now, SpaceX plans to launch three Falcon 9 rocket flights in a span of about 72 hours before 2021 draws to a close. Looks like SpaceX wants to end the year with a bang. Each of the three missions will blast off from a different orbital launch pad, with all three of SpaceX’s […]

Tesla’s Model S and Model X refresh are advertised to include wireless gaming, as the system’s AMD Ryzen chips can offer “up to 10 teraflops of processing power,” which the company says “enables in-car gaming on-par with today’s newest consoles,” and support for wireless controllers. That’s Sony PS5-level performance, Tesla has previously said, as seen […]

Tesla is again offering free Supercharging at select Supercharger locations for the holidays, in an attempt to alleviate pressure and line ups at its charging network. “Avoid the rush this holiday season and charge for free during off‑peak hours at Superchargers along select travel routes in the United States,” explains Tesla. The free charging will […]

Tesla released a new video on its YouTube channel on Friday, detailing the company’s huge Megapack installation in Oxnard, California. “In Oxnard, California, the community came together to advocate against the installation of a new fossil fuel-powered peaker plant. In its place, our energy partner installed 142 Tesla Megapacks as a sustainable energy storage solution,” […]

Images shared to Twitter by Tesla enthusiast Joe Tegtmeyer (@JoeTegtmeyer) give us our first up-close view of some of the battery cell production equipment Tesla will be using at its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. Giga Texas Battery Cell Close Images … I see there is a lot of interest in these images … here are […]

With GMC’s first Hummer electric vehicle (EV) deliveries set to go out this month, one new owner is showing off a number of the electric truck’s features with high praises. A new review of the 2022 GMC Hummer EV was shared on Thursday by Doug DeMuro, calling the vehicle the “best electric pickup truck.” In […]

The U.K. government has reduced the incentives it will offer to buyers of new electric vehicles (EVs) again this year, following similar moves throughout the year. The Department for Transport (Dft) has decreased its subsidy for EV purchases to £1,500 from £2,500, while also decreasing the price cap on purchases to £32,000 from £35,000, according […]

As autonomous vehicles come to fruition, pilot programs and testing remain a crucial step in ensuring safety for their passengers, especially with a recent report holding that an operator of a self-driving shuttle was seriously injured. The operator of a Whitby, Ontario Autonomous Vehicle Electric (WAVE) self-driving shuttle bus was severely injured on Thursday, after […]