After a slow winter, Tesla has delivered a major blow to Chinese automakers like Xpeng Motors with a major price cut in the country’s auto market. In February, Tesla delivered 4,630 Model Y units in China, an almost threefold increase from just 1,641 in January, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (via […]
In a press release Monday, Kia unveiled the first official images of the EV6, the company’s first dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV). Built on the company’s new electric vehicle (EV) platform, the Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), the company also announced that it would use the simple naming convention of starting all of its BEV vehicles […]
On the weekend, Tesla CEO Elon Musk teased a new ‘download beta’ button was coming to owner vehicles with Full Self-Driving, to enable them to participate in the latter’s beta program. Now, Musk has clarified how the ‘download beta’ will actually work. Responding to @WholeMarsBlog on early Tuesday morning, when asked if the button would […]
The government of Canada announced on Monday it will invest $200,000 CAD ($158,000 USD) to install 20 new electric vehicle chargers across the Township of King, in the province of Ontario. The announcement was made by Deb Schulte, Minister of Seniors and Member of Parliament for King–Vaughan, on behalf of Seamus O’Regan Jr., Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources. […]
Ark Invest founder and CEO Cathie Wood, spoke with CNBC on Monday afternoon and reiterated her company’s bullish position on Tesla. According to Wood, Ark’s confidence has gone up for a number of reasons, detailing Tesla’s market share and also the company’s progress in the autonomous space. She says despite luxury automakers entering the electric […]
Tesla’s first deliveries in Israel began arriving last month, and less than a month later the company has started installing its first Supercharger station in the country. According to Tesmanian, Tesla has started building Israel’s first Supercharger station in Tel Aviv, with more to come in this year’s second quarter. Located at Derech Menachem Begin […]
A recent FCC filing by SpaceX hinted at Starlink’s expansion to mobile, offering its satellite internet service for aircraft and more. On Monday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk clarified the Starlink’s mobile internet plans would not be for Tesla cars, rather larger vehicles such as recreation vehicles, aircraft ships and more. Replying to a CNBC story […]
Tesla experimented with battery swap programming as far back as 2013, and despite the spread of recent rumors regarding a potential switch to the new model, a Vice President of the company has stated that the model is inefficient. According to CnEVPost, Tesla Vice President of external affairs Grace Tao said Saturday on Weibo the […]
German automaker BMW is well slated to handle an electric future, according to Chief Financial Officer Nicolas Peter in a recent interview. Even with threats of Apple, the world’s most valuable company, and its upcoming autonomous car entering the auto market, Peter says he’s still sleeping at night, reports Bloomberg. When asked about Apple, Peter […]
Xpeng Motors and other China-based electric automakers are keeping up with Tesla and seeing impressive sales numbers, as the electric vehicle (EV) market just begins taking off. As reported by South China Morning Post, sales of Xpeng’s G7 SUV, a direct competitor to the Tesla Model Y, soared by 345% between October and December of […]
Tesla’s electric cars have finally entered the city-state of Singapore, coming just a few short years after a multitude of reprimands from Tesla CEO Elon Musk for not being willing to entertain discussions with the company. According to Bloomberg, Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said to parliament last week that switching to EVs would have […]
With our world starting to use electric vehicles (EVs) and solar energy more frequently than ever before, energy storage is also becoming an increasingly hot topic. Tesla has made its first move into the Texas power market, with new developments showing hidden construction of a giant battery connected to Texas’s electrical grid, according to Bloomberg. […]
On CBS’ 60 Minutes on Sunday evening, a feature profiling NASA’s upcoming goal of putting a woman on the moon, also touted the efficiencies of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets. 60 Minutes correspondent Bill Whitaker interviewed Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, NASA’s first female launch director about the company’s program to head back to the moon with the Artemis program. […]
A Tesla Model S refresh has been spotted in Oregon on Sunday, apparently undergoing testing, according to @ElctrifyEvrythg, who shared images of the electric vehicle, along with anecdotes from a conversation with the said engineering driving the car. “Saw the same blue refreshed Model S in Oregon,” said @ElctrifyEvrythg. “Also got a chance to talk […]
If you recently installed Tesla’s 2021.4.11 update or the latest Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta v8.2 2021.4.11.1, there appears to be a new charging status. According to FSD beta tester, @brandonee916, based in Sacramento, California, he shares on Sunday evening a new charging status inside his Model 3, that reads, “Enough charge to continue trip.” Brandon […]