Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) has announced it plans to launch three electric vehicles in the United States in 2021, consisting of two battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and one plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). “We continue to be leaders in electrification that began with our pioneering introduction of the Prius nearly 25 years ago,” said […]
Hot on the heels of its 2021.4.2 software update released yesterday, Tesla this afternoon made its 2021.4.3 update available for its owners. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.4.3 on a Model Y AWD LR (2020) in New Jersey, United States. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/LdGFKDm0js — Teslascope (@teslascope) February 10, […]
General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Barra announced Wednesday that the company had no plans of investing in Bitcoin, as reported by CNBC. The announcement comes immediately after Tesla shared it would be purchasing $1.5 billion of the cryptocurrency, which is the largest existing virtual currency in terms of market value. Responding to Morgan Stanley analyst […]
A new wave of cryptocurrency talk has gripped the internet in recent weeks, with Tesla CEO Elon Musk spurring the moment on through his tweets, and through Tesla’s recent $1.5 billion (USD) investment into Bitcoin. On Wednesday, Musk tweeted news that he has bought shares in Dogecoin for his youngest son, X Æ A-XII, following […]
An autonomous car from Apple is already in development, and despite Hyundai’s complete U-Turn from prior claims that the company would be developing Apple’s car for them, news of the autonomous car from Apple is still leaking out. Apple’s self-driving cars drove 18,805 miles last year, according to data made available to the California Department […]
Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk recently added Bitcoin to both his bio and to Tesla’s investment repertoire, sending the decentralized digital currency soaring with a $1.5 billion (USD) investment from the company. However, some analysts have criticized the company’s moves towards Bitcoin as an environmental disaster to-come. Despite its virtual nature, the process of mining Bitcoin […]
Following Tuesday’s “Quadrupeddie” animal animation discovery, Twitter user and Tesla operating system (OS) hacker @greentheonly kept digging and discovered a few other exciting updates. On Wednesday, @greentheonly found the Tesla Model Y manual now contains information about the 7-seater configuration. Also, there are new user interface (UI) translations in Finnish, Malaysian, and Hebrew, as well […]
In a press release, NASA shared it has officially awarded a launch contract to SpaceX to transport its foundational elements for Gateway, the very first long-term Moon-orbiting outpost. The elements include the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE), as well as the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO), both playing critical roles under the agency’s Artemis program. […]
The federal government of Canada has announced Brock University in the province of Ontario, is set to get 20 new electric vehicle chargers, as part of a $235,000 CAD ($185,340 USD) investment. Natural Resources Canada’s Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program will fund the new EV chargers, part of the government’s goal to have all new passenger cars […]
Earlier today, Audi announced its 2022 E-Tron GT battery-electric performance sedan, based on the Porsche Taycan platform. Just how does the new 2022 Audi E-Tron GT RS, compare to its cousin the Porsche Taycan Turbo S and Tesla’s Model S Plaid+ and Model 3 Performance? Philip Engberg created just the perfect comparison graphic, comparing 0-60 […]
Electric vehicle automaker startup, Rivian, is planning an initial public offering (IPO) this fall, with a roughly $50 billion valuation, reports unnamed sources speaking to Bloomberg. “The company’s timeline for an initial public offering isn’t final and a listing could happen later in the year or even slip to 2022,” say sources, who noted Rivian […]
Tesla has released its 2021.4.2 software update on Tuesday evening for vehicles in the United States and Canada, as noted by @arctechinc: Yay!!! 🥳🥳🥳@Tesla update 2021.4.2 update incoming on our 2017 Model S 100D with MCUv2 upgrade and FSD computer!!! pic.twitter.com/A5mhZFZmoZ — James Locke (@arctechinc) February 10, 2021 According to @Teslascope, this 2021.4.2 software update […]
Audi on Tuesday unveiled its fully-electric e-tron GT (Gran Turismo), revealing two models available for pre-order this month: e-tron GT quattro and the RS e-tron GT. According to Audi, the e-tron has a drag coefficient of 0.24, and has two electric motors with output of 350 kW (476 PS) or 440 kW (598 PS). Range is at 487 km (302.6 mi) and an 85 […]
It appears a Tesla employee had loose lips and revealed the company’s recent investment in Bitcoin on Reddit—back in January. A user by the name of ‘TSLAinsider’ posted, “You heard it here first – our company just bought 800M$ USD worth of Bitcoin,” sharing the info on the r/bitcoin and r/TSLA subreddits, but the latter […]
Last week the world saw Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai on the inside for the first time ever. On Saturday, PC Auto‘s exclusive inside look at Gigafactory Shanghai was uploaded with full English subtitles by YouTube channel T-Study. The video features a tour of the factory’s assembly department as well as interviews with staff and details about […]
