Elon Musk to Talk SpaceX Starship at Space Studies Board Joint Meeting Nov. 17
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is set to speak at an upcoming joint meeting of the Space Studies Board and Board on Physics and Astronomy. Open virtual sessions are set to take place from November 15-18, 2021, with Musk speaking on November 17 at 6pm to 6:30pm ET, about the SpaceX Starship program. “Explore the […]
Tesla Hires and Promotes Veterans, Urges Others to do the Same [VIDEO]
Tesla makes hiring veterans a priority, and hopes that other companies will follow in its footsteps — reports KPIX-TV’s Len Ramirez (@lenKPIX) from the company’s Fremont factory in California (via @WholeMarsBlog). Why Tesla makes hiring veterans a priority $TSLA @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/lZaaCVnml0 — Whole Mars Catalog (@WholeMarsBlog) November 11, 2021 Not only does the world’s fastest-growing […]
SpaceX Launches 53 Starlink Satellites into Orbit [VIDEO]
SpaceX launched 53 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Saturday, with Falcon 9 taking off at 7:13am EST from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the ninth launch and landing of this particular Falcon 9 booster, onto the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. […]
SpaceX Tests First Ever Starship 6-Engine Static Fire [VIDEO]
On Friday, SpaceX’s fully reusable Starship SN20 spacecraft successfully achieved static fire, with thrust, on all six of its engines in a multi-engine test that will prove instrumental in getting the rocket company the regulatory approval it needs to attempt Starship’s first orbital launch (via @NASASpaceflight). Good static fire with all six engines! — Elon […]
Tesla Model 3/Y Delivering Without USB-C Due to Chip Shortage
After picking up their 2022 Model 3, Reddit user CalligrapherNo4617 made a peculiar discovery — the car had no wireless charging functionality, and the two USB-C ports in the front center console were outright missing. Upon calling Tesla support, CalligrapherNo4617 was informed that Tesla is aware of the problem. Both wireless charging and the front center […]
GM to Launch 10 Electric Vehicles in South Korea by 2025
General Motors announced on Friday it will launch 10 electric vehicles in South Korea by 2025, according to Steven Kiefer, the head of GM’s international operations, reports Automotive News. Despite the launch of new EVs in South Korea, GM has no plans to build cars in the Asian nation yet, said Kiefer at a media […]
Watch: Tesla Model S Plaid vs. Autocross Circuit [VIDEO]
In a recently published YouTube video, Brent Ely documented his Model S Plaid’s performance at an Autocross event. Autocross, also known as AutoX or Autoslalom, is a timed competition in which drivers are required to navigate a course, defined by traffic cones, that consists of several turns, twists, lane change maneuvers, slaloms, and more. Participants […]
Elon Musk Crowned Wealthiest ‘Green Billionaire’ by Bloomberg
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has handily scored the top spot in Bloomberg‘s recently published list of the wealthiest ‘green billionaires’ — billionaires who have amassed a significant portion of their fortune from businesses that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in the world. As of the list’s publication, Musk’s total net worth weighs in at a whopping […]
Tesla 2021.36.5.8 Software Update Rolling Out
Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.36.5.8 software update, as noted by @Teslascope and detected in Pennsylvania in the United States. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.36.5.8 on a Model S Performance (2020) in Pennsylvania, United States. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/j8vlma3rfO — Teslascope (@teslascope) November 12, 2021 The 2020 […]
Tesla FSD Beta Canada Release Date: Maybe December, Says Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has provided Canadians with an update on when Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta will release in Canada. On Thursday evening, Musk responded to the question with, “no guarantees, but maybe next month. Requires quite a lot of incremental testing & code tweaks for different road system in Canada.” No guarantees, but maybe […]
Tesla Launches Model Y Leasing in Some European Countries
According to Tesla enthusiast Tesla_Adri (@tesla_adri) the company has just launched leasing options for its all-electric Model Y CUV in a number of European countries. BREAKING NEWS: Model Y leasing in Europe is now available! pic.twitter.com/OXC3hMOuZR — Tesla_Adri (@tesla_adri) November 12, 2021 Leasing mostly makes sense for businesses and enterprise customers. It is unclear […]
Tesla Proactively Recalls Some Model S/X Units for Airbag Replacement
According to Reddit user deeebug, Tesla is proactively recalling certain Model S and Model X units over a minor issue with driver airbags. The company is notifying Model S/X owners subject to the recall via email. The recall only applies to specific Model S/X units produced in 2021 at a certain manufacturing location where a […]
Elon Musk Sells More Tesla Stock, Totaling $687 Million
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold another 639,737 shares of the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer for around $687 million USD through his trust on Thursday, according to regulatory filings discovered earlier today (via CNBC). Last week, Musk asked the masses whether he should sell 10% of his Tesla stock in a Twitter poll. With nearly 58% of […]
Tesla FSD Beta 10.5 Releasing for 98 Safety Scores on Week of Nov. 21, Says Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Thursday the next Full Self-Driving beta 10.5 release date will happen “in about 10 days”, which means it’ll likely happen the week of November 21, 2021. “Hoping to start releasing to 98 scores with V10.5 in about 10 days,” said Musk on Thursday evening, when asked about the release. […]
Tesla’s Largest European Market is Now in Germany
Germany has quickly risen to the top of Tesla’s European car sales, becoming the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s biggest market in the region — reports The Driven. According to sales figures, one in every four car sales Tesla makes in Europe comes from Germany. In the first three quarters of 2021, Tesla sold a total […]