The Inspiration4 crew reportedly completed its flight readiness review on Thursday at SpaceX’s Hawthorne, California facility, according to a press release. The goal of the meetup was to evaluate the Falcon 9 rocket, the Dragon spacecraft, as well as the recovery assets and crew for readiness ahead of the targeted launch on Wednesday, September 15. […]
As Tesla prepares to open its Supercharger network to other electric vehicle (EV) brands this year, the company will reportedly open the network in one European country first – and has apparently been conducting charge tests on non-Tesla vehicles. Tesla is getting ready to launch its Supercharger network to different automakers in the Netherlands, which […]
Amidst General Motors (GM) plans to move towards zero-emission vehicles in the coming years, the company is reportedly pausing production for a short period of time due to a shortage of necessary components. GM is pausing production at most of its manufacturing facilities in North America for 1-2 weeks, due to an increasingly sparse supply […]
Apple is considering who to award supply contracts to for an upcoming autonomous car, and according to new reports, the company has hired two former employees of another automaker. On Friday, MacRumors reported that Apple has hired two former engineers at Mercedes-Benz, presumably to work on developing the upcoming Apple Car. While the first hire […]
As Hurricane Ida plagues much of the East Coast with flooding and severe storms, one Tesla store in New Jersey partially collapsed. On Wednesday night, a Tesla store in Paramus, New Jersey was badly damaged and partially collapsed by storms and flooding, resulting from Hurricane Ida, according to North Jersey. The store’s front glass was […]
Tesla’s door handles have improved significantly throughout the years, and though the upcoming Tesla Cybertruck won’t have door handles at all, the company seems to have all but mastered their design – at least according to one mechanical engineer. In a video posted by SuperfastMatt on Thursday, Mechanical Engineer named Matt–who used to work for […]
Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.24.9 software update to owners, especially for those in the United States, as noted by the @Teslascope service. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.24.9 on a Model 3 Performance (2019) in California, United States. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/4IdZ4XG4is — Teslascope (@teslascope) September 3, […]
Tesla has brought back an original cable length for its Wall Connector charging solution, now available in 24 feet again (via @SawyerMerritt). According to Tesla, its Wall Connector can be installed at homes, apartments, hospitality properties and at places of work. The connector offers up to 44 miles of range per hour of charging, and […]
It appears Tesla held an all-hands staff meeting tonight, hosted by CEO Elon Musk, according to details from sources speaking to @SawyerMerritt. Here’s a breakdown of what was apparently said at the meeting, according to details provided to Merritt from unnamed sources. I was told by a few sources that Elon is holding a Tesla […]
Ford announced on Thursday is has hit a milestone for its electric F-150 Lightning truck, with reservations surpassing 130,000. The news was shared by Mike Levine, Ford North America Product Communications director. https://twitter.com/mrlevine/status/1433425758307770380 Ford unveiled its electric truck back in May, starting from just under $40,000 USD for the base model, which has 230 miles. The […]
When will Tesla release its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta in Canada? We now have an update from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Canada has long been slated to be the first country outside the U.S. to get FSD beta, which offers Autosteer for city streets. But nothing has yet to materialize. On Wednesday, Musk replied to […]
As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to take the world by storm, many companies are announcing plans to go completely electric in the years to come. Hyundai’s luxury brand, Genesis, released a new teaser video on Tuesday debuting its upcoming EV, the GV60 sedan, alongside the announcement that all of its vehicles will be all-electric by […]
California is set to receive 100 battery-electric regional haul trucks for hauling regionally, as a result of a new project formed between Daimler Trucks and Volvo Trucks announced during the ACT Expo. A joint project called the Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative (JETSI) is now considered the largest commercial deployment of electric trucks in North […]
With Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta reportedly less than four weeks out from a public release date, many Tesla owners are getting excited – and maybe overly-so – at the prospect of an upcoming public release for the software. A deleted tweet from @ATTIKA on Thursday showed a FSD beta shirt, which caused many users […]
As SpaceX’s Starlink low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet reaches nearly 600,000 prospective users, a former U.S. intelligence officer has said that we should use the internet to stay in contact with partners in Afghanistan amidst a Taliban takeover. Former Navy intelligence officer Lyla Kohistany told CNN that she “would love it if SpaceX would just […]
